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Crowds packed the Streif, the most famous slope on the mountain of Hahnenkamm today to catch all the downhill action. Widely regarded as the most demanding course on the World Cup circuit, it today played host to the great and the good as they battled to be crowned 2012 champion.
After a late start caused by bad weather and a last-minute relocation to an older racing track, the challenge began and, in the end, it was won by Didier Cuche. The veteran Swiss skier, who on Thursday announced his retirement at the end of this season, showed that he still has what it takes with a victory that has broken all records. The first athlete to triumph five times on the Streif and now officially the oldest winner of the Kitzbühel Downhill, Cuche has once again proved his credentials as one of the greatest downhillers of all time.
Second place in the race classic went to Tyrolean skier Romed Baumann: “The result is simply sensational for me,” said the athlete from Hochfilzen. “As a young boy I watched the Streif from the sidelines and dreamed of standing on the winner’s podium one day. It’s fantastic that I have managed to achieve this, especially in Kitzbühel.”
Third place went to Klaus Kröll – his third such podium ranking this season. The Alpine athlete from Styria in Austria was also third in the 2009 Kitzbühel Downhill
1 CUCHE Didier SUI 1:13.28
2 BAUMANN Romed AUT 1:13.52
3 KROELL Klaus AUT 1:13.58
4 PUCHNER Joachim AUT 1:13.64
5 CLAREY Johan FRA 1:13.68
6 FEUZ Beat SUI 1:13.73
7 SPORN Andrej SLO 1:13.75
8 KEPPLER Stephan GER 1:13.76
9 THEAUX Adrien FRA 1:13.78
10 HUDEC Jan CAN 1:13.86
11 GUAY Erik CAN 1:13.91
12 GANONG Travis USA 1:13.92
13 FRANZ Max AUT 1:13.94
14 SVINDAL Aksel Lund NOR 1:13.95
15 SCHEIBER Mario AUT 1:13.96
16 INNERHOFER Christof ITA 1:13.97
17 SULLIVAN Marco USA 1:13.99
17 GISIN Marc SUI 1:13.99
19 BERTRAND Yannick FRA 1:14.08
20 DEFAGO Didier SUI 1:14.19
21 STREITBERGER Georg AUT 1:14.22
21 REICHELT Hannes AUT 1:14.22
23 FAYED Guillermo FRA 1:14.24
24 ZURBRIGGEN Silvan SUI 1:14.41
24 KUENG Patrick SUI 1:14.41
26 HOFFMANN Ambrosi SUI 1:14.52
27 POISSON David FRA 1:14.56
28 OLSSON Hans SWE 1:14.59
29 MILLER Bode USA 1:14.63
30 DUERAGER Markus AUT 1:14.70
31 HEEL Werner ITA 1:14.71
32 LIGETY Ted USA 1:14.75
33 FISHER Erik USA 1:14.76
33 JANSRUD Kjetil NOR 1:14.76
35 PARIS Dominik ITA 1:14.82
36 CASSE Mattia ITA 1:14.83
36 JAERBYN Patrik SWE 1:14.83
38 DIXON Robbie CAN 1:14.84
39 KROELL Johannes AUT 1:14.87
40 MAYER Matthias AUT 1:14.91
41 THOMSEN Benjamin CAN 1:15.01
42 WEIBRECHT Andrew USA 1:15.09
43 PERKO Rok SLO 1:15.12
43 ROMAR Andreas FIN 1:15.12
45 MARKIC Gasper SLO 1:15.13
46 KRAMER Manuel AUT 1:15.14
47 FERSTL Josef GER 1:15.23
47 ZRNCIC-DIM Natko CRO 1:15.23
47 JANKA Carlo SUI 1:15.23
50 KOSTELIC Ivica CRO 1:15.30
51 FILL Peter ITA 1:15.32
52 GRUENENFELDER Tobias SUI 1:15.42
53 MAPLE Wiley USA 1:15.46
54 LUEOEND Vitus SUI 1:15.50
55 SANDER Andreas GER 1:15.65
56 MARSAGLIA Matteo ITA 1:15.88
57 KLINE Bostjan SLO 1:16.12
58 KLOTZ Siegmar ITA 1:16.35
59 PICHOT Sebastien FRA 1:16.45
60 ROGER Brice FRA 1:16.51
61 PRIDY Conrad CAN 1:16.62
62 CHONGAROV Nikola BUL 1:17.72
After a late start caused by bad weather and a last-minute relocation to an older racing track, the challenge began and, in the end, it was won by Didier Cuche. The veteran Swiss skier, who on Thursday announced his retirement at the end of this season, showed that he still has what it takes with a victory that has broken all records. The first athlete to triumph five times on the Streif and now officially the oldest winner of the Kitzbühel Downhill, Cuche has once again proved his credentials as one of the greatest downhillers of all time.
Second place in the race classic went to Tyrolean skier Romed Baumann: “The result is simply sensational for me,” said the athlete from Hochfilzen. “As a young boy I watched the Streif from the sidelines and dreamed of standing on the winner’s podium one day. It’s fantastic that I have managed to achieve this, especially in Kitzbühel.”
Third place went to Klaus Kröll – his third such podium ranking this season. The Alpine athlete from Styria in Austria was also third in the 2009 Kitzbühel Downhill
1 CUCHE Didier SUI 1:13.28
2 BAUMANN Romed AUT 1:13.52
3 KROELL Klaus AUT 1:13.58
4 PUCHNER Joachim AUT 1:13.64
5 CLAREY Johan FRA 1:13.68
6 FEUZ Beat SUI 1:13.73
7 SPORN Andrej SLO 1:13.75
8 KEPPLER Stephan GER 1:13.76
9 THEAUX Adrien FRA 1:13.78
10 HUDEC Jan CAN 1:13.86
11 GUAY Erik CAN 1:13.91
12 GANONG Travis USA 1:13.92
13 FRANZ Max AUT 1:13.94
14 SVINDAL Aksel Lund NOR 1:13.95
15 SCHEIBER Mario AUT 1:13.96
16 INNERHOFER Christof ITA 1:13.97
17 SULLIVAN Marco USA 1:13.99
17 GISIN Marc SUI 1:13.99
19 BERTRAND Yannick FRA 1:14.08
20 DEFAGO Didier SUI 1:14.19
21 STREITBERGER Georg AUT 1:14.22
21 REICHELT Hannes AUT 1:14.22
23 FAYED Guillermo FRA 1:14.24
24 ZURBRIGGEN Silvan SUI 1:14.41
24 KUENG Patrick SUI 1:14.41
26 HOFFMANN Ambrosi SUI 1:14.52
27 POISSON David FRA 1:14.56
28 OLSSON Hans SWE 1:14.59
29 MILLER Bode USA 1:14.63
30 DUERAGER Markus AUT 1:14.70
31 HEEL Werner ITA 1:14.71
32 LIGETY Ted USA 1:14.75
33 FISHER Erik USA 1:14.76
33 JANSRUD Kjetil NOR 1:14.76
35 PARIS Dominik ITA 1:14.82
36 CASSE Mattia ITA 1:14.83
36 JAERBYN Patrik SWE 1:14.83
38 DIXON Robbie CAN 1:14.84
39 KROELL Johannes AUT 1:14.87
40 MAYER Matthias AUT 1:14.91
41 THOMSEN Benjamin CAN 1:15.01
42 WEIBRECHT Andrew USA 1:15.09
43 PERKO Rok SLO 1:15.12
43 ROMAR Andreas FIN 1:15.12
45 MARKIC Gasper SLO 1:15.13
46 KRAMER Manuel AUT 1:15.14
47 FERSTL Josef GER 1:15.23
47 ZRNCIC-DIM Natko CRO 1:15.23
47 JANKA Carlo SUI 1:15.23
50 KOSTELIC Ivica CRO 1:15.30
51 FILL Peter ITA 1:15.32
52 GRUENENFELDER Tobias SUI 1:15.42
53 MAPLE Wiley USA 1:15.46
54 LUEOEND Vitus SUI 1:15.50
55 SANDER Andreas GER 1:15.65
56 MARSAGLIA Matteo ITA 1:15.88
57 KLINE Bostjan SLO 1:16.12
58 KLOTZ Siegmar ITA 1:16.35
59 PICHOT Sebastien FRA 1:16.45
60 ROGER Brice FRA 1:16.51
61 PRIDY Conrad CAN 1:16.62
62 CHONGAROV Nikola BUL 1:17.72
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