Monster Energy congratulates team rider Amaury Pierron on taking first place in the UCI
Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy, this weekend.
VAL di SOLE, Italy, June 25,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --
- 28-Year-Old Pierron from Brioude, France, Battles Extreme Weather to Win in the
Elite Men's Division
- Marine Cabirou from Millau, France, Takes 2nd Place in the Elite Women's
Division
- Australian Team Rider Troy Brosnan Lands in 4th Place in the
Elite Men's Division
- 17-Year-Old Monster Army Rider Erice van Leuven Earns Third
Place in the Junior Women's Division
"It's insane. This week marks the one year
since surgery on my broken neck. I've been through so much this
year. It was really bad, but I never gave up and kept dreaming."
Amaury Pierron
Back on top with a run for the ages! Monster Energy
congratulates team rider Amaury
Pierron on taking first place in the UCI Downhill
Mountain Bike World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy. In the Elite Men's division final, the
28-year-old from Brioude, France,
clinched the victory five seconds ahead of the next competitor
despite rainfall.
Also rising to the podium, 27-year-old Marine
Cabirou from Millau, France,
took second place in the Elite Women's division final.
The Junior Women's division final saw 17-year-old Monster Army
rider Erice van Leuven from
Aotearoa, New Zealand, land in
third place.
From June 14-16, the Mercedes-Benz
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup brought the best international mountain
bike racers to Val di Sole in Trentino, Italy. Surrounded by the Italian Alps
mountains, the infamous Black Snake track is a rider favorite for
its fast flow at a length of 1.3 miles and enthusiastic crowds.
The live crowd at Val Di Sole was in for a legendary racing
performance in the Elite Men's division final. Despite the onset of
fresh rain, 28-year-old team rider Amaury Pierron from Brioude, France, ended up taking the win in dominant
fashion.
The rain started with 10 riders left to drop into the course,
creating slippery conditions and casting doubt over their prospects
of claiming a victory. After qualifying in first place, Pierron
dropped in as the rider of the final, charging the course with top
speed and in full control.
At the first check, Pierron was already one second ahead of the
first-place racer Norton. At the second split, the 'Flying
Frenchman' was up 2.7 seconds and added another second in the third
segment. When he crossed the finish line, Pierron soared 4.9
seconds ahead and took the win with a finish time of 3:39.004.
"It's been a really tough weekend. I've never seen a track
destroyed like that," said Pierron. The holes were massive! It
was super hard to get into any clean lines and manage speed. The
conditions were flipping between drying and really wet. My goal was
to do the first woods section clean and keep up momentum from
there. I'm really happy about my run. I rode it clean, and I'm so
stoked to be back! I did not expect to take the win after seeing
the times, but I cannot be happier!"
The win represents a special milestone for Pierron,
returning to the Black Snake course only one year after suffering
fractured vertebrae in his back. The victory propels the French
rider to fourth place in the overall 2024 UCI World Cup season
rankings with 841 points.
"It's insane. This week marks the one year since surgery on my
broken neck. I've been through so much this year. It was really
bad, but I never gave up and kept dreaming," said Monster Energy's
Pierron after winning the 2024 World Cup in Val di Sole.
Speaking on the challenging track in Italy, Pierron said: "To win a World Cup on
the toughest track is insane. This track was super technical. It
was not much full gas, flat-out. It was more of a smart race with
good lines. It was really hard mentally and physically. I couldn't
be more stoked!"
In fourth place, Australian team rider Troy Brosnan joined Pierron on the podium.
In the final, the 30-year-old from Adelaide, South
Australia, finished the course in 3:45.635. The podium
finish advances Brosnan to third place in the overall 2024 season
rankings with 873 points.
"That was something else! The morning fog and greasy roots had
me crash out in practice, but I held it together for the final. I
felt like I pushed as hard as I could," said Brosnan. "You never
know what you'll get in the Valley of the Sun with the weather, but
I really like the track to be wet and gnarly. It took it back to a
really technical track like the old days!"
In the Elite Women's division final, Marine
Cabirou dropped in after a fourth-place finish in Leogang the
previous weekend. Battling fog at the top of the course, Cabirou
constantly improved her time from split to split and finished the
race in a close second place, only 0.3 seconds behind the winner
with a finish time of 4:31.791. Marine now commands third place in
overall season standings with 937 points.
"The track was basically ruined from the top to bottom after the
weather rolled in. We had so much rain all week, and the conditions
kept getting worse, so it was super hard to push," said Cabirou.
"The bottom section was my best split time, so I'm happy with that,
considering how greasy it was! I did my best and finished the day
in second - very stoked on that! It's a whole other game here in
the wet."
In the highly competitive Junior Women's division final,
17-year-old Monster Army rider Erice van
Leuven from Aotearoa, New
Zealand, dropped in as a favorite after winning the race at
Saalfelden Leogang the previous weekend. After emerging from
qualifiers in third place, the reigning UCI World Champion finished
the course in the finals in 04:46.707 for a third-place finish.
Next up, make sure to catch the action when the UCI Mountain
Bike World Cup descends upon Haute-Savoie, France, from June 25 to
July 7.
For more on Amaury
Pierron, Marine Cabirou, Erice van
Leuven, Troy Brosnan, and our
team of mountain bike athletes,
visit http://www.monsterenergy.com. Also, follow Monster
Energy
on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok for
exclusive updates from the 2024 MTB season.
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