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Odermatt would not be denied on a near-perfect day for downhill racing on fast, hard snow under sunshine and blue skies in temperatures of 2 degrees (36 F) at the finish. “This is my house!”
Downhill on the Streif, on Saturday; Slalom on the Ganslernhang, on Sunday; Traditionally, the winner of the Hahnenkamm race was determined by the combined results of the downhill and slalom competitions. During the World Cup era, the man most likely to be referred to as Hahnenkammsieger (champion) is the winner of the prestigious downhill race.
Mount Panorama Circuit, officially Mount Panorama/Wahluu via dual naming, [1] is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.It is situated on Mount Panorama and is best known as the home of the Bathurst 1000 motor race held each October, and the Bathurst 12 Hour event held each February.
The downhill course is the longest in the world; its length of over 4.4 km (2.7 mi) results in run times of two and a half minutes (about 30–45 seconds longer than standard downhill races); top speeds approach 160 km/h (100 mph) on its Haneggschuss, the highest speeds on the World Cup circuit.
The United States star — the greatest downhill racer in women's World Cup history — was fastest in the first part of the course touching 124 kph (77 mph) and finished 0.58 seconds behind race ...
SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Dominik Paris of Italy led the final training run for the men's downhill at the World Cup Finals on Tuesday, and Stephanie Venier of Austria was fastest in the women's ...
The Megavalanche race was the creation of mountain bike pioneer George Edwards, who was involved in creating some of the first downhill tracks in Europe. The first race, held in 1995, saw 400 riders in attendance. [2] The race has been managed by Edwards since its inception, and is organized by his company, UCC.
Unlike typical downhill courses of the 21st century, the race follows in essence the path of the traditional access fireroad. However, while average downhill races these days runs to 35mph, Mammoth racers were clocking 55-65mph on mostly rigid or semi-rigid bikes with flat handlebars.