Celine Gros in Australia for Downhill World Cup

Programme for next week in Australia;

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Céline Gros Does it Again!

Morzine-Avoriaz 74 team rider Céline Gros wins the VTT French Cup Val d’Isère race!

For more results on the French Cup races in Val d’Isere, Click here

Morzine Local is Loving the Podium This Year!

Today is the French Downhill Cup in Val d’Isere where Morzine local, Céline Gros will hopefully finish the day on the podium again.

29 – 31 May : French Cup, Lac Blanc – 2nd
4 & 5 July : French Cup Les Orres – 2nd
7 & 8 August : French Cup Montgenèvre – 1st
22 &t 23 August : French Cup Val d’Isère – results this afternoon!

With also one more leg of the UCI World Cup Downhill Competition in Schladming, Austria and the World Championships in Canberra, Australia where will she finish this season?

Currently ranked 6th, even after missing the first UCI race in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa hopefully Céline Gros can finish this season on the Podium!

We all wish her good luck and are standing behind her in this competition no matter what the final outcome is!

Go Céline!!!!

Update on Morzine local in UCI Downhill World Cup

Céline Gros is powering on at the UcI Downhill World cup this year making it on the podium again in both Mont-Saint-Anne with 4th place and 5th place in Bromont, Canada!

Mont-Saint-Anne Women’s Results;

 

 

 

Bromont Women’s Results;

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PassPortes du Soleil Exposition details

 Map of Stands by the Sports Centre in the Morzine Valley under the suspension bridge

Morzine local on Podium again!

UCI Mountain Bike World Cup: French celebration in Maribor
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Sabrina Jonnier (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) increased her lead in the women’s downhill standings with a fourth consecutive victory in the UCI Nissan Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano. It was France’s day, as Jonnier was the first of four French riders on the podium.

Meanwhile, three times World Champion Fabien Barel (Subaru) announced his return from a knee injury by becoming the first non-Sanata Cruz Syndicate rider of the year to win a World Cup race. Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) took over the World Cup lead from his team mate Steve Peat after the Englishman flatted on his run.

Floriane Pugin sets the pace

Although rain played havoc with the qualifying rounds the previous day, the finals of the downhill competition on Sunday were run in sunny conditions.

The tenth rider down in the final, Floriane Pugin (Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker) set the first fast time of the day for the final, more than 20 seconds ahead of the previous best time of Fionn Griffiths (Norco World Team). Pugin’s time was so fast that only two riders would beat her – Jonnier and Emmeline Ragot (Suspension Center).

Tracy Moseley (Trek World Racing), the winner of round one, was well back after crashing near the top of her run and Myriam Nicole, of France, came within 12 seconds of Pugin. But it took Jonnier to finally displace her young French rival, and she did it with the first sub-3min 40 ride, at 3mins 39’59. There was only one rider left by this time – former Juniors World Champion Ragot. She came through the first intermediate timer two-hundredths of a second ahead of Jonnier. However, Ragot lost four-tenths of a second in the lower portion of the run, to finish 0.31 seconds down on Jonnier. Celine Gros (Morzine-Avoriaz 74) took fourth, while Mio Suemasa of Japan took the final podium spot, breaking the French stranglehold.

Click here to read more of the report from Union Cycliste International

Women’s results        Men’s results

Nissan UCI Downhill World Cup @ Maribor, Slovenia

Maribor, Slovenia, once again hosts the UCI World Cup this year, this time with a double event: 4X and downhill. Maribor returned to the Nissan UCI World Cup calendar in 2007, hosting the season’s final triple event. It went on to be voted second best downhill and 4X World Cup organizer of the season.

Maribor is a lively city with a population of more than 100,000 – that figure doubles when the surrounding area is taken into account. The advantage of this World Cup venue is the mixture of cosmopolitan life and open air facilities. Accommodation varies from ski chalets on the mountain to downtown hotels. After training on the mountain bike course, teams have the opportunity to hit some city shopping, restaurants and cafés.

Mountain biking has a long tradition in Maribor. The first cross-country races were already held on Pohorje in the early 90’s, but the sport really boomed after the first World Cup was organized here in 1999. Since then, Maribor has become one of the most visited events in the MTB World Cup series. Passionate bike fans flow in from all over the country as well as from neighboring Austria, Italy, Croatia and Hungary. Spectator numbers often exceed 11’000 per day, especially for the most popular attraction – the downhill race day.

For the programme click here

Morzine local on Podium @ Fort William!

Congratulations to Céline Gros who has yet again finished her race on the podium!

Finishing in 3rd at 5:30:60 behind fellow Frenchies JONNIER Sabrina and RAGOT Emmeline

English Tracy Moseley coming in 8th at 5:33.16

For more on the Women’s results of the UCI Nissan Downhill World Cup please click here