Bruni and Rachel Atherton claim World downhill titles

Loic Bruni put his run of bad luck and second place finishes behind him to claim his first elite downhill victory on the biggest stage of all in Andorraand claim the rainbow jersey. Bruni, the 2012 junior downhill world champion who finished the World Cup series in second place after four second place finishes, became the first French winner in ten years bettered Greg Minnaar (South Africa) and Josh Bryceland (Great Britain). In the women's final it was no surprise as Rachel Atherton's dominance of 2015 continued with 27-year-old claiming her third career rainbow jersey.