Highlights are usually on freecaster a couple of days later. Though it won't be the same without the comedy of the early runners to give it the buildup 
I thought the way Warner was talking a few weeks ago sounded like an unofficial goodbye from freecaster, not cool.
Anyone notice how Warner crashed into the Rocky Roads banner at 1:37?
Bit of a subtle dig at the WC sponsors for next year? Have they cut funding for the Freecaster team for 2012?
I think that was the best mountain biking I've ever seen, from the winner. It was shockingly good. It made many of the other elite riders look like numpties at times.
Wow!
Two observations:
- The gap between 1st and 2nd is a larger gap than between 2nd and 15th.
- If Troy Brosnan was old enough, he would have been second in the senior men's race.
conditions changed a fair bit between the juniors and the main event, though i imagine he'd have done pretty well..
even if Gwin had'nt come off still unsure he would have had Hart.
Another observation....Danny's average speed was nearly 4kph faster than 2nd place spagnolo!!!
Damn, it's almost as exciting reading this thread as watching the real thing - just got in from a ride and came here first for updates. Well done Danny!!!!
could do with a link to Danny's run once it gets out.
bloody fantastic!! got to see this somewhere?
Bizarre how all the winning margins across all the categories are so massive. Manon - 14 seconds; Troy - 12 seconds; Ragot - 15 seconds; Danny - 11 and a bit.
One of the most exciting mtb races I have ever seen! Danny harts run was sublime. The only rider to take the inside line and do the drop, plus a big whip at the end!
Who knows if gwin would have caught him up, if he had stayed on.........
and no coverage on either Brit Cycling or BBC sports site yet - utter rubbish 👿
Hart - LEGEND!
have been in lez gets all week rode over to see the course twice during the week when it was free entry the course was mega mega steep,crap stands and set up though.weather good all week tee shirts and shorts till last night when the heavens opened around 5ish till 4ish this morning now home in the sun shine again. 🙂
2 words:
holy tits!
that is all.
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Epitome of sportsmanship by Mr Gwin? from twitter:
Such a sick day in the rain, stoked on riding, not stoked on catch netting gettin in my way! haha Huge congrats to Danny, good ride champ!
I have more and more respect for Aaron every race.
So Gwynn's crash was catching his bar end on the netting - aw gawd how bad luck is that?!
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Not long in from a ride and was saying to a few posters on here how much Hart deserves to win , well chuffed for the boy. Gwin has been amazing but Harts runs have been the most exciting of the season . Good to have a british world champ again.
Must be a great feeling for Harts parents who have obviously spent a fortune supporting the lad in his sport.
I had my fingers crossed all the way down for Danny. I needn't have bothered, eh? That lad is pure spectator bliss. Speed, style & a bit of cheeky fun to go with it all = Deserves to stand on that box & wear the rainbow stripes. 😀
He made the rest of the field look like they weren't trying. 😯
I was even more thrilled for Danny when Gwinn was a second down on his time at split 1.
Got to say, £15 for that was worth it in the end. That's not how I was feeling all through the women's race though. I hope my DVD will be better & I get to see more than 10 seconds of Rach.
Hart will be the one to beat on every MAN track now.
Awesome!
I just sent this 😆
Dear BBC
I just paid Freecaster 15 Euros to watch the UCI Downhill World Championships, this year in Champery and it was worth every cent.
Yet again, a Brit wins the biggest mountain bike race in the world - 19yo Danny Hart. And former World Champion, British cyclist Rachel Atherton wins second in the women's. Another Brit, Bredon Fairclough came fourth.
Danny winning run may be acknowledged as the greatest race run in the 20 year history of the sport, taking lines on the treacherous course that others crashed on or were frightened of, styling up the 50ft jump into the finish and smashing the time by a massive 11 seconds.
Not a whisper on your website. It's a national disgrace.
Not a whisper on your website. It's a national disgrace.
2nd that
Petition to Govt?
Danny Champion of the World
lets not forget manon carpenter womens junior champ too.
awesome race, harts run made it worth the fee on its own!
Well done Danny Hart, World Downhill Champion !!
Great result, well done Danny
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Danny-Harts-First-Interview-As-World-Champ.html
Unreal run by Danny Hart. Loved it how Warner and Page got carried away with it all. Well worth 15 euros
awesome work dany!
Glad I paid for freecaster - flawless coverage and top racing.
Whip pic.....
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/04092011/5/photo/04092011164330.html
.ComradeD - MemberLoved it how Warner and Page got carried away with it all
I liked their total disinterest in poor ol Gee Atherton... "Oops, he's fallen off again, who cares!"
So if I want to see Danny's run, one has to subscribe to the season pass on freecaster? Or are the replays free after a certain point?
Someone had their crystal ball out here. This is ace (found on twitter somewhere): http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomlevell/73567571/in/photostream/
Flipiddy - that's brilliant, and spooky too! That pic on Eurosport gives you some idea of how mad wet it was. Immense.
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If that massive whip had gone wrong, he'd have been berated for the rest of his career. What a hero at just 19.
😯 WTF is that boy like?
@sniff: 'flawless coverage' - did you not see the women's race? That was the most annoying Freecaster has been so far in my opinion.
Danny's run was worth the £15 though, all by itself. 😉
The women's race "mess" was caused by the event organisation. The juniors racing ran late, possibly due to the number of crashes. The Women's were delayed so they let them go with very short gaps. The filming company, not Freecaster, got into mess trying to show all the riders. Rob was getting really peeved!
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What a star!
Any idea if it will be on anything other than Freecaster?..the World Cup is usually one Eurosport a couple of days later, but cannae find any mention on the website. Need to see this!
Yip womens race wasn't freecasters fault. Through the whole weekend freecaster has been 100% flawless for me. Just wish more mtb fans would pay for it and give them the credit they deserve. They have raised the bar from last years WC.
If we want this kind of coverage of our sport then we should all pay a small donation for it. If not then freecaster go to the wall and we are back to square one.
I just read on another website that based on time, Troy Brosnan who won the juniors, would have come second in the elites!
Young guns go for it!
I just read on another website that based on time, Troy Brosnan who won the juniors, would have come second in the elites!
true, but you do need to take into account that conditions were far better for Troy's run
Dear UCI, can you not even get his age correct ....
http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=NzU3Mw&MenuId=MTI2Mjc
Was that a Rock Roads write up?
Awesome race, beyond awesome run by Danny Hart. The whip was ridiculous 😀 there were guys crashing out just trying to roll the jumps... There was at least one line higher up which I think he was literally the only person to hit on his race run
Freecaster I thought was spot on, there was a lot of whining on there about not showing the juniors but they obviously didn't have the rights. The women's was a mess as someone mentioned they were all at short intervals and catching each other on track, Rob Warner mentioned eight riders on course at one point...
Absolutely mental - Just a shame we didnt have this on tv.
haha that's insane, so fast. Massive whip at the end.
Incredible! 😯
And insane commentary too 😀
I thought I had chills watching him come down at Fort Bill, but that whole run yesterday...
Inspirational & something to the effect of "Man over machine".
Im off out in the gloam, that inspired I'll break something attempting to take corners like my chainstays on castors. ridiculous.
Zoom...
beyond fabulous. the lines he took ( think he was the only one to do taht drop off line in the trees), the ease with which he flicked everything through the corners, that tailwhip near the end, Rob and Nigel. Absolutely stunning.
Gwin was fast as well though, I think it would have been really close, but then, he crashed and Danny didn't. Job done!
Kev
It was meant a tailwhip but it was a pretty massive moto-style whip. 😀beyond fabulous. the lines he took ( think he was the only one to do taht drop off line in the trees), the ease with which he flicked everything through the corners, that tailwhip near the end, Rob and Nigel. Absolutely stunning.
Great run by Hart, legend! So stoked to have a Brit as World Champ again.
Fantastic evenings viewing. Danny Hart looked so light on his bike! Amazing. I squealed when he did that whip - thought he'd overdone it 😀
There was at least one line higher up which I think he was literally the only person to hit on his race run
Yes this line was gnarly in the dry and he did it when it was pooring with rain! Plus pulling of a huge whip on a jump people were crashing on.
His run might just be the greatest downhill run ever.
I CAN'T STOP WATCHING IT!
Those S bends... aww man.
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I'm going to show this to everyone.