GEE ATHERTON WINS FORT WILLIAM WORLD CUP:Full Results

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Gee in 1st, Cam Cole in 2nd, and Minnaar so close in 3rd. More news to come…..

Gee Atherton sent the home crowds bonkers with an amazing, flawless ride down Aonach Mor this afternoon.
The rain that the forecasters predicted stayed away and together with the huge crowds that Fort William always attracts made it a fantastic final to watch.
Danny Hart set the crowd a light early on with a long spell in the hot seat until Mick Hannah put in a 4:37.75 to take the cushion. The next 6 riders failed to better the clock until Gee Atherton threw down a 4:35.70 which put him on the hot seat and earned himself a rocked out solo from the resident long haired guitarist.

4th fastest qualifier Aaron Gwin came close with a 4:37.71, next up Maxxis Rocky Mountain rider Cameron Cole, proving his qualifying result was no fluke, went faster than Gwin to take second spot with a time of 4:36.18.
Second fastest qualifier Sam Blenkinsop looked rapid all weekend but could only manage a 4:37.81 giving him 6th place, 2.11 down.

All eyes were now on Minnaar who was looking for his third win in a row at the Fort. Coming into the hip, Minnaar was down a fraction on Atherton and couldn’t make up the time along the motorway section where he is usually strong, finishing in 3rd with a 4:36.91 1.21 down on Gee.

The exuberant Fort William crowd went nuts as Gee Atherton took his first Fort William win.

Sam Hill had a DNS after wrecking his shoulder during timed practise.

Other highlights include Shaun O’ Connor in 8th, Gracia suiciding the big step down, Danny Hart in 12th, Ben Cathro was on a flier until his chain jammed on the last section of motorway and finally the Fort Will crowd for being so loud and shouty, amazing atmosphere.

Random Fact: More than 18,000 spectators at the World Cup basked in the sunshine over the weekend, consuming more than 1,500 litres of water and 1,500 burgers.

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42 Responses to “GEE ATHERTON WINS FORT WILLIAM WORLD CUP:Full Results”

  1. GEE MAN!!!!!

  2. Hell yeah, cam cole you freak! stoked Gee finaly gota win aswell wow whata race

  3. YES GEE! SO HAPPY FOR HIM!

  4. Hell yeah Gee!!!!!!!!!!! I got Cam, Gee & Rach in my fantasy team – happy days!!!

  5. Just saw the podium and they made a mistake, giving Cam Cole 3rd and Minnaar 2nd! Strange . . . Oh and now they are on the podium again in the right order!!!

  6. Hmm, just saw the podium on freecaster Minnaar second and Cole third? Wonder what happened with the timing there. Anyway great result Gee!

  7. shame for kovarik 4th at frist split then puncture

  8. hopefully gathered enough points to get off the bottom of fantasy league, would’ve been great had kovarik not got the puncture, fair play gee

  9. i dont care what any one sais cam cole is the winner in my books 2 huge whips and only half a second off the pace i have major respect for that

  10. Yeah…..Cole run was amazing with that 2 whips.

  11. Yeeeaaah Cam!!! Team kiwi!!! making us proud over there brother!!!

  12. Great runs by Gee and Cam, but the real winner in my book is CG with his suicide off the big step down after his chain guide (or chain, or something) jammed. The man has style…

  13. top 5 all clipped in =O interesting…

  14. peatys having a stinker

  15. Yes Gee! so happy for him. CG is an absolute legend. Was great in the freecaster commentary box too! haha

  16. ben cathro 18th! without being able to pedal!
    He’s had the win in his hands both days but luck really wasn’t on his side

  17. the racing was so tense.. one of the best i’ve watched. Bit of a shame they messed up the podium, but still.. good on Cam

  18. feel sorry for sam hill. he`ll be at it next time for sure!

  19. What a weekend what a result well done gee

  20. They should definitely have Cedric Gracia doing the commentary as often as possible. Legend!

  21. Well done Gee, got to be stoked with that! first victory at Fort Bill! go on son!

  22. Yes Gee! Been a while since we last saw you up top, but the man deserves it! I should also add that the times are ridiculously close for all top riders… proper racing where every mistake counts! The standard is getting higher…

  23. gutted for ben cathro…

  24. Suicicde?!

    As in no hander right? If not that’s kind of an ignominious end for old Cedric…

  25. Anyone know what went wrong with Steve Smith? He was fastest in practise then came in way down in the final

  26. Is there a video of CG’s race run anywhere? I missed it…

  27. Yes Gee, so stoked for the kid, hopefully give him the confidence to win a few more this year (with brendog taking the rest) and take the series, especially now Hills lacking in the points.

  28. Steve Smith had a crash near the top. slid out on a turn and went thru tape. He showboated the nissan jump pulling a nac-nac I think

  29. Awesome for Gee, and Gwin stomping it for sure! Come on Peaty “you can do it”!

  30. Finnally get in Gee-man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  31. @Leo: steve smith washed out on a corner and went down.. just after Warner saying how he always crashes at for Bill

  32. Gee is a fag

  33. 18,000 over the whole weekend, shows how far mountain biking has to go to becoming an establihed sport, even wigan pull in more than that for 90 mins of footy every fortnight :/

  34. Gwin up by a shedload at the last split.

    Shaun O’Connor, top 10, first year in seniors.

    Bryn’s split time(s)?

  35. @Sykesy – Don’t be daft – 18,000 to a remote town in the Scottish Highlands? It’s hardly the same as a football match in the middle of the city!

  36. Gee man takes the top spot. go on lad!!

  37. @sykesy – and of the 17,884, how many of them go home happy?

  38. im still buzzing from the weekend at fort william, more so than i ever would at a football game, even if scotland won the wc haha

  39. Why did the announcer start talking about football being national sport or something before the presentation!!! Get over it football is over 100 years old of course its going to have wider appeal. If people in the sport would stop bitching about lack of coverage and use that energy to help build on the great work of Dirt, mtbcut, freecaster eurosport etc then things will keep getting better. Watching it live is really exciting only once you get to the top ten, hannah fastest then gee and then watching gwinn, minnar and blenki come so cos had me shouting at my laptop.

  40. troy brosnan 1st junior again? nice,,

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