"For the 3rd downhill round of the UCI World Cup we went to Leogang (Austria), the replacement venue for Schladming, new place and new track to discover. The weather was not really with us this weekend, it rained every single day. The track became more difficult that it was in the dry.
It was a long track - about 5 minutes for the girls, with some really technical wood sections with lot of roots that got more slippery with the mud on them, the track changed a lot over the period of the WC event with holes and ruts developing in almost every turn. The track was very physical and a challenge for everybody with the sicky mud, but I enjoy ridding this kind of tracks.
The qualification run was great, despite some mistakes I got 2nd behind Rachel by 0.61s. The final was on Sunday and the weather was still not cooperating with more rain. The track was really destroyed for the last run and there were some new holes that had developed since practice that caught me off guard. Despite some mistakes in my final run my position remained the same, in 2nd place only this time it was just behind Sabrina Jonnier. This has been the best result so far for me this season, I’m happy to be back on the podium after a difficult start to the year . With the Leogang result I have jumped back up in the overall standings to 5th place.
Women’s Results:
Sabrina JONNIER FRA 4:52.70 2
Emmeline RAGOT FRA 4:56.24 3
Floriane PUGIN FRA 4:58.05 4
Tracy MOSELEY GBR 5:02.39 5
Myriam NICOLE FRA 5:05.48
Thank you for your support.
The next WC event is in 3weeks to Champery (Switzerland) I’m looking forward to the most challenging and steep track yet."
Emmeline is supported by NukeProof components and rides Warhead Stems, Bars and Headsets, Element grips and NukeProof Titanium Springs and Biolt Kits.
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