Results / Résultats:
DH#5: ARAI MOUNTAIN, JPN - 28-29.7.2001
Men 
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femmes
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France Continues to Dominate Downhill : Anne-Caroline Chausson (FRA, Volvo-Cannondale) continued her perfect downhill season with win number-five in Japan this weekend, maintaining her overall lead with superb racing on the Tissot-UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. Nicolas Vouilloz (FRA, Vouilloz Racing Team) also won in Japan - his first world cup victory of the season as he works hard to overcome his #2 ranking in the overall and secure another overall title.
The Arai Mountain & Snow Park in Japan took centre stage this weekend, as record crowds of 30,000 lined the 3km downhill course in unseasonably hot and dry weather. The course, shortened by 600 metres this year, was faster than ever as riders pushed their limits in the ever-increasingly competitive world cup circuit. Nicolas Vouilloz (FRA, Vouilloz Racing Team) celebrated his return to the winner's circle Sunday afternoon, putting together a dominant run that was reminiscent of seasons past where the earned the nickname "the Alien." After earning 50 points as the fastest qualifier in the morning, Vouilloz went on to crush the field by nearly six and a half seconds as he works to regain the number-one overall position - currently held by Fabien Barel (FRA, Team GT) who finished 11th after crashing.
"I really tried hard to win today, and it was a great race, like old times" said a jubilant Vouilloz after his third-straight win in Arai. "I'm always happy to win in Japan, and when I arrived here I was relaxed and treated like a star. I've been waiting all season for this, and want to thank my father and my team staff." Sean McCarroll (AUS, Global Racing Team) earned second place in the finals, the young Aussie posting his career's-best finish for his new team, after qualifying 8th-fastest. "It's awesome to be in the winner's circle" he said. When asked what made the difference today he replied "You've just got to pin it - I wasn't using my brakes in places, and rode more aggressive."
Michael Ronning (AUS, Intense) finished third for his career's best, after qualifying 14th-fastest and occupying the hotseat until bumped by McCarroll. "I just went for it," he said from the Tissot hotseat. "I thought I was going to crash I was going so hard, I couldn't believe the speed!" Greg Minnaar (RSA, Global Racing Team) finished 4th - matching his career's best as he is ranked 4th overall. Third-ranked Mickael Pascal (FRA, Be-One Team) rounded out the podium in 5th place.
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| Rank | Bib | UCI Code | Surname | Firstname | Nat | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 2 | FRA19760208 | VOUILLOZ | Nicolas | FRA | VOUILLOZ RACING TEAM | 4:19.18 | +0.0 |
| 2 | 13 | AUS19771105 | MCCARROLL | Sean | AUS | GLOBAL RACING | 4:25.65 | +6.47 |
| 3 | 15 | AUS19750623 | RONNING | Michael | AUS | INTENSE | 4:27.73 | +8.55 |
| 4 | 7 | RSA19811113 | MINNAAR | Greg | RSA | GLOBAL RACING | 4:28.14 | +8.96 |
| 5 | 4 | FRA19791011 | PASCAL | Mickael | FRA | BE-ONE | 4:28.20 | +9.02 |
| 6 | 10 | FRA19780323 | GRACIA | Cedric | FRA | VOLVO CANNONDALE | 4:28.49 | +9.31 |
| 7 | 14 | AUS19810531 | RENNIE | Nathan | AUS | YETI-PEARL IZUMI | 4:29.35 | + 10.17 |
| 8 | 9 | ESP19730828 | SAIZ CASTANE | Oscar | ESP | BE-ONE | 4:30.77 | + 11.59 |
| 9 | 11 | USA19700306 | CARTER | Eric | USA | MONGOSE HYUNDAI | 4:30.93 | + 11.75 |
| 10 | 25 | USA19780320 | HOUSEMAN | Rich | USA | TOMAC | 4:31.25 | + 12.07 |
| 11 | 1 | FRA19800726 | BAREL | Fabien | FRA | TEAM GT | 4:32.39 | + 13.21 |
| 12 | 21 | SUI19770916 | CALUORI | Claudio | SUI | TOMAC | 4:32.68 | + 13.50 |
| 13 | 5 | AUS19831121 | HANNAH | Mick | AUS | GLOBAL RACING | 4:32.91 | + 13.73 |
| 14 | 22 | ESP19740930 | MISSER VILASECA | Tomas | ESP | SPAIN | 4:33.87 | + 14.69 |
| 15 | 18 | USA19720819 | ROCKWELL | Myles | USA | GIANT | 4:34.10 | + 14.92 |
| 16 | 88 | ESP19771229 | SANCHEZ | Himar | ESP | MAXXIS-MSC | 4:36.61 | + 17.43 |
| 17 | 30 | CZE19780529 | MAROSI | Michal | CZE | AUTHOR - RB SKODA AUTO | 4:36.80 | + 17.62 |
| 18 | 49 | USA19740531 | VOREIS | Kirt | USA | HARO/LEE DUNGAREES | 4:37.37 | + 18.19 |
| 19 | 35 | USA19800903 | HOUSEMAN | Gary | USA | TOMAC | 4:38.80 | + 19.62 |
| 20 | 26 | SVK19820410 | POLC | Filip | SVK | AUTHOR RB SKODA AUTO | 4:39.67 | + 20.49 |
| 21 | 3 | AUS19780301 | KOVARIK | Chris | AUS | INTENSE | 4:42.75 | + 23.57 |
| 22 | 44 | JPN19770105 | UCHIJIMA | Ryo | JPN | AF SANTA CRUZ | 4:46.35 | + 27.17 |
| 23 | 64 | GBR19810817 | DONOGHUE | Neil | GBR | HALFORDS BIKEHUT/SCHWINN | 4:47.21 | + 28.03 |
| 24 | 93 | JPN19761015 | ADACHI | Yasushi | JPN | TEAM TMX | 4:49.13 | + 29.95 |
| 25 | 86 | JPN19701123 | TSUKAMOTO | Takasi | JPN | MX MONGOOSE | 4:49.19 | + 30.01 |
| 26 | 90 | JPN19800422 | IDEGAWA | Naoki | JPN | GLOBAL RACING | 4:49.42 | + 30.24 |
| 27 | 83 | CAN19760523 | WATSON | David | CAN | DIRTWORKS | 4:51.30 | + 32.12 |
| 28 | 84 | GBR19780602 | BEAUMONT | Scott | GBR | TEAM KONA FORD FOCUS | 4:52.22 | + 33.04 |
| 29 | 110 | USA19700506 | LAWWILL | Joe | USA | TREK - FOX SHOX | 4:52.40 | + 33.22 |
| 30 | 53 | GBR19810815 | JARMAN | Robert | GBR | HALFORDS BIKEHUT/SCHWINN | 4:52.97 | + 33.79 |
| 31 | 92 | JPN19760302 | MARUYAMA | Hiroki | JPN | TEAM SCOTT | 4:54.09 | + 34.91 |
| 32 | 111 | JPN19831221 | TAKAHASHI | Tadashi | JPN | MX/SPEED GAME | 4:54.66 | + 35.48 |
| 33 | 100 | ESP19780424 | BAGO | Jordi | ESP | ORANGE ESPANA | 4:55.15 | + 35.97 |
| 34 | 85 | JPN19770605 | TAKEMOTO | Masashi | JPN | ANCHOR | 4:55.32 | + 36.14 |
| 35 | 98 | JPN19740605 | MIYAKE | Kazuyuki | JPN | SINTESI FUJIYA | 4:57.49 | + 38.31 |
| 36 | 96 | JPN19750316 | OSHIMA | Reji | JPN | GIANT JAPAN | 4:59.22 | + 40.04 |
| 37 | 78 | GBR19810228 | CHEETHAM | Jonathan | GBR | HALFORDS BIKEHUT/SCHWINN | 4:59.80 | + 40.62 |
| 38 | 95 | JPN19720720 | YANAGIHARA | Yasuhiro | JPN | WWW YANS COM | 5:00.31 | + 41.13 |
| 39 | 82 | JPN19721221 | NABESHIMA | Kenichi | JPN | ANCHOR | 5:02.40 | + 43.22 |
| 40 | 91 | JPN19761223 | KANEKO | Daisaku | JPN | GLOBAL RACING | 5:03.96 | + 44.78 |
| 41 | 109 | JPN19710618 | SAKAGUCHI | Shizuyoshi | JPN | TEAM SCOTT | 5:07.99 | + 48.81 |
| 42 | 103 | ECU19810312 | WADA | Ryohei | ECU | ECUADOR | 5:08.14 | + 48.96 |
| 43 | 107 | JPN19770830 | KAWAI | Akinobu | JPN | MOM&POP | 5:08.43 | + 49.25 |
| 44 | 104 | JPN19720929 | AZUMA | Yuuichirou | JPN | M 2 FRS | 5:15.50 | + 56.32 |
| 45 | 102 | JPN19740314 | TADA | Nobuyuki | JPN | SCHWINN HID | 5:17.18 | + 58.00 |
| 46 | 101 | JPN19760807 | IWATE | Makoto | JPN | DIRTWORKS MYX | 5:19.00 | + 59.82 |
| 47 | 106 | JPN19800326 | KANOU | Shinichirou | JPN | TEAM GT JAPAN | 5:58.27 | +1:39.09 |
| 48 | 105 | JPN19790827 | KANEKO | Shingo | JPN | SAM BIKE | 11:00.59 | +6:41.41 |
| 16 | ESP19810417 | ROJO | Cesar | ESP | GLOBAL RACING | DNS |
