After Leogang, Val di Sole, after Austria, Italy. New country, new race, and new run (on the legendary Black Snake) but the same result: Max Alran achieved his second consecutive victory in the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series. The young Frenchman proved to have a very good feeling with his bike and for this world-famous track, achieving the best time at each of the timings along the course. The Commencal Muc-Off rider finished his test in 3:49.230, more than 2 seconds faster than the World Cup's leader, the American Asa Vermette (Frameworks Racing). Third place went to another French downhiller, Mylann Falquet (Goodman Santa Cruz), 4.1 seconds from the top. Local talent and Val di Sole Bikeland athlete Christian Hauser (Union-Forged) had a chiaroscuro run and finished ninth.
KIWI HAT-TRICK IN THE WOMEN JUNIOR FINAL WON BY HULSEBOSCH
One year later, New Zealand has confirmed itself as the reference country in the Junior Women Downhill scene. This time, the fastest on the Black Snake was Eliana Hulsebosch (Union – Forged by Steel) with a time of 4:31.388. Behind her were the first two athletes from last year’s edition: her compatriots Sacha Earnest (Trek Factory) and Erice Van Leuven (Commencal Les Orres), who were 10.7 and 15.3 seconds behind, respectively.
