{"id":7271,"date":"2021-06-20T21:22:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T19:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/?p=7271"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:34:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:34:50","slug":"vali-holl-repeats-in-innsbruck-and-loris-vergier-gets-first-crankworx-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/events\/2021\/vali-holl-repeats-in-innsbruck-and-loris-vergier-gets-first-crankworx-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Vali H\u00f6ll repeats in Innsbruck and Loris Vergier gets first Crankworx win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mountain biking\u2019s Downhill elite wrapped five days of Crankworx competition today with the deuter Downhill presented by Raiffeisen Club. Charging their way to the top of the box, Loris Vergier (FRA) earns his first Crankworx win, while Vali H\u00f6ll (AUT) pushes through the pain to repeat on the track she earned her first elite win on last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Valentina H\u00f6ll \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It was so hot and I was just so tired from the whole week. I couldn\u2019t handle the heat that well. On top I felt like I was going to black out because I was sweating so hard.<\/p>– Vali H\u00f6ll<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Temperatures soared in Innsbruck all week, hovering around 30\u00b0C at Bikepark Innsbruck today with high humidity adding an extra layer of challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She persevered, pulling off what she described as \u201ca proper, nice, clean run\u201d<\/em> in 3:01.060, more than two seconds faster than her closest rival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just wanted to keep it together and show people that I\u2019m consistently fast,\u201d<\/em> she said of her goal going into today. Last weekend she crashed on what appeared to be a winning race run in Leogang. The crash pushed her into second place. \u201cI\u2019m happy I made that happen today because I think that there\u2019s still some improvement, but I\u2019m happy I\u2019m consistent. And I won first place, so that\u2019s pretty sick.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Loris Vergier \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Vergier echoed the sentiment that today\u2019s win, while an accomplishment on its own, has provided a needed boost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was good to get another race in the bag and more confidence on the bike. That\u2019s what we were looking for, so it was a great weekend of racing. I\u2019m looking forward to coming back.<\/p>– Loris Vergier<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This is Vergier\u2019s first Crankworx race since Les Gets in 2018, when he came in third in the DH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a little bit flat and physical track, so you just need to be really smooth and try and avoid mistakes, and crank some pedals where you can. Really happy with my run.<\/p>– Loris Vergier<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Vergier crossed the finish line in 2:38.936, just over 1.2 seconds ahead of Troy Brosnan (AUS) who was riding a wave of momentum coming out of Leogang last weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t come to Innsbruck last year, but I was here in here in 2011 or 12 when we were on the other hill doing the 10-minute-long crazy race,\u201d<\/em> Brosnan said, referencing the infamously gnarly Nordkette Downhill race that used to be staged in Innsbruck, a very different vibe from today\u2019s race down the single black diamond \u201cStraight One\u201d at Bikepark Innsbruck. \u201cThis track is really fun to ride and fast and pretty tricky, so I\u2019m very happy with second place. Good flow on effect from the World Cup last week. Stoked with it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of a solid result, Brosnan said getting back to Crankworx felt like coming home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jakob Peer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We did the World Cup and saw a few people, but then here you see the rest of the Crankworx family. I always love coming to Crankworx races and enjoying the relaxed atmosphere and vibe and everyone. So yeah, it\u2019s really fun to race again and see everyone and be back overseas doing what we do.<\/p>– Troy Brosnan<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

And while for Brosnan it was like a homecoming, for the second place female finisher, it was a new experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s my first Crankworx. I was here in 2017 for the first year but I was injured and couldn\u2019t race. That was a shame. And last year it didn\u2019t fit into the calendar. So I really liked it today. I loved the track. It was a nice change to Leogang.<\/p>

I had a pretty smooth run. A few little mistakes in the beginning, but then came into the run and really enjoyed the track, enjoyed riding. I just had fun. I\u2019m so happy with the second place. I had so much struggle the past week so it\u2019s so good to get back on the bike, safe on the bike, no crashes this weekend. It just feels good.<\/p>– Nina Hoffmann<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Hoffman pulled out of last week\u2019s opening World Cup round after a crash<\/a> the morning of finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rounding out the elite podiums were Tahn\u00e9e Seagrave (GBR) and Finn Iles (CAN).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finn Iles \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It was good. I\u2019m quite happy because it\u2019s taken me quite a long time to get back to where I am. So, yeah. A clean run. I\u2019m happy with that.<\/p>– Tahnee Seagrave<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I feel really good. This whole week has been a lot of fun riding this course. I was a little stressed out that it was going to rain on race day, but we had perfect conditions all day and the track was awesome. I\u2019m just stoked to be back racing.<\/p>– Finn Iles<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Noticeably missing from the women\u2019s race was three-time Innsbruck DH winner Tracey Hannah (AUS) who crashed in her race run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FULL RESULTS \u2013 deuter Downhill presented by Raiffeisen Club<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  1. Loris Vergier (2:38.936) \/\/ Valentina H\u00f6ll (3:01.060)<\/li>
  2. Troy Brosnan (2:40.218) \/\/ Nina Hoffman (3:03.094)<\/li>
  3. Finn Iles (2:40.516) \/\/ Tahn\u00e9e Seagrave (3:04.308)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n