Atherton flies to Mont-Sainte-Anne downhill World Cup win

The last woman down the mountain, Rachel Atherton (GT Factory Racing), took victory in the elite women's downhill World Cup in Mont-Sainte-Anne on Sunday. Myriam Nicole (Commencal/Riding Addiction) and Emmeline Ragot (MS Mondraker Team) rounded out the top three. Nicole was just 1.842 seconds behind Atherton. Ragot was another half second back.

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Elite women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rachel Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing0:04:49.969
2Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction0:00:01.842
3Emmeline Ragot (Fra) MS Mondraker Team0:00:02.388
4Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Scott110:00:09.004
5Micayla Gatto (Can)0:00:09.466
6Casey Brown (Can)0:00:11.735
7Tracey Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson United Ride0:00:16.016
8Jill Kintner (USA) Team Norco International0:00:17.007
9Anita Molcik (Aut)0:00:17.037
10Petra Bernhard (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria0:00:17.607
11Morgane Charre (Fra) Passion Velo.Fr0:00:18.486
12Claire Buchar (Can)0:00:20.644
13Manon Carpenter (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team0:00:24.109
14Mio Suemasa (Jpn)0:00:27.051
15Miriam Ruchti (Swi) SC-Intense0:00:27.324
16Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team0:00:27.754
17Jacqueline Harmony (USA)0:00:27.895
18Jessica Stone (GBr) Unior Tools Team0:00:32.118
19Miranda Miller (Can)0:00:43.814
20Fionn Griffiths (GBr)0:00:46.618
DNSFloriane Pugin (Fra) Scott11Row 20 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1GT Factory Racing80pts
2MS Mondraker Team69Row 1 - Cell 3
3Trek World Racing61Row 2 - Cell 3
4Lapierre International60Row 3 - Cell 3
5Giant Factory Off-Road Team55Row 4 - Cell 3
6Santa Cruz Syndicate54Row 5 - Cell 3
7Commencal / Riding Addiction52Row 6 - Cell 3
8Scott1141Row 7 - Cell 3
9Devinci Global Racing38Row 8 - Cell 3
10Hutchinson United Ride34Row 9 - Cell 3
11Monster Energy-Specialized28Row 10 - Cell 3
12Team Norco International18Row 11 - Cell 3
13Alpine Commencal Austria12Row 12 - Cell 3
14Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof12Row 13 - Cell 3
15CG Racing Brigade11Row 14 - Cell 3
16Passion Velo.Fr10Row 15 - Cell 3
17Madison Saracen Downhill Team8Row 16 - Cell 3
18Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team8Row 17 - Cell 3
19Kona8Row 18 - Cell 3
20Topcycle By Trek7Row 19 - Cell 3
21SC-Intense6Row 20 - Cell 3
22Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team5Row 21 - Cell 3
23Unior Tools Team3Row 22 - Cell 3
24Pila-BlaCK Arrows-MTBHerin School Asd1Row 23 - Cell 3
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World Cup individual standings after four rounds
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Emmeline Ragot (Fra)740pts
2Rachel Atherton (GBr)700Row 1 - Cell 3
3Myriam Nicole (Fra)641Row 2 - Cell 3
4Tracey Hannah (Aus)542Row 3 - Cell 3
5Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi)435Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jill Kintner (USA)338Row 5 - Cell 3
7Floriane Pugin (Fra)335Row 6 - Cell 3
8Anita Molcik (Aut)320Row 7 - Cell 3
9Morgane Charre (Fra)271Row 8 - Cell 3
10Petra Bernhard (Aut)234Row 9 - Cell 3
11Manon Carpenter (GBr)205Row 10 - Cell 3
12Miriam Ruchti (Swi)157Row 11 - Cell 3
13Tracy Moseley (GBr)124Row 12 - Cell 3
14Micayla Gatto (Can)110Row 13 - Cell 3
15Mio Suemasa (Jpn)110Row 14 - Cell 3
16Sabrina Jonnier (Fra)105Row 15 - Cell 3
17Miranda Miller (Can)105Row 16 - Cell 3
18Casey Brown (Can)95Row 17 - Cell 3
19Céline Gros (Fra)90Row 18 - Cell 3
20Fionn Griffiths (GBr)90Row 19 - Cell 3
21Luana Maria De Souza Oliveira (Bra)84Row 20 - Cell 3
22Harriet Rucknagel (Ger)70Row 21 - Cell 3
23Claire Buchar (Can)57Row 22 - Cell 3
24Alia Marcellini (Ita)55Row 23 - Cell 3
25Jessica Stone (GBr)50Row 24 - Cell 3
26Caroline Sax (Fra)40Row 25 - Cell 3
27Mélanie Pugin (Fra)35Row 26 - Cell 3
28Tahnee° Seagrave (GBr)35Row 27 - Cell 3
29Martina Bruehlmann (Swi)35Row 28 - Cell 3
30Zarja Cernilogar (Slo)35Row 29 - Cell 3
31Sarah Newman (GBr)30Row 30 - Cell 3
32Gabriela Williams (Cze)25Row 31 - Cell 3
33Jacqueline Harmony (USA)20Row 32 - Cell 3
34Carina Cappellari (Swi)20Row 33 - Cell 3
35Tamara Maria Ulrich (Aut)15Row 34 - Cell 3
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World Cup team standings after four rounds
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1GT Factory Racing292pts
2Santa Cruz Syndicate226Row 1 - Cell 3
3MS Mondraker Team222Row 2 - Cell 3
4Trek World Racing221Row 3 - Cell 3
5Lapierre International191Row 4 - Cell 3
6Hutchinson United Ride171Row 5 - Cell 3
7Devinci Global Racing169Row 6 - Cell 3
8Scott11162Row 7 - Cell 3
9Giant Factory Off-Road Team158Row 8 - Cell 3
10Commencal / Riding Addiction137Row 9 - Cell 3
11Monster Energy-Specialized125Row 10 - Cell 3
12Team Norco International82Row 11 - Cell 3
13Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof78Row 12 - Cell 3
14Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team68Row 13 - Cell 3
15Passion Velo.Fr50Row 14 - Cell 3
16Alpine Commencal Austria46Row 15 - Cell 3
17Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team44Row 16 - Cell 3
18Madison Saracen Downhill Team43Row 17 - Cell 3
19SC-Intense43Row 18 - Cell 3
20CG Racing Brigade37Row 19 - Cell 3
21Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie27Row 20 - Cell 3
22Topcycle By Trek25Row 21 - Cell 3
23Kona16Row 22 - Cell 3
24Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Batibois Alsace12Row 23 - Cell 3
25CK Racing Santacruz11Row 24 - Cell 3
26Unior Tools Team10Row 25 - Cell 3
27Torpado Surfing Shop10Row 26 - Cell 3
28Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing9Row 27 - Cell 3
29Dirt Norco Race Team4Row 28 - Cell 3
30Ghost Factory Racing Team3Row 29 - Cell 3
31Pila-BlaCK Arrows-MTBHerin School Asd1Row 30 - Cell 3

Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews.  She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.

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