Tracy Moseley in action!
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Vigo in Spain saw the opening rounds of the 4X and Downhill Nissan UCI World Cup series, and it was a fantastic weekend for the Brits with victories in the men's competitions of both disciplines. There were some good rides from the Women too. Here's our quick round up, with race reports from Tracy Moseley to follow soon.
4X
Victory for Anneke Beerten in the 4X in Vigo in front of an excellent huge crowd and on a super new 4X track, Anneke had an excellent start in front of the current World Champion Jill Kintner (USA), after she has already won the semi-final. Jill tries several times to pass Anneke, but she can avoid all the attacks and Jill commits a mistake, while she was trying to pass Anneke for a last time. Nothing could stop Anneke and the track was open for a wonderful victory for her. It has been the second victory after Schladming in 2005. Next race is 9-10 June in Champéry BikePark.ch for the 2nd round of the Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, presented by Shimano.
DH
We have to remark on the men's event first as Britain's Marc Beaumont took his first-ever World Cup win in Vigo, beating local favourite David Vazquez Lopez by just over a second. Things didn't look good for Beaumont after qualifying, when a big crash left him with deep cuts and 77th spot. But that misfortune came out for the best - that position gave him an early run on a dry course, while a lot of later riders had to contend with rain. That's not to diminish Marc's achievement, though - he's been near the top of the podium plenty of times, and putting a good run together with fresh injuries is no mean feat.
Greg Minnaar was third, with defending champion Steve Peat just off the top tier of the podium in fourth and Sam Hill in fifth.
In the women's race, World Champion Sabrina Jonnier took the win ahead of Britain's Tracy Moseley.
Results
4X - Women
1 BEERTEN Anneke BIKEPARK.CH TUI
2 KINTNER Jill
3 CASTRO FERNANDEZ Eva
4 BUHL Melissa
DH - Women
1 JONNIER Sabrina IRON HORSE / MONSTER ENERGY 2:52.72
2 MOSELEY Tracy KONA LES GETS 2:59.99
3 RAGOT Emmeline 3:02.28
4 GROS Celine 3:06.13
5 SANER Marielle 3:06.66
Other British
6 GRIFFITHS Fionn 3:06.94
12 HORRIDGE Emily (CHATEL MOUNTAIN CYCLE) 3:19.37
19 REES JONES Anja (STENDEC RACING) 3:39.98
Queenie
