Practice - WC#6 - Val d'Isere -

downhill247 wc 12 6 34 3 640 — Connor Fearon admitted he was more nervous for his qualifying run then any World Cup this year! Photo: Jacob Gibbins

Practice for the top 80 riders was a much more relaxed affair then yesterdays’ qualifying session. Despite morning rain practice was held in sunny conditions, there was still some moisture on the track but nothing too major.A�It will be interesting to see what the weather decides to do for racing, the high mountain location means conditions can change instantly.

We will let these photos tell the rest of the story from practice.

downhill247 wc 12 6 12 2 640 — Brook MacDonald is on the hunt for his first big result of the season. Photo: Jacob Gibbins

downhill247 wc 12 6 HILL 2 640 — You would think a track like val d’Isere would suit Sam Hill with its steep, off camber nature, for Australia’s sake lets hope so! Photo: Jacob Gibbins

downhill247 wc 12 6 SMITH 640 — Another rider who relied on their protected status to make the finals was Stevie Smith down in 188th place during qualifying look for a big change in position come finals. Photo: Jacob Gibbins

downhill247 wc 12 6 35 2 640 — Jared Graves is still looking for a big result since his full time return to downhill racing, finals my provide that for him. Photo: Jacob Gibbins

Check out the full race report and photosA�after the raceA�here on downhill247.com