MTB World Cup XC, DH & 4X #8 - B

Fort William, Scotland, September 10-11, 2005

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Race 5 - September 11: Women downhill

Moseley kicks of great day for home riders

By Rob Jones in Fort William

Tracy Moseley was the first of two British winners on 'Downhill Sunday' of the final rouond of the 2005 mountain bike World Cup. Moseley set teh fastest time in seeding and therefore was last rider down the hill.

Angelika Hohenwarter (Austria) set the early fast time of 5:46.10, which stood up for 10 riders before Emma Guy (Great Britain) knocked a slim two-hundredths of a second off. After that, the lead was changing almost every rider. Kathy Pruitt (Luna), fifth from last, put in a strong time at 5:02.50, but two riders later the new Junior world champion, Rachel Atherton (Great Britain), came through over a second and a half faster. Jonnier couldn't beat Atherton's time, so it was down to Moseley, who became the only woman to crack the five minute barrier, with a time of 4:59.97, despite a crash.

"I had a good semi run; I tried to be smooth, pick good lines and not go too hard at the top because it is such a long course." explained Moseley. "It started to rain just as I was beginning my final, and I slid out on the rocks at the top, so I backed off a bit. I guess that made it pretty close, but it was enough to win."

Results

1 Tracy Moseley (GBr)              4.59.97
2 Rachel Atherton (GBr)            5.00.89
3 Sabrina Jonnier (Fra)            5.02.02
4 Kathy Pruitt (USA)               5.02.50
5 Vanessa Quin (NZl)               5.04.62
6 Helen Gaskell (GBr)              5.06.76
7 Marielle Saner (Swi)             5.10.18
8 Emmeline Ragot (Fra)             5.10.25
9 Celine Gros (Fra)                5.14.97
10 Mio Suemasa (Jpn)               5.24.33
11 Anja Rees-Jones (GBr)           5.25.21
11 Maria Conway (GBr)              5.25.21
13 Claire Buchar (Can)             5.30.66
14 Petra Bernhard (Aut)            5.33.22
15 Michela Thaler (Ita)            5.36.66
16 Pascaline Reusser (Swi)         5.40.48
17 Emma Guy (GBr)                  5.46.08
18 Angelika Hohenwarter (Aut)      5.46.10
19 Katrina Strand (Can)            5.47.62
20 Fionn Griffiths (GBr)           5.52.16
21 Karen Ballentine (GBr)          5.59.41
22 V. Janeiro Alfageme (Spa)       6.04.03
23 Daniela Bossard (Swi)           6.10.14
24 Haby-Blu Cann (GBr)             6.13.45
25 Jules Coventry (GBr)            6.17.40
26 Jaymie Mart (Bar)               6.18.00
27 Caroline Mackinlay (GBr)        6.22.47
28 Lynne Aitchison (GBr)           6.22.93
29 Calamaty-Jayne Cann (GBr)       6.30.78
30 Lynda Davies (GBr)              9.31.13
 
Final World Cup standings
 
1 Sabrina Jonnier (Fra)               1454 pts
2 Tracy Moseley (GBr)                 1419
3 Rachel Atherton (GBr)               1115
4 Vanessa Quin (NZl)                  1014
5 Marielle Saner (Swi)                1004
6 Helen Gaskell (GBr)                  811
7 Céline Gros (Fra)                    780
8 Anne-Caroline Chausson (Fra)         720
9 Scarlett Hagen (NZl)                 718
10 Emmeline Ragot (Fra)                662
11 Petra Bernhard (Aut)                539
12 Fionn Griffiths (GBr)               492
13 Kathy Pruitt (USA)                  477
14 Anita Molcik (Aut)                  346
15 Anneke Beerten (Ned)                278
16 Anja Rees Jones (GBr)               271
17 Maria Conway (GBr)                  252
18 Mio Suemasa (Jpn)                   233
19 Nolvenn Le Caer (Fra)               231
20 Claire Buchar (Can)                 225
21 Pascaline Reusser (Swi)             209
22 Angelika Hohenwarter (Aut)          196
23 Melissa Buhl (USA)                  163
24 Bernardita Pizzaro (Chi)            152
25 Miriam Ruchti (Swi)                 129
26 Antje Kramer (Ger)                  120
27 April Lawyer (USA)                  115
28 Daniela Bossard (Swi)               114
29 Michaela Thaler (Ita)               110
30 Karen Ballentine (GBr)              110
31 Miriam Blas Otondo (Spa)            101
32 Diana Marggraff (Ecu)               100
33 Alice Kuhne (Swi)                    98
34 Danika Schroeter (Can)               95
35 Michelle Dumaresq (Can)              93
36 Calamaty-Jayne Cann (GBr)            90
37 Anka Martin (RSA)                    86
38 Katrina Strand (Can)                 83
39 Violeta Alfageme (Spa)               72
40 Silja Stadler (Swi)                  69
41 Jenna Makgill (NZl)                  67
42 Patricia Loureiro (Bra)              67
43 Julia Lasso (Ecu)                    63
44 Angelica Pereira De Castro (Bra)     59
45 Jules Coventry (GBr)                 56
46 Lisa Myklak (USA)                    55
47 Verónica Miranda (Chi)               55
48 Jacqueline Harmony (USA)             52
49 Emma Guy (GBr)                       49
50 Joanna Petterson (USA)               46
51 Emily Johnston (USA)                 40
52 Mireia Bosca Ballester (Spa)         40
53 Claire Whiteman (Aus)                37
54 Leana Gerrard (USA)                  37
55 Violeta Janeiro Alfageme (Spa)       34
56 Victoria Hernandez Molinas (Spa)     34
57 Mylene Fortier (Can)                 32
58 Haby-Blu Cann (GBr)                  30
59 Zsofia Koczka (Hun)                  30
60 Celine Spicher (Swi)                 28