Just like in Saturday\u2019s semi-final, the 30-year old Austrian Markus Pekoll<\/strong>, member of MS Mondraker Team, was the fastest man on the 1.7km track with 256m elevation drop after improving his time by just over half a second. Slovenian riders followed in second and third: the reigning national champion Jure \u017dabjek<\/strong> (Unior Tools Team), number 22 of the UCI ranking right in front of Pekoll in 23rd, was 2.43 seconds behind and the three-time national champ Miran Vauh<\/strong> (Blackthorn) 5.9 seconds behind the winner.<\/p>\n British rider Josh Lowe<\/strong> (Kona Europe) followed in 4th and another Austrian Boris Tetzlaff<\/strong> (RC WSV Schladming) in 5th place.<\/p>\n Monika Hrastnik<\/strong> (Blackthorn), the 2016 European Championships silver medalist, finished with quite a margin over second placed \u0160pela Horvat<\/strong> (BK KKJ – WD40 Bike) and third placed Katarina Primo\u017ei\u010d<\/strong> (Batt Team), all Slovenians.<\/p>\n Croatian Ivan Ba\u0161i\u0107<\/strong> (BK TNT Pazin) celebrated a victory in junior men and British rider Jamie Edmondson<\/strong> (Transition Bikes \/ FMD Factory Team) in under 17 men. Another Brit Chris Sinden<\/strong> (Brink \/ Plush Suspension) was fastest in master category and Slovenian Andreas Vidovi\u010d<\/strong> (Ganesha team) in sport.<\/p>\n There were just under 150 riders on start in Saturday\u2019s semi-final but the number went down for Sunday due to mechanicals and injuries. The track was not easy on either bikes or bodies. According to the best who did not want to take big risks a week before the World Cup opening in Lourdes, France, the track is well worth a World Cup race.<\/p>\n Markus Pekoll<\/strong>: \u201cI came here to start the season with a good result and I\u2019m happy I did well. The track is demanding and dangerous, I was trying to find a smooth line and I think I found it. We have to get used to the finish part on the street, but the rest is challenging, there is no place to relax. In Lourdes I\u2019ll probably get asked a lot about the track here and I\u2019m going there with a positive vibe.\u201d<\/p>\n Monika Hrastnik:<\/strong> \u201cIt was okay for the first race of the season, I\u2019m happy my tires lasted. It was dangerous and I wasn\u2019t risking much since I\u2019m going to Lourdes. I did a minor mistake in my finish run and I\u2019ve been avoiding the jumps all weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n Jure \u017dabjek<\/strong>: \u201cI had two flats in practice this morning so I didn\u2019t manage to try out a new line I\u2019ve just discovered. But I still went for it in my final run and it didn\u2019t turn out so well. But it\u2019s still okay, I\u2019m close to Markus. It\u2019s a short but demanding track, you need to work all the time, stay relaxed and carry your speed across the rocks.\u201d![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Klemen-Humar_2017-04_DHLosinj_Sunday-01_KH1271-640x427.jpg\")
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\nUnior Downhill Cup continues on May 13th and 14th in Kranjska Gora<\/strong>, Slovenia. A week earlier the same track will host the opening round of iXS European Downhill Cup.<\/p>\nResults<\/a><\/h2>\n