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Under the flood lights at Val di Sole fastest qualifiers Roger Rinderknecht and Anneke Beerten came through to take the win in Italy.
There was a fair old crowd and good atmosphere on the hill for the 4x finals tonight and for the first round at least the sunlight was amazing, illuminating the track, riders and dust beautifully. That didn’t last long and as the sun dipped behind the opposite hill leaving the track dark and chilly.
Jared Graves got the snap in the mens final as … Details
Downhill qualifying went smoothly. Yesterday’s rain was greeted by beaming sunshine this morning that quickly dried the track. Riders got their lines dialed in short order during the morning’s practice and were full ‘pinner’ by the time qualifying came ‘round.
Sabrina Jonnier was not liking the track, and was working hard to get her line choice dialed in for some of the trickier sections. She was first off, but her time held for less than a minute; that’s when fellow Frenchwoman Emmeline Ragot, the third rider off, lowered the bar by nearly 9 seconds. Two riders later, Tracy Moseley of Trek came in nearly 5 seconds up over Jonnier. This is just qualifying, but it does offer … Details & Great Pictures
Rob Warner shows you the Val di Sole DH course with his  Helmet cam Â
Val di Sole World Cup DH Qualifying
These two mountain bikers take on a really tough downhill route – so that’s what they do when not blocking up Londons roads huh?