Atherton Extends her Downhill World Cup Lead in Hat Trick Win
07/20/2015 09:23
Rachel Atherton continued her storm on the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup with a win at the fourth round in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
After three consecutive wins, the 27-year-old now sits in the lead on the overall standings, ahead of Emmeline Ragot (France).
Ragot was leading at the first time split, and was also fastest in qualifying. However, in the second half she overcooked a jump, landing heavily on her front wheel, and only just holding onto the bike. She managed to maintain fifth place, nearly ten seconds down on Atherton's time of 3 minutes 28 seconds.
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