Oh my goodness. Leov OTB, Blenki hits the tape twice, Cam Cole breaks his arm, Gee OTA, Peaty OTA… and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. France’s Damien Spagnolo was sitting happy in first until Danny Hart dropped in. Nine seconds up at the first split he eventually crossed the line 11 seconds up on the nearest rider. What an end to an amazing season! Danny Hart is World Fricken Champ, beating all those heavy hitting riders in those conditions. And I know at the World Champs the rest of the podium doesn’t really matter but at least we had a Kiwi on it with Blenki taking a very impressive 3rd.
Twitter was going crazy last night; here’s a few of highlights.
DirtMagazine – Danny Champion of the World!!! (Roald Dahl needs an update!)
factoryjackson – Words can not describe how utterly amazing Danny’s run was today. On the wildest track, in the worst conditions…
daveweagle – DANNY HART!!! I have to say, the single most impressive downhill race run that I have EVER seen!! Congrats @DannyHart1 !! Great work my man!
GregMinnaar – Crashing up top didn’t help today. Congrats to Danny Hart, awesome ride bro!
TSageLifePro – Danny Hart is in, you’re fuckin out
johnlawlor79 – Fuck me what a race today, Brosnan and @DannyHart1 absolutely smoked it in the rain at champery..
thomasvanderham – Danny Hart just blew my mind.
TylerMorland – Danny is shaking on the podium… I love this! Smashed it! So excited I could pee myself! @DannyHart1
Full Results Below
| Rank | Name | UCI Code | Team | Result |
| 1 | HART Danny | GBR19910920 | GREAT BRITAIN | 3:41.989 |
| 2 | SPAGNOLO Damien | FRA19850428 | FRANCE | +11.699 |
| 3 | BLENKINSOP Samuel | NZL19881028 | NEW-ZEALAND | +12.993 |
| 4 | FAIRCLOUGH Brendan | GBR19880110 | GREAT BRITAIN | +13.135 |
| 5 | PASCAL Mickael | FRA19791011 | FRANCE | +14.642 |
| 6 | BEAUMONT Marc | GBR19840925 | GREAT BRITAIN | +15.445 |
| 7 | HILL Samuel | AUS19850721 | AUSTRALIA | +15.901 |
| 8 | MINNAAR Greg | RSA19811113 | SOUTH AFRICA | +15.990 |
| 9 | MACDONALD Brook | NZL19911125 | NEW-ZEALAND | +16.932 |
| 10 | BAREL Fabien | FRA19800726 | FRANCE | +18.294 |
| 11 | THIRION Rémi | FRA19900423 | FRANCE | +19.765 |
| 12 | GWIN Aaron | USA19871224 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +20.422 |
| 13 | MILIVINTI Marco | ITA19851202 | ITALY | +21.743 |
| 14 | PAYET Florent | FRA19861121 | FRANCE | +22.131 |
| 15 | SCOLES Matthew | NZL19890605 | NEW-ZEALAND | +22.872 |
| 16 | PEKOLL Markus | AUT19871013 | AUSTRIA | +23.707 |
| 17 | PEAT Steve | GBR19740617 | GREAT BRITAIN | +24.764 |
| 18 | MAY Ludovic | SUI19890403 | SWITZERLAND | +25.320 |
| 19 | SUDING Lorenzo | ITA19860315 | ITALY | +25.335 |
| 20 | GUARDIA PASCUAL Bernat | ESP19820930 | SPAIN | +25.800 |
| 21 | NEETHLING Andrew | RSA19840805 | SOUTH AFRICA | +28.137 |
| 22 | STROBEL Luke | USA19860624 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +28.961 |
| 23 | LEOV Justin | NZL19841020 | NEW-ZEALAND | +29.010 |
| 24 | GUTIERREZ VILLEGAS Marcelo | COL19900509 | COLOMBIA | +32.339 |
| 25 | POMBO Emanuel | POR19870616 | PORTUGAL | +32.489 |
| 26 | KLAUSMANN Marcus | GER19770808 | GERMANY | +32.791 |
| 27 | FERREIRO PAJUELO Antonio | ESP19900103 | SPAIN | +33.552 |
| 28 | BEER Nick | SUI19870917 | SWITZERLAND | +33.911 |
| 29 | STRASSER Benny | GER19890805 | GERMANY | +34.332 |
| 30 | RUTAR Nejc | SLO19890427 | SLOVENIA | +35.345 |
| 31 | OULEGO MORENO Ivan | ESP19760604 | SPAIN | +36.429 |
| 32 | BENTLEY Timothy | RSA19920723 | SOUTH AFRICA | +36.946 |
| 33 | BINGGELI Logan | USA19890827 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +37.483 |
| 34 | STONIG Matthias | AUT19890616 | AUSTRIA | +40.592 |
| 35 | PANDUR Ziga | SLO19910117 | SLOVENIA | +42.531 |
| 36 | PEYER Lars | SUI19880816 | SWITZERLAND | +42.615 |
| 37 | SHIMIZU Kazuki | JPN19920426 | JAPAN | +43.313 |
| 38 | BEER Marcel | SUI19851227 | SWITZERLAND | +43.384 |
| 39 | HANNAH Michael | AUS19831121 | AUSTRALIA | +44.077 |
| 40 | LISZI Attila | HUN19921029 | HUNGARY | +44.446 |
| 41 | WILLEMSE Rhys | AUS19910911 | AUSTRALIA | +44.605 |
| 42 | RIFFLE Duncan | USA19861029 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +44.842 |
| 43 | O’CONNOR Shaun | AUS19910713 | AUSTRALIA | +45.898 |
| 44 | DEL BOSCO Chris | CAN19820330 | CANADA | +46.875 |
| 45 | GAMENARA Andréa | ITA19911128 | ITALY | +47.458 |
| 46 | REID Ben | IRL19860324 | IRELAND | +48.403 |
| 47 | FRASER Rob | CAN19900912 | CANADA | +48.430 |
| 48 | JOHANSEN Zakarias Blom | NOR19921125 | NORWAY | +49.547 |
| 49 | KEENE Curtis | USA19791121 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +50.361 |
| 50 | ACUNA QUINTANA Mauricio Andres | CHI19880815 | CHILE | +50.935 |
| 51 | GIACOMOZZI Nataniel | BRA19841225 | BRAZIL | +51.010 |
| 52 | ATHERTON Gee | GBR19850226 | GREAT BRITAIN | +52.272 |
| 53 | ESTRADA PULGARIN Mauricio Ernesto | COL19830110 | COLOMBIA | +52.439 |
| 54 | POTGIETER Johann | RSA19870106 | SOUTH AFRICA | +54.381 |
| 55 | GRUBER Manuel | AUT19921127 | AUSTRIA | +55.453 |
| 56 | NYLENDE Terje | NOR19910806 | NORWAY | +57.719 |
| 57 | FREI Martin | SUI19880730 | SWITZERLAND | +58.710 |
| 58 | HENRIQUE MIRANDA Walace | BRA19850327 | BRAZIL | +59.121 |
| 59 | PARDAL Francisco | POR19910116 | PORTUGAL | +59.577 |
| 60 | WALLNER Robin | SWE19880704 | SWEDEN | +1:00.728 |
| 61 | O’RIORDAN Seanan | IRL19900704 | IRELAND | +1:01.192 |
| 62 | CARBALLO GONZALEZ Edgar | ESP19881222 | SPAIN | +1:01.724 |
| 63 | HAAS Mathias | AUT19810330 | AUSTRIA | +1:02.630 |
| 64 | GAUVIN Remi | CAN19920616 | CANADA | +1:09.495 |
| 65 | BERCHTOLD Markolf | BRA19800209 | BRAZIL | +1:13.325 |
| 66 | VAUH Miran | SLO19821104 | SLOVENIA | +1:19.731 |
| 67 | MOCELLIN Andrea | ITA19911111 | ITALY | +1:20.141 |
| 68 | HARNSTROM Oscar | SWE19900420 | SWEDEN | +1:20.741 |
| 69 | SCERBININS Marcis | LAT19810320 | LATVIA | +1:23.676 |
| 70 | CALLAGHAN Greg | IRL19911115 | IRELAND | +1:30.424 |
| 71 | ROPELATO Mitch | USA19920303 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +1:32.133 |
| 72 | LAUGHLAND Scott | IRL19900301 | IRELAND | +1:36.055 |
| 73 | COZZI Claudio | ITA19870107 | ITALY | +1:41.678 |
| 74 | LAKTIS Matej | SVK19901010 | SLOVAKIA | +1:48.204 |
| 75 | GSPAN Dominik | SUI19870716 | SWITZERLAND | +1:48.321 |
| 76 | POMBO Daniel | POR19850205 | PORTUGAL | +1:49.035 |
| 77 | MIKULENKA Martin | CZE19880112 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +1:49.592 |
| 78 | SARIOGLOU Orlando | GRE19830224 | GREECE | +1:50.329 |
| 79 | CHARVAT Matej | CZE19851126 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +1:54.535 |
| 80 | TOPOL Berislav | CRO19910428 | CROATIA | +1:59.264 |
| 81 | LI HING FUI Arnaud | MRI19771214 | MAURITIUS | +2:02.771 |
| 82 | LEHIKOINEN Matti | FIN19840419 | FINLAND | +2:04.314 |
| 83 | HANAK Martin | CZE19911024 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +2:23.077 |
| 84 | POPOV Valentyn | UKR19870522 | UKRAINE | +2:24.776 |
| 85 | HAUGLAND Kristoffer | NOR19911009 | NORWAY | +2:25.060 |
| 86 | MARION Matthieu | MRI19860113 | MAURITIUS | +2:53.467 |
| 87 | WOLFE Gerard | IRL19861024 | IRELAND | +3:17.758 |
| 88 | PURRES Erik-lennart | EST19890422 | ESTONIA | +3:20.279 |
| 89 | KLACINSKI Nikola | CRO19910817 | CROATIA | +3:30.545 |
| 90 | LIOVIC Frano | CRO19871209 | CROATIA | +3:58.602 |
| 91 | BRYCELAND Josh | GBR19900323 | GREAT BRITAIN | +4:10.930 |
| 92 | PUKHIR Nikolay | RUS19880224 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | +5:17.826 |
Junior Men:
| Rank | Name | UCI Code | Team | Result |
| 1 | BROSNAN Troy | AUS19930713 | AUSTRALIA | 3:51.503 |
| 2 | TRUMMER David | AUT19940601 | AUSTRIA | +12.188 |
| 3 | CAUVIN Guillaume | FRA19940521 | FRANCE | +19.294 |
| 4 | BUCHANAN Lewis | GBR19930927 | GREAT BRITAIN | +20.796 |
| 5 | BRUNI Loic | FRA19940513 | FRANCE | +22.235 |
| 6 | GUTIÉRREZ Rafael | COL19940831 | COLOMBIA | +22.635 |
| 7 | STEVENS Luke | CAN19930821 | CANADA | +23.781 |
| 8 | OLORENSHAW Reuben | NZL19930426 | NEW-ZEALAND | +27.233 |
| 9 | PARRET Arthur | FRA19930131 | FRANCE | +30.282 |
| 10 | LUKASIK Slawomir | POL19930501 | POLAND | +31.062 |
| 11 | FIGARET Faustin | FRA19931107 | FRANCE | +33.613 |
| 12 | URUBA Jan | CZE19941127 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +35.806 |
| 13 | OGET Ludovic | FRA19931112 | FRANCE | +36.079 |
| 14 | FEARON Connor | AUS19940119 | AUSTRALIA | +36.287 |
| 15 | SCOTT Mark | GBR19930511 | GREAT BRITAIN | +37.177 |
| 16 | PIAZZA Phillip | AUS19930129 | AUSTRALIA | +38.499 |
| 17 | ORREGO CASTANO Juan Manuel | COL19931002 | COLOMBIA | +39.385 |
| 18 | MCMILLAN David | AUS19940228 | AUSTRALIA | +40.558 |
| 19 | FRANKS Daniel | NZL19931002 | NEW-ZEALAND | +43.536 |
| 20 | CAIRE Carlo | ITA19940804 | ITALY | +45.799 |
| 21 | YRTTIAHO Brandon | AUS19930210 | AUSTRALIA | +49.582 |
| 22 | SUHAN Riley | CAN19930911 | CANADA | +49.844 |
| 23 | POWER Ben | AUS19930411 | AUSTRALIA | +50.634 |
| 24 | SHERIDAN Dan | IRL19940517 | IRELAND | +51.119 |
| 25 | ODENDAAL Tiaan | RSA19941106 | SOUTH AFRICA | +54.532 |
| 26 | CHAPUIS Maxime | SUI19941222 | SWITZERLAND | +55.530 |
| 27 | CARROLL Gavin | IRL19930226 | IRELAND | +57.112 |
| 28 | CABIROU Rudy | FRA19940511 | FRANCE | +58.172 |
| 29 | ORMO Ville | FIN19940106 | FINLAND | +58.390 |
| 30 | POTTER Reece | NZL19940107 | NEW-ZEALAND | +59.740 |
| 31 | HUNZIKER Freddy | SUI19930623 | SWITZERLAND | +1:03.952 |
| 32 | CASTRO Carlos | POR19930926 | PORTUGAL | +1:04.462 |
| 33 | BYGATE Nick | NZL19930515 | NEW-ZEALAND | +1:05.073 |
| 34 | VEJVODA Joe | AUS19940814 | AUSTRALIA | +1:08.164 |
| 35 | BAGNOUD Antoine | SUI19940816 | SWITZERLAND | +1:10.807 |
| 36 | BERNET Jonas | SUI19940218 | SWITZERLAND | +1:14.285 |
| 37 | SANGERS Kyle | CAN19930412 | CANADA | +1:19.339 |
| 38 | WRIGHT Christian | USA19930724 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +1:20.625 |
| 39 | VAN DER MERWE Adi | RSA19940303 | SOUTH AFRICA | +1:20.810 |
| 40 | CEPELAK Jan | CZE19940702 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +1:21.193 |
| 41 | MLINAR Peter | SLO19930601 | SLOVENIA | +1:21.421 |
| 42 | HEDMAN Tim | SWE19930501 | SWEDEN | +1:31.401 |
| 43 | BÜNNEMANN Philipp | GER19930720 | GERMANY | +1:33.948 |
| 44 | KNAPEC Martin | SVK19941204 | SLOVAKIA | +1:39.176 |
| 45 | HODDER Jordan | CAN19940219 | CANADA | +1:50.691 |
| 46 | SAVOLAINEN Joonas | FIN19930401 | FINLAND | +1:52.533 |
| 47 | MULALLY Neko | USA19930219 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +1:54.841 |
| 48 | FEY Alasdair | RSA19930319 | SOUTH AFRICA | +1:59.556 |
| 49 | STEPANEK Ondrej | CZE19940118 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +2:17.609 |
| 50 | MCGLINCHEY Christopher | IRL19940331 | IRELAND | +2:24.267 |
| 51 | BOGACHEV Ilya | RUS19940302 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | +3:10.563 |
| 52 | LEIVSSON Isak | NOR19931017 | NORWAY | +3:40.219 |
Women:
| Rank | Name | UCI Code | Team | Result |
| 1 | RAGOT Emmeline | FRA19860527 | FRANCE | 4:54.012 |
| 2 | ATHERTON Rachel | GBR19871206 | GREAT BRITAIN | +15.291 |
| 3 | BUCHAR Claire | CAN19780426 | CANADA | +27.953 |
| 4 | NICOLE Myriam | FRA19900208 | FRANCE | +28.294 |
| 5 | JONNIER Sabrina | FRA19810819 | FRANCE | +30.317 |
| 6 | SUEMASA Mio | JPN19830401 | JAPAN | +37.723 |
| 7 | BERNHARD Petra | AUT19801118 | AUSTRIA | +38.370 |
| 8 | SIEGENTHALER Emilie | SUI19860919 | SWITZERLAND | +43.941 |
| 9 | MOSELEY Tracy | GBR19790412 | GREAT BRITAIN | +44.151 |
| 10 | RUCHTI Miriam | SUI19870101 | SWITZERLAND | +49.112 |
| 11 | RUCKNAGEL Harriet | GER19881011 | GERMANY | +1:04.222 |
| 12 | BROWN Casey | CAN19901027 | CANADA | +1:06.205 |
| 13 | MILLER Miranda | CAN19900302 | CANADA | +1:09.717 |
| 14 | HARMONY Jacqueline | USA19780307 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +1:25.422 |
| 15 | SHORT Katherine | CAN19901102 | CANADA | +1:35.570 |
| 16 | RABEDER Elke | AUT19770526 | AUSTRIA | +1:39.968 |
| 17 | GRIFFITHS Fionn | GBR19820827 | GREAT BRITAIN | +1:48.874 |
| 18 | RUBESAM Sandra | GER19880210 | GERMANY | +1:52.436 |
| 19 | LAIRD Amy | NZL19820106 | NEW-ZEALAND | +4:17.802 |
| 20 | GROS Céline | FRA19830128 | FRANCE | +15:56.235 |
Junior Women:
| Rank | Name | UCI Code | Team | Result |
| 1 | CARPENTER Manon | GBR19930311 | GREAT BRITAIN | 5:11.545 |
| 2 | DELEST Agnes | FRA19931112 | FRANCE | +14.457 |
| 3 | ROSSER Lauren | CAN19931004 | CANADA | +17.248 |
| 4 | REYNIER Sandra | FRA19940622 | FRANCE | +21.943 |
| 5 | ATKIN Sarah | NZL19930322 | NEW-ZEALAND | +57.367 |
| 6 | SANDLER Veronique | NZL19930417 | NEW-ZEALAND | +1:39.175 |
| 7 | FOURTON Lea | FRA19930610 | FRANCE | +1:52.368 |
| 8 | BETHELL Sophiemarie | NZL19930423 | NEW-ZEALAND | +1:59.842 |
| 9 | TAYLOR Madeline | NZL19930804 | NEW-ZEALAND | +2:29.010 |
huh?? Blenky crashes twice = two lil stops and the rest of the podium does matter
World Cup overalls matter (in my opinion) its about consistency and different courses and different conditions. The World Champs is about RAINBOW STRIPES period and and a single on the day result 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th don’t get stripes…
New Zealand’s first senior medal in 20 years of racing, pretty sweet for Blinky with an average run really.