Wild times here in Norway, as Thibaut Ruffian proves, drifting his way around one of the grassy turns on the track!
The race here inA�Norway ran to a different scheduleA�compared to the six previous World Cups.A�With it being it the last race of the season apparently the decision was made to hold the finals on Saturday allowing spectators to party on Saturday. The flip side of this is that crowd numbers were possibly a little less as the locals had to work on Friday!
Elite Men:
1. Steve Smith 3.31.76
2. George Brannigan 3.32.16 + 0.40
3. Greg Minnaar 3.33.90A�+ 2.13
4. Gee Atherton 3.34.05 + 2.29
5. Nick Beer 3.34.90 + 3.13
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7. Sam Hill 3.36.51 + 4.75
11. Mic Hannah 3.37.41 + 5.64
20. Bryn Atkinson 3.39.06 + 7.30
38. Connor Fearon 3.43.12 + 11.36
47. Mitch Delfs 3.46.50 + 14.73
55. Josh Button 3.48.25 + 16.49
We were walking up the track as Bryn Atkinson went drifting past, two feet up, nice!Look at the concentration, unfortunately for Steve Peat a crash in his race run pushed him down to 71st.Mechanics are often little known and just go about their business but without them riders would be left high and dry!Just like mechanics, the media are generally little known but just get on with their job. Here photo guru Jacob Gibbins gets a lift to the start of the track.Some took their filming/photography a bit more serious than others!A lot of cameras were focused on this gap but only a few riders would send it.Emeline Ragot finished 2nd just over 2 seconds behind Rachel Atherton.Mic Hannah just missed out on a top 10 finish in 11th place.Australia’s highest placed finisher was Sam Hill in 7th.Greg Minnaar can never be ruled out, 3rd in the race and 2nd in the overall.Second place was George Brannigan, the young Kiwis best result thus far.Stevie Smith was all smiles for the cameras! 1st place…
Next to wrap up the race and the series for 2012 we will bring you Connor Fearon’s Inside Info from the race, stay tuned.
