Gwin Crashes, Beaumont Fastest in Qualifying at Fort William 2012

Series co-leader and odds on favorite, Aaron Gwin, crashed twice during qualifying at the UCI World Cup DH race in Fort William today, leaving him in 29th place. Marc Beaumont was the fastest with 4:42.44, 1-second ahead of team mate and 2nd place qualifier, Gee Atherton. The top men 80 racers qualify and those with a top 20 overall are protected, guaranteed a spot in the finals.

Rachel Atherton continues to gain momentum with a first place qualifying run nearly 10 seconds ahead of 2nd place woman, Myriam Nicole.

If you haven't made your Vital OTB prediction, now is the time. The game closes tonight at 9pm PST.

1	BEAUMONT Marc	GBR19840925	GT FACTORY RACING	4:42.440
2	ATHERTON Gee	GBR19850226	GT FACTORY RACING	+1.040
3	HART Danny	GBR19910920	GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM	+1.658
4	SMITH Steve	CAN19891125	DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING	+2.929
5	BLENKINSOP Samuel	NZL19881028	LAPIERRE INTERNATIONAL	+3.215
6	MINNAAR Greg	RSA19811113	SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE	+3.720
7	HILL Samuel	AUS19850721	MONSTER ENERGY-SPECIALIZED	+4.134
8	BRYCELAND Josh	GBR19900323	SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE	+4.622
9	COLE Cameron	NZL19880203	LAPIERRE INTERNATIONAL	+5.904
10	MACDONALD Brook	NZL19911125	MS MONDRAKER TEAM	+6.145
11	BRANNIGAN George	NZL19920409	DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING	+6.339
12	HANNAH Michael	AUS19831121	HUTCHINSON UNITED RIDE	+6.387
13	LEOV Justin	NZL19841020	TREK WORLD RACING	+6.709
14	SIMMONDS Matthew	GBR19870520	CHAIN REACTION CYCLES.COM / NUKEPROOF	+7.154
15	SMITH Joseph	GBR19900704	CHAIN REACTION CYCLES.COM / NUKEPROOF	+7.580
16	BRUNI Loic°	FRA19940513	LAPIERRE INTERNATIONAL	+8.600
17	STROBEL Luke	USA19860624		+8.877
18	NEETHLING Andrew	RSA19840805	GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM	+8.934
19	THIRION Rémi	FRA19900423	LABYRINTH SHIMANO RACING TEAM	+9.544
20	DALE Sam	GBR19900212		+9.775
21	GIORDANENGO Aurélien	FRA19880422	TOPCYCLE BY TREK	+10.107
22	CUNNINGHAM Ruaridh	GBR19890215		+10.124
23	BEER Nick	SUI19870917	DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING	+10.220
24	WILLIAMSON Greg	GBR19920608		+10.644
25	FAIRCLOUGH Brendan	GBR19880110	SCOTT11	+10.727
26	SUDING Lorenzo	ITA19860315	PILA-BLACK ARROWS-MTB HERIN SCHOOL ASD	+10.807
27	THOME Patrick	FRA19911020	LAPIERRE INTERNATIONAL	+10.850
28	CAMELLINI Julien	FRA19840107		+11.739
29	GWIN Aaron	USA19871224	TREK WORLD RACING	+11.876
30	BUTTON Joshua	AUS19891125	SC-INTENSE	+12.197
31	PASCAL Mickael	FRA19791011	CK RACING SANTACRUZ	+12.375
32	THOMAS Richard	GBR19880512		+12.410
33	ATHERTON Dan	GBR19820125	GT FACTORY RACING	+12.770
34	PAYET Florent	FRA19861121	SC-INTENSE	+13.223
35	READING Jack	GBR19881210		+13.570
36	SPAGNOLO Damien	FRA19850428	MS MONDRAKER TEAM	+14.030
37	ATKINSON Bryn	AUS19821209	TEAM NORCO INTERNATIONAL	+14.462
38	DELFS Mitchell	AUS19890725	KONA	+14.512
39	RUTAR Nejc	SLO19890427	UNIOR TOOLS TEAM	+14.820
40	GANNICOTT George°	GBR19950311		+14.883
41	HEATH Harry	GBR19910805	UNIOR TOOLS TEAM	+15.019
42	GRAVES Jared	AUS19821216	YETI FOX SHOX FACTORY RACE TEAM	+15.185
43	WALLNER Robin	SWE19880704	TEAM ARE BIKEPARK BY W-RACING	+15.241
44	GUARDIA PASCUAL Bernat	ESP19820930		+15.729
45	REID Ben	IRL19860324	DIRT NORCO RACE TEAM	+15.901
46	HARNSTROM Oscar	SWE19900420	PILA-BLACK ARROWS-MTB HERIN SCHOOL ASD	+16.203
47	RIFFLE Duncan	USA19861029	DIRT NORCO RACE TEAM	+16.548
48	OULEGO MORENO Ivan	ESP19760604		+16.618
49	BURTON Oliver	GBR19890712		+16.644
50	WALLNER Niklas	SWE19900519	TEAM ARE BIKEPARK BY W-RACING	+16.732
51	GEORGES Pierre Charles	FRA19860206	TEAM LAC BLANC / SOLID / BATIBOIS ALSACE	+16.870
52	McGLONE Fraser°	GBR19940531		+17.159
53	KANGAS Alexander	SWE19900809		+17.167
54	MEARS Scott	GBR19890206		+17.457
55	BUCHANAN Lewis	GBR19930927	CHAIN REACTION CYCLES.COM / NUKEPROOF	+17.557
56	FEARON Connor°	AUS19940119	KONA	+17.616
57	PANDUR Ziga	SLO19910117	UNIOR TOOLS TEAM	+17.643
58	GUTIERREZ VILLEGAS Marcelo	COL19900509	CG RACING BRIGADE	+17.970
59	FISCHBACH Johannes	GER19880304	GHOST FACTORY RACING TEAM	+18.682
60	VINK Nico	BEL19830323	ROSE VAUJANY GRAVITY MTB TEAM	+19.848
61	BRAITHWAITE Thomas	GBR19841228		+19.873
62	ATWILL Phil°	GBR19950111	MADISON SARACEN DOWNHILL TEAM	+20.133
63	SCOTT Mark	GBR19930511		+20.154
64	LEHIKOINEN Matti	FIN19840419	CHAIN REACTION CYCLES.COM / NUKEPROOF	+20.234
65	RUFFIN Gaetan	FRA19910629	COMMENCAL / RIDING ADDICTION	+20.490
66	POLC Filip	SVK19820410		+20.541
67	BEER Matthew	CAN19860926		+20.714
68	CARBALLO GONZALEZ Edgar	ESP19881222		+21.098
69	BOND Alex	GBR19890505	CHAIN REACTION CYCLES.COM / NUKEPROOF	+21.192
70	PARDAL Francisco	POR19910116		+21.596
71	COUSINIE Fabien	FRA19860814	HUTCHINSON UNITED RIDE	+21.698
72	BARNES Joe	GBR19880611		+21.784
73	KURTZ Cyrille	FRA19860809	CK RACING SANTACRUZ	+21.788
74	SIEBER Andreas	GER19820928		+21.849
75	SANDVIKEN Lars Vatnebryn	NOR19931022		+22.000
76	JEANDIN Thomas	SUI19890126		+22.112
77	JONES Ralph	GBR19880304		+22.135
78	GALLEAN Mathieu	FRA19890829	DAGG - RACING	+22.421
79	TETZLAFF Boris	AUT19900121	ALPINE COMMENCAL AUSTRIA	+22.434
80	RUDE JR Richard°	USA19950101	YETI FOX SHOX FACTORY RACE TEAM	+22.568
81	SMITH Robert	GBR19860603		+22.646
82	VERNASSA Gianluca°	ITA19950904	DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING	+22.759
83	di PASQUALE Charly	FRA19900704	XCYTT RACING	+23.034
84	LUCAS Dean°	AUS19950502		+23.037
85	STANBRIDGE Dan	GBR19850716	DIRT NORCO RACE TEAM	+23.099
86	BRAYTON Adam	GBR19881019		+23.691
87	KNAPEC Martin°	SVK19941204		+23.779
88	JACKSON Eliot	USA19900619	YETI FOX SHOX FACTORY RACE TEAM	+23.863
89	DAVIES Emyr	GBR19900315		+24.002
90	BREWIN Gareth	GBR19910623		+24.073
91	HAUGLAND Kristoffer	NOR19911009		+24.084
92	POMBO Emanuel	POR19870616		+25.130
93	CARDON Simon	FRA19861225	XCYTT RACING	+25.446
94	POTGIETER Johann	RSA19870106		+25.499
95	McGLINCHEY Christopher°	IRL19940331		+25.609
96	GRUBER Manuel	AUT19921127	ALPINE COMMENCAL AUSTRIA	+25.615
97	SHERIDAN Dan°	IRL19940517		+25.781
98	CONNELL Joe°	GBR19940320		+25.877
99	DICKERSON Bryn	NZL19911015		+25.985
100	DERTELL Dennis	SWE19900108	TEAM 23 DEGREES	+26.123
101	PEKOLL Markus	AUT19871013	MS MONDRAKER TEAM	+26.288
102	FIGARET Faustin	FRA19931107	SC-INTENSE	+26.360
103	STOCK James	GBR19870620		+26.535
104	JOHANSEN Zakarias Blom	NOR19921125		+26.547
105	SANGERS Kyle	CAN19930412		+26.571
106	ETXEBARRIA Iraitz	ESP19910813		+26.679
107	GSPAN Dominik	SUI19870716		+27.401
108	COMBEE Leo	NED19920721	ROSE VAUJANY GRAVITY MTB TEAM	+27.689
109	STUTTARD Mathew	GBR19930604		+27.734
110	DOHERTY Ewan	IRL19900414		+28.502
111	STEVENS Luke	CAN19930821		+28.845
112	LAUGHLAND Scott	IRL19900301		+28.990
113	TRUMMER David°	AUT19940601		+29.080
114	POMBO Daniel	POR19850205		+29.083
115	CHIDLEY Joel	GBR19890830		+29.084
116	VAUH Miran	SLO19821104		+29.235
117	CHOLLEY Geoffrey	FRA19920911	LABYRINTH SHIMANO RACING TEAM	+29.523
118	LOWE Josh°	GBR19941116	MADISON SARACEN DOWNHILL TEAM	+29.568
119	MAY Ludovic	SUI19890403		+29.627
120	COLOMBO Francesco°	ITA19951209	TEAM AXO/PRO-GEST	+30.171
121	THUNELL Jakob°	SWE19951109	TEAM ARE BIKEPARK BY W-RACING	+30.541
122	GAUVIN Remi	CAN19920616		+32.228
123	CAIRE Carlo°	ITA19940804	ARGENTINA BIKE GRAVITY TEAM	+32.268
124	WILLIAMS Robert	GBR19900116		+32.543
125	ARTHUS Florian	FRA19911219	XCYTT RACING	+32.693
126	LEACOCK Richard	NZL19911203		+33.147
127	NEVES Bernardo	BRA19910416		+33.324
128	BALBIERER Rick	GER19880620		+33.609
129	VERRIER Benjamin	FRA19890222		+33.896
130	VELARDI Thiago	BRA19820423		+36.124
131	KERR Bernard	GBR19910216		+36.771
132	PLANITZER Markus	AUT19900521		+36.807
133	CHANUDET Quentin	FRA19920927		+37.478
134	LENSSENS Kristof	BEL19830209		+38.485
135	PUJOL Alexis	FRA19880611		+38.862
136	IRMISCH Erik	GER19880913		+39.065
137	TAFTÖ Snorre Setrom	NOR19930109	TEAM FOKUS - DANICA	+39.257
138	LYALL Jamie	NZL19910307		+39.424
139	BENOIT Clément	FRA19910415		+39.727
140	MILIVINTI Marco	ITA19851202	TORPADO SURFING SHOP	+40.175
141	PEYER Lars	SUI19880816	SC-INTENSE	+41.452
142	PAZDZIORKO Gregoire°	BEL19950328		+41.930
143	ZBINDEN Samuel	SUI19831031		+46.181
144	MARTINS Ruben	POR19860208		+48.541
145	SMITH Edward	GBR19910219		+48.855
146	RENKE Guilherme	BRA19860906		+49.660
147	WOLFE Gerard	IRL19861024		+50.429
148	KARLBERG Johannes°	SWE19940502		+55.019
149	LAMB Fergus	GBR19850916		+59.712
150	BURENBY Casper°	SWE19941114		+1:01.849
151	NIEDERBERGER Noel°	SUI19950821	SCOTT11	+1:03.677
152	MASTERS Edward	NZL19890818		+1:04.691
153	LOKAS Knut Jorgen	NOR19881202		+1:05.693
154	PURRES Erik-lennart	EST19890422		+1:23.273
155	LANSIO Riku°	FIN19941003		+4:11.742
	WEBER Basil	SUI19921213		DNF
	POTTER Reece°	NZL19940107		DNF
	CAUVIN Guillaume°	FRA19940521	HUTCHINSON UNITED RIDE	DNF
	TAYLOR Ronan	GBR19921129		DNF
	SAHLEN Anders°	SWE19941203		DNF
	O'RIORDAN Seanan	IRL19900704		DNF
	CALLAGHAN Greg	IRL19911115		DNF
	MATTHEWS Billy°	GBR19940104	STEVE PEAT SYNDICATE	DNF
	OXLEY Freddie°	GBR19941223	STEVE PEAT SYNDICATE	DNF
	PEAT Steve	GBR19740617	SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE	DNF
	RUFFIN Thibaut	FRA19841030	COMMENCAL / RIDING ADDICTION	DNF
	MOLLOY Harry	GBR19910530	MADISON SARACEN DOWNHILL TEAM	DNF
	MULALLY Neko	USA19930219	TREK WORLD RACING	DNS
	KANGAS Oliwer	SWE19921113		DNS
	BELLI Walter	ITA19800505		DNS
	MOORE Joel	GBR19920124		DNS
	WILLIAMS Peter	GBR19861213		DNS
	SCHINNERL David	AUT19870126		DNS

Women's Qualifying

1	ATHERTON Rachel	GBR19871206	GT FACTORY RACING	5:15.146
2	NICOLE Myriam	FRA19900208	COMMENCAL / RIDING ADDICTION	+9.960
3	PUGIN Floriane	FRA19890417	SCOTT11	+11.599
4	SIEGENTHALER Emilie	SUI19860919	SCOTT11	+18.555
5	HANNAH Tracey	AUS19880613	HUTCHINSON UNITED RIDE	+21.320
6	MOLCIK Anita	AUT19801112		+23.083
7	MOSELEY Tracy	GBR19790412		+24.503
8	KINTNER Jill	USA19811024	TEAM NORCO INTERNATIONAL	+27.806
9	BERNHARD Petra	AUT19801118	ALPINE COMMENCAL AUSTRIA	+27.887
10	CHARRE Morgane	FRA19900609	PASSION VELO.FR	+31.587
11	SUEMASA Mio	JPN19830401		+33.765
12	STONE Jessica	GBR19900914	UNIOR TOOLS TEAM	+35.131
13	GRIFFITHS Fionn	GBR19820827		+35.245
14	GROS Céline	FRA19830128	TEAM MORZINE - AVORIAZ / HAUTE - SAVOIE	+36.234
15	CERNILOGAR Zarja	SLO19891218		+37.183
16	MILLER Miranda	CAN19900302		+39.335
17	NEWMAN Sarah	GBR19850121		+43.902
18	CAPPELLARI Carina	SUI19911106		+44.371
19	RUCKNAGEL Harriet	GER19881011		+45.604
20	SEAGRAVE Tahnee°	GBR19950615		+46.036
21	PUGIN Mélanie	FRA19900503	TEAM MORZINE - AVORIAZ / HAUTE - SAVOIE	+46.621
22	MARCELLINI Alia	ITA19910711	TORPADO SURFING SHOP	+47.031
23	HORRIDGE Emily	GBR19800602		+50.512
24	SAX Caroline	FRA19881007	TEAM LAC BLANC / SOLID / BATIBOIS ALSACE	+51.763
25	JONNIER Sabrina	FRA19810819	LABYRINTH SHIMANO RACING TEAM	+52.606
26	ATKIN Sarah	NZL19930322		+54.993
27	VERBEECK Vaea	CAN19901125		+59.334
28	REYNIER Sandra°	FRA19940622	TEAM MORZINE - AVORIAZ / HAUTE - SAVOIE	+1:03.505
29	BJÖRKMAN Josefine°	SWE19940224		+1:03.628
30	RUCHTI Miriam	SUI19870101	SC-INTENSE	+1:09.351
31	SANDLER Veronique	NZL19930417		+1:16.812
32	MONCORGE Mary	FRA19810729		+1:24.996
33	RAGOT Emmeline	FRA19860527	MS MONDRAKER TEAM	+1:32.766
34	SCHNEIDER Adrienne	USA19760212		+1:40.193
35	SMITH Rosie	GBR19920908		+1:46.131
36	ADAMS Monet	GBR19920303		+1:47.438
37	SANDS Esther	GBR19890205		+2:01.849
	de SOUZA OLIVEIRA Luana Maria	BRA19910528		DNS
	WILLIAMS Gabriela	CZE19810728	CG RACING BRIGADE	DNS
	BUHL Melissa	USA19820125	KHS/Oneal