Everyone looks relieved to get down...
I can see the women racing Wales this year. We've seen some progression
BK or Ronan dunne then!
Ronan the barbarian
Dunne deserved that!
Smooth as.
Love the St. Christopher too.
Hope Jackson’s ok. That was a hefty one😳
Well, that was 100% worth getting up for while still digesting last night’s bottle of wine! I was already looking forward to watching the new Mondraker team this year, now even more so!
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Lucky he missed that tree, could've been nasty 😮
He appears to be made out of magic and rubber so gets away with crazy crashes.
Just great ! Racing , commentary, just shows what the WC is missing.@stwhannah
You must be so made up that Gracey and Louise have broken through 👍I can't believe how tiny Gracey is must make those gaps look 10 times bigger ! Any news on Jackson ? He certainly dodged a bullet there !
Reminded me of the Cheddar Challenge way back when , my mate actually slammed into a tree at the bottom of Devils Drop , he's built like a brick shithouse , I think the tree shuddered!😁
He asked me what I thought he'd done wrong ? "
🤔 Hitting the tree came to mind ! 😁
Can we start a campaign to get Warner back on the mic for the WCs ? 💪💪💪💪
I really enjoyed it, great to see the women there, can't help feeling that H-L Wales is still a bit of a step up from that though.
Mrs Reeksy just watched her first ever DH race in full…
“Better than UCI, not as good as Darkfest” was the verdict.
Lucky he missed that tree, could’ve been nasty 😮
She was convinced he did hit a tree!
Well, that was 100% worth getting up for while still digesting last night’s bottle of wine!
Whereas I finally had the chance to eat dinner AND drink beer while watching mtb!!!
And none of my mates who were there ruined it by telling me the result.
Dunne put on a cracking run for sure and with that post race interview a shiny new helmet can't be far off - Dream red bull rider lol! 4 before the race and 1 after I wouldn't like to be sharing a room with him tonight.
Enjoyed it! I think we're going to be in for a really good, tight, competitive season.
The only downside is that now I really want to go to Tasmania, it looks epic
Can we start a campaign to get Warner back on the mic for the WCs ?
No. Start a campaign for more high quality none WC downhill races.
Sidestep the UCI.
Those trophies are ridiculous 😂
Who's got shelves that big?
What an event. So many people on the mountain. Putting a bar in the container used for the drop was a brilliant idea. The videos really don't do justice to how bloody big it was.
Here's Connor Fearon on his way to the hot seat.
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That pic really puts it into perspective. Thought it was an awesome event.
I have been having a bit of a time getting excited about riding of late. Had a crash last Oct and only just ready to ride again, watching that yesterday has fired me up again, it was fantastic. As already said, highlight for me was Lou Fergusson getting up from those 2 crashes and still completing the run. My brain would have had me running for the closest airport and back on a plane to the safety of my couch in the UK after the first crash let alone the 2nd.
Lou Fergusson getting up from those 2 crashes and still completing the run.
Can't remember whose youtube it was but she said she'd decided to stop after the second but a kid in the crowd asked if she was going to finish. Really impressive race. Hope Jackson's okay, he seemed to slingshot around that tree just after Elliot told everyone how precise he's riding.
Jackson posted on IG. hit the tree with his leg, thinks he has a torn MCL
Let’s hope not. It works be a real shame of it spoilt his race season
Louise Ferguson – biggest balls award! Getting back up after two crashes and still hitting everything!
Rumour is Danny Hart is sending her a spare hoody 😀
I mean it was alright. Let's face it though your average STW'er would piss it on an On One hardtail with carbon fork of dubious origin.
Meh.
Hope Jackson’s okay, he seemed to slingshot around that tree just after Elliot told everyone how precise he’s riding.
The timing from Elliot was so unfortunate 🤦🏻
I watched Matt's video ^^^ followed by Bernard's, my god the speed difference is intense. Hats off to Matt, he did really well, with so little preparation and (as above), as he's no doubt a hugely better ride than most of us, but Bernard.. bloody hell that's fast... and he was 1.8 seconds slower than the winner
Matt was 21st (out of 23 that completed the course), hats off to him
No words to describe the amount of respect for Lou. Hard as ****ing nails, and such a good attitude.. What an absolute role model. Bet she earned a fair fee more fans.
Great race, great vibe about it too.
Matt's vlog was brilliant for a real sense of prospective.
I always wanted to see them inviting freeriders to Hardline and I think it really did make the event more interesting.
That and it being a really good DH track with huge jumps, rather than a series of huge jumps with a bit of a lacklustre track in between them in Wales.
Fantastic production and coverage from Red Bull and the commentary was particularly good. You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone, eh?
The production? Too many fixed cameras for my liking and blurry chase drone images in the woods can crash and burn in a ball of flames for all I care. Good to have Rob and Elliot (and Tahnee!) on the mic. He's dialed down on the metaphors, which was nice. Warner's fortunately ageing more like good claret than milk on a south-facing doorstep. IGMC.
It does show how slick you can make the broadcast if there's only 30 odd riders to commentate, not that I'd like the more limited rider coverage in WC but it seems inevitable in the long term.
I liked the range of athletes involved. It definitely adds something to the event's atmosphere having slope stylers, free riders and racers. More thumbs up for Matt Jones' vlogs.
Too many fixed cameras for my liking and blurry chase drone images in the woods can crash and burn in a ball of flames for all I care.
Long course though, and camera operators may be more scarce / expensive to get to Tas?
blurry chase drone images in the woods can crash and burn in a ball of flames for all I care.
It was a nearly straight, 60+kph bit of track with what looked like 15ft gap jumps.
I think the options are drone follow cam, or a static camera at the end of the section which riders ride towards. Discovery showed last season, how pathetic and slow that second option ends up looking.
Imo, the old cable cams always looked better and in this situation, the speed and stability given by the old technology may well have been the solution.
The only time I've really seen drones working well in the woods is for XC racing. The minute it gets tight or fast, it becomes too much of a challenge for the pilot to keep everything in frame.
It's a better race track than Cairns (or 2009 canberra track for that matter) so if oz has to have a WC round then itd be great, just need to nerf the bottom jumps only cos theyre a bit much for tired arms it seems
Regular WC riders should be able to handle it.
Although with environmental guilt id hate to see a regular oz stop. Plus i bet the flights are all routed thru mainland oz as well so 2 x as many flights
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It does show how slick you can make the broadcast if there’s only 30 odd riders to commentate, not that I’d like the more limited rider coverage in WC but it seems inevitable in the long term.
Gaps between riders were a bit big for me but understandable given the nature of the course and that they wanted to stick to a schedule.
DH has always been more about the racing and putting the event on for the participants than the public - now they're trying to format and monetise it, that will change.
My biggest take from Hardline Tasmania is how much of a sore loser BK is.
2nd place is nothing to be devastated over Bernard, be pleased for Ronan like everyone else.
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Nothing new there then 😀
He was even worse when Craig Evans had the temerity to win Hardline the other year.
My biggest take from Hardline Tasmania is how much of a sore loser BK is.
I am not sure if he is a sore looser or just realised he is at the end of his career and not going to win anything. Thats got to be hard to take.
2nd place is nothing to be devastated over Bernard
Disagree - anyone who is competitive sees 2nd place as failure.
Wayne Kerr?
Im sure BK even moaned at Amoury Pierron when AP bet him last year or the year before.
