June 19, 2010 (Leogang, Austria) – Claire Buchar (Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense) led the Canadians placing 6th in the women’s DH Qualifications followed by Micayla Gatto (Can) Commencal Marzocchi Young Guns in 9th. Rachel Atherton (Gbr) Commencal topped the women’s field – the top 20 advance to the finals

For the men Samuel Blenkinsop (Nzl) Lapierre International was the fastest down the hill while Canada’s Steve Smith (MS Evil Racing) placed 23rd. The top 80 men move on the finals that take place on Sunday.

Results

1. Rachel Atherton (Gbr) Commencal 04:53.0
2. Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Suspension Center 0.61
3. Tracy Moseley (Gbr) Trek World Racing 1.64
4. Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain 7.46
5. Floriane Pugin (Fra) Scott 11 10.05
6. Claire Buchar (Can) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense 12.06
7. Mio Suemasa (Jpn) FFC 14.75
8. Céline Gros (Fra) Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie 15.62
9. Micayla Gatto (Can) Commencal Marzocchi Young Guns 21.56
10. Petra Bernhard (Aut) RC Alpine Commencal Austria 23.72
11. Katy Curd (Gbr) 24.94
12. Manon Carpenter (Gbr) 37.56
13. Melissa Buhl (USA) KHS 39.59
14. Miriam Ruchti (Sui) Dr-Gravity Union 40.18
15. Aimee Dix (Gbr) 44.17
16. Fionn Griffiths (Gbr) Norco World Team 47.66
17. Harriet Rucknagel (Ger) 49.96
18. Joanna Petterson (RSA) 51.85
19. Sophie Borderes (Fra) 53.37
20. Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal Superiders 57.14
21. Lea Fourton (Fra) 01:19.3
22. Alia Marcellini (Ita) Surfing Shop 01:33.0
23. Martina Bruehlmann (Sui) 01:33.1
24. Tamara Maria Ulrich (Aut) 01:41.2
25. Leoni-Caroline Dickerhoff (Ger) 01:42.5
26. Harriet Latchem (Gbr) 01:42.5
27. Seana Wright (Can) 02:07.8
28. Victoria Savilova (Rus) 02:11.8
29. Emma Atkinson (Gbr) 02:47.8
DNF Jessica Stone (Gbr)
DNS Anais Pajot (Fra) Team Sunn Montgenevre
DNS Katie Holden (USA)
DNS Caroline Sax (Fra)
DNS Birgit Braumann (Aut)
DNS Maria Michalogiannaki (Gre) Unior Tools Team

Men

1. Samuel Blenkinsop (Nzl) Lapierre International 04:03.2
2. Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate 0.21
3. Aaron Gwin (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team 3.54
4. Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense 6.13
5. Gee Atherton (Gbr) Commencal 6.91
6. Matthew Simmonds (Gbr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense 6.98
7. Justin Leov (Nzl) Trek World Racing 7.35
8. Bryn Atkinson (Aus) World Trail/Specialized 8.92
9. Brendan Fairclough (Gbr) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz 9.64
10. Aurélien Giordanengo (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team 10.19
11. Shaun O’connor (Aus) Kenda-Playbiker 11
12. Danny Hart (Gbr) Giant Factory Team 11.32
13. Cameron Cole (Nzl) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain 11.4
14. Marc Beaumont (Gbr) GT Bicycles 11.43
15. Michael Hannah (Aus) GT Bicycles 11.46
16. Luke Strobel (USA) MS Evil Racing 11.62
17. Nico Vink (Bel) 12.27
18. Dennis Dertell (Swe) 12.59
19. Mickael Pascal (Fra) 12.9
20. Joshua Button (Aus) Kona 12.96
21. Dan Atherton (Gbr) Commencal 14.45
22. Damien Spagnolo (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team 14.5
23. Steve Smith (Can) MS Evil Racing 14.58
24. Josh Bryceland (Gbr) Santa Cruz Syndicate 15.13
25. Matej Charvat (Cze) K.T.R. Racing Team 15.21
26. Ben Reid (Irl) Dirt Norco Race Team 15.36
27. Thomas Braithwaite (Gbr) 15.97
28. Chris Kovarik (Aus) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense 16.29
29. Richard Thomas (Gbr) 16.51
30. Harry Molloy (Gbr) 16.54
31. Antonio Ferreiro Pajuelo (Esp) XMS Racing Squad 16.64
32. Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing 16.75
33. Fabien Pedemanaud (Fra) Scott 11 16.98
34. Steve Peat (Gbr) Santa Cruz Syndicate 17.28
35. Joe Barnes (Gbr) 17.34
36. Marcus Klausmann (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team 17.6
37. Sam Dale (Gbr) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz 17.65
38. Joseph Smith (Gbr) Kona 17.82
39. Wyn Masters (Nzl) Kenda-Playbiker 17.98
40. Kyle Strait (USA) 18.18
41. Joris Bigoni (Fra) 18.36
42. Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Solid Aclass Factory Team 18.54
43. Alexander Kangas (Swe) 18.74
44. Brook Macdonald (Nzl) MS Evil Racing 19.21
45. Markus Pekoll (Aut) Solid Aclass Factory Team 19.68
46. Ben Cathro (Gbr) MTBcut.tv 20.02
47. Marcel Beer (Sui) 20.18
48. Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Lex / Pivot 20.27
49. Lorenzo Suding (Ita) 20.46
50. Adam Vagner (Cze) 20.54
51. Andrew Neethling (RSA) Trek World Racing 20.6
52. Evan Turpen (USA) 20.87
53. Cédric Gracia (Fra) 20.99
54. Benny Strasser (Ger) 21.51
55. Nathan Rankin (Nzl) Kenda-Playbiker 21.69
56. Ruaridh Cunningham (Gbr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense 21.98
57. Romain Paulhan (Fra) 22.45
58. Duncan Riffle (USA) Giant Factory Team 22.49
59. Matthew Scoles (Nzl) Team Cingolani – Protone 22.78
60. Emanuel Pombo (Por) 23.01
61. Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Blackmountain Morewood United 23.05
62. Troy Brosnan (Aus) 23.06
63. Robert Smith (Gbr) 23.12
64. Robin Wallner (Swe) Team Sunn Montgenevre 23.21
65. Florent Payet (Fra) Blackmountain Morewood United 23.32
66. Marco Bugnone (Ita) Argentina Bike Gravity Team 23.59
67. Boris Tetzlaff (Aut) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team 23.97
68. Maxime Remy (Fra) Suspension Center 24.02
69. Marco Milivinti (Ita) Team Cingolani – Protone 24.37
70. Pasqual Canals Flix (Esp) XMS Racing Squad 24.52
71. Lewis Buchanan (Gbr) MS Evil Racing 24.78
72. Ralph Jones (Gbr) 24.79
73. Ludovic May (Sui) 24.84
74. Mathieu Gallean (Fra) Ryde-Racing 24.89
75. Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas (Col) 24.93
76. Fergus Lamb (Gbr) 25.11
77. Aari Barrett (Nzl) Scott 11 25.56
78. Cyrille Kurtz (Fra) Team Lac Blanc Massif Des Vosges 25.84
79. Chris Hutchens (Gbr) 25.93
80. George Brannigan (Nzl) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team 25.98
81. Rémi Thirion (Fra) Team Sunn Montgenevre 26
82. Toni Berg (Fin) 26.94
83. Oliver Burton (Gbr) 26.99
84. Gareth Brewin (Gbr) 2stage Factory 27.13
85. Harry Heath (Gbr) 27.32
86. Rhys Willemse (Aus) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team 28.33
87. Mathias Haas (Aut) RC Alpine Commencal Austria 28.55
88. Jed Rooney (Nzl) 28.56
89. Patrick Thome (Fra) Team Sport Bike 28.9
90. Bernard Kerr (Gbr) Norco World Team 29.22
91. Dominik Gspan (Sui) 29.74
92. Mark Scott (Gbr) 29.75
93. Maximilian Bender (Ger) 31.31
94. Ashley Maller (Gbr) 31.38
95. Roman Roschi (Sui) 31.42
96. Arran Gannicott (Gbr) 31.53
96. Ludovic Oget (Fra) Ryde-Racing 31.53
98. Olivier Nicole (Fra) 31.81
99. Scott Laughland (Irl) 31.85
100. Scott Mears (Gbr) 32.18
101. Freddy Hunziker (Sui) Scott 11 32.22
102. Emyr Davies (Gbr) 32.24
103. Thibaut Ruffin (Fra) Commencal Superiders 32.79
104. Kristof Lenssens (Bel) 32.86
105. Adam Brayton (Gbr) 32.98
106. Mitch Ropelato (USA) Ex Drinks 33.84
107. Ewan Doherty (Irl) 34.13
108. Billy Caroli (Sui) 34.7
109. Martin Mikulenka (Cze) 35.18
110. Maciej Jodko (Pol) 35.41
111. Kevin Locquet (Fra) 35.54
112. Xavier Simo Cervera (Esp) 35.56
113. Bertrand Gilles (Bel) 35.6
114. Richard Leacock (Nzl) 35.77
115. Mario Sieder (Aut) Solid Aclass Factory Team 35.83
116. Carlo Gambirasio (Ita) Surfing Shop 35.87
117. Simon Cardon (Fra) Ryde-Racing 36.46
118. Joseph Nation (Nzl) 37.38
119. Curtis Keene (USA) 37.97
120. Filip Matus (Cze) 38.12
121. Jack Reading (Gbr) 38.47
122. Petr Tresnak (Cze) 38.82
123. Nejc Rutar (Slo) MBK Orbea 39.37
124. Thomas Jeandin (Sui) 39.39
125. Daniel Sims (Nzl) 39.5
126. Rupert Chapman (Nzl) 39.76
127. Rudiger Jahnel (Aut) 39.93
128. Tommy Herrmann (Ger) 40.05
129. Tommy Kiesewetter (Ger) 40.18
130. Jan Cestnik (Slo) Unior Tools Team 40.2
131. Lukas Ucen (Svk) 40.31
132. Rhys Atkinson (Aus) 40.53
133. Ziga Pandur (Slo) Unior Tools Team 40.85
134. Justyn Norek (Ita) 41.34
135. Davide Sottocornola (Ita) Argentina Bike Gravity Team 42.03
136. David Balderstone (Nzl) 43.01
137. Marius Paccolat (Sui) 43.68
138. Erik Irmisch (Ger) 43.75
138. Zan Fojkar (Slo) 43.75
140. Jan Javornik (Svk) 43.84
141. Daniel Pombo (Por) 44.31
142. Marcus Fairbanks (Aus) 44.83
143. William Luneau (Fra) US Cagnes VTT 44.95
144. Markus Olkkonen (Fin) 45.11
145. Miikka Lehtinen (Fin) 46.11
146. Julien Piccolo (Fra) 46.14
147. Ondrej Barta (Cze) 46.49
148. Rene Schmidt (Ger) 46.59
149. Faustin Figaret (Fra) Team Sport Bike 47.05
150. Lutz Weber (Sui) 47.12
151. Rick Balbierer (Ger) 47.15
152. Andy Zehentner (Aut) 48.08
153. Philipp Bünnemann (Ger) 49.05
154. Sam Baker (Nzl) 49.33
155. Nikolay Pukhir (Rus) 49.43
156. Jörg Neuhart (Aut) 49.53
157. Slawomir Lukasik (Pol) 50.17
158. Thomas Zanone (Fra) Team Sport Bike 50.31
159. Freddie King (Nzl) 51.89
160. Antti Lampen (Fin) 52.22
161. Nicolas Walser (Sui) 52.3
162. Chris Barlin (Aus) 52.7
163. Edoardo Franco (Ita) Kenda-Playbiker 54.16
164. Pavel Cep (Cze) 54.39
165. Basil Weber (Sui) 55.79
166. Denis Paradiz (Slo) 57.8
167. Pietro Caire (Ita) Argentina Bike Gravity Team 58.01
168. Benjamin Ayling (Aus) 01:00.3
169. Zakarias Blom Johansen (Nor) 01:00.3
170. Daniel Lavis (Aus) 01:00.5
171. Blaz Hölcl (Slo) 01:01.7
172. Josua Hein (Ger) 01:03.0
173. Aki Färm (Fin) 01:04.1
174. Andras Szecskay (Hun) 01:05.4
175. Manuel Gruber (Aut) 01:06.1
176. Leopold Köllner (Aut) 01:07.5
177. Marek Petelik (Cze) 01:09.3
178. Michal Gzela (Pol) 01:09.9
179. Mads Weidemann (Den) 01:10.5
180. Patrik Wachal (Svk) 01:11.6
181. Fabian Heim (Ger) 01:13.3
182. Benjamin Scharfetter (Aut) 01:15.8
183. James Hoggan (Nzl) 01:17.1
184. Zan Jurca (Slo) Unior Tools Team 01:22.0
185. Florentin Haunold (Aut) 01:22.1
186. Kevin Kontschieder (Aut) 01:24.9
187. Patrick Kontschieder (Aut) 01:25.4
188. Sam Flockhart (Gbr) Lapierre International 01:32.4
189. Hendrik Jonke (Aut) 01:32.4
190. Dominik Janik (Cze) 01:35.2
191. Marcis Scerbinins (Lat) 01:35.7
192. Igor Jadlovsky (Svk) Gt Czech Team 01:36.8
193. Ales Virtic (Slo) 01:39.0
194. Attila Liszi (Hun) 01:45.3
195. Miklos Kantor (Hun) 01:48.8
196. Johnny Magis (Bel) 01:59.0
197. Marco Perardi (Ita) Team Dayco 02:05.8
198. Murray Dickson (Aus) 02:08.9
199. Julien Camellini (Fra) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense 02:49.2
200. Alex Bond (Gbr) 03:09.9
201. Claudio Loureiro (Por) 03:23.5
202. Ricard Ferreira Campos (And) 04:30.3
203. Kim Petersson (Swe) 06:13.9
204. Mahdi Mirzahosseini (Iri) 07:10.7
205. Brad Mather (Gbr) 08:33.8
206. Nick Beer (Sui) Scott 11 09:49.8
207. Robert Davis (Irl) 26:57.1
DNF Joey Schusler (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team
DNF Claudio Cozzi (Ita) Team Dayco
DNF Martin Frei (Sui)
DNF James Rennie (Nzl)
DNF Niklas Wallner (Swe)
DNF Deon Baker (Aus)
DNS Eikku Luttinen (Fin)
DNS Will Rischbieth (Aus)
DNS Matej Laktis (Svk)
DNS Esteban Deronzier (Fra) Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie
DNS Joonas Savolainen (Fin)
DNS Neko Mulally (USA) Trek World Racing
DNS Erik Kimmel (Cze) K.T.R. Racing Team
DNS Alexander Berman (Sui)
DNS Thomas Schmied (Aut) RC Alpine Commencal Austria