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<\/a>Loic Bruni. Photo: Whoop UCI Mountain Bike World Series<\/p>\nRonan Dunne(Mondraker) sets and early marker to beat. That doesn\u2019t last long as veteran racer Troy Brosnan (Canyon Cllctv) pushed late in the track to unseat the Irishman. Brosnan\u2019s time in the hot seat was equally short-lived as, just a couple riders later, Jackson Goldstone rolled into the start hut.<\/p>\n
After a steady qualifying, Jackson Goldstone (Santa Cruz Syndicate) started early in the order instead of his usual last-man-on-the-mountain position. Goldstone was wild from the top, pulling for gaps no other rider had tried yet, in his usual \u201cBoost Bro\u201d style. That helped the Canadian pull out a massie 2.1-second advantage after the first two splits, through the steepest and roughest sections of track. With being a lighter rider than most of his competition, Goldstone had nearly 2kg taped to his bike to help carry his momentum through the flater, faster bottom splits on Whiteface Mountain. Goldstone finishes 1.3 seconds faster than Brosnan, taking the hot seat early and putting pressure on his rival in the overall, Loic Bruni.<\/p>\n
Henry Keifer and U.S. racer Luca Shaw would both best Goldstone, but neither could take the top spot.<\/p>\n
Loic Bruni, simiarly, was looking fast until a not-quite perfect run in to the finish area cost him his chance at a win. With incredibly tight times in the men\u2019s race, that pushed Super Bruni to sixth in Lake Placid.<\/p>\n
Goldstone finishes fourth, two spots ahead of his rival. With that, the Canadian inches closer to re-claiming the overall title.\u00a0Bruni leads by just 72 points ahead of Goldstone. That means the race is headed to home turf for Goldstone. Mont-Sainte-Anne is the final, and now deciding round of the 2025 World Cup downhill series.<\/p>\n