From PB Top 5 Women 1. Tracy Moseley 2. Floriane Pugin 3. Rachel Atherton 4. Sabrina Jonnier 5. Myriam Nicole Men's Top 5 1. Aaron Gwin 2. Josh Bryceland 3. Brook MacDonald 4. Danny Hart 5. Cameron Cole The bad weather held off today with just a short shower midday, not enough to dampen anything but the dust, although as I'm writing this thunder is crashing and the rain is pouring down. The big stories of the day would have to include the men's podium, no huge surprise that Gwin won, but the rest of the podium was fairly fresh. 21 year old Josh Bryceland on the World Cup Podium for the first time in second place, 19 year old Brook MacDonald in 3rd place, 19 year old Danny Hart in 4th place, 23 year old Cameron Cole in 5th place, and 17 year old Troy Brosnan in 6th place. That's 3 of the top 6 riders under the age of 20, and the others not much older, and possibly a sign of things to come... Aaron Gwin, stoked on his win and the new bike! Greg Minnaar looked like he was having a fast run, 2nd at the first split by a tiny bit, and fastest rider through the speed trap, but then he had a bit of crash... Dirty and a bit beat up but still good enough for 18th... Somewhere in that off the bike, Minnaar took a shot to the wrist. X-rays for the Syndicate rider this evening to determine what-if anything-is broken. Martin the Masseur is using a bit of canned ice to prevent swelling at the finish line. T-Mo started the day off right for Trek... Slugger gets tucked and stylish over one of the final jumps. This is how Gee Atherton's day ended. It was a long walk back down.
