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Leogang produced one of the most breathtaking, nail-biting and spectacular races of the season.
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LEOGANG, Austria — This was the scene of the greatest UCI World Cup downhill race victory of all-time. Sure, we've had big winning margins and wild riding, but never before has a rider snapped a chain at the start of his or her run and go on to take the victory.
Leogang produced one of the most breathtaking, nail-biting and spectacular races of the season. Scroll down for all the full results and race action.
Not watched the race yet? Catch up here. Spoilers below.
Aaron Gwin, the chainless wonder.
© Bartek Woliński
Men’s race
With Aussie pinner Connor Fearon putting in the run of his life, many in the grandstand thought the day's drama was done. Little did we know we were about to witness history in the making from Aaron Gwin.
Sometimes words just aren't enough — watch the action unfold in the player below:
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Aaron Gwin's winning DH run – Leogang
Watch Aaron Gwin's winning World Cup downhill run at Leogang, Austria.
French flyer Loic Bruni set the early pace, and as more riders crossed the line his time, which initially didn't look fast enough for victory, began to hold more and more promise. It wasn't to be Bruni's day, however. As the last 10 took to the track, his time tumbled.
Bruni's fellow countryman Remi Thirion had generated a lot of pre-race buzz riding some crazy lines in practice — aiming for the second World Cup win of his career — and he did not disappoint. However, Australia's Fearon, who'd previously never finished higher than ninth in his relatively short career, put in a storming run to take the lead and the hot seat. This left one man, Aaron Gwin, with it all to do. Just how much Gwin would do will go down in downhill mountain biking history.
See Connor Fearon’s race run below:
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Leogang 2015 - Connor Fearon 2nd Place Run
Connor Fearon's 2nd Place Run at the Leogang World Cup.
Behind incredible victor Gwin, Fearon and Thirion, another Aussie, Troy Brosnan, put in a sterling run to finish in fourth place, burying unhappy memories of racing in Leogang, where he ruptured his spleen in 2012.
Canada's Stevie Smith, who had his fair share of injuries in 2014, was looking to get back on the podium here but slid out of contention near the top of the track, leaving the familiar faces of Greg Minnaar, Gee Atherton, Josh Bryceland, Loic Bruni, Brook Macdonald and Marcelo Gutiérrez to round out the top 10.
Men’s results
Women's race
It was another spell of bad luck for defending World Cup champion Manon Carpenter, with a similarly unlucky repeat of last weekend's bad luck. Carpenter was set to take the hot seat but less than a second from the finish line, on the final jump of the track, she misjudged her landing and ended up riding off course — resulting in a disqualified run.
See the mistake that caused Carpenter to be disqualified:
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Leogang 2015 - Manon Carpenter DQ
See the incident that led to Manon Carpenter's disqualification at the Leogang World Cup.
Swiss rider, Emilie Siegenthaler held onto the hot seat and managed to hold off advances from Tracey Hannah and Jill Kintner. Her reign ended when young British rider Tahnee Seagrave sped into the finish with an impressive 7-second lead.
There were only two riders left who could steal Seagrave's chance for her first World Cup win. Emmeline Ragot looked confident and fast on the course but couldn't keep up with the Brit. Next up was another British rider and last weekend's winner: Rachel Atherton.
Atherton put in a faultless run, making spectators and commentators gasp at her brave line choices. Speeding into the finish, she took her first ever win at Leogang with a 3-second margin. It's safe to say she was pretty pleased with it.
Watch Atherton's winning run in the player below:
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Leogang 2015 - Rachel Atherton Finals Run
Rachel Atherton's winning Finals run from the 2015 Leogang UCI DH World Cup round.
Women's results
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