July 25, 2009 (Mont Sainte-Anne, QC) – Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles, the fastest qualifier, has another win under belt taking the Elite women’s DH at Mont Sainte-Anne on Saturday over Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Suspension Center in second and Tracy Moseley (Gbr) Trek World Racing in 3rd. Micayla Gatto (Can) Commencal/Oakley lead the Canadian charge in 11th with Claire Buchar (Can) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense in 16th.

In the Elite men’s race Sam Hill (Aus) Monster Energy-Specialized has won over Steve Peat (Gbr) Santa Cruz Syndicate in second with Aaron Gwin (USA) Yeti in 3rd. Canada’s Steve Smith (Can) MS Evil Racing tied his best World Cup result placing 7th (his best previous result was 7th in Maribor this year). Gwin had the fastest time until Peat took over the lead but Hill, the last rider, had the final say and made good for the victory.

Results

Elite Women

1. Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles 5:26.50
2. Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Suspension Center 3.79
3. Tracy Moseley (Gbr) Trek World Racing 4.77
4. Céline Gros (Fra) Morzine-Avoriaz 74 9.91
5. Floriane Pugin (Fra) Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker 10.21
6. Mio Suemasa (Jpn) 12.07
7. Melissa Buhl (USA) KHS 20.28
8. Emilie Siegenthaler (Sui) Scott 11 21.14
9. Anita Molcik (Aut) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team 24.73
10. Fionn Griffiths (Gbr) Norco World Team 26.11
11. Micayla Gatto (Can) Commencal/Oakley 26.80
12. Kathleen Pruitt (USA) 27.95
13. Claire Buchar (Can) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense 30.02
14. Petra Bernhard (Aut) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team 30.95
15. Danice Uyesugi (Can) Team BC/Trek Obsession Bikes 31.69
16. Anais Pajot (Fra) Team Sunn 32.38
17. Rebecca McQueen (Can) Rocky Mountain/Race Face/Troy Lee Designs 34.36
18. Jessica Stone (Gbr) 2Stagefactory 38.88
19. Darian Harvey (USA) 1:06.38
20. Gabrielle Molloy (Nzl) 1:10.31

Elite Men

1. Samuel Hill (Aus) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz 04:38.4
2. Steve Peat (Gbr) Santa Cruz Syndicate 3.04
3. Aaron Gwin (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team 4.47
4. Gee Atherton (Gbr) Animal Commencal 5.07
5. Fabien Barel (Fra) Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team 6.19
6. Chris Kovarik (Aus) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense 7.09
7. Steve Smith (Can) MS Evil Racing 7.95
8. Brendan Fairclough (Gbr) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz 8.14
9. Michael Hannah (Aus) GT Bikes 9.14
10. Justin Leov (NZl) Trek World Racing 9.29
11. Nick Beer (Sui) Scott 11 10.1
12. Andrew Neethling (RSA) Trek World Racing 10.66
13. Mickael Pascal (Fra) MSC Bikes 11.05
14. Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Kenda Morewood 11.1
15. Marc Beaumont (Gbr) GT Bikes 11.97
16. Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team 12.95
17. Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Solid Aclass Factory Team 13.25
18. Josh Bryceland (Gbr) Santa Cruz Syndicate 13.87
19. Ben Cathro (Gbr) 14.17
20. Fabien Pedemanaud (Fra) Scott 11 14.41
21. Matthew Simmonds (Gbr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense 15.22
22. Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate 16.14
23. Luke Strobel (USA) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles 16.4
24. Damien Spagnolo (Fra) Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team 16.56
25. Cameron Cole (NZl) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles 17.13
26. Duncan Riffle (USA) Duncan Riffle Racing 17.16
27. Ben Reid (Irl) Just Reid Race Team 17.47
28. Ivan Oulego Moreno (Esp) Massi 17.94
29. Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing 18.01
30. Joseph Smith (Gbr) Kona 18.09
31. Nico Vink (Bel) 18.17
32. Dan Atherton (Gbr) Animal Commencal 18.29
33. Joshua Button (Aus) 18.98
34. Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) MS Evil Racing 19.18
35. Dan Stanbridge (Gbr) 19.6
36. David Vazquez Lopez (Esp) Lapierre Powered By Saab Salomon 20.46
37. Danny Hart (Gbr) Lapierre Powered By Saab Salomon 20.74
38. Pasqual Canals Flix (Esp) XMS-Devinci World Cup Team 20.84
39. Marcel Beer (Sui) 21.5
40. Jared Rando (Aus) Giant Mountain Bike Team 21.64
41. Ruaridh Cunningham (Gbr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense 21.74
42. Lorenzo Suding (Ita) Dytech DH 21.75
43. Joris Bigoni (Fra) 22.56
44. Bernat Guardia Pascual (Esp) Massi 22.81
45. Antoine Badouard (Fra) 23.09
46. Nathan Rankin (NZl) Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker 23.39
47. Thomas Braithwaite (Gbr) 23.51
48. Wyn Masters (NZl) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team 23.6
49. Will Rischbieth (Aus) 23.61
50. Harry Heath (Gbr) 23.65
51. Bernard Kerr (Gbr) 24.43
52. Herman Olund (Swe) 24.9
53. Markus Pekoll (Aut) Solid Aclass Factory Team 25.65
54. Harry Molloy (Gbr) 25.79
55. Kyle Strait (USA) Specialized Team America 26
56. David Eme (Fra) 26.04
57. Maxime Remy (Fra) Suspension Center 26.16
58. Rémi Thirion (Fra) Team Sunn 26.3
59. Patrick Thome (Fra) Team Sport Bike 26.98
60. Bradley Benedict (USA) Duncan Riffle Racing 27.04
61. Curtis Keene (USA) 27.37
62. Jurgen Beneke (Ger) 27.51
63. Aari Barrett (NZl) Scott 11 27.53
64. Cyrille Kurtz (Fra) Team Sunn 28.61
65. Antonio Ferreiro Pajuelo (Esp) XMS-Devinci World Cup Team 28.83
66. Dean Tennant (Can) Primary Trek 29.07
67. George Brannigan (NZl) 29.29
68. Esteban Deronzier (Fra) Morzine-Avoriaz 74 29.3
69. Marco Bugnone (Ita) Argentina Bike Gravity Team 29.37
70. Boris Tetzlaff (Aut) Solid Aclass Factory Team 30.66
71. Gerard Wolfe (Irl) 31.35
72. Rémy Charrier (Fra) Team Sunn 32.13
73. Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Kenda Morewood 32.24
74. Kyle Marshall (Can) XMS-Devinci World Cup Team 32.36
75. Shaun Palmer (USA) 32.89
76. Bryn Atkinson (Aus) 33.83
77. Shaun O’connor (Aus) Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker 38.35
78. Thibaut Ruffin (Fra) 53.82
79. Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team 3:06.57
DNF Simon Garstin (Can)
DNF John Swanguen

Standings after 6 events

Elite Women

1. Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles 1,382 pts
2. Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Suspension Center 1,115
3. Tracy Moseley (Gbr) Trek World Racing 966
4. Céline Gros (Fra) Morzine-Avoriaz 74 726
5. Floriane Pugin (Fra) Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker 714
6. Mio Suemasa (Jpn) 650
7. Myriam Nicole (Fra) 607
8. Fionn Griffiths (Gbr) Norco World Team 480
9. Melissa Buhl (USA) KHS 415
10. Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Scott 11 412
11. Claire Buchar (Can) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense 344
12. Anita Molcik (Aut) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team 190
13. Joanna Petterson (RSA) 180
14. Petra Bernhard (Aut) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team 172
15. Micayla Gatto (Can) Commencal/Oakley 160
16. Miriam Ruchti (Swi) Team Vario Racing 130
17. Jessica Stone (Gbr) 2Stagefactory 102
18. Katy Curd (Gbr) 92
19. Anais Pajot* (Fra) Team Sunn 85
20. Helen Gaskell (Gbr) 80
21. Sarah Newman (Gbr) 60
22. Diana Marggraff (Ecu) 60
23. Kathleen Pruitt (USA) 45
24. Anka Martin (RSA) 40
25. Helene Valerie Fruhwirth (Aut) 35
26. Danice Uyesugi (Can) 30
27. Miranda Miller (Can) 30
28. Elisa Canepa (Ita) Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker 30
29. Rebecca McQueen (Can) 30
30. Risa Suseanty (Ina) 25
31. Caroline Sax (Fra) 25
32. Harriet Rucknagel (Ger) 20
33. Victoria Phillips (RSA) 20
34. Fanny Lombard* (Fra) 20
35. Antje Kramer (Ger) 15
36. Sophie Borderes (Fra) 15
37. Darian Harvey (USA) 10
38. Emma Atkinson* (Gbr) 10
39. Gabrielle Molloy (Nzl) 5

Elite Men

1. Samuel Hill (Aus) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz 1,039 pts
2. Steve Peat (Gbr) Santa Cruz Syndicate 1,035
3. Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate 973
4. Gee Atherton (Gbr) Animal Commencal 931
5. Michael Hannah (Aus) GT Bicycles 821
6. Justin Leov (Nzl) Trek World Racing 646
7. Brendan Fairclough (Gbr) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz 584
8. Samuel Blenkinsop (Nzl) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team 566
9. Steve Smith (Can) MS Evil Racing 515
10. Aaron Gwin (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team 505
11. Andrew Neethling (RSA) Trek World Racing 472
12. Nick Beer (Swi) Scott 11 458
13. Josh Bryceland (Gbr) Santa Cruz Syndicate 439
14. Fabien Barel (Fra) Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team 410
15. Marc Beaumont (Gbr) GT Bicycles 395
16. Bernat Guardia Pascual (Spa) Massi 382
17. Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) MS Evil Racing 373
18. Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Kenda Morewood 365
19. Duncan Riffle (USA) Duncan Riffle Racing 363
20. David Vazquez Lopez (Spa) Lapierre Powered By Saab Salomon 360
21. Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing 349
22. Mickael Pascal (Fra) MSC Bikes 348
23. Chris Kovarik (Aus) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense 326
24. Fabien Pedemanaud (Fra) Scott 11 322
25. Aurélien Giordanengo (Fra) 312
26. Dan Stanbridge (Gbr) 288
27. Luke Strobel (USA) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles 278
28. Robin Wallner (Swe) 276
29. Danny Hart* (Gbr) Lapierre Powered By Saab Salomon 274
30. Cameron Cole (Nzl) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles 255
31. Damien Spagnolo (Fra) Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team 253
32. Joris Bigoni (Fra) 243
33. Joseph Smith (Gbr) Kona 239
34. Thomas Braithwaite (Gbr) 237
35. Rémi Thirion (Fra) Team Sunn 236
36. Ivan Oulego Moreno (Spa) Massi 219
37. Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Solid Aclass Factory Team 219
38. Lorenzo Suding (Ita) Dytech DH 215
39. Matthew Simmonds (Gbr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense 212
40. Joshua Button (Aus) 211
41. Jared Rando (Aus) Giant Mountain Bike Team 202
42. Ben Reid (Irl) Just Reid Race Team 197
43. Dan Atherton (Gbr) Animal Commencal 183
44. Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team 181
45. Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Kenda Morewood 180
46. Nathan Rankin (Nzl) Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker 176
47. Julien Camellini (Fra) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense 171
48. Ruaridh Cunningham (Gbr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense 166
49. Kyle Strait (USA) Specialized Team America 164
50. Thibaut Ruffin (Fra) 156
51. Sam Dale (Gbr) 149
52. Markus Pekoll (Aut) Solid Aclass Factory Team 148
53. Pasqual Canals Flix (Spa) XMS-Devinci World Cup Team 144
54. Nathan Rennie (Aus) Kenda Morewood 143
55. Will Rischbieth (Aus) 141
56. Bryn Atkinson (Aus) 137
57. Antoine Badouard (Fra) 137
58. Ben Cathro (Gbr) 134
59. Aari Barrett* (Nzl) Scott 11 134
60. Cody Warren (USA) Specialized Team America 131
61. Rhys Willemse* (Aus) 127
62. Antonio Ferreiro Pajuelo (Spa) XMS-Devinci World Cup Team 125
63. Bernard Kerr* (Gbr) 124
64. Benny Strasser (Ger) 115
65. Nico Vink (Bel) 114
66. Joe Barnes (Gbr) 112
67. Tom Deacon (Gbr) 2Stagefactory 110
68. Wyn Masters (Nzl) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team 107
69. Cesar Rojo (Spa) 105
70. Herman Olund (Swe) 104
71. Marcus Klausmann (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team 99
72. Cyrille Kurtz (Fra) Team Sunn 98
73. Harry Heath* (Gbr) 98
74. Bradley Benedict (USA) Duncan Riffle Racing 91
75. Brook Macdonald* (Nzl) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team 90
76. Boris Tetzlaff (Aut) Solid Aclass Factory Team 90
77. Maxime Remy (Fra) Suspension Center 89
78. Matthew Scoles (Nzl) 81
79. Marcel Beer (Swi) 79
80. Dominik Gspan (Swi) 72
81. Romain Paulhan (Fra) 67
82. Florent Payet (Fra) Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team 66
83. Marco Milivinti (Ita) Dytech DH 65
84. Cédric Gracia (Fra) 62
85. Adam Vagner (Cze) 61
86. Vlastimil Hyncica (Cze) 57
87. Nicolas Ortiz (Fra) 57
88. Ryan Condrashoff (USA) X-Fusion-Intense 54
89. Neil Donoghue (Gbr) 52
90. Jonty Neethling (RSA) 51
91. Esteban Deronzier (Fra) Morzine-Avoriaz 74 51
92. Toni Berg (Fin) 50
93. Kieran Bennett (Nzl) X-Fusion-Intense 48
94. Rémy Charrier (Fra) Team Sunn 45
95. Curtis Keene (USA) 43
96. Georg Sieder (Aut) Solid Aclass Factory Team 40
97. Johann Potgieter (RSA) 38
98. David Eme (Fra) 38
99. Marco Bugnone (Ita) Argentina Bike Gravity Team 38
100. Adam Brayton (Gbr) Just Reid Race Team 38
101. Matej Charvat (Cze) 36
102. Dennis Dertell (Swe) 33
103. Mathieu Troquier (Fra) Solid Aclass Factory Team 31
104. Carlo Gambirasio (Ita) Surfing Shop 31
105. Rowan Sorrell (Gbr) 28
106. Harry Molloy* (Gbr) 27
107. Arnau Sugranes Mateu (Spa) 27
108. Claudio Cozzi (Ita) Dytech DH 25
109. Emanuel Pombo (Por) 24
110. Kevin Aiello* (USA) GT Bicycles 24
111. Mathieu Gallean (Fra) Team Sunn 23
112. Shaun O’connor* (Aus) Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker 23
113. Patrick Thome* (Fra) Team Sport Bike 22
114. Maximilian Bender (Ger) 21
115. Robert Smith (Gbr) 21
116. Jurgen Beneke (Ger) 19
117. Scott Laughland (Irl) 19
118. Scott Mears (Gbr) 19
119. Arran Gannicott* (Gbr) 19
120. Martin Mikulenka (Cze) 18
121. Ralph Jones (Gbr) 18
122. Dean Tennant (Can) Primary Trek15
123. Pierre Van Der Merwe* (RSA) 15
124. George Brannigan* (Nzl) 14
125. Roman Roschi (Swi) 14
126. Timothy Bentley* (RSA) 14
127. Daniel Wolfe (Irl) 13
128. Kim Petersson* (Swe) 13
129. Iago Garay Tamayo* (Spa) 12
130. Louis-Bresler Knipe (RSA) 12
131. Laurie Dinham* (Aus) Suspension Center 11
132. Jorge Aguin Castro (Spa) 11
133. Elias Somvi (Ita) 11
134. Gerard Wolfe (Irl) 10
135. Gary Barnard (RSA) 10
136. Markus Olkkonen (Fin) 10
137. Andréa Gamenara* (Ita) Argentina Bike Gravity Team 10
138. Mario Sieder (Aut) Solid Aclass Factory Team 9
139. Darryn Stow (RSA) 9
140. Nejc Rutar (Slo) MBK Orbea 8
141. Hayden Brown (RSA) 8
142. Espen Johnsen (Nor) 7
143. Kyle Marshall* (Can) XMS-Devinci World Cup Team 7
144. James Hughes (Gbr) 7
145. Rick Balbierer (Ger) 6
146. Shaun Palmer (USA) 6
147. Emyr Davies (Gbr) 5
148. Martin Frei (Swi) 4
149. Simon Dinkelman* (RSA) 4
150. Daniel Critchlow (Gbr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense 3
151. Ziga Pandur* (Slo) 1

*U23