Emilie Siegenthaler manages a good run without any major mistakes, which is not to be taken for granted in the deep dust. In view of the handicap that she is carrying around with her from her major fall at the World Cup opener in Maribor, she is more than satisfied.

As the fourth fastest in qualifying, the "2" lights up at the finish, which means that she will definitely be on the World Cup podium in the top five. Siegenthaler raises one arm and clenches her fist. In the end, she finished fourth, partly because the fastest qualifier, Germany's Nina Hoffmann, crashed and finished ninth.
"I like the track here, but I've never stood on the podium here before," Siegenthaler explains her jubilant gesture later. "I'm not at one hundred percent and that's why I couldn't expect a podium at all."

After injuring her right shoulder joint, she is still unable to move her arm fully upwards and after falling on the damaged side again in Fort William and therefore being in pain a week later in Leogang, she is delighted with this unexpected success.
"I'm still lacking confidence, but I rode full throttle too early in Fort William," she says, looking back and at the same time hoping that she can take the next step next weekend in Les Gets, France.

Carina Cappellari is particularly unlucky in her run. Janine Hübscher started one minute before her and crashed. Cappellari rides into the cloud of dust left behind by Hübscher's crash. "I couldn't see anything and had to brake hard," explains Cappellari. That cost her a few seconds and possibly tenth place. As a result, she finished twelfth, 31.04 seconds behind.
"But I also rode too cautiously," she chided herself. "I clicked off a few times, which wasn't too bad. But then came the problem with the dust. Too bad."

Janine Hübscher rides to the end of her run (13th +1:22.94), but leaves the finish area in the direction of the medical tent with a face contorted by pain. Apparently she has injured her left forearm.
Camille Balanche does not make it to the finish. Her chain breaks in the first part of the course and gets tangled in her rear wheel.

Third win of the season for Bruni

No Swiss rider made it into the men's final. Crashes, flat feet or too cautious riding style are the causes.
World champion Loic Bruni from France, on the other hand, wins the race and extends his lead in the overall standings, which he took over on Friday with his qualifying victory.

The dusty track changes from rider to rider, with some comparing it to a mud race because the loose surface is deep and the lines always vary.
Bruni gains a lead of over two seconds in the first minute and a half of the 2.5-kilometer course. He loses more and more, at the last intermediate time it is only 0.2 seconds. But then Bruni put a bit more into it and finally won by 0.42 seconds over his compatriot Loris Vergier. It was his third win of the season.

Third place went to Australian Troy Brosnan (+1.20), who finished in the top three for the fourth time in a row.

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