Neko Mulally Takes Personal Record Points Haul At 2013 World Cup Round 3
Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 5:15PM 
The third round of the UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup took place in Vallnord, Andorra in front of loud and enthusiastic crowd estimated at around 15,000. Sitting in 3rd place overall coming into this round, Brook MacDonald (NZL) had a difficult week battling a serious shoulder injury that hed incurred a week ago in XC training back home in New Zealand, and only managed 6 complete runs of the course. His team mate Neko Mulally however scored his first ever top 10 in qualifying and backed it up with a solid 16th in the final. This gave the young American 80 points and pushed him up to 15th in the overall standings.
George Brannigan who still races in knee braces following surgery late last year, scored a 29th place, moving him up in the rankings as well to be top 40 for the first time this season. Greg Williamson was impeded in his run when a spectators red backpack was dropped onto the course forcing some evasive action. That, and some personal errors, saw him finish a personally disappointing 33rd.
Neko said after his run: Had a great start but just got a little tight towards the end of the run, but basically achieved what I set out to do. Im happy to move up to 15th and be really close to the guys in front. Mont-Sainte-Anne is the track I look forward to the most all year, so I cant wait for Round 4.
Brook said: My main goal this weekend was to minimize the damage and be 100% for one of my favourite tracks, Mont-Sainte-Anne, in 2 weeks. The shoulder was a lot better today and thanks to my coach and Greg Minnaars Physio, I was able to ride. I kept it smooth and stayed out of trouble but just wasnt able to run at full speed. Im still in the Top 10 overall and I will be chasing points in Canada!
The team will stay on in Andorra for the next 2 days and do some valuable testing, trying out some new things that they plan to have on board for Canada. With 2 riders in the top 15 overall, and all 4 in the top 40, the team is looking forward to the 2nd half of the World Cup season.
2013 Andorra UCI World Cup Round 3 Final Results
Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 7:47AM 2013 Vallnord UCI WC 3 Men's Final Results
| 1 | THIRION Rémi | FRA19900423 | COMMENCAL / RIDING ADDICTION | 4:13.666 |
| 2 | ATHERTON Gee | GBR19850226 | GT FACTORY RACING | +1.350 |
| 3 | HILL Samuel | AUS19850721 | CHAIN REACTION CYCLES.COM / NUKEPROOF | +1.756 |
| 4 | SMITH Steve | CAN19891125 | DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING | +2.273 |
| 5 | BROSNAN Troy | AUS19930713 | SPECIALIZED RACING DH | +2.476 |
| 6 | MINNAAR Greg | RSA19811113 | SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | +2.549 |
| 7 | HART Danny | GBR19910920 | GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM | +2.975 |
| 8 | BRUNI Loic | FRA19940513 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +3.548 |
| 9 | GUTIERREZ VILLEGAS Marcelo | COL19900509 | GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM | +3.979 |
| 10 | GWIN Aaron | USA19871224 | SPECIALIZED RACING DH | +4.376 |
| 11 | PEAT Steve | GBR19740617 | SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | +5.171 |
| 12 | BLENKINSOP Samuel | NZL19881028 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +5.214 |
| 13 | FAIRCLOUGH Brendan | GBR19880110 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +5.844 |
| 14 | FIGARET Faustin | FRA19931107 | TOPCYCLE BY TREK | +6.543 |
| 15 | BEAUMONT Marc | GBR19840925 | GT FACTORY RACING | +6.836 |
2013 Vallnord UCI WC 3 Women's Final Results
| 1 | ATHERTON Rachel | GBR19871206 | GT FACTORY RACING | 4:47.778 |
| 2 | CARPENTER Manon | GBR19930311 | MADISON SARACEN DOWNHILL TEAM | +1.617 |
| 3 | NICOLE Myriam | FRA19900208 | COMMENCAL / RIDING ADDICTION | +11.450 |
| 4 | RAGOT Emmeline | FRA19860527 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +12.673 |
| 5 | PUGIN Floriane | FRA19890417 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +18.052 |
| 6 | CHARRE Morgane | FRA19900609 | MS MONDRAKER TEAM | +26.262 |
| 7 | SEAGRAVE Tahnee° | GBR19950615 | FMD RACING / INTENSE CYCLES | +26.659 |
| 8 | KINTNER Jill | USA19811024 | TEAM NORCO INTERNATIONAL | +29.914 |
| 9 | GRIFFITHS Fionn | GBR19820827 | +43.519 | |
| 10 | SIEGENTHALER Emilie | SUI19860919 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +47.261 |
| 11 | BERNHARD Petra | AUT19801118 | RRP GHOST | +50.184 |
| 12 | STONE Jessica | GBR19900914 | UNIOR TOOLS TEAM | +53.740 |
| 13 | COLUMB Alanna | NZL19880723 | +54.811 | |
| 14 | AGER-WICK Anita | NOR19780831 | +54.970 | |
| 15 | PUGIN Mélanie | FRA19900503 | TEAM MORZINE-AVORIAZ/HAUTE-SAVOIE | +58.780 |
2013 Vallnord UCI WC 3 Junior's Final Results
| 1 | JONES Michael | GBR19950222 | FMD RACING / INTENSE CYCLES | 4:23.644 |
| 2 | VERGIER Loris | FRA19960507 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +0.468 |
| 3 | ALGARRA NAVARRO Daniel | ESP19950314 | SPAIN | +6.122 |
| 4 | FAYOLLE Alexandre | FRA19950720 | FRANCE | +8.124 |
| 5 | SHAW Luca | USA19961225 | SPECIALIZED RACING DH | +8.354 |
| 6 | VERNASSA Gianluca | ITA19950904 | DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING | +8.461 |
| 7 | ELLISON Luke | AUS19951030 | AUSTRALIA | +9.191 |
| 8 | ZABJEK Jure | SLO19951011 | UNIOR TOOLS TEAM | +9.369 |
| 9 | LUCAS Dean | AUS19950502 | AUSTRALIA | +10.122 |
| 10 | NIEDERBERGER Noel | SUI19950821 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +13.117 |
| 11 | JOUET PASTRE Martin | FRA19950521 | FRANCE | +14.157 |
| 12 | HERD Sam | GBR19960118 | GREAT BRITAIN | +16.191 |
| 13 | KAMMLEIN - CUTLER Raphael | NZL19950328 | NEW-ZEALAND | +17.277 |
| 14 | ESTAQUE Thomas | FRA19961115 | FRANCE | +18.305 |
| 15 | COLOMBO Francesco | ITA19951209 | TEAM AIROH AXO SANTACRUZ | +18.376 |
2013 Andorra WC Round 3 Qualifying Results
Friday, July 26, 2013 at 9:55PM 2013 Vallnord WC Downhill Elite Male Qualifying Results
| 1 | HILL Samuel | AUS19850721 | CHAIN REACTION CYCLES.COM / NUKEPROOF | 4:20.660 |
| 2 | MINNAAR Greg | RSA19811113 | SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | +0.046 |
| 3 | ATHERTON Gee | GBR19850226 | GT FACTORY RACING | +1.344 |
| 4 | BRUNI Loic | FRA19940513 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +2.884 |
| 5 | THIRION Rémi | FRA19900423 | COMMENCAL / RIDING ADDICTION | +3.098 |
| 6 | SUDING Lorenzo | ITA19860315 | GT / 360 DEGREES | +4.137 |
| 7 | BRYCELAND Josh | GBR19900323 | SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | +4.629 |
| 8 | BLENKINSOP Samuel | NZL19881028 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +5.163 |
| 9 | FAIRCLOUGH Brendan | GBR19880110 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +5.173 |
| 10 | MULALLY Neko | USA19930219 | TREK WORLD RACING | +5.629 |
| 11 | HANNAH Michael | AUS19831121 | HUTCHINSON UR | +6.403 |
| 12 | HART Danny | GBR19910920 | GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM | +6.989 |
| 13 | GUTIERREZ VILLEGAS Marcelo | COL19900509 | GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM | +7.442 |
| 14 | PEAT Steve | GBR19740617 | SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | +9.099 |
| 15 | PARDAL Francisco | POR19910116 | EVIL VENGEANCE TOUR | +9.403 |
2013 Vallnord WC Downhill Elite Female Qualifying Results
| 1 | CARPENTER Manon | GBR19930311 | MADISON SARACEN DOWNHILL TEAM | 5:04.467 |
| 2 | ATHERTON Rachel | GBR19871206 | GT FACTORY RACING | +3.637 |
| 3 | RAGOT Emmeline | FRA19860527 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +5.678 |
| 4 | CHARRE Morgane | FRA19900609 | MS MONDRAKER TEAM | +17.997 |
| 5 | PUGIN Floriane | FRA19890417 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +18.817 |
| 6 | SIEGENTHALER Emilie | SUI19860919 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +23.827 |
| 7 | SEAGRAVE Tahnee° | GBR19950615 | FMD RACING / INTENSE CYCLES | +26.254 |
| 8 | KINTNER Jill | USA19811024 | TEAM NORCO INTERNATIONAL | +27.383 |
| 9 | CERNILOGAR Zarja | SLO19891218 | BLACKTHORN GT | +38.321 |
| 10 | GRIFFITHS Fionn | GBR19820827 | +50.162 | |
| 11 | STONE Jessica | GBR19900914 | UNIOR TOOLS TEAM | +56.996 |
| 12 | BERNHARD Petra | AUT19801118 | RRP GHOST | +58.458 |
| 13 | PUGIN Mélanie | FRA19900503 | TEAM MORZINE-AVORIAZ/HAUTE-SAVOIE | +58.884 |
| 14 | MARCELLINI Alia | ITA19910711 | TORPADO SURFING SHOP | +59.732 |
| 15 | AGER-WICK Anita | NOR19780831 | +1:00.861 |
2013 Vallnord WC Downhill Junior Qualifying Results
| 1 | JONES Michael | GBR19950222 | FMD RACING / INTENSE CYCLES | 4:32.529 |
| 2 | ALGARRA NAVARRO Daniel | ESP19950314 | SPAIN | +5.785 |
| 3 | WALLACE Mark | CAN19950601 | DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING | +8.836 |
| 4 | VERGIER Loris | FRA19960507 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +9.817 |
| 5 | SHAW Luca | USA19961225 | SPECIALIZED RACING DH | +14.273 |
| 6 | NIEDERBERGER Noel | SUI19950821 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +15.667 |
| 7 | ELLISON Luke | AUS19951030 | AUSTRALIA | +16.032 |
| 8 | FAYOLLE Alexandre | FRA19950720 | FRANCE | +17.132 |
| 9 | PIERRON Amaury | FRA19960304 | FRANCE | +19.230 |
| 10 | VERNASSA Gianluca | ITA19950904 | DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING | +20.552 |
| 11 | ESTAQUE Thomas | FRA19961115 | FRANCE | +23.264 |
| 12 | MARIETTA Steve | FRA19961017 | FRANCE | +24.013 |
| 13 | HERD Sam | GBR19960118 | GREAT BRITAIN | +24.725 |
| 14 | BOUTIE Benjamin | FRA19960517 | FRANCE | +25.554 |
| 15 | JOUET PASTRE Martin | FRA19950521 | FRANCE | +25.657 |
