Vali Höll took another win this year as she fell more than three seconds off the mighty Nina Hoffmann. Eleonora Farina was the only other rider to beat the fastest series in qualifying and cross the streak in third. Myriam Nicole was even leading against Vale by more than two seconds after the second split but a punctured tire missed her chance to win.
Stay tuned for results and live updates.
Live time is available here.
consequences:
Elite women
the first. Valley Hall: 4: 56.012
Second. Nina Hoffman: 4:59.159
Third. Eleonora Farina: 5: 00.522
Fourth. Jess Bloit: 5: 11.908
Fifth. Monica Hrastnik: 5: 12.210
young women
the first. Vibe Jill: 5:09.223
Second. Isabella Yankova: 5: 16.084
Third. Gracey Humstreet: 5:16.805
Fourth. Valentina Roa Sanchez: 5: 27.466
Fifth. Amy Kenyon: 5: 28.439
little men
the first. Jackson Goldstone: 4: 13.766
Second. Jordan Williams: 4: 17.566
Third. Body Con: 4: 20.302
Fourth. Lachlan Stevens McNabb: 4: 26.463
Fifth. Ryan Pinkerton: 4: 26,966
Full results:
Elite women
young women
little men
Live race updates:
The women’s elite races will start at: PT 10:25 / EDT 12:25 / GMT 17:25 / CEST 18:25
Elite men will begin to: PDT 11:45 / EDT 13:45 / BST 18:45 / CEST 19:45
The women come first in the elite race and we could be at some quick times as the course dries up. With Camille Balanche out due to injury, everyone is wide open.
Course preview:
The top five places in the playoffs:
the first. Valley Hall: 5: 04.032
Second. Monica Hrastnik: 5: 17.998
Third. Nina Hoffman: 5: 19.624
Fourth. Myriam Nicole: 5: 22.463
Fifth. Jess Bloit: 5: 23.439
Who do you think will win?:
Who do you think will win today’s race? Will we see someone new climb to the top of the podium?
Racing updates:
9:30 a.m. PDT The elite women are now on their way as Kaitlyn Farmer heads up the race.
9:41 AM PDT After the top six riders, the top five are:
the first. Melanie Shabazz: 5: 30.934
Second. Cel van der Velden: 5:31.224
Third. Abigail Huggie: 5: 47.688
Fourth. Casey Voysey: 6:07,257
Fifth. Ella Erickson: 6:16,143
9:46am PDT Michaela Barton is the first out of the top ten to hit the track and she took the lead by just 0.002 seconds!
9:48am PDT After not completing the full qualifying series, Mel Johnst has jumped to the top so far by nine seconds.
9:51am PDT Now Anna Newkirk is the fastest, 2.5 seconds behind Mile Joneset.
9:53AM PDT Veronica Weidmann leads the way by more than five seconds. Veronica is still ten seconds away from the Valley Hall qualifying series.
9:56AM PDT Eleonora Farina was flying but some stalls in the rock garden lost a lot of time. Eleonora still crossed the line with a massive 13.6sec high. The Valley Series has now been defeated in the playoffs by four seconds.
9:57AM PDT With five passengers left, the top five are:
the first. Eleonora Farina: 5: 00.522
Second. Veronica Weidmann: 5:14.216
Third. Anna Newkirk: 5: 19.425
Fourth. Mel Gunsett: 5:21.932
Fifth. Michaela Barton: 5:30.932
10:00 a.m. PDT Jess Blewitt is more than 11 seconds back, but that’s still good enough for a second place so far.
10:01am PDT Myriam Nicole looks good at the top of the course as she sits around six seconds into the second section.
10:02am PDT A flat back tire for Myriam Nicole! This will really spoil the overall arrangement.
10:07am PDT Nina Hoffman is ahead by 1.3 seconds! We still have two riders left, so she will definitely be in the top three for Nina.
10:11am PDT Big trouble for Monica Hrastnik through the rocks and she comes to a complete stop. Monica is still fourth in the next split.
10:11am PDT Monica Hrastnik crossed the streak in fourth place with only Valley Hall remaining.
10:13am PDT Vali Höll is 1.6 at the second split, that will be soon.
10:15am PDT Valley Hall wins the World Cup in Mont-Sainte-Anne!
The guys wrap up the race, and after the women’s elite race, the track looks pretty fast. We’re sure we’ll get some wild rides today from the best elite guys.
Inside the bar:
Before we get to the last riders, check out the lines that Ben Cathrow spotted on the course.
The top five places in the playoffs:
the first. Finn Ellis: 4: 17.842
Second. Greg Minnaar: 4: 21.082
Third. Amauri Byron: 4: 22.571
Fourth. Troy Brosnan: 4: 22.910
Fifth. Bernard Kerr: 4:24.102
Racing updates:
11:03am PDT With 30 passengers remaining, the top five are:
the first. Ronan Dunn: 4: 22.834
Second. Mark Wallace: 4: 23.459
Third. Phil Atwell: 4: 23.877
Fourth. Austin Dooley: 4:24.139
Fifth. Kirk McDowall: 4: 24.964
11:16am PDT Oliver leads visitors by just 0.5 seconds.
11:18am PDT Kye A’Hern actually beat Zwar to take over a second in the lead.