July 14, 2018 (Vallnord, Andorra) – Canada’s Finn Iles (Specialized Gravity) captured his first Elite Men’s podium at UCI MTB World Cup DH #5 in Vallnord today as Loris Vergier (Fra) Santa Cruz Syndicate claimed his first World Cup victory. Amaury Pierron (Fra) Commencal / Vallnord finished second and Brook MacDonald (NZz) MS Mondraker Team was third.
Kendall McLean led the Canadian charge making the top 10 with a 9th place finish in the Junior Men’s race won by Thibaut Daprela (Fra) Commencal / Vallnord over Henry Kerr (Gbr) Propain Dirt Sixpack in second with Kye A’Hern (Aus) Canyon Factory Downhill Team third. Valentina Holl (Aut) won the Junior Women’s downhill competition.
Results (brief)
Junior Women
1. Valentina Holl (Aut) 5:08.528
2. Anna Newkirk (USA) 15.305
3. Mille Johnset (Nor) 15.833
4. Paula Zibasa (Lat) SRAM Young Guns Racing 19.954
5. Nastasia Gimenez (Fra) 42.799
Junior Men
1. Thibaut Daprela (Fra) Commencal / Vallnord 4:15.467
2. Henry Kerr (Gbr) Propain Dirt Sixpack 6.458
3. Kye A’Hern (Aus) Canyon Factory Downhill Team 8.880
4. Jamie Edmondson (Gbr) Transition Bikes / MUC-Off Factory Racing 10.628
5. Janosch Klaus (Sui) 11.337
9. Kendall McLean (Can) 16.545
11. Ben Wallace (Can) 18.084
Elite Women
1. Tahnee Seagrave (Gbr) Transition Bikes / MUC-Off Factory Racing 4:49.840
2. Rachel Atherton (Gbr) Trek Factory Racing DH 4.829
3. Tracey Hannah (Aus) Polygon UR 8.692
4. Eleonora Farina (Ita) 14.217
5. Cecile Ravanel (Fra) 14.362
12. Miranda Miller (Can) Specialized Gravity 30.659
Elite Men
1. Loris Vergier (Fra) Santa Cruz Syndicate 04:04.055
2. Amaury Pierron (Fra) Commencal / Vallnord 1.333
3. Brook MacDonald (NZz) MS Mondraker Team 1.604
4. Laurie Greenland (Gbr) MS Mondraker Team 3.707
5. Finn Iles (Can) Specialized Gravity 4.579
18. Mark Wallace (Can) Canyon Factory Downhill Team 10.155
37. Henry Fitzgerald (Can) Norco Factory Racing 14.627
39. Magnus Manson (Can) 14.857