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Monster Energy’s Amaury Pierron (Elite Men) Wins Overall Title in 2022 Mercedes-Benz UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy
“Perfect season! I used to be on the rostrum in any respect the races and simply missed one spherical due to an damage. But I got here again and taking the general win is sort of a dream come true.” – Camille Balanche
VAL DI SOLE, Italy (PRWEB)
September 05, 2022
Proud to announce our two brand-new World Champions! Monster Energy congratulates riders Amaury Pierron(Elite Men) and Camille Balanche (Elite Women) on taking first place total within the 2022 Mercedes-Benz UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup this weekend.
In the season’s remaining race in Val di Sole, Italy, 26-year-old Pierron from Brioude, France, claimed the title on the power of his 1253 factors. In the Elite Women division, 32-year-old Balanche from La Chaux-de-Fond, Switzerland, clinched the general title with 1465 factors after battling a shoulder damage sustained lower than 4 weeks in the past.
Also ending the 2022 Mercedes-Benz UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup season on a robust word, 26-year-old Monster Energy staff rider Loris Vergier from Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, took house second place within the total rankings with 1008 factors. In the Junior Women division, 18-year-old staff rider Izabela Yankova from Teteven, Bulgaria, completed the season in third place total at 295 factors.
The winners had been topped on the remaining and most difficult race of the season. On September 2, the legendary downhill monitor in Val di Sole hosted the world elite of downhill mountain bike racing for the ultimate showdown. When all was mentioned and accomplished, Monster Energy’s Vergier received the Elite Men division with a 3:39.774 end time.
In Junior Women, Bulgarian prodigy Yankova clinched second place with 4:46.210. And in Elite Women, Balanche rose to the rostrum in fifth place, merely 3.5 weeks after fracturing her collarbone at Mont-Sainte-Anne.
Here’s how the motion unfolded for Team Monster Energy on the remaining race of the season:
The 2022 monitor at Val di Sole was one for the file books with over 1.3 miles of the roughest, steepest terrain riders needed to face this season. On what has turn out to be essentially the most technically demanding monitor of the yr in Italy, riders needed to take care of each potential monitor situation underneath the solar. Val di Sole challenged riders with deep mud, hiding puncture-producing rocks. Also, polished roots and rain-slick rocks despatched riders into the bottom quicker than they might react.
In the Elite Men division, Monster Energy’s Vergier charged down the monitor like a possessed man, dancing over the deep holes and rocks that make the “Black Snake” downhill monitor so difficult. Finishing with an over three seconds hole and three:39.774 total, Vergier wasn’t taking any prisoners this week.
“This seems like a aid. I don’t actually have phrases. I’m simply going to benefit from the second as a result of this was most likely the hardest for me ever. I used to be crying the primary three runs of the primary day, pondering why am I right here? It harm. Then I took some anti-inflammatory meds and was like, I’m good, let’s go! It was an extended puzzle, nevertheless it was price it, undoubtedly!” mentioned Vergier upon profitable the Val di Sole race.
Overall, the altering monitor situations performed within the Frenchman’s favor because the day progressed” “The monitor was moisturized in some locations. I feel I obtained fortunate. Usually, I get tremendous unfortunate with gate decide, however this time was the most effective. I’m actually stoked!”
The win put Vergier solidly into second place within the total 2022 Mercedes-Benz UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup season proper behind fellow Frenchman Pierron who received the World Championship. As the season concluded, Pierron had received a strong 4 tour stops on the 2022 circuit: Lourdes, Fort Williams, Lenzerheide, and Snowshoe.
“This is so good after insanity with accidents. Being again on the highest step is insane. Four wins this season and the general win. It’s insane! I can’t ask for a greater season! I’m again child!” mentioned Monster Energy’s Pierron upon profitable the Elite Men World Championship title.
At Val di Sole, Pierron flatted in qualifying and left the beginning gate properly sooner than regular. Not one to waste time, the newly topped champion charged out of the gate with nothing to lose, having secured the general title earlier within the week when his closest competitor needed to withdraw from the occasion as a result of a concussion.
The altering climate caught Pierron off guard, and a few slick rocks ended his try to win the ultimate race as he went down in a cloud of mud.
“There’s quite a bit to enhance, this season was arduous with too many crashes. I want to enhance that time for subsequent yr. I must study to settle down after I must settle down,” mentioned Pierron. Asked about his crash, he laughed: “I used to be so excited, I had nothing to lose, nevertheless it was moist on the high. I didn’t count on it, and I missed my line and simply crashed. I used to be apprehensive about injuring myself and never having the ability to take pleasure in this party.”
Also ending the season with cause to party, Monster Energy’s Balanche made a miraculous comeback after her extreme shoulder damage in August. She returned within the nick of time to do what she does greatest; put down a strong run that obtained the job accomplished with a 4:32.441 end time for fifth place.
Her fifth place was sufficient to safe the factors wanted to take house the title and put the right finish to a tough season. After struggling by the ache final week on the World Championships in Les Gets, the Swiss champion was ecstatic together with her win in Italy.
“Perfect season! I used to be on the rostrum in any respect the races and simply missed one spherical due to an damage. But I got here again and taking the general win is sort of a dream come true. I had the primary plate from starting to finish, so I’m stoked. It couldn’t be higher, and I can’t watch for the subsequent one,” mentioned Monster Energy’s Balanche upon claiming the World Championship title at Val di Sole this weekend.
In the Junior Women class, Bulgarian upstart Yankova took second place at Vale di Sole with a 4:46.210 end time. The sturdy end within the remaining race of the season boosted her total rankings by one spot, securing the bronze medal within the World Cup season.
“The race went fairly good in the present day, and I’m tremendous proud of my weekend. I like this monitor, nevertheless it’s actually tough and arduous. I struggled to search out the entire items and put it in a single place,” mentioned Monster Energy’s Yankova.
Looking again on your complete season, the 18-year-old concluded. “Early on I struggled with too many new issues on my shoulders. New staff, new sponsors, new bike. I knew that step-by-step it will get higher and ultimately it did. I’m actually stoked with the end result and what we did, and I feel I simply want a bit extra time within the low season and we might be on it subsequent yr!”
With that mentioned, the 2022 Mercedes-Benz UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup season has ended, and the lads and women in inexperienced and black made a press release by taking house each elite titles and a spot on the rostrum for the Junior Women to shut out a extremely profitable yr. With loads of adjustments on the racing horizon, riders are wanting to get again between the tape on two wheels and able to kick off the 2023 season in June.
For extra on Amaury Pierron, Camille Balanche, Loris Vergier, Izabela Yankova, and our staff of mountain bike athletes, go to http://www.monsterenergy.com. Also comply with Monster Energy on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok for unique updates from our mountain bike execs.
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