
Monster Energy’s Troy Brosnan (AUS) and Danny Hart (GBR) take home silver and bronze at the Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup in Mont-Ste-Anne, Canada.
Normally a beast of a track, weather decided to make things even more complicated this weekend as torrential thunderstorms rolled through just as the first practice session was getting under way. Wind and lightning caused gondola delays, and finally a complete cancellation of the practice day with most riders only getting in a single run. Incredibly high speed and treacherous at the best of times, this meant riders would go into qualifying the following day with minimal training, making remembering lines through the slick roots and rocks that North American east coast MTB scene is known for extremely challenging. The sun came out in time for qualifying and started to bake the high speed open sections and bring them back up to speed, but mud holes hid in the grass in sections, making for a dangerous situation if you rode into one not paying attention.