Rachel Atherton wins Hafjell downhill World Cup

Rachel Atherton (GT Factory Racing) raced to victory in the Hafjell, Norway round of the UCI World Cup downhill on Sunday, with a time of 4:09.900. Her nearest competition was 7.631 seconds back: Manon Carpenter (Madison Saracen Downhill Team). Myriam Nicole (Commencal / Riding Addiction), Morgane Charre (MS Mondraker Team) and Emmeline Ragot (Lapierre Gravity Republic) completed the podium.

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Elite women downhill
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rachel Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing0:04:09.900
2Manon Carpenter (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team0:00:07.631
3Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction0:00:08.081
4Morgane Charre (Fra) Ms Mondraker Team0:00:08.436
5Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Lapierre Gravity Republic0:00:09.778
6Anita Ager-Wick (Nor)0:00:17.473
7Tracey Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson UR0:00:19.584
8Casey Brown (Can) Dirt Norco Race Team0:00:21.451
9Miranda Miller (Can)0:00:22.542
10Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Gstaad-Scott0:00:22.887
11Zarja Cernilogar (Slo) Blackthorn GT0:00:32.500
12Tahnee Seagrave° (GBr) Fmd Racing / Intense Cycles0:00:36.047
13Claire Buchar (Can)0:00:39.768
14Alanna Columb (NZl)0:00:44.150
15Martina Bruehlmann (Swi)0:00:49.867
16Fiona Ourdouillie° (Fra) US Cagnes VTT0:00:50.459
17Miriam Ruchti (Swi) SC Intense0:00:51.003
18Josefine Björkman (Swe)0:00:54.368
DNFJill Kintner (USA) Team Norco InternationalRow 18 - Cell 2
DNSVaea Verbeeck (Can)Row 19 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Giant Factory Off-Road Team91pts
2GT Factory Racing72Row 1 - Cell 3
3Santa Cruz Syndicate71Row 2 - Cell 3
4Devinci Global Racing58Row 3 - Cell 3
5Lapierre Gravity Republic52Row 4 - Cell 3
6Madison Saracen Downhill Team40Row 5 - Cell 3
7Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof39Row 6 - Cell 3
8Commencal / Riding Addiction38Row 7 - Cell 3
9Specialized Racing DH33Row 8 - Cell 3
10Gstaad-Scott32Row 9 - Cell 3
11MS Mondraker Team26Row 10 - Cell 3
12Pivot Factory Team22Row 11 - Cell 3
13Team W-Racing22Row 12 - Cell 3
14Hutchinson UR21Row 13 - Cell 3
15Trek World Racing20Row 14 - Cell 3
16Dirt Norco Race Team16Row 15 - Cell 3
17RRP Ghost14Row 16 - Cell 3
18Evil Vengeance Tour14Row 17 - Cell 3
19Blackthorn GT10Row 18 - Cell 3
20Fmd Racing / Intense Cycles9Row 19 - Cell 3
21Unior Tools Team6Row 20 - Cell 3
22US Cagnes VTT5Row 21 - Cell 3
23SC Intense4Row 22 - Cell 3
24Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team2Row 23 - Cell 3
25Evil Ck Racing Evian1Row 24 - Cell 3
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Elite women downhill World Cup standings with one round remaining
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Rachel Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing1085pts
2Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Lapierre Gravity Republic925Row 1 - Cell 3
3Manon Carpenter (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team880Row 2 - Cell 3
4Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction683Row 3 - Cell 3
5Morgane Charre (Fra) Ms Mondraker Team636Row 4 - Cell 3
6Floriane Pugin (Fra) Gstaad-Scott580Row 5 - Cell 3
7Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Gstaad-Scott451Row 6 - Cell 3
8Tahnee Seagrave° (GBr) Fmd Racing / Intense Cycles291Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jill Kintner (USA) Team Norco International241Row 8 - Cell 3
10Tracey Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson UR236Row 9 - Cell 3
11Fionn Griffiths (GBr)205Row 10 - Cell 3
12Anita Ager-Wick (Nor)195Row 11 - Cell 3
13Zarja Cernilogar (Slo) Blackthorn GT195Row 12 - Cell 3
14Casey Brown (Can) Dirt Norco Race Team175Row 13 - Cell 3
15Micayla Gatto (Can)175Row 14 - Cell 3
16Jessica Stone (GBr) Unior Tools Team100Row 15 - Cell 3
17Alanna Columb (NZl)85Row 16 - Cell 3
18Miriam Ruchti (Swi) SC Intense85Row 17 - Cell 3
19Vaea Verbeeck (Can)75Row 18 - Cell 3
20Mélanie Pugin (Fra) Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie75Row 19 - Cell 3
21Miranda Miller (Can)70Row 20 - Cell 3
22Mio Suemasa (Jpn) Japan60Row 21 - Cell 3
23Alia Marcellini* (Ita) Italy55Row 22 - Cell 3
24Fiona Ourdouillie° (Fra) US Cagnes VTT55Row 23 - Cell 3
25Claire Buchar (Can)52Row 24 - Cell 3
26Petra Bernhard (Aut) Rrp Ghost50Row 25 - Cell 3
27Jana Bartova (Cze) Czech Republic35Row 26 - Cell 3
28Martina Bruehlmann (Swi)35Row 27 - Cell 3
29Jaime Hill (Can)30Row 28 - Cell 3
30Kristen Courtney (Can)25Row 29 - Cell 3
31Rebecca Gardner (USA)20Row 30 - Cell 3
32Alison Zimmer (USA)15Row 31 - Cell 3
33Jacqueline Harmony (USA)15Row 32 - Cell 3
34Marianne Ruud° (Nor)15Row 33 - Cell 3
35Josefine Björkman (Swe)15Row 34 - Cell 3
36Rachael Walker (GBr)10Row 35 - Cell 3
37Severine Cigana (Fra) US Cagnes VTT10Row 36 - Cell 3
38Taylor Allison° (USA)5Row 37 - Cell 3
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Teams World Cup standings with one round remaining
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1GT Factory Racing408pts
2Lapierre Gravity Republic335Row 1 - Cell 3
3Giant Factory Off-Road Team270Row 2 - Cell 3
4Santa Cruz Syndicate261Row 3 - Cell 3
5Gstaad-Scott255Row 4 - Cell 3
6Commencal / Riding Addiction222Row 5 - Cell 3
7Devinci Global Racing218Row 6 - Cell 3
8Specialized Racing DH214Row 7 - Cell 3
9Madison Saracen Downhill Team195Row 8 - Cell 3
10Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof184Row 9 - Cell 3
11MS Mondraker Team162Row 10 - Cell 3
12Trek World Racing135Row 11 - Cell 3
13Hutchinson UR115Row 12 - Cell 3
14Evil Vengeance Tour81Row 13 - Cell 3
15Fmd Racing / Intense Cycles55Row 14 - Cell 3
16Team Norco International54Row 15 - Cell 3
17Pivot Factory Team51Row 16 - Cell 3
18Evil Ck Racing Evian46Row 17 - Cell 3
19GT / 360 Degrees40Row 18 - Cell 3
20RRP Ghost39Row 19 - Cell 3
21Blackthorn GT39Row 20 - Cell 3
22Dirt Norco Race Team36Row 21 - Cell 3
23Topcycle By Trek34Row 22 - Cell 3
24SC Intense29Row 23 - Cell 3
25Unior Tools Team27Row 24 - Cell 3
26Team W-Racing22Row 25 - Cell 3
27Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team21Row 26 - Cell 3
28Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie15Row 27 - Cell 3
29US Cagnes VTT13Row 28 - Cell 3
30Torpado Surfing Shop11Row 29 - Cell 3
31Kona10Row 30 - Cell 3
32Team Bulls - DH9Row 31 - Cell 3

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