Leogang is one of the world's most popular venues for downhill events, not only for European athletes, but since 2012 also for the international downhill elite. With 2300 meters in length and a difference in altitude of 480 meters the "Speedster" track has a lot of fun on offer - for both athletes and spectators.
The track had already been familiar to most of the riders from the World Cup and with some additionally added high speed sections the name “Speedstar” was definitely justified. With overall top conditions, both as far as the track and the weather were concerned, this called for a perfect race weekend.
Before the finals, the Elite Men category was dominated by David Trummer (AUT - RRP Ghost) with a total of 614 points, followed by Manuel Gruber (AUT - Radon Factory DH) with 599 points. However, due to an injury Gruber could not attend the race in Leogang and left Trummer as the odds-on favorite. The only rider who could still have the chance to reach Trummer's result was Slawomir Lukasik who however finished 13th.
Johannes Fischbach
Zarja Cernilogar
As predicted, The winner of the overall standings in 2014 became David Trummer followed by Manuel Gruber. Philip Atwill collected some last important points and reached the overall third place.
closing ceremony - see you all next year!
Photos: © Thomas Dietze
Source: http://www.ixsdownhillcup.com
