The unpredictable Loudenvielle World Cup Downhill venue proved to keep everyone on their toes again in 2024. As conditions changed on an hourly basis, it was a crapshoot for some riders and a calcuated risk for others. Jack Rice gets some perspective from the racers in France and shares his photos from a slippery, sloppy weekend.
Interviews
0:00 - Disclaimer and Benoit Coulanges
1:54 - Myriam Nicole
4:01 - Loic Bruni
6:47 - Reece Wilson
9:12 - Phoebe Gale
10:07 - Amaury Pierron
11:36 - Andreas Kolb
12:40 - Aaron Gwin
17:41 - Dakotah Norton
20:28 - Finn Iles
28:39 - Luca Shaw
31:53 - Ronan Dunne
33:34 - Valentina Roa Sanchez
35:17 - Wyn Masters
Benoit Coulanges in some of the sloppiest conditions ran with the spikes and skewered his second World Cup DH win.Myriam Nicole is back on top after a tough loss at World Champs last week. She earned it by over 1 second this time.Max Alran takes a 33-point lead on the Junior Men's overall with a victory in Loudenvielle. Only MSA remains.
Erice Van Leuven managed the conditions all weekend and took a convincing win by 3 seconds. She's 15 points up in the overall, so the title race is far from over going into Mont-Sainte-Anne.
Fresh off another World Champs win, despite struggles in practice, Vali landed in 2nd place on the podium but secured the 2024 Elite Women's World Cup overall victory in the process. The stripes and the overall for Vali in 2024.Master tactician and master bike-handler. Loic Bruni, up at the first two splits, knew the value in staying on two wheels. His performance on the day netted a 4th place finish but a World Cup overall victory, too.Reece Wilson, stoked on the sloppy conditions played them to his advantage with a return to podium form. 2nd place for the Scot.Phoebe Gale continues to rise. A third-place result this weekend is a personal best a statement about her future.Andy Kolb rode the mud like mustache wax and took that caterpillar on his upper lip to a 3rd place this weekend.Nina Hoffmann, 4th place and holding onto 5th overall.Asa Vermette with a crash and points-sucking result for his overall goals. Sitting in 2nd, the battle in MSA for the Junior Men will be a heavy one.Sacha Earnest
Kolb questioning the value of the Crank Brothers' Shoe-y bonus as Ronan ignores hygiene like he ignores the difficulty of riding in the mud. 5th place for Ireland.Ellie HulseboschNot uncommon.Dante SilvaAaron Gwin, back into it with a finals appearance.Jess BlewittMarine CabirouDucTkotah Norton
Danny Hart#AllHailWyn
Finn IlesTahnee SeagraveNeko MulallyThomas Estaque8am autograph signings from Amaury.Loris' new colors.Angel SuarezBeavis would love France, what with all the pyromania.
We'll see you for the final round a month from now in Mont-Sainte-Anne!
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