Gwin seals title, Moseley solidifies lead : Cycling Central on SBS

While Gwin's team-mate France's Tracy Moseley solidified her lead in the women's standings with her fourth win of the year.Moseley now leads second place finisher, and second ranked, Floriane Pugin (Scott 11) by 150 points going into the final round, in two week's time. Sabrina Jonnier (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) continues her comeback, posting a season-high third at the course she won on in 2009.After a dry run during qualifying a day earlier, the rain moved in and soaked the course all night and the morning of the final, changing lines and sending riders scrambling for spiked tires.&nbsp; While it was not raining during the women's race, there were still plenty of slippery sections and water-filled ruts to give the riders problems.Junior World Cup leader Manon Carpenter (Madison Saracen) set the first fast time, and held onto the lead until one of the favourites, Rachel Atherton (Commencal), smashed her time by nearly five and a half seconds, to finish in 2:46.385. Atherton had crashed in training and just rolled the start of the qualifier, so she rode much earlier than usual.&nbsp; Atherton's time was even more impressive given that she slipped on one of the single track sections low on the course and laid her bike down momentarily.Atherton retained the lead until Jonnier, third in qualifying, posted the first sub-2:40 time.&nbsp; The French rider, cheered on by thousands of compatriots, was 1.1 seconds up at the first time split, 1.8 seconds ahead at the second, and then completely crushed the lower section to finish over 8.5 seconds ahead at the finish line.Pugin, one of only two riders to beat Moseley this year (Atherton is the other), was expected to offer the greatest threat to Moseley, but she struggled with the pedalling section at the top of the course, falling nearly 3.5 seconds behind Jonnier. By the second split she had improved to only four-tenths of a second back, but was a miniscule one-hundredth of a second ahead of Jonnier at the finish; not the run she was looking for.Moseley, on the other hand, stepped up her game for the final, and was fastest through every section of the course, despite hitting a big puddle near the top, which temporarily blinded her.The world champion finished nearly five seconds ahead of her French rival, to extend her lead in the overall competition to 150 points, with Atherton third, a further 235 points behind."It didn't feel that good at the start, that's probably the worst start I've every had at a World Cup" Moseley said. "I took a line that absolutely drenched me, there wasn't a puddle there before today.&nbsp; I was soaked, through the helmet ...I could not see a thing.&nbsp; I had to grab a tearoff from my goggles.&nbsp; After that awful start I just tried to keep it going, I had lost so much speed that I felt like I was starting from zero again."It was a pretty tough track, and it had changed a lot from yesterday.&nbsp; I knew that I would have to give it everything to beat Floriane in a home race, and she is often a better mud rider than me.&nbsp; I just had to bury myself and go for it.&nbsp; I'm just glad that I managed to stay on, it's pretty amazing."Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) took his second win of the season at La Bresse.However, it was not enough to stop Gwin from claiming the men's title with a third place, an impressive feat with one race still remaining in the series.&nbsp; Gee Atherton (Commencal) took second.The men started with the same course-drying conditions as the women, and the first rider on the course, Tim Bentley (Morewood United Ride) set the first fast, sub-2:20 time. He was bumped a few riders later by Brit Greg Williamson, before Sam Dale (Sunn Montgenevre) took a more significant 3.2 seconds off the lead, to drop it to 2:16.100.But it was Britain's Ben Cathro who set what would prove to be the first top-ten <a href="http://anfu.putianb2b.com/"><strong>安福QQ在线</strong></a> time, and spend much of the race in the Hot Seat.&nbsp; Cathro was aided by intermittent rain, heavy at times, that made some drying dirt sections slippery again, forcing riders to navigate more cautiously than riders that went down earlier in the seeding.Cathro stayed on top through 34 riders before Justin Leov (Trek World Racing) finally displaced him by 0.414 seconds.&nbsp; Leov was immediately pushed out of the top spot one rider later by Marc Beaumont (GT).It was a certainty that the next rider down, Josh Bryceland (Santa Cruz Syndicate), was about to bump Beaumont when he crashed spectacularly in sight of the finish line.Bryceland, using flat pedals, was over a half a second faster at the second split, but just before the final jump his right foot slipped off his pedal and he went tumbling.Fabien Barel (Mondraker), the two-time world champion and French favourite, managed to recover from a near crash at the top of the course, and slip-slid his way through the mud to finish 0.675 seconds ahead of Beaumont and move into the Hot Seat, which he held through Andrew Neethling (Giant) and Cam Cole (Lapierre), before Minnaar came down the track.Minnaar had qualified a relatively slow fifth, but was on fire for his final run.&nbsp; The South African was near flawless, avoiding the slide-outs that cost others time, while still managing to throw in pedal strokes where others were coasting.&nbsp; He came flying across the line nearly 3.5 seconds faster than Barel, setting the first sub-2:10 time of the day.Minnaar's team mate Steve Peat rode next, with a time that was initially good enough for fifth in the final standings.&nbsp; However, the Brit had slid off course on the wet grass near the top, sliding through the tape on one side of a pole and then back in on the other side.&nbsp; It wasn't intentional, and didn't offer him any advantage, but was enough to subsequently disqualify him.It was down to the final three riders, with Gee Atherton looking tp upset Minnaar after recording the fastest split of the day at the upper half of the course.However, he slowed significantly through the tight, twisty middle section, to finish 0.459 seconds behind Minnaar at the line.&nbsp; Canada's Steve Smith (Devinci) could not repeat his second place run from qualifying and finished seventh, leaving only World Cup leader Gwin to ride.From the start, it was clear that Gwin was not showing the dominat form that he has had all season, four-tenths of a second back at the first split and almost two seconds back at the second split.&nbsp; He lost another half a second by the finish line, but it was good enough for third, and locked up the World Cup title, with an insurmountable lead of 310 points over Minnaar.&nbsp; Gee Atherton remains third, a further 151 points back."After I crashed at Mont Ste Anne, I wasn't carrying a lot of confidence through Windham," Minnaar said. "So I went to Santa Cruz [California] and spent three weeks getting ready for this last trip.&nbsp; I felt bit discouraged being beat by Aaron by so much in the Qualies, so after practice this morning I went back to my room and just hung out by myself and just really thought about the run that I needed to put together if I was to have any chance to win this race.""I ran into a lot of mud spray at the top, and I was being somewhat cautious, so I didn't think it was enough to win, but I guess I kept it smooth, and I guess that was enough to win.&nbsp; It's awesome to do that.&nbsp; It was just a great weekend, with a great crowd and a great atmosphere."Race Notes- Minnaar's win was his 52nd podium appearance, tying him with team-mate Steve Peat for the most (Peat would have gotten his 53rd if he hadn't been DQ'd).- Fabien Barel announced that he will retire at the end of this season, following the World Cup Final (Val di Sole, Italy, in two weeks) and the world championships in Champery, Switzerland.&nbsp; Barel, who won back-to-back Elite world titles in 11 years of World Cup competition plus a Junior world title, has been battling injuries over the past few seasons, including riding at times with a leg brace, so, while it will be sad to see the cheerful Frenchman leave, it is not totally unexpected.Women's Results1 Tracy Moseley (GBr) Trek World Racing &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:32.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02 Floriane Pugin (Fra) Scott 11 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:37.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;4.9913 Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:37.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;5.0014 Rachel Atherton (GBr) Commencal &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:46.4&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;13.5565 Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Team GR &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:47.5&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;14.6626 Myriam Nicole (Fra) Riding Addiction Commencal &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.putianb2b.com/"><strong>外贸运动鞋</strong></a> &nbsp;02:50.6&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;17.7367 Harriet Rucknagel (Ger) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:51.5&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;18.6348 Manon Carpenter * (GBr) Madison Saracen &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:51.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;19.0079 Jill Kintner (USA) Transition/Red Bull &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:53.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;20.99210 Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Team GR &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:56.5&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;23.68611 Petra Bernhard (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:57.7&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;24.86312 Zarja Cernilogar (Slo) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:58.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;25.92613 Jessica Stone (GBr) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;03:00.4&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;27.614 Emilie Siegenthaler (Sui) Scott 11 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;03:02.7&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;29.88815 Agnes Delest * (Fra) &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.putianb2b.com/"><strong>耐克运动鞋</strong></a> &nbsp;03:02.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;29.96216 Miriam Ruchti (Sui) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;03:05.4&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;32.59217 Jacqueline Harmony (USA) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;03:07.3&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;34.45418 Sarah Atkin * (NZl) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;03:08.6&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;35.75119 Emma Wareham (GBr) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;03:19.5&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;46.69120 Céline Gros (Fra) Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;05:26.6&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:53.8DNS Jana Bartova (Cze)&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Men's Results1 Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:09.6&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;2 Gee Atherton (GBr) Commencal &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:10.1&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;0.4593 Aaron Gwin (USA) Trek World Racing &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:12.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;2.4294 Fabien Barel (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:13.1&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;3.4735 Cameron Cole (NZl) Lapierre International &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:13.6&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;3.9796 Marc Beaumont (GBr) GT &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:13.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;4.1487 Steve Smith (Can) Devinci Global Racing &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:14.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;4.398 Damien Spagnolo (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:14.6&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;5.0039 Justin Leov (NZl) Trek World Racing &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:14.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;5.19610 Ben Cathro (GBr) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:15.2&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;5.6111 Brook MacDonald (NZl) MS Evil Racing &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:15.3&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;5.69412 Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:15.5&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;5.86213 Danny Hart (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:15.6&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;6.0214 Mickael Pascal (Fra) Morewood Unitedride &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:15.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;6.18215 Joseph Smith (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:15.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;6.22316 Rémi Thirion (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:16.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;6.38117 Michael Hannah (Aus) GT Bikes &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:16.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;6.38518 Harry Heath (GBr) Unior Tools Team &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:16.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;6.39419 Alex Bond (GBr) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:16.1&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;6.48120 Sam Dale (GBr) Team Sunn Montgenevre &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:16.1&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;6.48921 Lewis Buchanan * (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:16.1&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;6.50822 Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Massif Des Vos &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:16.7&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;7.09123 Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:16.7&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;7.09524 Matthew Simmonds (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:16.9&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;7.24325 Bernard Kerr (GBr) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:16.9&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;7.30926 Ben Reid (Irl) Dirt Norco Race Team &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:16.9&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;7.33727 Adam Brayton (GBr) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:17.2&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;7.5528 Ivan Oulego Moreno (Esp) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:17.2&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;7.62329 Eliot Jackson (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:17.4&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;7.82430 Troy Brosnan * (Aus) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:17.6&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;7.97931 Loic Bruni * (Fra) Lapierre International &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:17.6&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;8.00532 Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas (Col) CG Racing Brigade &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:17.9&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;8.25833 Andrew Neethling (RSA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:17.9&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;8.32234 Marcus Klausmann (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:18.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;8.3535 Nico Vink (Bel) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Massif Des Vos &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:18.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;8.41336 Fabien Pedemanaud (Fra) Scott 11 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:18.1&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;8.49437 Joshua Button (Aus) SC - Intense &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:18.3&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.greentownfc.com/blog/blog.php?do=showone&uid=5318&type=blog&itemid=4199 20"><strong>GHD Purple，Purple Gods，GHD Hot, | Showing Popular and Fashion Hot</strong></a> &nbsp;8.64238 Markus Pekoll (Aut) MS Evil Racing &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:18.3&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;8.6839 Joris Bigoni (Fra) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:18.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;9.22840 Dan Atherton (GBr) Commencal &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:19.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;9.3841 George Brannigan (NZl) Devinci Global Racing &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:19.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;9.39442 Matthew Scoles (NZl) Team Cingolani Trek &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:19.2&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;9.54943 Luke Strobel (USA) MS Evil Racing &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:19.2&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;9.62444 Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Kona &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:19.2&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;9.62545 Greg Williamson (GBr) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:19.3&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;9.68146 Timothy Bentley (RSA) Morewood Unitedride &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:19.4&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;9.82247 Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Morewood Unitedride &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:19.5&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;9.9148 Jack Reading (GBr) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:19.7&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;10.10549 Marco Milivinti (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:19.7&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;10.10750 Neko Mulally * (USA) Trek World Racing &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:20.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;10.41951 Ruaridh Cunningham (GBr) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:20.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;10.42952 Mark Scott * (GBr) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:20.6&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;10.94253 Fergus Lamb (GBr) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:20.7&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;11.05754 Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:20.9&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;11.3155 Nick Beer (Sui) Scott 11 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:21.2&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;11.54856 Felix Beckeman (Swe) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:21.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;12.14557 Oscar Harnstrom (Swe) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:22.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;12.39958 Joe Barnes (GBr) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:22.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;12.41359 Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:22.3&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;12.70760 Dan Stanbridge (GBr) Dirt Norco Race Team &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:22.4&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;12.75561 Patrick Thome (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:22.7&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;13.13562 Ralph Jones (GBr) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:22.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;13.16763 Boris Tetzlaff (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:22.9&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;13.24464 Rudy Cabirou * (Fra) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:23.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;13.36665 Duncan Riffle (USA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:23.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;13.38866 Bernat Guardia Pascual (Esp) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:23.5&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;13.89667 Isak Leivsson * (Nor) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:23.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;14.16668 Benny Strasser (Ger) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:24.1&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;14.49569 Julien Camellini (Fra) Team Sunn Montgenevre &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:25.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;15.39970 Jasper Jauch (Ger) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:25.2&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;15.55171 Peter Williams (GBr) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:25.3&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;15.66672 Scott Mears (GBr) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:26.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;17.19973 Ludovic Oget * (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:26.8&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;17.22374 Romain Contreres * (Fra) US Cagnes VTT &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:28.0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;18.3475 Robert Smith (GBr) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:28.5&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;18.92376 Shaun O'connor (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:29.1&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;19.52777 Thomas Braithwaite (GBr) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:29.5&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;19.88878 Benjamin Staehle * (Fra) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:29.9&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;20.24379 Gaetan Ruffin (Fra) Riding Addiction Commencal &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:56.2&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;46.58180 Claudio Cozzi (Ita) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;02:59.6&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;50.038DSQ Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;DNS Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Lapierre International