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The queenly event of Val d'Isere 2009 took place this morning with the Men's Downhill. While snow fell in abundance a few hundred meters further down the valley, the sun miraculously was on the side of the Face of Bellevarde. Some 25 000 spectators had gathered around and down the slope, ambient with sound of trumpets and bells, applause and screams of joy to encourage each of the 38 skiers who dare to rush !
A whimsical haze in the upper part of the piste has been instrumental with the race bid draw in the results of this event. John Kucera (Canada) becomes Downhill' World Champion, Didier Cuche (Switzerland) is 2nd from 4 hundredth, Carlo Junker (Switzerland) 3rd. Hotly contested competition, requiring technical skills and physical strength, a commitment that is not found in any other race. With speeds reaching 140 km / h a few hundred meters after the start with a long glide and the bump of Catherine, we enter the heart of the matter with the narrow passage before fall over in the steeper part ... great turn force the riders to slow down before crossing the narrow passage Ancolie such impressive canyon between the rocks, some S and the bump at Cathiard jump of 40m before crossing the finish line, the face is unique ! Some falls are not serious but still impressive in Downhill, including Didier Defago (Switzerland) in advance to all intermediate times, regret for what his fans or David Poisson (France). The young Frenchman Adrien Theaux ranks 5th in front of the big names of the circuit as Bode Miller (USA), Hermann Maier (Austria), Michael Walchhofer (Austria), and many others, the French changeover, male and female, nose tip to hit. Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin (France) finished 18 th.
The Start List - All the Results
The Ladies Downhill training provided at 13:00 was canceled due to the emergence of persistent cloud in Val d'Isere. In the afternoon Val d'Isere was covered with a thick layer of cloud with snow fall.
Tomorrow, if weather permits, will be the Ladies Downhill.
The Start List
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