Minnaar wins downhill World Cup opener at home

The opening round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup concluded on Sunday with the downhill, a crowd favourite in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Local fans went wild when the hometown son, Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate), came from behind to win the men's title.

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Elite men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate0:03:57.980
2Aaron Gwin (USA) Trek World Racing0:00:00.632
3Michael Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson United Ride0:00:00.994
4Gee Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing0:00:01.303
5Steve Smith (Can) Devinci Global Racing0:00:04.384
6Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team0:00:04.436
7Andrew Neethling (RSA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team0:00:04.800
8Troy Brosnan (Aus) Monster Energy-Specialized0:00:05.017
9Julien Camellini (Fra)0:00:05.604
10Cédric Gracia (Fra) CG Racing Brigade0:00:05.674
11Samuel Hill (Aus) Monster Energy-Specialized0:00:05.836
12Nick Beer (Swi) Devinci Global Racing0:00:05.894
13Aurélien Giordanengo (Fra) Topcycle By Trek0:00:06.064
14Neko Mulally (USA) Trek World Racing0:00:06.327
15Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate0:00:07.670
16Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Hutchinson United Ride0:00:07.674
17Justin Leov (NZl) Trek World Racing0:00:08.579
18Marc Beaumont (GBr) GT Factory Racing0:00:08.874
19Brook Macdonald (NZl) MS Mondraker Team0:00:09.036
20Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Scott110:00:09.212
21Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate0:00:09.396
22Rémi Thirion (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team0:00:10.307
23Thibaut Ruffin (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction0:00:10.412
24Bryn Atkinson (Aus) Team Norco International0:00:10.657
25Damien Spagnolo (Fra) MS Mondraker Team0:00:10.938
26Loic Bruni° (Fra) Lapierre International0:00:11.038
27Oliver Burton (GBr) Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing0:00:11.178
28Robin Wallner (Swe)0:00:11.418
29Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team0:00:11.881
30Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Kona0:00:11.886
31Richard Rude Jr° (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team0:00:12.047
32Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Batibois Alsace0:00:12.386
33Johann Potgieter (RSA) Ghost Factory Racing Team0:00:12.472
34Marcus Klausmann (Ger)0:00:12.533
35Lorenzo Suding (Ita) Pila-Black Arrows-MTB Herin School Asd0:00:12.759
36Duncan Riffle (USA) Dirt Norco Race Team0:00:13.211
37Isak Leivsson (Nor)0:00:13.491
38Luke Strobel (USA)0:00:13.584
39Greg Williamson (GBr)0:00:14.492
40George Brannigan (NZl) Devinci Global Racing0:00:14.515
41Danny Hart (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team0:00:14.616
42Joseph Smith (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof0:00:14.844
43Curtis Keene (USA) Specialized Racing - USA Gravity0:00:15.038
44Mitch Ropelato (USA) Specialized Racing - USA Gravity0:00:15.072
45Matthew Simmonds (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof0:00:15.105
46Richard Thomas (GBr)0:00:15.358
47Bernard Kerr (GBr)0:00:15.742
48Timothy Bentley (RSA) Hutchinson United Ride0:00:15.914
49Jonty Neethling (RSA)0:00:16.222
50Harry Molloy (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team0:00:16.312
51Eliot Jackson (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team0:00:16.656
52Mickael Pascal (Fra) CK Racing Santacruz0:00:16.657
53Alex Bond (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof0:00:16.732
54Stefan Garlicki (RSA)0:00:16.838
55Patrick Thome (Fra) Lapierre International0:00:16.912
56Thomas Braithwaite (GBr)0:00:17.154
57Emanuel Pombo (Por)0:00:18.060
58Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Lapierre International0:00:18.106
59Lars Peyer (Swi) SC-Intense0:00:18.447
60Oscar Harnstrom (Swe) Pila-Black Arrows-MTB Herin School Asd0:00:18.649
61Ziga Pandur (Slo) Unior Tools TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Connor Fearon° (Aus) KonaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Logan Binggeli (USA)Row 62 - Cell 2
64Niklas Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark By W-RacingRow 63 - Cell 2
65Fergus Lamb (GBr)Row 64 - Cell 2
66Harry Heath (GBr) Unior Tools TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Nejc Rutar (Slo) Unior Tools TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Ludovic May (Swi)Row 67 - Cell 2
69Jack Reading (GBr)Row 68 - Cell 2
70Tommy Herrmann (Ger)Row 69 - Cell 2
71Guillaume Cauvin ° (Fra) Hutchinson United RideRow 70 - Cell 2
72Miran Vauh (Slo)Row 71 - Cell 2
73Lutz Weber (Swi)Row 72 - Cell 2
74Tiaan Odendaal° (RSA)Row 73 - Cell 2
75Jonathan Jones° (GBr)Row 74 - Cell 2
76Mark Scott (GBr)Row 75 - Cell 2
77Kevin Aiello (USA)Row 76 - Cell 2
78Dan Sheridan° (Irl)Row 77 - Cell 2
79Kristoffer Haugland (Nor)Row 78 - Cell 2
80Markus Pekoll (Aut) MS Mondraker TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
DNFZakarias Blom Johansen (Nor)Row 80 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Hutchinson United Ride87pts
2Santa Cruz Syndicate66Row 1 - Cell 3
3Trek World Racing66Row 2 - Cell 3
4MS Mondraker Team48Row 3 - Cell 3
5Devinci Global Racing47Row 4 - Cell 3
6GT Factory Racing43Row 5 - Cell 3
7Monster Energy-Specialized43Row 6 - Cell 3
8Madison Saracen Downhill Team35Row 7 - Cell 3
9Team Norco International33Row 8 - Cell 3
10Scott1131Row 9 - Cell 3
11Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team26Row 10 - Cell 3
12CG Racing Brigade26Row 11 - Cell 3
13Giant Factory Off-Road Team24Row 12 - Cell 3
14SC-Intense22Row 13 - Cell 3
15Commencal / Riding Addiction20Row 14 - Cell 3
16Topcycle By Trek18Row 15 - Cell 3
17Alpine Commencal Austria14Row 16 - Cell 3
18Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team9Row 17 - Cell 3
19Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Batibois Alsace6Row 18 - Cell 3
20Lapierre International5Row 19 - Cell 3
21Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing3Row 20 - Cell 3
22Ghost Factory Racing Team2Row 21 - Cell 3
23Kona1Row 22 - Cell 3
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World Cup individual standings after round 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate250pts
2Aaron Gwin (USA) Trek World Racing200Row 1 - Cell 3
3Michael Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson United Ride160Row 2 - Cell 3
4Gee Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing150Row 3 - Cell 3
5Steve Smith (Can) Devinci Global Racing140Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team111Row 5 - Cell 3
7Troy Brosnan (Aus) Monster Energy-Specialized107Row 6 - Cell 3
8Andrew Neethling (RSA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team105Row 7 - Cell 3
9Cédric Gracia (Fra) CG Racing Brigade93Row 8 - Cell 3
10Aurélien Giordanengo (Fra) Topcycle By Trek85Row 9 - Cell 3
11Samuel Hill (Aus) Monster Energy-Specialized81Row 10 - Cell 3
12Nick Beer (Swi) Devinci Global Racing81Row 11 - Cell 3
13Julien Camellini (Fra)80Row 12 - Cell 3
14Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate80Row 13 - Cell 3
15Marc Beaumont (GBr) GT Factory Racing73Row 14 - Cell 3
16Justin Leov (NZl) Trek World Racing69Row 15 - Cell 3
17Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate68Row 16 - Cell 3
18Neko Mulally (USA) Trek World Racing67Row 17 - Cell 3
19Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Hutchinson United Ride65Row 18 - Cell 3
20Bryn Atkinson (Aus) Team Norco International64Row 19 - Cell 3
21Brook Macdonald (NZl) MS Mondraker Team62Row 20 - Cell 3
22Damien Spagnolo (Fra) MS Mondraker Team62Row 21 - Cell 3
23Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Scott1161Row 22 - Cell 3
24Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team61Row 23 - Cell 3
25Rémi Thirion (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team59Row 24 - Cell 3
26Thibaut Ruffin (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction58Row 25 - Cell 3
27Loic Bruni° (Fra) Lapierre International55Row 26 - Cell 3
28Oliver Burton (GBr)54Row 27 - Cell 3
29Robin Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing53Row 28 - Cell 3
30Danny Hart (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team53Row 29 - Cell 3
31Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Kona51Row 30 - Cell 3
32Richard Rude Jr° (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team50Row 31 - Cell 3
33Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Batibois Alsace49Row 32 - Cell 3
34Johann Potgieter (RSA)48Row 33 - Cell 3
35Marcus Klausmann (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team47Row 34 - Cell 3
36Lorenzo Suding (Ita) Pila-Black Arrows-MTB Herin School ASD46Row 35 - Cell 3
37Duncan Riffle (USA) Dirt Norco Race Team45Row 36 - Cell 3
38Isak Leivsson (Nor)44Row 37 - Cell 3
39Luke Strobel (USA)43Row 38 - Cell 3
40Greg Williamson (GBr)42Row 39 - Cell 3
41George Brannigan (NZl) Devinci Global Racing41Row 40 - Cell 3
42Joseph Smith (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.com / Nukeproof39Row 41 - Cell 3
43Curtis Keene (USA) Specialized Racing - USA Gravity38Row 42 - Cell 3
44Mitch Ropelato (USA) Specialized Racing - USA Gravity37Row 43 - Cell 3
45Matthew Simmonds (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.com / Nukeproof36Row 44 - Cell 3
46Richard Thomas (GBr)35Row 45 - Cell 3
47Bernard Kerr (GBr)34Row 46 - Cell 3
48Timothy Bentley (RSA) Hutchinson United Ride33Row 47 - Cell 3
49Jonty Neethling (RSA)32Row 48 - Cell 3
50Harry Molloy (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team31Row 49 - Cell 3
51Eliot Jackson (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team30Row 50 - Cell 3
52Mickael Pascal (Fra) CK Racing Santacruz29Row 51 - Cell 3
53Alex Bond (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.com / Nukeproof28Row 52 - Cell 3
54Stefan Garlicki (RSA)27Row 53 - Cell 3
55Patrick Thome (Fra) Lapierre International26Row 54 - Cell 3
56Thomas Braithwaite (GBr)25Row 55 - Cell 3
57Emanuel Pombo (Por)24Row 56 - Cell 3
58Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Lapierre International23Row 57 - Cell 3
59Lars Peyer (Swi) SC-Intense22Row 58 - Cell 3
60Oscar Harnstrom (Swe) Pila-Black Arrows-MTB Herin School ASD21Row 59 - Cell 3
61Ziga Pandur (Slo) Unior Tools Team20Row 60 - Cell 3
62Connor Fearon° (Aus) Kona19Row 61 - Cell 3
63Logan Binggeli (USA)18Row 62 - Cell 3
64Niklas Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing17Row 63 - Cell 3
65Fergus Lamb (GBr)16Row 64 - Cell 3
66Harry Heath (GBr) Unior Tools Team15Row 65 - Cell 3
67Nejc Rutar (Slo) Unior Tools Team14Row 66 - Cell 3
68Ludovic May (Swi)13Row 67 - Cell 3
69Jack Reading (GBr)12Row 68 - Cell 3
70Tommy Herrmann (Ger)11Row 69 - Cell 3
71Guillaume Cauvin° (Fra) Hutchinson United Ride10Row 70 - Cell 3
72Miran Vauh (Slo)9Row 71 - Cell 3
73Lutz Weber (Swi)8Row 72 - Cell 3
74Tiaan Odendaal° (RSA)7Row 73 - Cell 3
75Jonathan Jones° (GBr)6Row 74 - Cell 3
76Mark Scott (GBr)5Row 75 - Cell 3
77Kevin Aiello (USA)4Row 76 - Cell 3
78Dan Sheridan° (Irl)3Row 77 - Cell 3
79Kristoffer Haugland (Nor)2Row 78 - Cell 3
80Markus Pekoll (Aut) MS Mondraker Team1Row 79 - Cell 3
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World Cup team standings after round 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Hutchinson United Ride87pts
2Santa Cruz Syndicate66Row 1 - Cell 3
3Trek World Racing66Row 2 - Cell 3
4MS Mondraker Team48Row 3 - Cell 3
5Devinci Global Racing47Row 4 - Cell 3
6GT Factory Racing43Row 5 - Cell 3
7Monster Energy-Specialized43Row 6 - Cell 3
8Madison Saracen Downhill Team35Row 7 - Cell 3
9Team Norco International33Row 8 - Cell 3
10Scott1131Row 9 - Cell 3
11Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team26Row 10 - Cell 3
12CG Racing Brigade26Row 11 - Cell 3
13Giant Factory Off-Road Team24Row 12 - Cell 3
14SC-Intense22Row 13 - Cell 3
15Commencal / Riding Addiction20Row 14 - Cell 3
16Topcycle By Trek18Row 15 - Cell 3
17Alpine Commencal Austria14Row 16 - Cell 3
18Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team9Row 17 - Cell 3
19Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Batibois Alsace6Row 18 - Cell 3
20Lapierre International5Row 19 - Cell 3
21Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing3Row 20 - Cell 3
22Ghost Factory Racing Team2Row 21 - Cell 3
23Kona1Row 22 - Cell 3

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