South Africa’s Greg Minnaar finished seventh in the elite men’s downhill race at the UCI MTB World Cup in Val di Sole DHI, Italy, today.
Minnaar came in seven seconds behind event winner Laurie Greenland (Britain), who set a time of 3:37.
Frenchman Loic Bruni (3:40) took second while his compatriot Loris Vergier (3:42) claimed the final spot on the podium.
View more results and the standings below.
Elite men
1. Laurie Greenland (GBR) 0:03:37
2. Loic Bruni (FRA) 0:03:40
3. Loris Vergier (FRA) 0:03:42
4. Amaury Pierron (FRA) ”
5. Danny Hart (GBR) 0:03:44
6. David Trummer (AUT) 0:03:44
7. Greg Minnaar (RSA ”
8. Remi Thirion (FRA) 0:03:45
9. Baptiste Pierron (FRA) ”
10. Troy Brosnan (AUS) ”
Standings after six events (points)
1. Loic Bruni (FRA) 1132
2. Amaury Pierron (FRA) 1000
3. Troy Brosnan (AUS) 939
4. Loris Vergier (FRA) 754
5. Danny Hart (GBR) 723
6. Laurie Greenland (GBR) 636
7. Greg Minnaar (RSA) 596
8. Brook MacDonald (NZL) 446
9. Mark Wallace (CAN) 419
10. David Trummer (AUT) 407
*Selected
86. Theo Erlangsen (RSA) 15
