Round 3 World Cup Downhill Qualifying Leogang

This weekend sees the Downhill / 4cross show move to Leogang, Austria.
This is pure Alps territory, steep, technical, rooty and muddy, barely a pedal stroke in sight.
After Greg Minnaar taking out last years round in muddy, slimy conditions, could we expect him to repeat again?, or is Aaron Gwin still rolling along with nice form?. and Gee Atherton and Sam Hill, this track very much suits there riding style, for Hill this is new ground having not ever raced here, and for both Hill and Atherton this is where there campaign for the overall must kick off!
Also what has happened to Steve Peat, he just doesn't seem to be getting results, and as for the opposite end of the scale, the young guns, Neko Mullaly promised so much but has delivered very little, and Troy Brosnan, still in juniors but riding like a seasoned pro, he has exceeded all expectations, which bodes well for Aussie downhilling, also our other contenders, Mitch Delfs, he is starting to make his mark, with a couple of scintillating rides, and also Shaun O'connor!
This track and race will be very interesting, considering qualifying times are anything to go by, to me it looks like some very canny riders are playing the rain game( mediocre qualifying to ride early and avoid afternoon rain storms), remembering we are in the alps!, just like the Blue Mountains, it can rain suddenly with the mountains creating its own weather pattern!
So its good luck to the boys of Oz land, bad luck for the girls, nobody has bothered to publish there qualifying times!!!!!
Tune in tonight for the wonderful witty world of Warner!!
Couple of Warner clangers
1:( he is ripping it apart like a Jewish bar-mitzvah )
2:( that is the closest thing to public execution this side of Saudi Arabia )
3:( he is going berserk like a dog with 2 dicks)

Mens Elite Qualifying

1- Aaron Gwin-3.41.557
2- Gee Atherton-3.45.300
3- Steve Smith-3.49.500
4- Fabien Barel-3.49.728
5- Andrew Neethling-3.49.774
6- Justin Leov-3.50.147
7- Josh Bryceland-3.51.176
8- Greg Minnaar-3.51.260
9- Sam Blenkinsop-3.51.623
10- Danny Hart-3.51838
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11- Troy Brosnan*-3.52-524
14- Mitch Delfs-3.54.240
15- Sam Hill-3.54.928

Womens Elite

1-Floriane Pugin-4.24.139
2-Rachel Atherton-+ 2.184
3-Tracy Moseley- +6.356
4- Jill Kintner- +10.413
5- Emmeline Ragot- +11.518
6- Petra Bernhard- +17.471
7- Sabrina Jonnier- +19.815
8- Fionn Griffiths- +21.200

Finall got a hold of the womens elite qualifying, this should be compulsory viewing, especially our Jill, qualied in 4th, could this be her day, she is rapidly improving, love to see the Wenty Falls regular on the top step of the podium, GO JILL!!!!!!
Tune in tonight at approximately 9.30 pm for all the fun and spills!
Look out for a full race report tommorrow, and blow by blow opinion, and sometimes fact, and exagerrated bullshit!
Todd