Rider sending it down the Les Gets World Cup course

Cabirou, Brosnan, Vergier Make World Cup Les Gets DH Podiums; Höll Wins Junior Women’s

SCOTT Downhill Factory Team’s Marine Cabirou took second place in the Elite Women’s race at World Cup Les Gets DH. In Elite Men, Canyon Factory Downhill Team’s Troy Brosnan and Santa Cruz Syndicate’s Loris Vergier made the podium in fourth and fifth places, earning two of the seven top-ten spots Maxxis-sponsored riders took in the category. SRAM TLD Racing’s Vali Höll continued her domination of the Junior Women’s category with yet another decisive win. The race was held July 13 in Les Gets, France.

Marine Cabirou charges over a jump straight at the camera. Cabirou is becoming an easy one to identify on the charge. ?@maddogboris

Troy Brosnan scrubs the bike off the lip of a ladder drop. Brosnan scrubs off some air time. ?@maddogboris

Loris Vergier carries a ton of speed into the final bermed corner. Vergier laying it into the last corner. ?@maddogboris

Vali Höll sends it big off of the ladder drop. Höll hucks her way to victory. ?@maddogboris

With a final run that put her within 0.677 seconds of victory, Cabirou turned in another excellent performance. Maxxis-sponsored riders took additional top ten spots, with Insync’s Veronika Widmann grabbing sixth place, Maxxis’ Kate Weatherly in ninth, and Kona Factory Team’s Miranda Miller finishing tenth. Pivot Factory Racing’s Emilie Siegenthaler also did well, earning 12th place.

Veronika Widmann cranks through the last berm into the finish. Widmann with just a few pedal strokes to the finish. ?@maddogboris

Despite not spending a ton of time on her DH rig, Miranda Miller still charges hard. Miller bringing home a top ten. ?@maddogboris

Emilie Siegenthaler leans the bike around a grass corner.  Always a contender, Siegenthaler keeps it on line. ?@maddogboris

Cabirou’s teammate Brendan Fairclough made the Elite Men’s top ten in sixth place, with Santa Cruz rider and downhill legend Greg Minnaar in seventh place, David Trummer in eighth place, and Commencal/100%’s Thomas Estaque in ninth. SCOTT’s Dean Lucas was 10th, Pivot’s Edward Masters was 11th, Canyon’s Mark Wallace was 12th, and Kona’s Connor Fearon was 13th.

 Brendan Fairclough carries speed over a log drop. Fairclough flat pedal flying into sixth. ?@maddogboris

Greg Minnaar banks it in hard through the final berm with his name in green on the board for the moment. Minnaar smashes through the last berm. ?@maddogboris

Dean Lucas illustrates perfect cornering form through the grassy left-hander Lucas looking comfortable mid-course. ?@maddogboris

Höll won Junior Women by 12 seconds, with a final time that would have secured a victory in the Elite Women’s race.

Vali Höll takes to the air with a dust clowd in her wake. It seems that only Höll can stop herself, but that’s not likely. ?@maddogboris

World Cup DH action picks up again August 3-4 in Val di Sole, Italy.

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