Not very lucky for the race day but good mood within the YT Mob !
Lourdes
Lourdes #1 – Race Day Photos
Enjoy !
Lourdes #1 – Results
First Alexandre Fayolle World Cup Win ! The weather played a significant role in the final ranking. Last pilots had a storm for their final runs !
Rachel still unbeatable in women category.
Lourdes #1 – Training Videos
Round #1 Lourdes – Qualifying Results
Impressive French riders at the top for elite men qualifying results whereas British took the lead for Women !
|-------+------------------| | Rank | Pilot | |-------+------------------| | 1 | Loris Vergier | | 2 | Loic Bruni | | 3 | Luca Shaw | | 4 | Danny Hart | | 5 | Aaron Gwin | |-------+------------------|
|-------+------------------| | Rank | Pilot | |-------+------------------| | 1 | Tahnee Seagrave | | 2 | Rachel Atherton | | 3 | Manon Carpenter | |-------+------------------|
As usual Aaron Gwin not necessarily pushing hard at training !
Last year also Tahnee was #1 before Rachel at Qualifying Results.
The overall results this afternoon !
On-coming Lourdes – Round #1
Enjoy this three in a row Lourdes opening before Croatia next year with last year qualifying scenes !
Lourdes UCI Round #1 – Race
Here they are : top women & men pilots !
Lourdes UCI Round #1 – Race Day Practice
A few more bikes and then up to the track !
Race takes place in Sentier du Pic du Jer.
The race day in the morning track was muddy and rocks very slippery.
Mud did not prevent some riders of very confident practice run !
Race to come !
Lourdes UCI Round #1 – Walk to Paddock…
You already know who won… So let’s start from the beginning : a cold night in some pyrenean neighborhood, a few souvenirs, and… the paddock !
More pictures tomorrow !
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