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  • Have we done Minnaar and Peaty not riding the MSA World Cup this weekend?
  • I_Ache
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    And riding the Enduro World Series instead.

    Santa Cruz must see the EWS as pretty important for the future of MTB racing. Well that our they really don’t like the UCI.

    mikey74
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    Minnaar is. He came 5th in qualifying.

    Edric64
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    Peaty is a bit past it now anyway,so maybe he is trying his luck at something else?

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    mikey74
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    I wouldn’t say currently sitting 10th in the world cup standings is “past it”

    lister
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    Weird Peaty has chosen to miss MSA, it’s a track well suited to him. I’d understand if he missed a round in Champery for example but I guess SC are happy for him to fly the flag elsewhere.

    Enduro looks fun, but it can’t be a match for a good WC round when it comes to spectators and out and out pressure and speed. Doubt I’d ever go and watch one, but I’d happily spend the day on the side of a proper DH course…

    tails
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    They’ve both won everything the UCI has to offer!

    Hob-Nob
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    Minnaar is racing & Peaty isn’t at the EWS, he’s at home with his parents.

    ska-49
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    That qualifying list is great!
    Smith, Hart, Gwin & Hill are all up top. Sunday should be great.
    What happened to Gee? Mechanical?

    I_Ache
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    Oops sorry misread a leaderboard.

    I certainly wouldn’t say peaty is past it, he keeps delivering much better results than a lot of the younger guys.

    nickc
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    mactheknife
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    Edric 64 – Member
    Peaty is a bit past it now anyway,so maybe he is trying his luck at something else?

    Past it? there are guys half his age who cant even get near his wheel on the Downhill circuit. Yerp age is not on his side but for an old geezer he is absolutely ripping.

    Plus the more i read about him and what he gives back to the sport the more respect i have to give him. total out and out legend.

    rOcKeTdOg
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    He’s only 39! Old?? LOL

    hora
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    40 is old? You realise that there are active/serving soldiers in the SAS past and present well into their 40’s.

    deviant
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    Most SF soldiers of that age will be the first to admit that they dont have the physical condition they had in their 20’s….they have more experience though, which in their line of work counts for a lot.

    When i was heavily into weights and power lifting in particular it was widely accepted that a male reaches his physical peak (strength wise) in his mid 30’s….top level athletic performance beyond that point is the exception rather than the rule, look at any number of sports (including DH mountain biking), Peaty is one of those exceptions.

    I’m not knocking blokes of that age (i’m 35 myself) and guys like Troy Bayliss, Ryan Giggs, Jason Leonard, Steve Peat etc are hugely inspirational to those of us who waved goodbye to our 20’s some time ago….all the time he can race with the kids then he should absolutely be there, when he is finally off the pace he can retire with his head held high.

    hora
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    Deviant its how you look after yourself whilst younger. Thats key. Many blokes in their 30’s have dodgy/niggling knee injuries etc already.

    People arent as good as their 20’s due to diet, injury etc IMO.

    buzz-lightyear
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    You get toughr and better endurance as you age, but its harder to produce the sustained burst of power. Ranulph Feinnes book on the topic of aging and fitness is very interesting. He is not the power he was, but Peatys performances in a young mans sport are highly creditable, rarely out of top 20 he’s at the top of the field still. How does he do it?!in one vid, bryceland said he’s like a Rad Dad; he really looks up to Peaty.

    steve_b77
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    tails – Member
    They’ve both won everything the UCI has to offer!

    I think you may have forgotten about some bicycle based events that don’t focus on flying down the side of a mountain, I mean there can’t be many other disciplines out there ……… oh, hang on!

    chakaping
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    Maybe that’s it, he’s quietly given up DH and he’ll be leading Team Sky in the TdF next year.

    Hopk1ns
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    This forums brilliant, always entertaining.

    Coyote
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    I think you may have forgotten about some bicycle based events that don’t focus on flying down the side of a mountain, I mean there can’t be many other disciplines out there ……… oh, hang on!

    MTB forum. He’s competed at XC and DH. Not sure about 4X but highly probable. Yup, all UCI MTB disciplines available to him pretty much covered.

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