After falling behind in Split 2, Vali Hell stormed through the final two track sectors to match his World Championship winning performance at Fort William. Nina Hoffman rode a great race and with Vali Hell and Tahnee Seagrave falling behind in split two, it seemed unlikely that any rider could match her time. The women’s race was decided by the final split, with Vali Herr closing the gap by 1.7 seconds to win by 0.561. Tahnee Seagrave finished the week in third place and is looking back on her best form.
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result:
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First place. Vali Hell: 4:41.424
The second. Nina Hoffman: 4:41.985 / +0.561
The third. Tahnee Seagrave: 4:43.255 / +1.831
4th. Camille Baranche: 4:45.381 / +3.957
5th place. Gloria Scalsi: 4:48.651 / +7.227
Complete results:
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Live race updates:
6:05 PDT: Douglas Vieira is first rider down with a time of 4:23.027.
Douglas Vieira took the hot seat aboard his new Polygon downhill bike and was the first to complete a lap in the elite men’s final.
6:06 PDT: Greg Minnaar crashes in split 2
Greg Minnaar led by nearly a second in the first split, but lost ground during a rough second half. Minar quickly recovered, but any chance of a good result was gone.
6:08 PDT: Conor Fearon is fastest.
Connor Fearon took over the lead and held the lead by 4.762 seconds.
Race updates:
5:15 PDT: Elite women’s race is underway.
The Elite final begins in Fort William with Phoebe Gale taking the first lap.
5:21 PDT: Phoebe Gale with a time of 4:52.709
Phoebe Gale crossed the line about 2.5 seconds faster than Vali Hell’s semi-final winning time.
5:23 PDT: Gloria Scalsi takes the early lead.
Enduro specialist Gloria Scalsi drew attention in second place after beating Vali Herr’s run in the semi-finals and currently holds a four-second lead in the final.
05:26 PDT: Mir Johnsett gets caught off course on his final jump.
Mir Johnsett ended his run 28 seconds early and lost momentum, so he had to restart the race at one of the worst spots on the course.
5:29 PDT: Anna Newkirk moves into third place.
Anna Newkirk has had a great week so far in 3rd place.
5:35 PDT: Marin Cabirou moves into second place.
No one can match Gloria Scalsi so far, as Marin Cabirou ended the weekend in second place with five riders left.
5:39 PDT: Nina Hoffman up 5.9 seconds on split 2
Nina Hoffmann was 5.920 seconds ahead of Gloria Scalsi after the second track sector, showing good performance in the top half of the course.
5:41 PDT: Nina Hoffman finishes the run in first place with a score of 6.666.
Nina Hoffman had a great run at Fort William, beating Gloria Scalsi by more than six and a half seconds.
5:44 PDT: Camille Baranche moves into second place.
Camille Baranche could not match the run Nina Hoffmann made when she finished 3.3 seconds earlier.
5:47 PDT: Turney Seagrave 1.6 Return to Split 2
Tahnee Seagrave, who took the lead in the first sector, fell off the pace of Nina Hoffman heading into the woods.
5:49 PDT: Tahnee Seagrave is 1.27 behind Hoffman for second place.
Tahnee Seagrave closed in on Nina Hoffman in the final split, but suffered damage in split 2 and could only manage 2nd place. Vali Herr is the only rider who can stop Hoffmann from winning in the opening round of the 2024 season.
5:52pm PDT: Vali Hell falls 1 second late in split 2
Nina Hoffmann rode an amazing second split as Vali Hell also lost time on the second track sector.
5:54 PDT: Vali Hel storms Lower Split and wins at Fort William
Vali Hel won the last two splits to win the opening round in Scotland.