Madison Saracen Factory Team star Manon Carpenter produced the run of the day as she powered her way to her first ever World Cup win in the women’s Downhill at the first UCI MTB World Cup, presented by Shimano, ahead of fellow Brit and current World Champion, Rachel Atherton at the Cascades MTB Park on Saturday, ending a week of total domination of the women’s downhill competition. Click here to view the article
All the dust is settled and Aaron Gwin has come back to 2014 charging to victory. Greg Minnaar was super fast, but at the end could only pull of third and Mick Hannah blasted down the hill early on and managed a superb 2nd. In the women's, Manon Carpenter followed her first in qualifying with a great win, with Rachel Atherton coming second. Click here to view the article
Current women’s Downhill number four Manon Carpenter has come a long way in her second year as an elite rider and is pushing to claim her first rainbow jersey when the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships start at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on 26 August. Click here to view the article
