It was a wild day of downhill racing in Les Gets for an event that only the French could throw so big. The crowd were immense, the atmosphere was electric and the riding was next level. Here’s the final results for the 2022 UCI Downhill MTB World Championships….
Final Results
Elite Men
- Loic Bruni 3:20.478
- Amaury Pierron 3:23.059
- Loris Vergier 3:23.864
- Troy Brosnan 3:24.388
- Laurie Greenland 3:24.529
FULL RACE RESULTS HERE
Elite Women
- Valentina Holl 3:53.857
- Nina Hoffmann 3:54.763
- Myriam Nicole 3:57.304
- Camille Balanche 3:58.062
- Monika Hrastnik 3:59.570
Junior Men
- Jordan Williams 3:28.324
- Remy Meier-Smith 3:34.240
- Davide Cappello 3:36.021
- Ryan Pinkerton 3:36.044
- Bodhi Kuhn 3:37.777
Junior Women
- Jenna Hastings: 4:18.541
- Gracey Hemstreet: 4:20.411
- Valentina Roa Sanchez: 4:34.485
- Aimi Kenyon: 4:38.146
- Lisa Bouladou: 4:38.572
FULL RACE RESULTS HERE
It was a huge day of downhill racing with some big spills and some big upsets. It was a day where once again a French woman was unable to win a World Championships on home soil, a day when Vali Holl was able to well and truly solidify the fact that she is here, string and solid in the Elite Women’s field.
The Elite Men’s race was a race of French domination, a race that saw Loic Bruni take the win and his fifth World Championship. Amaury Pierron and Loris Vergier gave France a clean sweep of the top three positions with Troy Brosnan and Laurie Greenland filling out the rest of the podium.
It was a day when Jordan Williams was able to find a way back to form, a day when an unstoppable young Jackson Goldstone was stoppable and a young Australian took the silver medal. The junior Women’s category saw bunch of strong young women stand up and let the world know they were there and young Jenna Hastings became a World Champion.
World Championships comes but once a year, a moment in the calendar that allows us to breathe a gasp of fresh air and rejoice in the sport in which we love. It’s a chance for us all to embrace our nations and entwine our patriotism with the passion for downhill racing. Les Gets did not fail to deliver, France continued to put on a show and this year was another memorable Worlds that we will all embrace in our minds.
The race season is almost over and we will all be begging for more racing in a few months time, until then lets savor the last race of the World Cup season in Val Di Sole…