RACE HIGHLIGHTS | Elite Men | Round 6 Pal Arinsal | UCI Downhill World Cup

TBO Depeya leaves the exit in Palar and Salandor, a track in which he has already won before as an elite. He crosses there in a very pleasant way. You can see how aggressive he comes out of the Stargate. Last year, in the World Championship, he had the first two fastest sectors of this race. So I hope it's green, green, and if he can keep it until the end, it could be a time that lasts a long time. This is a track in which Josh and Depeya specialize. It could be a threat to a great hot seat for a long time. That's right, he won here in 23. He knows what he needs and knows how to manage these changing conditions. Fighting a little on this track. I hope he can keep it until the end. Look how narrow it is between the trees of those large handlebars of 800 mm wide. Peya threads the needle wonderfully as he heads back to the open-piece section, where we saw Wilson do a little of his characteristic magic. Depeya, two seconds faster, lands on the rear wheel. Nico, yes, too much, too much gas in that triple. A little whiskey accelerator for Tebe Odeb while he heads back to the forest. Right now he has two seconds of advantage. So that aggressiveness is bearing fruit with an incredible race here this afternoon. The speeds are increasing. Yesterday he had to do it in the most difficult way in the Q2, Tivo de Prel. But this is a track that he loves. He feels good in it, he feels that he can win. Now it's 2.7 seconds faster. Tebe Odreja passes very smoothly through that last garden of rocks. This is a great margin on a short track like this. He, fastest time yesterday was max with 239.1. It seems that Todd is about to beat him today. Tebe O pedales in the air, crosses the line, goes three seconds faster with a 237.4, the fourth jump of the bicycle, and lights it up. The French national champion is on fire in Andorra. But it's a good time. Here we go. Laurier, the UCI downhill world champion. I did it. This track is only a year old. Interesting layout. I went in and opened a hole on the rock that was kicking many cyclists. Quite creative for a simple section. Yes, there is one here at the level of the UCI World Cup, as well as in the UCI World Championship. One of the most successful cyclists of the past here calls this place his home. He lives just above, at 410 seconds in the first partial. He is in contact with his compatriot here. And he was very close last weekend. Now he knows the speed. He knows what it takes to be up there and compete, and be here at home with Comencel at the foot of the hill. We saw his headquarters this week. He knows and is in contact with the people who make that brand what it is. So this is a great weekend for the whole Comencel team. As local as it can be. It is a recognition of the brand. You don't see many other brand owners. It's Max Comenel. They are Comencel bicycles. Berio is his world champion and is down watching him run. He has found some time here. A tenth of a second. He has returned to Loris Bercier. We saw Matt Walker recover some time in this last sector as well. So we expect the same from Loris. That time is within reach. Max has a missile in his hands as a UCI World Champion. He has been a man who tried to sign for years and years, and is still very happy to be part of that brand. Loris V. Very good exit speed in that left curve. He has found a real home here in Comencel. Now he is faster by 210 seconds. Here comes Loris 10. Will this be enough to get out of that hot spot? Berio has a quarter of an hour left. Loris V., the UCI World Champion, crosses the Palar and Sal line and goes fast for eight tenths of a second. To go back there in the last two weeks, we have seen a big change for Martin. Yes, I should point out that, in the five rounds, he has not managed to reach the final on three occasions. But when he finished ninth and seventh, he has always been among the top ten, and he is growing again. Nico, no, yes. I almost think that the first round has sat the enduro riders well. The speeds were a little slower with the conditions in Poland, and then it has taken him a while to get used to the rhythm of a downhill race, and it is great to see how he has assimilated it. He has adapted and has returned in these last two races, and has achieved very good results. M is not afraid at all in those upper curves. He slides through that big rock with fluidity, and that is Martin May's characteristic style, the one we are used to. Josh, since he is six hundredths of a second faster than the big version, yes, he has a great speed in those first high curves. I like that jump over the rock, it gives a little more speed and momentum in the next section. This is the key part, since Martin enters with a little push from side to side. Martin has to keep a good speed around here. A character so casual until he grabs a handlebar game. A little look up there. Martin M is a whole animator on the bike. It's great to see him. What can he do in the second part while we wait for the time? Wait for the inflatable marker to arrive from the part. It looks very, very good so far here, dancing in the line between aggressiveness and precision very well. Good acceleration when leaving that curve too, Nico. Yes, he had a good momentum. That is a crucial turn. Here we go. M half a second faster. Tony Sig likes what he's seen so far. It's good to have that gap in the first two parts. He's going to have to have a good momentum through this part of the ski, and then compromise through this lower part. 210 is not much margin considering how fast Loris was in this second. Martin M has been green all the way here. This will finally challenge the time that Loris Fir established at the beginning of the final session, Josh. Yes. Good abrupt exit of that left hand. This is where Loris accelerated. Martin has a great speed between the rocks. It goes down. He has lost 0.1 seconds. So 0.3 has been lost so far. Almost two turns. Will he be able to recover it in the absence of a quarter? Here comes Martin for an FMD towards the line. This is going to knock down Avia. It goes second for just three turns. We have a break in our hands here in Salandor directly to the Q1. Learning that consistency. You have to remember that he is still a young athlete. Therefore, he is still growing in that role as one of the key runners as part of that group of Yeté. Look at the potholes that break bigger and bigger. That is going to be key in a while to make sure that the runners choose the right line to navigate at their speed there. Nico, did we talk about that at the beginning of this season? No, it's not a bad name. We mentioned it at the same time. But he is transforming into a kind of modern Troll Brosman. Isn't that right, Ossin? He is a very constant pilot. I think he is a guy who stands out in rainy conditions. He always talks about that. Even this morning he misheard the forecast and was praying for rain, hoping to have to remove the rollers. But he is doing very well considering how dry the track is today. Half second. A fraction of one for Ossino Callaghan. We know that there is not much time in that particular fraction. But... Yes, this is where Owen needs to accelerate. He is coming back to him. He has gone back another tenth of a second. He gets the back of the double jump towards the trees. Two tenths of a second less in the third fraction for Ossino Callaghan. Now that he is heading to the penultimate section of the forest. The young Irishman looks good. But he needs to put the traffic light in green. He seems really aggressive. This was the section in which Lees took a great margin. Oh, look at the exit speed. This is aggressive. He is anticipating what is coming. Which is a good sign. Here he is still 210 seconds. So, if he can get out of that garden of rocks, he took good speed out of this forest. Here comes the Irishman. Ossino Callaghan going down the line. What does he have for Laurel Spear? He crosses the line and is the third fastest. If Goldstone can get a victory today, he will become the first elite man to win five races in a row. Jackson Goldstone throws himself on the track in an attempt to make history. It is difficult to bet against him, especially with his current driving. But on this track today, I think he has a lot of work ahead. This suits some of the other runners very well, some of his biggest competitors. But it does not mean that he is out of the race. How important would this result be if Jackson Goldstone could get a victory today? Oh, it would be huge and without a doubt. And especially in the same terrain in which we have seen these performances. It is not that only one terrain adapts to it. It is consecutive in all different types. Right now, he is slightly behind in a section in which we would probably assume that Jackson would not stand out. His creativity, the way he analyzes the technical sections, everything will be present in the second half of this track today. He is four tenths of a second in the first part. The man who carries the green flag of the general leader for points of the World Cup UCI. Goldstone has a great advantage in that competition thanks to four consecutive victories. And he heads to the second part through this slightly modified section here in Palaron Salandor in the second round. The World Cup UCI 2025 needs a good exit here to reduce speed. We know that Nico is not the best cyclist, so he could lose some time here. Let's take him to the second part. He is using the entire track. You see it on the left side on that triple that Amri left out. The entire Santa Cruz camp is excited to have achieved his first double victory the last time on the wheel. Look at him floating through some of these potholes. The entrance here is a speed that we had not seen from the exit. That was a great exit. Here is where he has nine tenths. Beautiful intense pink fores at the bottom of F is the hard line. The hug on the other side. Jackson Goldstone is feeding him. Jackson goes to the final curve. Jackson Goldstone. Will it be a famous fight for the crosses of Jackson Goldstone? And he goes fast in a second? That cycle. He needs to find an answer for Jackson Goldstone. Superman's great red rear does not specialize in the upper part of his helmet. Rooney leaves the exit hook and starts working here in Palar and Zalandor. Look how calm he is. He is exhausted. 120 to 130 at the exit door. This man is serious. Super Brun was Superman launching this weekend. What a moment. The motorcycle twists slightly under him in those curves. Nico. Yes. Pushing the inside of the curves, trying to avoid some of those holes of rupture. Just a little more loose there. But it seems that it is really serene. He is charging here today and taking advantage of every gram of the champion he is. Look at the speed in the key section. The speed under the drone is obvious and absolutely flying. As if he had achieved a victory and was about to start the year. He heads for the open crosses. Another partial. It's 1.3 seconds. He has lost a tenth position. He won the first of his five UCI world titles in 2015, beating Greg Manner and Josh Braceland that day. Here comes Lloyd Brun, who in the old value track, of course, is very, very different from these 168 beats per minute. Jackson and Loris were very fast in this fourth sector. But I think Brun has enough time to play here. And I think he can even reach the finish line with that margin of 1.3. He has to charge. He has to attack the entrance to the rock garden here. A second in the fourth partial. Brun dances between the rocks, he heads for the last stretch. He will go to the open field and it will be Lloyd Brun's second victory of the year. Will Lloyd Brun beat Jackson? Brun crosses the line and is the fastest in Palar and Salora. What a race from Lloyd, back to his best level. Excuse me if you have heard any language from the team mate specializing there. He celebrates it with his best friend at the bottom. Jackson Goldstone is going to be denied. Five famous in a row, but we do not take away his merit. There we have it. We saw a little emotion in Loro Black. Last time in L we see even more this week. Here are the results. Brun ahead of Jackson Goldstone by 1.2 seconds. Barry Ormei, goes up in fourth position. O'Callaghan fifth. Depey cold. Ben Williams Norton tenth back in action. Yes, it means a lot to have this season fighting with Jackson, and having to let him be better. I arrived here with a lot of motivation and also a lot of redemption and great feelings for the fall of last year in the world championship. So I really wanted it. It was difficult because this track was completely flat. There was not much to do, just open gas and many guys were incredibly fast. I am very happy to have been able to be a little more losing or crazier than everyone, but Jackson is back on fire. So it's great to win in a fair way. But it's a great season and I'm happy to be at the top and share the podium with Loris, it's also incredible. So it was an incredible day.