MTB cycling: At the UCI Mountain Bike DHI World Cup Lenzerheide, Danny Hart ensured a heart-pounding finale crackling with excitement. In the final meters, the 24-year-old Brit pulled out all the stops and relegated Aaron Gwin, who had been leading until then, to second place. In the women's race, Rachel Atherton celebrated her eleventh win in a row.
In the best weather, the downhill pros fought head-to-head races in both the Elite Women and Elite Men classes. The many thousands of spectators at the edge of the fast track were offered the finest cycling, which could not be surpassed in terms of excitement. Aaron Gwin set a fantastic personal best early on, and for a long time all signs pointed to another win for the 28-year-old American. Literally in the last second, Danny Hart was able to undercut the time by a sensational 0.096 seconds. A historic day for the 2011 World Champion, who has so far failed to win the World Cup. Aaron Gwin slipped to second place at the DHI World Cup Lenzerheide, third fastest was the South African Greg Minnaar.
Even though Rachel Atherton was able to win her 11th win in a row in the women's category, it was extremely close! The World Cup leader fought a thrilling duel with her British compatriot Tahnee Seagrave for the best time. In the end, only 0.707 seconds separated first from second place. “The track here in Lenzerheide is really hard for me. I knew it would be close. Tahnee was so close to me the whole time and I only hit her by a hair's breadth. That's the way it should be: super exciting," summed up the happy winner. Myriam Nicole from France also had reason to celebrate. After her long injury break, she finished third at the UCI Mountain Bike DHI World Cup Lenzerheide.