Steve Peat is God!

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After countless years of bad luck, Steve Peat can finally add the World Champion title to his already impressive list of accomplishments. Well done Peaty!

Elite Men
1. Steve Peat GBR - 2:30.33
2. Greg Minnaar RSA - 2:30.38 +0.05
3. Mick Hannah AUS - 2:31.02 +0.69

Elite Women
1. Emmeline Ragot FRA - 2:50.05
2. Tracy Mosely GBR - 2:52.54 +2.49
3. Kathy Pruitt USA - 2:54.89 +4.84+


Junior Men
1. Brook Macdonald NZL - 2:36.49
2. Shaun O'Connor AUS - 2:37.67 +1.18
3. Danny Hart GBR - 2:38.76 +2.27

Junior Women
1. Anais Pajot FRA - 3:11.91
2. Julie Berteaux FRA - 3:16.28 +4.37
3. Holly Baarspul AUS - 3:20.16 +8.25


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[Smacks]

Congratulations, Peaty!

He certainly deserves it.

 

[Hamo]

For the first time I can't really say I'm very disappointed that an Aussie didn't win it!
I would have loved to see Sam or Mick win, but I'm so stoked for Peaty!
that was one close race!
Congrats to CORC and everyone else involved in making an awesome world champs!

 

[RiLiZe]

Where did sam hill come?
good onya steve well done for a guy who is 35yrs old and still blasting the world champs off their feet

 

[Wayno]

Peaty my hero finally woe the champs, he deserves it more than anyone. 35 years old and he flogged everybody I love being 35 years old right now

 

[Mr Sheen]

I thought Hannah had it , his run was amazing! Big ups to Peaty!!!!!!!!

 

[Mugger]

I thought Hannah had it , his run was amazing! Big ups to Peaty!!!!!!!!

Then I'm thinking Minnaar's got it but came up just short. Epic race.

 

[DRIBS]

I just can't believe he finally did it after so many years. One of the best races ever. Was watching freecaster TV, thought Rob Warner was about to have a heart attack.

 

[powley]

Peaty my hero finally woe the champs, he deserves it more than anyone. 35 years old and he flogged everybody I love being 35 years old right now

he didn't exactly 'flog' minaar.... but its still a win.

and id just like to point out
1st and 2nd (full 10 inch downhill bikes, coil shocks without lockouts and tripple crowns)

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Cooch]

Farkin Unreal!!!! Peaty is truly amazing!!


Got too mention Fuel TV's excellent live coverage too. They had all the camera angles!!!! Maybe a sign of better things to come.

 

[S.]

Fuck yeah Peaty!

That is all.

 

[Nic951]

Got too mention Fuel TV's excellent live coverage too. They had all the camera angles!!!! Maybe a sign of better things to come.

Yeah i asked on freecaster who was doing it they said it's the same footage as freecaster just not rob commentating. Was great

 

[flamshmizer]

Yeah i asked on freecaster who was doing it they said it's the same footage as freecaster just not rob commentating. Was great

Yeah and while i missed warners commentating, the quality through fuel TV was excellent, and it didn't cut out.

What a race. I thought fabien had killed it and the only guy who'd get close was Mick, then to see all four guys so close to each other, what a race!

Was it 8 aussies in the top 16 places?

 

[Tazed]

YEAH PEATY!
He can retire now, mission complete!
How close were those times in the end?!

 

[SouthYarraSage]

1st and 2nd (full 10 inch downhill bikes, coil shocks without lockouts and tripple crowns)

Nothing to do with the two big strong blokes riding them...

 

[sikpuppyonglory]

the best I have seen in ages, congrats to peaty, I want to buy the bugger a rum & coke for his effort, he has deserved this win for a long time. All hail the Peat machine!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tazed]

Nothing to do with the two big strong blokes riding them...

Yeah, sure, but both are known pedal-gods.
See where Hill and Barel ended up? Not sure about Barel's pedalling-rep (crap, right now, I belive, with his knee), but Hill certainly made up a lot on previous Stromlo efforts, I'm sure thanks (in part) to this rig.
So you can hardly say it was the wrong choice of bike for either rider.
I was impressed with Graves hooking up 12th, and if you needed proof it was a pedaller's course, look where Lopes finished - 18th!

 

[Sic]

Anyone know where this leaves the overall world cup points chase?

Peaty should move into first with the win and Minaar in second but how far back is Hill? How many points does 5th get ya?

 

[flamshmizer]

i don't think world champs go towards points.

 

[Adrian]

That's right. Champs = no points towards the series.

The full travel bike without lockouts was the right bike. The top three won all three splits, not just the last one.

And, the shorter travel riders (Gee, Sam, and Fabien in particular) all lost time on the winners in the last section.


But who cares... Peat = convict deity.