Greg Minnaar takes 2012 DH world champs gold

[Greg Heil ✓ supporter]

South African downhill mountain biking star Greg Minnaar claimed the biggest prize in the sport for the second time in his storied career when he lifted the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships in Leogang, Austria, on Sunday afternoon.

Minnaar has won more World Cup podium places than any other rider in the history of the sport, but until Sunday he had won the World Championships only once previously in 2003 in Lugano, Switzerland. Now aged 30, the victory means the Pietermaritzburg local will get to defend his title in his home city in 2013.

RESULTS

1. Greg Minnaar (RSA) 3:21.79

2. Gee Atherton (GBR) 3:22.37

3. Steve Smith (Can) 3:23.00

4. Michael Hannah (Aus) 3:23.93

5. Sam Hill (Aus) 3:25.19

6. Damien Spagnolo (Fra) 3:25.64

7. Florent Payet (Fra) 3:26.01

8. Brook MacDonald (NZ) 3:26.65

9. Markus Pekoll (Aut) 3:27.56

10. Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas (Col) 3:27.85

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[JT Orlando]

Too bad Gwin was having brake issues. That didn’t stop him from busting a pretty epic bar hump 😆

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"jtorlando25" wrote

Too bad Gwin was having brake issues. That didn’t stop him from busting a pretty epic bar hump 😆

Yeah I would have liked to see him on the podium.

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