Mont Ste Anne World Cup

The weather has been HORRIBLE here in Quebec! The tracks were soaked... and riders were coming down the hill covered in sloppy wet mud! But it turned out to be a great weekend for Fionn! Double Podium finish again - 5th in the DH and 3rd in the 4X! Which now puts her 5th overall in BOTH events! Congrats to Fionn on another successful weekend.

Off to Bromont now for the 5th World Cup next weekend..... 

VPS Fest

Just a quick one to let everyone know that Fionn WILL be attending the Norco VPS Fest this weekend at Blue Mountain in Ontario, Canada. This will be Fionn's first VPS Fest, an event created by Norco for Norco owners to come out and enjoy a weekend of riding with Factory Team members and have access to Factory Team technical support!! Check out Norco.com for more information. 

Selection For Mtb WORLD CHAMPS - Italy

British Cycling has announced its 35-strong Great Britain Mountain Bike Team for the forthcoming World Championships held at Val di Sole in Italy between the 15th - 22nd June.

Riders

Downhill:

Elite men / women
Dan Atherton
Gee Atherton
Rachel Atherton
Ben Cathro
Brendan Fairclough
Fionn Griffiths
Tracy Moseley
Steve Peat

Junior men
Josh Bryceland
Sam Dale
Danny Hart
Joe Smith

4-Cross

Elite men/women
Dan Atherton
Scott Beaumont
Will Evans
Fionn Griffiths
Dave Wardell

Cross-Country

Elite men/women
Oli Beckingsale
Liam Killeen
Fiona McDermid

U23 men
Ian Bibby
Ross Creber
Ian Field
David Fletcher

Junior men / women
Sebastian Batchelor
Hamish Creber
Annie Last
Alex Paton

TRIALS

Elite 20"
Andrei Burton
Daniel Butler
Tom Rankin
Ben Savage
Ben Slinger

Elite 26"
Andrei Burton
Daniel Butler
James Hyland
Ben Savage
Ben Slinger

Junior 20"
Joe Oakley
Sam Oliver

Junior 26"
Joe Oakley
Sam Oliver
Scott Wilson

World Cup #2, Vallnord, Andorra

Andorra - The course terrain was a mix of everything & with the weather so changeable it kept us all wondering what tyres to run to get the best grip.
Everything from thick fog & rain to bright sun caused the course to slip & slide with huge ruts just waiting to take you out if you lost concentration even for a split second.

My results were good enough to keep me top three for 4x and top six for DH
4X - 3rd
DH - 6th
My mechanic Paul did a brilliant job all weekend & I was pleased my brother Justin has eventually come to see me race.

We're just about to start out on the long drive to Fort William, due to arrive there on Wednesday. I've been asked to get involved with something for the young mountain bikers in Corpach so I'm looking forward to meeting them.

U S Open of Mountain Biking

I've had a great weekend, making the top step in both Dual Slalom & DH.

Pro Women Dual Slalom

1. Fionn Griffiths
2. Kathy Pruitt

Pro Men Dual Slalom

1. Jared Rando
2. JD Swanguen

Pro Women Downhill

1. Fionn Griffiths (GBr) 3:03.333
2. Kathy Pruitt (USA) 3:06.151
3. Joanna Patterson (RSA) 3:12.648


Pro Men Downhill

1. Steve Smith (Can) 2:36.7
2. Sam Hill (Aus) 2:37.3
3. Bryn Atkinson (Can) 2:38.6


Heading back to Europe now for World Cup round 2 in Andorra