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If anyones watching on their mobile you can watch it through the BBC Sport App.
I've backed Schurter and Kulhavy EW. Looking good!
I'm just watching it online, does anyone know how Grant is doing?
Channel 602 on Freeview.
Definitely on satellite.
Commentary is awful - why do they keep referring to Coldharbour - is this filmed on Leith Hill? There's a section that looks like Yougurt Pots on Holmbury!! 😉
'Kin'ell - Portuguese is done
prototype fail
Now that's a properly knackered wheel
Ch 473 if you've got Sky
Slows down a bit when Schurter lets someone else lead, gives others hope they might pull it back, then he takes over the lead again and stretches the elastic.
properly knackered wheel
29er. What did you expect?
😉
Love to see a race on something more brutal, but got to admit I'm quite enjoying this.
I missed the start, how many laps is it?
7 I think? I know the women did 6.
Good telly - much better than Essex IMO.
Hamish yes I think we all agree the course is far superior.
Gutted for Sagan.
Also commentator said a wheel was "pretzeled" ?? It "Pringled" or "tacoed" because of the shape! Pretzeled would mean the rim is tied in a knot.
He also said nino did a tail whip...
Serious question: what's the benefit of the formentioned 'tail whip'?
MSP its interesting how he's happy to let the Czech rider lead for a bit even thiugh he's slower - he's certainly giving the look that he's rather confident of the win
Wiggles yes there have been a (token) whip or two
what's the benefit of the formentioned 'tail whip'?
It looks orsumz! And, err, that's about it.
Ha ha! Foot down! I wish the bloke behind him who had to stop had shouted 'you b*****d!!!'
what's the benefit of the formentioned 'tail whip'?
Makes the crowd cheer.
God that female commentator talks crap.
But the Moose-tache!
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God that female commentator talks crap.
JUST.SHUT.UP.ABOUT.THE.TACHE
Good to see Kulhavy has his stem superslammed still.
Moooshtache
No benefit - just shows how rad he is in the heat of tha race. Moose tash FTW though.
Edit: miles too slow.
Indeed. She has an odd pronunciation of it as well.
What are the forks with the disco blue stanchions on Marotte's bike?
French chap in fourth, what are the forks? Blue stanchions.
Edit - great minds!
Is the Moo Stache part of Trek's 2017 range?
I think the number board will be more aerodynamically detrimental than a little facial hair.
Which channel? Bloody basketball on here!
Forks are the same ones that ST towers have on front page?
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Lovely slomo
No, the ones with blue stanchions, not lowers.
Did RS give up on the upside down forks? No-one using them here that i can see.
Coloma Nicolas looks like he is on a stag weekend!
Number 31 riding upside down forks.
Colombian is on RS1 forks. In fifth or so.
Maxime Marotte (french dude with blue fork stanchions) is riding SR Suntour Axon forks.
Marotte and Koretzsky race for BH Suntour, so some proto for an Axon as a guess. Ah, beat me to it
Its a Whip! Tailwhips are something else that would require some interesting geometry for an xc bike and less less cables attached to the handlebars 🙂
No idea about the blue forks but I think he won the gold in 2004 and 2008 so thats quite an effort to be here in 2016