Other World Cup News:
Sam Hill wins Schladming Round for the 3rd time in a row. Tracey Hannah win's the women's. 08.07.2007
Yet again, Sam Hill storms the field to take his 3rd consecutive win on the Schladming Course. Tracey Hannah makes it a double header for Australia, taking out the women's race to win her first World Cup round. After rain earlier in the week perfect weather held out all weekend for an awesome event...
See full report and photos below
First win of the World Cup season for Sam Hill and another Win For Jonnier 24.06.2007
Sam Hill takes out the Men's race in the Final ahead of Greg Minnar and Steve Peat. Sabrina Jonier win's the women's race ahead of Tracy Mosely. Justin Leov in 7th Place - best world cup result for a kiwi so far this season! [READ MORE HERE]
WORLD CUP: MARIBOR DH The full round up from what was
an awesome weekend in Maribor, Slovenia despite a few organisational problems.. Plus a full gallery of photos from the weekend
4X Report and photos coming soon...
WORLD CUP: SCHLADMING REPORT AND PHOTOS Another great event from the Schladming team and just for a change the rain waited til just AFTER the race run this time! Not such a great day for the kiwis but I guess if you can't come out on top, then seeing your neighbors do so is the next best thing... Plus a full gallery of photos from final race run
THE LEADER BOARD: [points after round 4]
1 (AUS) HILL Samuel 807
2 (GBR) PEAT Steve 639
3 (FIN) LEHIKOINEN Matti 566
4 (RSA) MINNAAR Greg 520
5 (FRA) BAREL Fabien 391
Each year the UCI holds two major international competitions:
1: The World Champs - a one off, multi day event covering Downhill, Four Cross, Trials, Cross Country, Marathon and maybe some others - of course, this event was held in Rotorua last year, and this year will be held in Fort William, Scotland.
2: The World Cup - a series of races usually with four cross and downhill together and sometimes cross country in the same venue as well. The world cup is the largest international event in the sport, with every top rider seeing a podium placing as the ultimate achievement. Events generally attract well over 200 riders from around the globe and thousands of spectators.
The World Cup generally covers 6 rounds across the globe, however this year after last minute access problems with the round that was to be held in Angel Fire, New Mexico, USA there are only 5 downhill rounds. Being a points based system, this means that even more is at stake for the riders, with just one bad result making it even harder to stay high in the rankings.
Each downhill event in the world cup covers 3-5 Days, depending on the local organiser's allowances for practice etc... On race day there are two runs: a Semi Final and a Final (the semi final being basically a qualifying run). The semi final runs through the entire start list from the highest ranked rider to the lowest. Only the top 80 finishers from the first round go through to the Final which is then run in reverse order from the slowest to the fastest, with the top seeded rider from the semi-final being the last to come down the hill.
The 2007 World cup:
Vigo, Spain 13.05.2007
Vigo was marred by the weather slightly with rain late on race day affecting the top half of the Men's field who qualified fastest. Brittan's Marc Beaumont wins the race, having a clean, dry race run after crashing in qualifying. Sabrina Jonnier takes out the women's race.
VIGO: KIWI'S REPORT The kiwi perspective on the first round of the UCI world cup DH in Vigo from Mike Skinner and Scarlet Hagen.
Champéry, Switzerland 10.06.2007
No-one would have thought we'd see the same turn of weather two races in a row, but again, the rain plays havoc with the race runs. Matti Lehikoinen takes out the men's event, but Sam Hill, the fastest qualifier holds on for an amazing 3rd place in dismal conditions. Marielle Saner of Switzerland comes through for a beautiful win on home soil!
Mont Saint Anne, Canada 24.06.2007
Mont Saint Anne saw an eventfull weekend of riding and finally a whole day of fine weather for the final race run! Sam Hill Takes his first world cup win of the season, putting him into the top spot in the points. In the women's Kiwi, Scarlet Hagen, crashes badly near the finish line and destroys her AC Ligament. Sabrina Jonnier takes the win and holds on to her leading position.
MONT SAINTE ANNE REPORT AND PHOTOS All the news from the track over the weekend from the kiwis and international riders, with a couople of short interviews and photos from Kathy Sessler.
Schladming, Austria 08.07.2007
WORLD CUP: SCHLADMING REPORT AND PHOTOS Another great event from the Schladming team and just for a change the rain waited til just AFTER the race run this time! Not such a great day for the kiwis but I guess if you can't come out on top, then seeing your neighbors do so is the next best thing... Plus a full gallery of photos from final race run
WORLD CUP: SCHLADMING 4X Race report and Photos, plus two full galleries from race day and practice on the 4X track.
Schladming is an old favorite for many riders, being the host to several major events over the past few years. The locals here just absolutely love downhillers and they sure know how to put on an event. The downhill track is pretty long and tough, mixing in fast, flowy sections across gravelly dirt and steep, technical sections over slippery off camber tree roots. The track will be largely unchanged from previous years, but will feature a few new sections, just to keep the riders thinking. The 4X track, however, will see a complete new bottom half this year - see the preview article below:
DIGGER DESTROYS SCHLADMING 4X TRACK... ...and then rebuilds it again.
Ahead of the world cup, the Schladming team have been busy re-building the bottom part of the 4X track. We've got a sneak peak at what to expect for riders and spectators.
FINAL - Maribor, Slovenia 16.09.2007
Another favorite with many riders, Maribor has hosted several international events but this is the first time the world cup has come to slovenia in 5 years..
WORLD CUP: MARIBOR DH The full round up from what was
an awesome weekend in Maribor, Slovenia despite a few organisational problems.. Plus a full gallery of photos from the weekend
4X Report and photos coming soon...
WORLD CUP: MARIBOR DH PREVIEW A quick look at the ALMOST completed downhill track for the World Cup final in 4 Weeks. Also, a look at the 4X track coming soon...
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KIWIS KILL IT AT LATEST NORBA
02.07.2008
The Kiwi trio of Justin Leov, Sam Blenkinsop and Cameron Cole all won an event at last weekends NMBS series in the States. [+]READ HERE
WORLDS ROUND UP FROM SANTACRUZ SYNDICATE
23.06.2008
The gold & silver winning team santa cruz syndicate sums up their race weekend with photos from Kathy Sessler. [+]READ HERE
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Other World Cup News:
Sam Hill wins Schladming Round for the 3rd time in a row. Tracey Hannah win's the women's. 08.07.2007
Yet again, Sam Hill storms the field to take his 3rd consecutive win on the Schladming Course. Tracey Hannah makes it a double header for Australia, taking out the women's race to win her first World Cup round. After rain earlier in the week perfect weather held out all weekend for an awesome event...
See full report and photos below
First win of the World Cup season for Sam Hill and another Win For Jonnier 24.06.2007
Sam Hill takes out the Men's race in the Final ahead of Greg Minnar and Steve Peat. Sabrina Jonier win's the women's race ahead of Tracy Mosely. Justin Leov in 7th Place - best world cup result for a kiwi so far this season! [READ MORE HERE]
The 2007 World cup:
Vigo, Spain 13.05.2007
Vigo was marred by the weather slightly with rain late on race day affecting the top half of the Men's field who qualified fastest. Brittan's Marc Beaumont wins the race, having a clean, dry race run after crashing in qualifying. Sabrina Jonnier takes out the women's race.
VIGO: KIWI'S REPORT The kiwi perspective on the first round of the UCI world cup DH in Vigo from Mike Skinner and Scarlet Hagen.
Champéry, Switzerland 10.06.2007
No-one would have thought we'd see the same turn of weather two races in a row, but again, the rain plays havoc with the race runs. Matti Lehikoinen takes out the men's event, but Sam Hill, the fastest qualifier holds on for an amazing 3rd place in dismal conditions. Marielle Saner of Switzerland comes through for a beautiful win on home soil!
Mont Saint Anne, Canada 24.06.2007
Mont Saint Anne saw an eventfull weekend of riding and finally a whole day of fine weather for the final race run! Sam Hill Takes his first world cup win of the season, putting him into the top spot in the points. In the women's Kiwi, Scarlet Hagen, crashes badly near the finish line and destroys her AC Ligament. Sabrina Jonnier takes the win and holds on to her leading position.
MONT SAINTE ANNE REPORT AND PHOTOS All the news from the track over the weekend from the kiwis and international riders, with a couople of short interviews and photos from Kathy Sessler.
Schladming, Austria 08.07.2007
WORLD CUP: SCHLADMING REPORT AND PHOTOS Another great event from the Schladming team and just for a change the rain waited til just AFTER the race run this time! Not such a great day for the kiwis but I guess if you can't come out on top, then seeing your neighbors do so is the next best thing... Plus a full gallery of photos from final race run
WORLD CUP: SCHLADMING 4X Race report and Photos, plus two full galleries from race day and practice on the 4X track.
Schladming is an old favorite for many riders, being the host to several major events over the past few years. The locals here just absolutely love downhillers and they sure know how to put on an event. The downhill track is pretty long and tough, mixing in fast, flowy sections across gravelly dirt and steep, technical sections over slippery off camber tree roots. The track will be largely unchanged from previous years, but will feature a few new sections, just to keep the riders thinking. The 4X track, however, will see a complete new bottom half this year - see the preview article below:
DIGGER DESTROYS SCHLADMING 4X TRACK... ...and then rebuilds it again.
Ahead of the world cup, the Schladming team have been busy re-building the bottom part of the 4X track. We've got a sneak peak at what to expect for riders and spectators.
FINAL - Maribor, Slovenia 16.09.2007
Another favorite with many riders, Maribor has hosted several international events in the past and was a round in last year's world cup.
Look for a full preview of the course to come before the event...
WORLD CUP: MARIBOR DH PREVIEW A quick look at the ALMOST completed downhill track for the World Cup final in 4 Weeks. Also, a look at the 4X track coming soon...
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