<b>He did it. Every single person I spoke to is stoked that Sam Hill was today's winner.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Sam Hill left a bunch of those stones unturned because he just blasted right over them.</b> @maddogboris
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<b>Long awaited, long time coming. Whatever you want to call it don't call it a comeback. Sam Hill has finally conquered all his injuries and showed the riding he can do when given a proper DH track. </b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Manon managed to take back 4-seconds in the final and shortest split. She put just under a second into Ragot and Atherton in the gnar.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Luca Shaw, Junior winner and ready for the big time.</b> @maddogboris
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<b>It's odd how winning one race can change your perspective. There was an air of expectation and disappointment on Ratboy's performance. Rewind 6th months and 2nd place would be a result never to be forgotten. #hungryforit</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Fun can be fast.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Even though she was tired and lost time at the bottom of the track, Rachel was still hitting all the gaps. 2nd place, only .7 behind with a near dog attack mid run.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Danny Hart can squash a jump or drop with the best of them and only 1.6-seconds away from the win. With a different winner at each round this season, he's overdue.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Brook MacDonald in practice today. He was on a stellar run before a high-speed slide out near here. He still finished 16th, 8-seconds down, quite possibly the amount of time he lost.</b> - @steelcitymedia
<b>Troy Brosnan retains the leader's jersey after another consistent finish with a 4th (cough, cough Power Rankings). What goes on behind those lenses only he knows, but we know that he wants to be better than 4th.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Emmeline Ragot looking tiny on the man-sized Mt Ste Anne course. The ultra-competitive Top 3 women were all on the same second after a four-and-a-half-minute run.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Plagued by 6th place after 6th place, it's sick for Blenki to make it to the podium. 5th place only 2.1-seconds off the top.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Greg's crash on his final practice run. Full body impact, leaving nothing untouched or scathed.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Greg Minnaar with too much dirt on his gear in practice for our liking.</b> - @steelcitymedia
<b>Not Cunny and Warner's *hot box* of preference. It was baking inside the live feed commentary booth today.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Gee almost didn't race today after his big crash. Another Top 10 for one of the toughest men out there.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>#finishlineselfie - Boris got the richest selfie in front of the podium guys right before the TV guy punted him out of the way. Don't take no for answer.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>First-year Elite, Mike Jones is smashing it for rookie of the year. 13th here and he's gunning for the Top 10.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Remi Thirion exhibiting perfect racer style, green light and all.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Even though today wasn't the day, everyone is expecting Loic Bruni to win a World Cup soon.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Aaron Gwin definitely added to the heat index today, so crowd scrambled for the shade. With the next World Cup in the USA next week, Gwin will have the full support of the crowd.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Nigel Page and Sam have built quite the bond in the time he's been on the team. And today all the hard effort paid off.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Harry Heath blasted his way under the radar to 12th place. Yet another Brit proving they've got the potential to hang with the big boys. #powerofthebeard</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Giant hosted a big braai (BBQ) for Andrew Neethling's surprise birthday after the race. It ended up being the central hub for festivities and some pre-partying. Dave Garland on the flipping duties.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Although Neethling prefers golf, since we are in Canada he used a hockey stick to "cut" his personalized cake. At least with a golf club we could have made a slice pun...eh.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Loris Vergier gave it his all after taking a small tumble. He impressively managed to keep himself on the podium.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>With years of winning experience, Sam Hill's no stranger to popping a bottle of champagne. Just like on the track, he left the rest of the podium behind.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Canadian Junior, Jack Iles, took a hard-fought 2nd place in the competitive Junior category.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Remi Thirion Jedi mind tricking his bike around that wayward rock in practice.</b> - @steelcitymedia
<b>@craigevans1 wants more instagram followers and is promising whips in return.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>And even though Brendan has followers running into the thousands, he wouldn't mind a couple more after losing his account this time last year. #freeracing @brendog1</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Tahnee Seagrave getting stylish out of the woods and onto the piste. 4th place. </b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Mr. Paris had to stop a passerby after getting a little "muddy" in the woods. It was a shitty situation. #babywipes</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Greg Minnaar after a massive crash in his last practice run did well to bring it home for a 7th, just half a second off the podium. It was a painful war for many this weekend.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Manon Carpenter sprinting for the yellow jersey. .724-seconds was all it took for victory.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Longer tracks can be difficult to memorize. Jill Kintner takes an artistic approach.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Sam Hill coming into the green. A familiar sight a few years ago, I'm sure it won't be long before he does it again.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>The irony of a "basic alloy" frame beating out the two new sleek carbon steeds that made their debuts this weekend.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>One wonders what these two wonder women wonder about.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Ratboy or Manon? Backlit champage supernova.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Champagne showers and podium antics for the women.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Emotional win for Sam after the tough battle back to 100% fitness. The crowds and fellow riders felt it too and were more than stoked on his return to the top step.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>It's pissing out there!</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>A pretty good way to end.</b> @maddogboris
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<b>A better end.</b> @maddogboris
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Flat pedal thunder is back in a big way. Sam Hill, one of the few remaining flat pedal holdouts, abused the Mont Sainte Anne World Cup downhill course and his competitors with a long-awaited victory. Manon Carpenter bested Rachel Atherton and Emmeline Ragot in the women's field and American, Luca Shaw took the Junior victory. Under hot, sunny skies, the longest-running World Cup on the circuit came to a close for the 24th consecutive year. Sven Martin, Duncan Philpott, @steelcitymedia and @maddogboris were in the heat of battle capturing the images and stories that make our sport great. Enjoy the show!
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