Two Top 15 Results at World Champs As Brook McDonald Retires from Season 2013
Sunday, September 1, 2013 at 4:07PM 
21 year old George Brannigan had his best ever result at a World Championship today here in Pietermaritzburg when he took 13th place, just one spot ahead of team mate Neko Mulally. The two riders looked solid all week and were happy with their performances on the demanding South African track. Meanwhile Brook MacDonald, who had earlier this week decided to end his season after this event so he can return home for important shoulder surgery, was unlucky to clip a tree and lose time, settling for 24th place.
For MacDonald the decision to return home has not been easy, but after getting further advice on the rotator cuff tear in his left shoulder, it's clear that he needs immediate surgery ahead of a recovery period of a few months. With an earlier start to the next World Cup season in 2014, the team supports Brook's decision to head home.
George, who himself has been on the road to recovery since he had knee surgery after season 2012, has been steadily rising back to his top form in recent races.
George said: "Both here and at Crankworx I've started to feel like my old self again. I thought it would only take a couple of races to get up to speed, but it has taken a fair bit longer. This is my best result ever on this track and I'm now really looking forward to one of my favourites, Hafjell in Norway in a couple of weeks".
Neko said: "When I arrived at the finish line today I was a little disappointed with myself because I still had some gas left in the tank. I needed to attack a little more and I guess that was the difference between 14th and a top 10. I'm still happy though and have learned from today's experience".
Both George and Neko will head to Norway in 2 weeks for Round 5 of the World Cup.
2013 UCI World Championships Pietermaritzburg Full Results
Sunday, September 1, 2013 at 8:38AM 2013 MTB World Champs Pietermaritzburg Timed Training Results Junior Women
| 1 | SEAGRAVE Tahnee | GBR19950615 | GREAT BRITAIN | 4:51.377 |
| 2 | BEECROFT Danielle | AUS19950327 | AUSTRALIA | +11.372 |
| 3 | OURDOUILLIE Fiona | FRA19950726 | FRANCE | +26.558 |
| 4 | MOLLOY Tegan | AUS19960118 | AUSTRALIA | +30.094 |
| 5 | NAKAGAWA Ayako | JPN19951003 | JAPAN | +1:20.175 |
2013 MTB World Champs Pietermaritzburg Timed Training Results Junior Men
| 1 | VERGIER Loris | FRA19960507 | FRANCE | 4:13.873 |
| 2 | RUDE JR Richard | USA19950101 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +00.754 |
| 3 | JONES Michael | GBR19950222 | GREAT BRITAIN | +04.145 |
| 4 | LUCAS Dean | AUS19950502 | AUSTRALIA | +05.681 |
| 5 | ATWILL Phil | GBR19950111 | GREAT BRITAIN | +07.350 |
| 6 | VEZINA Mckay | CAN19951022 | CANADA | +07.995 |
| 7 | CRIMMINS Thomas | AUS19950624 | AUSTRALIA | +08.707 |
| 8 | GRAHAM Innes | GBR19960703 | GREAT BRITAIN | +08.802 |
| 9 | VERNASSA Gianluca | ITA19950904 | ITALY | +08.829 |
| 10 | NIEDERBERGER Noel | SUI19950821 | SWITZERLAND | +09.958 |
| 11 | ALGARRA NAVARRO Daniel | ESP19950314 | SPAIN | +10.306 |
| 12 | WALLACE Mark | CAN19950601 | CANADA | +10.752 |
| 13 | PICCHIOTTINO Cole | USA19951002 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +11.091 |
| 14 | FAYOLLE Alexandre | FRA19950720 | FRANCE | +11.532 |
| 15 | SHAW Luca | USA19961225 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +12.992 |
| 16 | BROWN Gregg | RSA19961227 | SOUTH AFRICA | +13.646 |
| 17 | COMETTI Luca | USA19951208 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +13.938 |
| 18 | FESPERMAN Jay | USA19960709 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +14.022 |
| 19 | GANNICOTT George | GBR19950311 | GREAT BRITAIN | +14.355 |
| 20 | ALVES DE BORBA Lucas Eduardo | BRA19950224 | BRAZIL | +14.705 |
2013 MTB World Champs Pietermaritzburg Timed Training Results Women
| 1 | ATHERTON Rachel | GBR19871206 | GREAT BRITAIN | 4:35.013 |
| 2 | HANNAH Tracey | AUS19880613 | AUSTRALIA | +16.802 |
| 3 | CHARRE Morgane | FRA19900609 | FRANCE | +18.536 |
| 4 | BUCHANAN Caroline | AUS19901024 | AUSTRALIA | +21.398 |
| 5 | CARPENTER Manon | GBR19930311 | GREAT BRITAIN | +21.892 |
| 6 | PUGIN Floriane | FRA19890417 | FRANCE | +23.402 |
| 7 | BROWN Casey | CAN19901027 | CANADA | +23.783 |
| 8 | GATTO Micayla | CAN19880821 | CANADA | +27.408 |
| 9 | CERNILOGAR Zarja | SLO19891218 | SLOVENIA | +33.026 |
| 10 | NICOLE Myriam | FRA19900208 | FRANCE | +34.010 |
| 11 | ROSSER Lauren | CAN19931004 | CANADA | +37.510 |
| 12 | BARTOVA Jana | CZE19900217 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +47.431 |
| 13 | MARCELLINI Alia | ITA19910711 | ITALY | +54.589 |
| 14 | KINTNER Jill | USA19811024 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +7:18.160 |
2013 MTB World Champs Pietermaritzburg Timed Training Results Men
| 1 | SMITH Steve | CAN19891125 | CANADA | 4:03.021 |
| 2 | ROPELATO Mitch | USA19920303 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +02.208 |
| 3 | ATHERTON Gee | GBR19850226 | GREAT BRITAIN | +02.513 |
| 4 | HANNAH Michael | AUS19831121 | AUSTRALIA | +02.759 |
| 5 | MINNAAR Greg | RSA19811113 | SOUTH AFRICA | +03.968 |
| 6 | BLENKINSOP Samuel | NZL19881028 | NEW-ZEALAND | +04.181 |
| 7 | GRAVES Jared | AUS19821216 | AUSTRALIA | +05.072 |
| 8 | BEER Nick | SUI19870917 | SWITZERLAND | +06.240 |
| 9 | GUTIERREZ VILLEGAS Marcelo | COL19900509 | COLOMBIA | +07.134 |
| 10 | PEKOLL Markus | AUT19871013 | AUSTRIA | +08.355 |
| 11 | HART Danny | GBR19910920 | GREAT BRITAIN | +08.852 |
| 12 | BRANNIGAN George | NZL19920409 | NEW-ZEALAND | +09.444 |
| 13 | MASTERS Wyn | NZL19870418 | NEW-ZEALAND | +10.441 |
| 14 | FISCHBACH Johannes | GER19880304 | GERMANY | +11.289 |
| 15 | PEAT Steve | GBR19740617 | GREAT BRITAIN | +12.081 |
| 16 | BROSNAN Troy | AUS19930713 | AUSTRALIA | +12.442 |
| 17 | MULALLY Neko | USA19930219 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +12.815 |
| 18 | THOME Patrick | FRA19911020 | FRANCE | +13.247 |
| 19 | SIMMONDS Matthew | GBR19870520 | GREAT BRITAIN | +13.250 |
| 20 | BRUNI Loic | FRA19940513 | FRANCE | +13.502 |
2013 MTB World Champs Pietermaritzburg Final Results Junior Women
| 1 | SEAGRAVE Tahnee | GBR19950615 | GREAT BRITAIN | 4:52.001 |
| 2 | BEECROFT Danielle | AUS19950327 | AUSTRALIA | +07.512 |
| 3 | MOLLOY Tegan | AUS19960118 | AUSTRALIA | +19.448 |
| 4 | OURDOUILLIE Fiona | FRA19950726 | FRANCE | +21.731 |
| 5 | NAKAGAWA Ayako | JPN19951003 | JAPAN | +1:13.791 |
2013 MTB World Champs Pietermaritzburg Final Results Junior Men
| 1 | RUDE JR Richard | USA19950101 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 4:06.640 |
| 2 | VERGIER Loris | FRA19960507 | FRANCE | +05.727 |
| 3 | JONES Michael | GBR19950222 | GREAT BRITAIN | +07.403 |
| 4 | NIEDERBERGER Noel | SUI19950821 | SWITZERLAND | +07.784 |
| 5 | LUCAS Dean | AUS19950502 | AUSTRALIA | +08.908 |
| 6 | SHAW Luca | USA19961225 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +12.985 |
| 7 | VEZINA Mckay | CAN19951022 | CANADA | +13.944 |
| 8 | CRIMMINS Thomas | AUS19950624 | AUSTRALIA | +14.101 |
| 9 | WALLACE Mark | CAN19950601 | CANADA | +14.938 |
| 10 | VERNASSA Gianluca | ITA19950904 | ITALY | +15.674 |
| 11 | ATWILL Phil | GBR19950111 | GREAT BRITAIN | +15.753 |
| 12 | FESPERMAN Jay | USA19960709 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +16.822 |
| 13 | GRAHAM Innes | GBR19960703 | GREAT BRITAIN | +17.774 |
| 14 | GANNICOTT George | GBR19950311 | GREAT BRITAIN | +18.192 |
| 15 | COLOMBO Francesco | ITA19951209 | ITALY | +18.267 |
| 16 | VARLEY Aiden | AUS19960816 | AUSTRALIA | +18.488 |
| 17 | KNOTT Peter | AUS19950616 | AUSTRALIA | +18.869 |
| 18 | FAYOLLE Alexandre | FRA19950720 | FRANCE | +19.127 |
| 19 | DU PLESSIS J P | RSA19950703 | SOUTH AFRICA | +19.482 |
| 20 | COMETTI Luca | USA19951208 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +19.547 |
2013 MTB World Champs Pietermaritzburg Final Results Women
| 1 | ATHERTON Rachel | GBR19871206 | GREAT BRITAIN | 4:28.043 |
| 2 | RAGOT Emmeline | FRA19860527 | FRANCE | +08.632 |
| 3 | HANNAH Tracey | AUS19880613 | AUSTRALIA | +12.395 |
| 4 | KINTNER Jill | USA19811024 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +13.425 |
| 5 | BUCHANAN Caroline | AUS19901024 | AUSTRALIA | +13.612 |
| 6 | CHARRE Morgane | FRA19900609 | FRANCE | +15.637 |
| 7 | SIEGENTHALER Emilie | SUI19860919 | SWITZERLAND | +18.269 |
| 8 | BROWN Casey | CAN19901027 | CANADA | +18.525 |
| 9 | PUGIN Floriane | FRA19890417 | FRANCE | +20.769 |
| 10 | GATTO Micayla | CAN19880821 | CANADA | +20.906 |
| 11 | NICOLE Myriam | FRA19900208 | FRANCE | +27.532 |
| 12 | GRIFFITHS Fionn | GBR19820827 | GREAT BRITAIN | +30.378 |
| 13 | ROSSER Lauren | CAN19931004 | CANADA | +38.035 |
| 14 | BARTOVA Jana | CZE19900217 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +38.998 |
| 15 | MARCELLINI Alia | ITA19910711 | ITALY | +42.913 |
2013 MTB World Champs Pietermaritzburg Final Results Men
| 1 | MINNAAR Greg | RSA19811113 | SOUTH AFRICA | 3:58.058 |
| 2 | HANNAH Michael | AUS19831121 | AUSTRALIA | +00.396 |
| 3 | GRAVES Jared | AUS19821216 | AUSTRALIA | +03.333 |
| 4 | BLENKINSOP Samuel | NZL19881028 | NEW-ZEALAND | +03.746 |
| 5 | SIMMONDS Matthew | GBR19870520 | GREAT BRITAIN | +03.939 |
| 6 | BEER Nick | SUI19870917 | SWITZERLAND | +04.041 |
| 7 | ATHERTON Gee | GBR19850226 | GREAT BRITAIN | +04.303 |
| 8 | GUTIERREZ VILLEGAS Marcelo | COL19900509 | COLOMBIA | +04.423 |
| 9 | FISCHBACH Johannes | GER19880304 | GERMANY | +04.759 |
| 10 | BROSNAN Troy | AUS19930713 | AUSTRALIA | +06.582 |
| 11 | BRUNI Loic | FRA19940513 | FRANCE | +06.922 |
| 12 | PEKOLL Markus | AUT19871013 | AUSTRIA | +07.019 |
| 13 | BRANNIGAN George | NZL19920409 | NEW-ZEALAND | +07.927 |
| 14 | MULALLY Neko | USA19930219 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +08.878 |
| 15 | PEAT Steve | GBR19740617 | GREAT BRITAIN | +09.204 |
| 16 | NEETHLING Andrew | RSA19840805 | SOUTH AFRICA | +09.709 |
| 17 | MASTERS Wyn | NZL19870418 | NEW-ZEALAND | +11.317 |
| 18 | PAYET Florent | FRA19861121 | FRANCE | +12.766 |
| 19 | BRYCELAND Josh | GBR19900323 | GREAT BRITAIN | +13.042 |
| 20 | THOME Patrick | FRA19911020 | FRANCE | +13.181 |
