RESULTS: Junior World Championship Downhill Qualifying 5

The juniors are on their own schedule at World Champs, and today it was already time for them to go up against the clock to take their first steps towards the rainbow stripes. The qualifying session at World Champs is somewhat less meaningful than at a World Cup, because there are no points on the line, and the start order for finals is determined by rider world ranking and not their qualifying run placing. Nevertheless, you do have to make the cut, as only the top 20 women and top 60 men go through to the finals, and with no protected riders in the junior categories you need to make sure to put down a clean and fast enough run to be part of the big show tomorrow. Thankfully the weather has been cooperating so far, and the fast and loose Andorra track served up a fair test for the competitors today.

Check out the results below, and don't forget to make your Vital Downhill Fantasy picks!

In the junior women's category, Erice van Leuven seems to have timed her return to dominant form perfectly, as she decimated the field to take first place in qualifying by a huge margin. The rest of the podium places look to be hotly contested though, as the gaps are a bit tighter further down the results - and you never know what could happen come race day. At any rate, the other women have their work cut out for them, as the splits show that Erice holds the upper hand in every section of the track:

In the junior men's category, Asa Vermette and Max Alran look set to continue their battle for the top step, but the times are tighter here and there's no telling who might have been holding back a bit. Canada's Jon Mozell was given a re-run (we don't know why at present), he put it to good use as he slotted into 10th place at the second time of asking. We should be in for a banger tomorrow!

2024 UCI Downhill World Championship Qualifying Results - Junior Women

2024 UCI Downhill World Championship Qualifying Results - Junior Men