French celebrate double World Cup victory for Cabirou and Coulanges
It was a very spectacular home win for Cabirou, who produced a flawless final run in the steep and demanding conditions. The 26-year-old took the lead ahead of world champion Valentina Höll (Rockshox Trek Race Team) and had to watch as the Austrian series winner crashed in the third corner of the course and finished in tenth place.
Slovenian Monika Hrastnik (Dorval AM Commencal) finished second just under four seconds back with a precise and aggressive run. Nina Hoffman from Santa Cruz Syndicate finished third, around half a second behind.Despite the mishap in Les Gets, Höll continues to lead the overall standings. Switzerland's Lisa Baumann rode to ninth place and is in tenth position in the overall standings.
Premiere for Coulanges
The men's elite race was exciting right to the end: Coulanges, who was the last rider to ride down the mountain, won by just 0.16 seconds. For the 28-year-old, who had won both the qualification and the semi-final in Les Gets, it was his first World Cup victory in the elite, and the home fans stormed the finish area.
Andreas Kolb (Continental Atherton) looked set to claim his second win of the season with an epic performance, but Coulanges was too fast and relegated the Austrian to second place. Third place went to Frenchman Loris Vergier (Trek Factory Gravity Racing).
Frenchman Loic Bruni (Specialized Gravity) finished in fifth place, but still leads the overall standings.
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