[Updated for Finals] Start List for the Val di Sole DH World Cup 2022

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Goe FL (Sep 1, 2022 at 7:57)

...are there some faults in the list with the protected status? Camille Balanche is leading the series and isn't protected...Reece Wilson is protected, Benoit Coulanges isn't?

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noox (Sep 1, 2022 at 11:16)

I assume Reese Wilson is protected because he was protected before his injury. I remember that e.g. Greg Minnaar or Myriam Nicole where not protected after they came back from injury a few years ago. In alpine skiing racers are also "protected" for a couple of races if they come back from injury.
But I also don't know why the P is missing for some riders.

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korev FL (Sep 1, 2022 at 6:46)

Maybe a dumb question, why are the protected riders in the Elites starting half way through the race?

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BiNARYBiKE FL (Sep 1, 2022 at 6:56)

With no qualifier on the last race, it appears that the top portion of riders go in reverse order of their overall ranking to start the race (top 60 for the men), and after they finish, the rest of the riders race in ascending order of overall ranking (from 61 to 187 for the men).

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melonhead1145 FL (Sep 1, 2022 at 7:00)

This is only the start list for qualifying. For the race a protected rider who qualified outside the top 20 will race in the 20th place

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rambotion2 (Sep 1, 2022 at 7:03)

I assumed that they still had qualifying, there just weren't any points for it. Certainly in previous years the top riders didn't go mid way through the pack. This is probably the qualifying order

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edspratt FL Editor (Sep 1, 2022 at 7:08)

Sorry for any confusion this is the start list for qualifying.

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BiNARYBiKE FL (Sep 1, 2022 at 7:10)

@rambotion2: oh that’s right. They have qualifiers but just no points. My bad.

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chmurka3rg (Sep 3, 2022 at 2:09)

@edspratt: Excuse me for asking. If it's the wrong list, why leave it like that??? I'd assume, that PB should correct this and put on the start list for the finals?... Come on guys....

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edspratt FL Editor (Sep 3, 2022 at 2:47)

@chmurka3rg: The finals start list is at the top of the page. There never was a wrong list in the article it just wasn't clear that the original list in the article was for qualifying not finals, but this was posted before qualifying even happened.

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Dnik (Sep 1, 2022 at 8:46)

Allan Cooke with a really strong background for this race. Cool to see him popping up more and more in MTB, local hero.

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bikesandbeers (Sep 2, 2022 at 10:49)

Dear Pinkbike can we get a proper start list for the race? or maybe I’ll just have to go to the UCI websIte

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bgoldstone FL (Sep 2, 2022 at 19:34)

www.pinkbike.com/news/start-list-for-the-val-di-sole-dh-world-cup-2022.html

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skintightleather FL (Sep 1, 2022 at 7:20)

the real question after all, where are TT results?

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ShawMac FL (Sep 1, 2022 at 7:56)

Wild to see an overall points leader no longer protected. I see Benoit also fell off the list.

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wvmtber06 (Sep 1, 2022 at 8:45)

So nice to see Reece Wilson back at it! Hope he’s doing better.

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Clemounet FL (Sep 1, 2022 at 16:40)

Team Dorval riders not protected anymore ? What happened ?

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Fill-Freakin FL (Sep 2, 2022 at 19:52)

Go Bodhi Kuhn! Good luck, and congrats on getting a contract.

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jokermtb FL (Sep 2, 2022 at 8:45)

No Finn…..

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pierceklinke FL (Sep 2, 2022 at 10:17)

Start #54

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bryanmccrary1 (Sep 2, 2022 at 10:40)

@pierceklinke: that was qualifying start

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vinay FL (Sep 2, 2022 at 12:44)

Finn didn't start qualifications so won't race.

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Fill-Freakin FL (Sep 2, 2022 at 19:50)

Sad, but probably the right call. That track looks rough and if either his head or spine is injured, best to let it heal and hopefully have a better season next year. He can only lose one position in standings I think, and it wasn't realistic that he would move up. He did fantastic this year considering he already missed one race, and will miss this one too.

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bryanmccrary1 (Sep 2, 2022 at 8:46)

Finn?

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korev FL (Sep 1, 2022 at 6:45)

Is anyone brave enough to bet against Hewitt in the Junior Women?