2024 Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup Downhill Ender

The end of a season. The end of an era? Jack Rice tunes in from MSA.

Isn't it fascinating how a lone bicycle rider flying on two wheels through the woods and rocks can make us forget about everything else in the world around us? Whether a spectator, team member, media nerd, competitor or family member, when a bunch of these lone riders line up against each other with a clock to measure their performance, the energy of the environment becomes super-charged, for better or worse. 

Jack Rice was in Mont-Sainte-Anne for the last super-charging of 2024 as the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill concluded. He captures the electricity of the final race through photos and interviews and we're proud to share those here.

Thanks to Jack, John Lawlor and Rick Schubert for all the hustle this year at the World Cups. And thank you listeners for helping us keep the stoke for DH alive.

Interviews

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 1:11 - Greg Minnaar
  • 4:44 - Marine Cabirou
  • 6:06 - Sven Martin
  • 11:59 - Tahnee Seagrave
  • 13:17 - Vali Holl
  • 16:11 - Aaron Gwin
  • 18:41 - Finn Iles
  • 22:31 - Abigail Hogie
  • 29:52 - Brad Blackwell
  • 33:21 - Alex Presant
  • 37:41 - Swen Heil
  • 39:32 - Tyler Ervin
  • 40:47 - Kale Cushman
  • 43:06 - Nick Robertson
  • 49:11 - Ross Bell
  • 55:59 - Roman Tunbridge
  • 59:55 - Tommy Krause
  • 1:03:44 - Andy Vathis
  • 1:11:20 - Carson Fletcher
  • 1:13:31 - Jack Tennyson
  • 1:14:54 - Jorge Gomes
  • 1:17:23 - Rachel Pageau
  • 1:21:25 - Steve Estabrook
  • 1:22:56 - Zack Harper
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Troy Brosnan...dad.
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Troy Brosnan...pinner.
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Troy Brosnan...winner.
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.062 is all Troy needed to win, backing up his first-place semi-final run in conditions most struggled in. Welcome back to the top!
Elite men%27s winning bike%2C Troy Brosnan
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Marine Cabirou found a consistency and aggression that no other Elite woman could find today. Pushing too hard ended runs. Marine was balanced earned the win.
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Max Alran with a performance worthy of an Elite show, dominating the Junior men once again.
Jr Men photo
Erice Van Leuven
Erice Van Leuven with the stripes, the win today in MSA and the overall victory. An unstoppable force in the Junior women's class.
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Overall Podiums

Elite Men Overall-4
Elite Women Overall-2
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Lachlan Stevens-McNab-2
Lachie Stevens-McNab
Lachie G-Out
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Gracey Hemstreet
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Till Alran
Sacha Earnest
Sacha Earnest
Laurie Greenland-2
Laurie Greenland
Valentina Holl 3
Vali Holl
Tyler Waite-3
Tyler Waite
Kale Cushman-2 0
Kale Cushman

#AllHailMinnaar

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Thank you for everything, Greg!
Remi Thirion 0
Remi Thirion
Phoebe Gale 0
Phoebe Gale

Jack's remaining selects in no particular order.

Ross Bell MSA 2023
Ross Bell
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Anna Newkirk
Oscar Griffiths
Oscar Griffiths
Benoit Coulanges-3
Big Ben Coulanges

 

Steve Estabrook
Steve Estabrook
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Bernard Kerr
Wyn Masters 4
Wyn Masters
Dane Jewett 1
Dane Jewett
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Dak's custom Five Tens, an ode to his grandpa.

 

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Richie Rude
Ryder Lawrence 2
Ryder Lawrence
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Heal up strong, Jess Blewitt!
Overall team of the year%2C Commencal-MucOff
Commencal winning team.
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#AllHailSven
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Press conferences are fun.
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Tahnee Seagrave
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Myriam Nicole
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Mille Johnset
Remy Thirion 0
Remi Thirion (never enough Remi)

 

Roman Tunbridge and Tommy Kraus
Roman Tunbridge and Tommy Krause
Jakob Jewett 1
Jakob Jewett
Dakotah Norton-9
Dak at the line.
Aaron Gwin-2
Aaron Gwin

 

Luke Meier-Smith
Luke Meier-Smith
Andy Vathis 2
Andy Vathis up top.
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Lisa Baumann
Connor Fearon
YEAH CONNUH!! (Connor Fearon, flat pedals).
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Nina Hoffmann
Ronan Dunne-2 0
Ronan Dunne
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Amaury Pierron
Jack Tennyson
Jack Tennyson
Cole Suetos 1
Cole Suetos
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Loris Vergier
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Tyler Ervin
Rachel Pageau
Rachel Pageau
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Blenki
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Close, but not quite.
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Anna Newkirk and Abigail Hogie
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A massive thank you to RockShox and SRAM for supporting our World Cup DH coverage this year.

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