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heat heat [Music] [Music] we can do well here is a young Irishman looking to put the disappointment of France behind him ronan Dunn from Mandreaker Factory Racing leaves the start hot a man on the move here with a point to prove ronan Dunn 160 beats per minute in zone four currently so he’s 4/10 of a second faster at the second split now Josh we have started the men’s finals on fire wow he started off quite calm for Ronin standards and now we are wild and woolly into the woods down the bottom the high line there i was just about to say everything is rel 2023 oh ran done you absolute savage across there wow this has the this has the mark for a great time 1.8 seconds faster here ronin D really attacking this lower wood section nico what has he got in store for us on the clock and Le gang are we about to see the 3minute marker broken we are done goes faster by 2.3 seconds 258.7 already in the elite men’s race he is the second rider down the hill and we’ve already broken the 3minut mark that was an aggressive run may have lost the man point Van but we do have Sammy Gale back well lucky Stevens McNob for Tre Factory Racing leaves the start now you may wonder what the difference is here if you do pump it you can get a bit of a pump through the corner if you do jump to the wall ride you can it t the third split for Lucky Stevens McNav comes into the key section let’s check out how quickly Oh he gets the launch to Highline works really really well across there locky Stevens McNav really on the move here in Leang so Ronin went outside there carry some extra speed so he’s got to grab pick up a bit of momentum through this lower section here he’s carrying good speed the first rider to go on the inside line look at the exit speed through the bottom lucky Stevens McNav heading down towards the finish line here at Leia Gang our track factory racing going to take the hot seat for the first time of 2025 lucky Stevens McNav goes fast on the road and done by 3/10 of a second the Kiwi hits home and takes the lead finally in 2025 absolutely unbelievable run lock Stevens McN getting the T in Le going rental bike helmet i would give it a whirl i would give it a whirl next up though Lo Brun 129 beats per minute for specialized gravity brun has it all to do here in Le Gang alien conditions for this man but one of the very best riders to ever do it 11 UCI downhill world cups to his name um I would say that a mud race just because everything is slowed down so much is definitely a lot more mental than physical you just don’t have the intensity as it is on dry conditions so hugely hugely fast through there from Lloyd Brun brun needs to get back in touch with Amarie Pon in the overall title kon now has that green jersey but what’s the second split going to tell us from the defending overall title holder here he’s faster by 9/10 of a second brun up top now if anyone can pull it back it’s Loic Brunie can really take advantage of that electronic Olan suspension you can see how big of a gear who is pushing coming into the motorway section gets the cheeky wheelie pump come on Loick Rooney launch calm down through the woods now that fight will be well opened up 169 beats per minute on the whoops 90 to 100% emblem red zone is ahead he’s on it here today Josh yeah he gets that big double down the Michelin steps it’s about 20 foot from step to step as he comes out of the elevator shaft now this is the section he’s got to let that thing eat as he comes through the main lines at the bottom brun at his best just riding the front wheel of that Specializ and he’s 1.4 seconds faster than the hot seat time of Lucky Stevens McN from Tre Factory Racing if anyone can step it up it’s lower Pr he knows what it takes to win here in Leo Gang knows the times that he needs to put down here like Brun is putting on a charge and an absolute masterclass of World Cup racing victory today would see Brun right back into the hunt for the overall title can he get into the hot seat bruning him down towards it here in Leang goes absolutely huge off the finish line jump brun cross the line fastest by 1.1 seconds that is a champion dragon 100% it seems like he made absolutely no mistake he was super clean through the whole run here we go for the Santa Cruz Syndicate then Jackson Goldstone the winner of the last round in Ludenville last weekend hits the course here in Leang ken how do you rate this man’s chances today yeah on one already now we heard last weekend that Jackson have been struggling with some weight in the upper speed sections so they’ve added a bit more weight to the bike this week to get him down this upper section a little bit faster 4/10 of a second in the green now for Jackson Goldstone almost 2 kg added to that Santa Cruz V10 last time out oh the swagger is there as well jackson Goldstone flowing through that route section he’s got another big steep pitch after this lefthander and then it’s out on the motorway and he’s going to fight all his better impulses to keep that Santa Cruz V10 glued to the deck ped in midair before he even gets out of it huge 1.3 seconds faster jackson Goldstone just getting into the right gear midair there and he’s going to fire really really good through the motorway so far jackson Goldstone he’s green at the first two splits what’s the third one going to tell us now we promise that’s not nerves on the back of his pants is he shorts the second as he pulls across that gap and hits the wall right he’s still green as they head into the woods for the first time inside top five so far brun Steven McNav Dold Hatton Jackson Goldstone is headed for that profit though he’s made a bit of mistake there he’s got to reset he’s carrying extraordinary is my word of the day at the minute great speed through the woods he’s back by 500s of a second can that mistake cost him some time in there if anyone can pull it back Jackson can at this lower section here 05 of a second back is nothing with a couple of corners to go across that huge gap jump jackson Goldstone is down at the splits for the first time in this run can he recover it though heads out in LA that took him out of contention for the win here in 2023 where he finished first goldstone down towards the line now for the Santa Cruz Syndicate the winner of the last round goes fastest by 500s of a second ken Roxson applause in the booth ken what a run what a run you could just see the intensity from this kid you know there’s no letting loose he was fighting every single part of the track and he gets rewarded you have you have one run that’s 3 minutes long like there’s you got to go you know there’s no looking at a pit board well Henry Kefir man on screen now has already got further than he did last time out in Ludenville caught up in that start hut drama whenever it was actually believably uh a bent chain ring josh he’s looking great he’s been putting in an insane amount of work to prepare for this season putting in a lot of work in the gym he’s a big unit and he’s really building that confidence round after round he’s still in touch here he’s still in touch 6/10 of a second now as he heads down towards the second half of the woods here henry Coop for the young German rider looking really really good here top five currently Goldstone Brun Stevens McNav Don Cole still loads of firepower left the top 10 riders after this man on your screen now still to come he’s only 6 of a second back he’s got the horses to get it across the line he’s one tabletop he’s under the bridge he’s going to bring it into the finish henry Kefir here comes Henry Kefir for the Canyon Collective Knight crosses the line third place for him half a second off in third place as well you would be peron though needs one of those big performances in the green jersey you can see the flight attendant light on the stem of that bike telling them what mode the suspension is in the bike working it out for itself he’s got the leader jersey he’s got the weight of the overall points lead on his back here here if anyone can handle it it heads down into this allimportant route section out look how dry it is through there manages to hook that up really really neatly and this man will have plenty of watts to throw down here leang goes huge off that first jump 2.6 seconds back though and we’re going to see the tables turned here in Ludenville and Leang excuse me rooney currently second place currently behind Jackson Goldstone he almost gets brought undone in the same spot but Benoir Kange did to Emory Peron’s chat pushing hard here trying to make up for it emory Peron on the pedals all the way to the finish line where is Pon going to stack up he goes 163.2 seconds back emory Pon in 16th let’s just have a bit of a look see here at his rear tire nice smile on the face from Lloyd Brun on the hot seat he knows that over the course of the season this man is going to be one of the big contenders for those overall points 8 days since his last UCI downhill world cup win Vald in 2022 can he write that today and get a win this afternoon there’s a tall order he’s going to have to beat Jackson Goldstone’s time to do it really doesn’t cost him too much time coming into the key section here there’s no more standing and pacing from Goldstone he’s sitting there he’s watching intently this is it is his second win of the season on the cards or can Loris Bier do something about it this next split will give us a clue 1.8 back now Goldstone can stand up and walk it off he can pull back a little bit of time here just take a quick breath the world champions into the woods he gets the double off to inside carrying some good speed here we go down through the woods now loris Versier needs to find a whole lot of time and he’s running out of track oh the inside line but don’t like it but he’s made his way out of it well back in sliding out for Loris Verier this one is going to go down to the wire 3.2 seconds back now here we go loris Bier yesterday’s fastest qualifier they’re celebrating in the finish already this doesn’t look like it’s going to be enough loris Bier crosses the line goes 153 seconds back and Jackson Goldstone wins in Leia Gang canada get their second double win two races in a row jackson Goldstone is making 2025 his own he won in Ludenville he’s won in Leang the barriers come out what a tense this is what we say the the gate drops and the BS stops absolutely wow what a performance back to back henry Kefir on the podium the redemption of Luden they can put the factory umbrella away what a moment jackson Goldstone back again with that gold standard back to back wins you are shaking like a leaf are you okay i’m okay i’m really good actually oh my gosh i can’t uh can’t believe I did it again i was uh you know I was feeling all good all week and you know I was trying to get to that top guys and you know I was I feel like you know I I start slow and then my race runs come together really nice so yeah I you know gave it everything like always and uh you know pushed as hard as I could and oh my god just pip l and you know he put down such a good run and it’s crazy to see how tight tight the times are these days so yeah big congrats to everyone rooney second what a day for Henry Kefir and Ferg heat heat n [Music]