val di sole – MS INTENSE RACING

1 August 2019

world cup round 6 Val di Sole

admin Allgemein, racing brook macdonald, Eleonora farina, ici mtl worldcup, laurie greenland, mike jones, round 6, thibault laly, val di sole

This is our race journal from the 6th world cup race of the 2019 season in Val di Sole. We will update the journal every day with the latest news and pictures of the day. Stay tuned we keep you posted!

Day 4: Finals

: not the day of Eleonora- she crashed and had a flat tire... this makes it impossible to get on the podium these day. Ele finished in P8

: Brook at the last jump landing on the 15 meter mark. 30th place for him after the crash in the top part.

: teammates: Mike and Laurie.

: First world cup victory for Laurie Greenland.

: well deserved Champagne shower by the current world champion Loic Bruni

: the taste of success...

: the men behind Laurie: Mark Sterland

: even the race didn't went as planned, Brook was happy for his team mate Laurie.

What a race and what a result by the end of the day. The day didn’t start as planned. Eleonora struggled in the morning trainings runs. The track changed a lot after the junior’s race, which made it impossible for her to repeat the 4^thplace of the qualification. After a crashed in the middle bit of the track, Eleonora suffered from a flat tire, lost some more time and finished in 8^thplace. Mike had a conservative run on the wrong side of the limit after crashing in the past 2 races. Mike finished in 31^stplace.

Laurie came down in the last top group of qualification. He pushed from the very to and was on a flyer. Not as wild as in previous years, but he managed to increase his lead to the current leader Loic Bruni. Laurie crossed the finish line in lead with 7 more riders to come including top contenders Amoury Pierron and his team mate Brook, who had the best wet time in the qualification on the day before. Pierron had a good run with some little mistakes and couldn’t beat Laurie’s time. Next to come was Brook, who looked good in the top pit of the track, but unfortunately crashed out of the camera views. That crash throwed him back in the ranking and Brook finished in 30^thplace. With just 4 more riders to come, the first world cup victory was more and more in reach. Not one of the upcoming riders was able to beat Laurie’s time and so he finally won his first world cup by a margin of 2,8 seconds.

This was the first world cup victory for the MS Mondraker team since 2016. We are super stoked and happy as these moments make us what we do… the moments of joy when we won a race.

Thx to the whole team and all the sponsors for the support and making us win.

Results:

Day 3: qualification

: still good conditions for the women.

: try conditions in the morning training session.

: Farina with a save run into P4- full gas tomorrow!

: Mike Jones with a re-run after a red flag.

: Laurie Greenland 3rd fastest wet time- P10 in the end.

: mud is sticking everywhere.

: rough cleaning after the race run.

: still in good shape...

Well that was a hard day for use. We started with not too bad weather in the morning. The track was partly dry even it was raining the whole night. The weather seemed to be stable and the women had a dry qualification race. Elenora rode very save to make sure to qualify, which she managed with 4^thplace.

With about 10 riders in the men’s qualification the weather changed to the worth possible. The sky opened its doors and heavy rain effected the upcoming riders pretty bad. Mike got a red flag in his run and had to re-rum, which got him into 31^stposition. While a lot of riders where struggling bot Laurie and Brook had very good runs and entered into the group of riders, who came down in dry conditions. Brook finished in 5^thwith the fastest wet time and Laurie ended up in 10^thplace. Thibault Laly was unlucky again and crashed. He didn’t get seriously injured, but it is unsure if he will be able to compete in Lenzerheide.

Full results:

Day 2 practice & timed training

: Thiabult went down hard, but should be able to ride in qualification.

: building back up his confidence after two big crates in a row- Mike Jones. P15 in timed training

: Laurie pretty confident here in Val di Sole- the track suits him.

: Solid performance of Brook in VdS- P10 in timed training.

: home race for Ele- finished 3rd in timed training.

: toolbox wars- different level

: Stefan Dopplinger: Master of toolbox

: good day on the mountain for Laurie...

First training session in Val di Sole went good for us. The conditions where very dry and dusty and it seems like the track will not hold till finals. Thibault had a crash, but without serious consequences. Ele showed a strong performance again with a 3^rdplace in timed training. Brook set the 10^thbest time of the day and Mike finished in p15.

Results and Startlists

Day 1: course walk

: mud slinging when it's wet...

: Val di Sole, but it's raining?!

: quite a few options...

: good mood in miserable conditions.

: Mark checking Laurie's race wheels from the race last week in Pila- Mavic Deemax's still in good shape.

: Brook happy with the feel of his brakes.

With the 6th round of the 2019 UCI MTB world cup we are dropping into the 2^ndhalf season with just 4 more race to come. Val di Sole is one of those places we know pretty well and we probably had our biggest victories here. For sure the world champion and vice world champion titles here in 2016, but also the 2^ndplace of Laurie here last year where some of our highlights. The track has a big name in the Downhill scene and counts to the hardest tracks on the planet.

While we had good weather in the past few years we started with rain into this week and the forecasts are unsure for the upcoming days. One thing is for sure: if it will rain this track with the mix of loamy ground, rocks and roots will be the hardest of the year.

7 Juli 2018

world cup round 4 in Val di Sole

admin Allgemein, racing 2018, brage Vestavik, brook macdonald, Johannes von Klebelsberg, laurie greenland, mike jones, patrik butler, val di sole, worldcup

With Laurie’s 2nd place, Patrik’s 3rd place in juniors and Brooks 9th place we won the team ranking of the day- an amazing result for us for sure. Check out the impressions of this weekend captured by Björn Hunger.

Music credits:
„broken pieces“ by Not Scientists
„blue pill“ by Uncommonmenfrommars

Day 4:

This day was one of these days, which pay off for all the blood, sweat and effort… but let’s start at the beginning. First important race for us today was the junior world cup, where we have been represented by the Australian Junior Patrik Butler. Patrik missed the first couple of race because of a broken scaphoid and Val di Sole was just his 2^ndworld cup race in 2018. After qualifying 5^thPatrik showed that there is a chance for him to enter the podium. Because of his figure and his body language he looked like flying over the track. He beat some of the stronger and bigger riders and got 3^rdwith 3.3 seconds off first.

In the Elite race we have been represented by three riders and first of them to come down was local Johannes von Klebelsberg. With his so far best qualifying result in his pocket, Johannes rode a little bit to conservative and repeat the position from the day before. Johannes finished in 38, which is still his best world cup result so far.

Brook showed top split times in timed training as well as in his qualification run and so he was in a good mute for the race. On race day he struggled a bit with finding the right suspension setup before his race run. The problem lead into his race run and Brook rode a little bit too consistent to be able to get on the podium- 9^thplace for him. Last to come down one more time was Laurie Greenland. Laurie had a run, which was evocative to his run of world championships in 2016. He showed some wild lines, which paid off in the end. He crossed the finish line in lead and jumped into the hot seat with 4 more riders to come. Vergier crashed at the very top and was not able to attack the podium anymore. Luca Shawn was a few seconds of in the top split times, made up time in the lower part, but couldn’t beat the time of Laurie. Former team mate Danny Hart came close to Lauries split times, but could beat him in the end. Last men to come down was Amaury Pierron, the two times winner of the 2018 race season, who pointed out his strength in qualifications with a fabulous time and for sure he was the favorite for this race. Amaury was ahead at split one, back at split 2, back again at split 3 and a few tenth of a second ahead again at split 4. The French men crossed the finish line 0,524 ahead of Laurie, who got 2^ndin the end.

With the 2^ndplace of Laurie, the 9^thplace of Brook and the 3^rdplace of Patrik in the junior race we won the team ranking of the day and made up some point in the team overall ranking.

We are now heading to the 5^thround of the 2018 UCI MTB worldcup in Vallnord/ Anodrra- stay tuned.

: Brook MacDonald on fire.

: style shot by Nathan Hughes of Brook MacDonald

: racing at it's best in front of an awesome crowd

: the last seconds waiting in the hotseat and last man is coming down

: happy days with happy people...

: junior Patrik Butler with his first podium in 2018.

: that does not happen very often- this is why it is so special: team of the day!

: Mr. MS himself and Brook MacDonald- again happy people.

Day 3:

Again heavy rain over night- the conditions were difficult and Mike Jones struggled riding with his sore thumb from the crash from the day before. Mike crashed again and could not qualify for the race on Saturday. Brook came down with top split times, but unfortunately crashed in the so-called “Sam Hills corner”, which is the second last corner before the finish. With no speed Brook pedaled into 25^thplace. Laurie had a constant run and finished in 10^thplace. Big surprise of the day was co-factory rider Johannes von Klebelsberg, who finished in 21^stposition- not just his best qualifying result so far, but also in front of his home crowed. Last but not least Patrik Butler qualified in 5^thposition.

: steeeeeeeeeeep.

: mudd action marks

: crashed again in qualifications- Mike Jones

: Laurie on fire as in 2016

: Mike Jones

: Laurie Greenland

: Brook MacDonald

: Laurie Greenland

Day 2:

First day of training is done. We had some heavy rain over night, which made the track being even more tricky. The roots and rocks get even more slippery and the dusty ground changed into a loamy surface. Mike Jones slipped in one sections and crashed, not hard, but he caught a crack and dislocated his thumb. Brook and Laurie didn’t push too hard in timed training and finished in 7^thand 36^thposition.

: Laurie in the zone

: Mike following Brook.

: team work

: the MS Mondraker training train

: sew SDG dropper seat posts seen on the trainings bikes of Brook, Laurie and Mike

: Brook in stoned stones section

: Mike dislocated his thump

: Mike just before the crash happened.

Day 1:

Comezzadurra in Val di Sole host the 4^thstop of the 2018 UCI MTB world cup. The track is known as rough and unforgiving. We are always come to this place with mixed feelings- for sure it is an exciting track to race on, but we are always happy to leave this place in one piece. There was nothing really new to discover on track walk and so it was just about finding the fastest line… a lot to discuss on and off the track.