The Downhill World Cup race in Mont Saint Anne is the oldest on the tour. This year's 26th edition on the track is particularly tough: the course is extremely rough and in places over 70 km/h fast. The tough terrain seems to have been made for the man with the same name - Danny Hart. Already second in qualifying behind Aaron Gwin (USA), the Briton also impressed in the final run. However, so much so that Gwin, the last rider to start, was unable to match Hart's time. Danny Hart thus takes his second World Cup victory after the one in Lenzerheide.

The surprise of the weekend, however, is the reigning world champion Loic Bruni. The Frenchman had to miss three World Cup races due to injury. He was already fast in qualifying, but was unable to finish the run at full speed due to a puncture in the final section. Although classified in 90th place, Bruni was still allowed to compete in the final run of the top 80 thanks to his protected status - and successfully so. He raced down the extremely demanding course with such determination that he clearly took the lead and had to hold out in the hot seat for a long time - until Danny Hart "redeemed" him.

Strong quali and bright spots despite disappointing final

Since Nick Beer returned to racing after his injury, he has yet to really find his pace. In Mont Saint Anne, a track that certainly suits him, he at least put in a good qualifying run with 29th place. In the race, his feeling is better but the result is significantly worse with 56th place. "It just didn't go any better. After qualifying yesterday, I didn't know how I ended up in this position. Today it felt faster, but the position is not so good. I had a few small mistakes, but the overall package just doesn't fit one hundred percent," said Beer.

In qualifying, the Frenchman Maxime Chapuis had achieved a new best performance. His 22nd place was also a definite target for the final run. But things didn't go as planned and Chapuis crashed. Instead of a personal best, he now has to settle for 77th place. His statement: "I had a bad crash and I'm happy that I didn't hurt myself! But I'm very happy about my best qualifying result. After this, I'm looking forward to the upcoming Swiss Championships, the World Cup final and the World Championships.

Jérôme Caroli, on the other hand, has achieved a small improvement. After qualifying in 75th place, he finished 70th in the race. "For riding in Mont Saint Anne for the first time, I'm satisfied that I made it to the final, even if I certainly wasn't able to achieve my best performance," says Jérôme Caroli about his race.