With the weather dictating a change in the selected programme, two training runs on the Monday saw Charlotte Holmes post the fastest women's time and Roy Steudle comfortably the fastest men's time.
Both posted their faster time on the second of the two runs with Jess Anderson having posted the fastest time on the first run in the women's race. Holmes, in her first year of racing om the FIS circuit, has really stepped up to the mark and is gaining plaudits from her peers and coaches alike.
Anderson will have her work cut out to take the Downhill titles come Tuesday's races if the weather holds as it is expected. Lois Jackson put in a great first training run to be just 0.40 off the pace that Anderson had set.
With a number of racers struggling with the line on the the left foot turn after the Rossignol jump in the lower half of the course, it will be this section that decides the outcome of the titles.
The Tignes downhill is not the most technically demanding nor high speed and is a great entry level downhill. It is the section after Rossignol that requires attention and respect from the racers. Go too straight off the jump and you get the line wrong. Kieran Woolley, one of the up and coming young racers at Evolution, caused a few coaches and crew watching in this area to gasp for breath as he successfully battled to make it round the gate after the jump on the first training run!
Watch out for Owen Vinter who will be looking to add the Downhill title to his Super G. Vinter was learning the track in the training runs and will be on the full throttle case in the races. With the men going first, the course will be that much quicker than in the training runs.
Others to watch out for in the men's race are Elliott Bennett and Ed Guigonnet.
First maleracer kicks out at 09.30 local time.
First run training times Women
Second run training times Women
First run training times Men
Second run training times Men
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