Monster Energy congratulates team rider Amaury Pierron on taking first place in the UCI
Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup in Les Gets, France.
LES GETS, France, July 8, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Back-to-back wins for the Flying Frenchman!
Monster Energy congratulates team rider Amaury Pierron on taking first place in the UCI
Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup in Les Gets, France. In the Elite Men's division final, the
28-year-old from Brioude, France,
battled rainfall during the final to earn his second consecutive
World Cup victory of the season, besting the next challenger by
nearly six and a half seconds.
"Today was unreal. It was so sketchy out
there, but I knew I had to stay pinned and stay on my bike. To win
here in Les Gets is so special with the French crowd! It's the best
feeling!" - Amaury Pierron
The Junior Women's division race winners were decided based on
the qualifier results because of inclement weather, with
17-year-old Monster Army rider Erice van
Leuven from Aotearoa, New
Zealand, taking fourth place.
From July 4 to 7, the UCI Mountain
Bike World Series Festival Haute-Savoie attracted the world's best
mountain bike racers. The popular ski resort of Les Gets, located
in the Haute-Savoie region of the northern French Alps, has been
hosting world-class events such as the 2022 World Championships for
30 years.
In the highly contested Elite Men's division final, Amaury Pierron dropped into the course as a top
podium contender after previously winning the World Cup event in
Val Di Sole in June. Could the Flying Frenchman do it again?
The outcome of the race was in jeopardy as heavy rain commenced
during the finals. Then again, challenging conditions are where
Pierron not only survives but thrives, as proven by the victory at
Val di Sole.
Hitting the Les Gets course as the second-to-last rider of the
final, Pierron put down yet another perfect run in all-or-nothing
fashion to claim the win. With a total time of 3:43.976, the
Frenchman finished in dominant fashion at 6.498 ahead of the next
rider.
"This track, this place!" said Monster Energy's Pierron after
winning the 2024 World Cup in Les Gets. "Today was unreal. It was
so sketchy out there, but I knew I had to stay pinned and stay on
my bike. To win here in Les Gets is so special with the French
crowd! It's the best feeling!"
Speaking on racing conditions in Les Gets, Pierron said: "All
week, the track was running fast, especially when it dried, and we
knew the weather was coming, so this morning's training, I had
dialed my lines in and felt really confident with how I was riding.
We made a few bike adjustments to better handle the speeds and
steep terrain. When the rainstorm finally started, I got super
excited. It's so fun to ride when it's raining that hard. This
track is wild when it's dry and even more so in the wet!"
Saturday's win advances Pierron from fourth place into second
place on the overall 2024 UCI World Cup season rankings with 1187
points. It's a remarkable comeback after Pierron's 2023 season was
overshadowed by an injury, and he only returned to his winning ways
at the previous 2024 World Cup in Val di Sole in June.
On 2024 season rankings, Pierron has now overtaken 30-year-old
Troy Brosnan from Adelaide, South
Australia, currently in third place with 1067 points. At Les
Gets, Brosnan finished in sixth place with a finish time of
3:54.566.
Earlier this weekend, the Junior Women's division final was
canceled as forecasts of storms, heavy rain, and potential flooding
created safety concerns. The safety decision was made by the UCI,
WBD Sports, and the local organizers. Instead of the final race,
results from qualifiers determined the Junior Division winners at
Les Gets.
On the strength of her performance in qualifiers, 17-year-old
Monster Army rider Erice van Leuven
from Aotearoa, New Zealand, took
fourth place at Les Gets with a 4:20.337 finish time. After Les
Gets, the reigning UCI World Champion now commands second place in
the overall season standings.
Next up, make sure to catch the action when the 2024 UCI
Mountain Bike World Cup returns to Pal Arinsal/Vallnord,
Andorra, from August 28 to September 1, 2024. Will the Flying
Frenchman extend his win streak to three? Stay tuned!
For more on Amaury Pierron,
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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