[Closed] DH World Champs - Norway -SPOILERS

I'm at Hafjell now . It's a little quiet at the moment but atmosphere is building

Hope it's going to stay dry

Greg always manages to come good for the WC....bloody annoying!

Gee looks a good bet there in 3rd, Hart also quick in 2nd....i'd happily see either of those two take a second WC.

Peaty still in the top 20 bless him!....17th for the old dog, get in!

Surprised to see Gwin down in 24th...what exactly does Greg Williamson do to justify that plumb Trek ride?!

NZ and Aus have a fair few riders in the top 20 dont they!...be good to see the George Brannigan do something, he seems to get lost in the focus on Brosnam, Blenky etc etc

The women....wow, three of the top 4 are British...exceptional riding at the moment, good to see Tahnee coming through and on the biggest stage too.
It'll be a surprise if it doesnt go to Rachel or Manon although i didnt expect Pom Pom Nicole to be so far up there, inspired ride from her....going to spoil the party?

Cant wait for this, the other half is out tomorrow shopping with a friend, its just me, a few beers and Red Bull TV....dont let me down with the stream Red Bull!....what time is it on, i read it as 11am start?

Peaty fastest in the speed trap AGAIN!

Elite women's 12.15 elite men's 13.30 . Take off an hour for UK

Cheers

Spare a thought for the NZ womens national champ Sarah Atkin.

Young girl at her first ever worlds and her bike big goes missing en route. She managed to borrow a bike for a couple of practice sessions but not for qualification or the finals so she's relegated to being a spectator and is feeling a bit shit about it all. She had her sights set on a top 10 place and had a pretty good chance of getting one.

Can't see past a Sam Hill/Rachel double on that track.

Danny Hart's mum said he is feeling very good

Does anyone know if the qualifying is being shown live anywhere? I couldn't see it on the Red Bull TV schedule.

no qualifying, they go in points order. Timed training was the last thing that they did so it's just the main event.

Ah ok, thanks for the clarification, looking forward to the main event! 🙂

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Pity, i think Emmeline could have gone well tommorrow ;-(

nice claw hands in the x-rays! I also have now decided that I want a purple wrap on my next cast.

There's a cracking XC race going on now....
http://live.redbull.tv/events/449/2014-uci-mountain-bike-and-trials-world-championships-xco-men/

You can't use the timed training results for anything, most of the top riders take it easy, and don't show their real speed for the race

There's a cracking XC race going on now....

That was an amazing ride from Absalon

That XC race was brilliant. Proper MTB course and some killer climbs. Good exciting racing right through the top ten. Nice to see Shurter throwing some whips over the jumps on the last lap.

Really good to see XC coming back from the grass track events they used to be. Proper technical courses, shorter, harder laps with a spectator friendly course and a 1.5 hr race time all makes it a much more accessible event.
Hard to believe that this is the first time Absalon has raced a full suspension bike too, I remember everyone saying that FS would be the norm after Henrik Djernis signed for ProFlex and started racing FS on the World Cup. Took a while.!! 😀

Yeah, he looked as though he could do it all again as well. Can't believe how long he's been at the top of the xc scene...

One thing I noticed at the XC races today was how any riders where 1 by I assume 11. Front mechs really seem to be dying out. Or at least for this course they were not not used that often. I don't really follow Xc but was surprised

Did anyone hear the bit of commentary during the men's XC where they said there were rumours of a new wheel size between 650B and 29?

For the kittens' sake, I really hope they were joking 🙂

Oh please let that be true please please

Pity, i think Emmeline could have gone well tommorrow ;-(

That's a shame as I also quite fancy her(!)

Wow there is real chance for a British 1-2-3 in the womens now.

Amazing ride from Absalon - total legend.
Wonder what happened with Nino, he really fell off the pace after the climb where they were neck and neck. Ill before the start and went out hard to bluff or did Absalon's bike change make that big a difference?

One thing I noticed at the XC races today was how any riders where 1 by I assume 11.

deviant - Member

what exactly does Greg Williamson do to justify that plumb Trek ride?!

9th place and top team rider at Meribel not enough for you?

Well with 2 hrs to go it should all be getting going. Hopefully the Red Bull Meter is stocked with Krona and it will all play well.
Also on Twitter from BDS/Si Patton

British Downhill @britishdownhill
Manon Carpenter of Saracen/Madison, her race run will be on Clwb on S4C (think Grandstand) along with an interview at 15:30. @clwbs4c

When do the men start? Ta.

13.30 local time 12.30 UK time.

It's a little overcast but the track is very dry after days of sun. The rock gardens are looking tasty

@howsyourdad1 - have you had a chance to ride it? Getting excited for the start now. Hoping for some close racing and no punctures really.

Alas no riding of the course no. I'm doing speed trap and track stuff . Seen two big stacks so far

Ragot is not starting.

And Nigel Page reminding us how good Warner is on the commentary....

😀 Nige certainly brings the race to life!

Nicole riding with a broken hand? 😯 Respect!

great run from Seagrave

awesome, some big stacks so far, and probably a lot more to come

GB 1-2-3?

that was close!!! Wow great return for Team GB there.

wowza!

Wow.

that was indeed close. Good work all

Awesome through that rock section, so many places to drop time on the course

Seriously impressive from the Brits, doubt it'll even get a mention on any mainstream websites....

Amazing result!!!

And no, it won't even register on the mainstream sports news.

Come on THE RAT.

akira - Member
Seriously impressive from the Brits, doubt it'll even get a mention on any mainstream websites....

Are they showing the entire men's field?

Seems to be a lot of filler at the mo.

Oh jesus, looks like they are showing the lot.

So it has to be asked, why isn't this shown live on Eurosport TV or whatever other sports channel? Would be nice to be watching it on the big screen (I don't have HDMI on my laptop 🙁 ).

What gap is there between starters? are we looking at a couple of hours until they get down to the business end of the rankings?

Eurosport used to show highlights, but I don't think even that's on anymore. Maybe Redbull have all of the rights?

Carnage!

It's lookin brutal out there, can't decide what the nastiest one so far is! Medica might be busy.

red bull feed very choppy here in oz, lots of carnage but i may have to just watch the replay

The course here is brutal , really tough and it's really dry and dusty now

I like watching the back markers getting really loose 😀 .

I've just dropped to 540 from 720 and it's hanging in there. Actually have to work in the morning so I'm staying with it. It's worth it for Nige's insights into the bike industry whats that wheel size, carbon stuff eh eh eh eh eh

540 seems to work best for me too. The commentary is ace!

The dude who lost on the high speed section and the spectator thinking about swatting a fast airborne DH bike out of the air.

and ladies and gents I give you Rob and Nige try and explain the Schwable dual chamber tyre system, worth the bandwidth already.

The dude who lost on the high speed section and the spectator thinking about swatting a fast airborne DH bike out of the air.

Yeah I was a fan of that 😆 .

Their pronunciation of Guilleme 😆 .

Warner seems to be guessing pronunciation, seen at least one pic with him clutching a can of Carlsberg.......could get messy.

into the top 30, gonna see some skills

chakaping - Member

Oh jesus, looks like they are showing the lot.

I loved that though, remember watching some of the women pushing down the track in 2011? Sometimes the pros make it look a bit easy, it's cool to see excellent riders who could make me look like a monkey, still shiteing it, puts it all back into perspective

and warner getting excited for whoever puts it green all the way from the start of the field. Really showing how hard this course is.

Only see one Irish rider so far? Is there just the one in it?

Neko Mulally for king

No fin way Mullaly

Did the gardening, made a spanish omelette and still back in time for the good bit. Don't have the luxury of four hours to sit in front of my PC sadly.

Anyway, Mulally!!

What the F! Incredible

WTF? Fastest with no chain!!

No chains for next year then.

it's 11pm here, beers and dinner and 4 hrs of utter madness

FASTEST WITH NO CHAIN!!! EPIC!!! 😆

I think that run shows its a 'proper' DH track!!

Proper course that, if you can go quickest with no chain then its a proper DH race....pedally tracks like Peitmaritzburg are crap in comparison.

Unlucky Danny 🙁