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Posted : 17/05/2018 4:53 pm
Absalons retired. Again.
Posted : 17/05/2018 5:02 pm
If the track stays that slippery it’ll be carnage..
Posted : 17/05/2018 6:11 pm
Yeah, I'd be on my arse too
Posted : 17/05/2018 9:41 pm
Posted : 18/05/2018 4:20 pm
Topic starter
Well the xcc has shaken things up! Mvdp won and schurter DNF'd so will be starting on row three!
Posted : 18/05/2018 9:03 pm
and MVDP has a broken wrist !
Posted : 18/05/2018 9:13 pm
I always watch elite men and women on red bull TV, but would like to watch the short courses and the U23 races, but red bull don’t screen these, are they screened any where else?
Posted : 23/05/2018 9:07 pm
PinkBike course preview photo extravaganza:
Posted : 25/05/2018 10:11 am
Who's the rider on the course preview above?
Posted : 25/05/2018 11:04 am
Apologies if its bin dun, but: champagne, ice cream, real food...
A rider moving on up.
Posted : 25/05/2018 1:10 pm
The Rob meets Kate film’s really cool, live he gap jump!
looks like the short track is live at 4:50pm today.
Posted : 25/05/2018 2:21 pm
[url= https://farm1.staticflickr.com/901/27474518427_b5e11846e6_z.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm1.staticflickr.com/901/27474518427_b5e11846e6_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/HRQ68z ]Novo Mesto drop[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/martinddd/ ]martinddd[/url], on Flickr
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Posted : 25/05/2018 2:46 pm
darn it, the top ones a video clip - dunt work tho - so made public
Posted : 25/05/2018 2:48 pm
Must admit that I thought Albstadt was a bit meh.... Probably had expections for it to be as good as the first round but that'd take some beating. I didn't watch the womens, perhaps that would have been better.
I do like Novo Mesto as a course though and looking forward to watching the short track tonight.
Posted : 25/05/2018 3:06 pm
Posted : 25/05/2018 3:39 pm
Well I guess that settled the “Can Sam Gaze out sprint Nino” question.
The guy as an absolute animal. I guess it was actually MvP that he was sprinting up against. He pulled out more than a bike length on him, more like a 10 man tandem by the time he got to the line. I just read that he weighs 85kg too. The power he can lay down must be immense.
I think I can forgive his cockishness from the commonwealth after that. Decent interview from Gaze at the end too.
Shame to see Annie drop back so much after a flying start. She looked to be really suffering too.
Posted : 25/05/2018 9:00 pm
Topic starter
I was sceptical about the inclusion of xcc as part of xco but watching that earlier was great!
Posted : 25/05/2018 10:02 pm
Visiting the food bank:
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[url= https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1726/28509508108_5f303528e0_z.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1726/28509508108_5f303528e0_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/KrhFvf ]Prevot[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/martinddd/ ]martinddd[/url], on Flickr
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Posted : 27/05/2018 11:52 am
Wow, Annika has got some sprint in her legs!
Posted : 27/05/2018 12:32 pm
[url= https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1723/40576822380_46bd37692a_z.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1723/40576822380_46bd37692a_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/24PCPBS ]1st & 2nd[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/martinddd/ ]martinddd[/url], on Flickr
Posted : 27/05/2018 1:58 pm
Brilliant race especially the finish and what a course
Posted : 27/05/2018 3:04 pm
Oooooooof sooooooo close. XCO at its best. Fantastic course.
Posted : 27/05/2018 3:07 pm
Two fantastic races, with great finishes. Gutted for Gaze and MVDP, great ride from Cooper though and good to see Batty back on the podium.
Posted : 27/05/2018 7:16 pm
So my wfie just surprised me with tickets to World Champs in September as a 30th birthday present. Guess we're going to Switzerland! Whoop!
Posted : 04/06/2018 9:21 am
Feels like ages since we had an XCO to watch.
Hoping Anna Van der Breggen gets to show off a bit, be nice to see come crossover from other forms of cycling from the top riders.
Posted : 06/07/2018 2:29 pm
Posted : 06/07/2018 3:30 pm
Posted : 08/07/2018 8:48 am
Women's race done - always love how competitive they are.
I'm in awe of the fitness of these riders.
Posted : 08/07/2018 12:58 pm
The World Champ
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Loving the mens battle.
Posted : 08/07/2018 2:37 pm
Jolanda Neff is also the Swiss road race champion.
Mathieu van der Poel is the Dutch road race champion
Posted : 08/07/2018 2:42 pm
When did VdP win the Dutch road race champs? I got the impression from Rob & Bart that it was very recent, ie, close to this round of the WC.
Posted : 08/07/2018 2:54 pm
last sunday
Posted : 08/07/2018 3:01 pm
Cheers - what a pedigree!
How wild will the Italians be if........
Posted : 08/07/2018 3:12 pm
Classic Nino domination & control of the finishing sections.
Fantastic for an Italian to do so well on home soil.
VdP is such a high quality all rounder.
First Brazilian on the podium.
Last podium place goes to a puncture.
Posted : 08/07/2018 3:19 pm
Good finish from Nino. Was hoping Emily Batty would finally get her first XC win in the women's race but a strong finish from Maja put paid to that. Glad to he Annika Langvad hasn't broken anything.
Posted : 08/07/2018 3:28 pm
van der Poel last Sunday 1 July
van der Poel yesterday 7 July
Posted : 08/07/2018 6:37 pm
Posted : 12/07/2018 9:35 am
Annika posted a video to Instagram this morning of a guided tour of the pit area and an update on her health. She's racing this weekend as the wrist has improved over the last few days.
Posted : 12/07/2018 2:47 pm
Topic starter
Womens short track just been, mens about to start over on Red Bull
Posted : 13/07/2018 5:06 pm
I've only caught on to the Web Bull TV coverage of the WC this year - both the DH and the XC coverage is simply fantastic - it's got me out on the MTB a lot more over the past few weeks - the road bike is gathering dust now!
Posted : 16/07/2018 10:55 am
Just caught up on the race as i was working the weekend.
The lungs, the legs, the legend:
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Somtimes legends have to settle for 2nd, but he's extended his overall first place.
First place was so well deserved & executed..
Posted : 16/07/2018 1:05 pm
Posted : 16/07/2018 1:08 pm
The coverage is getting better and better. Im off to La Bresse later in the year to see the DH and XC first hand. Hope to hire a bike as well and try to ride the XC course. Might even have a look at the DH course for a laugh.
Posted : 16/07/2018 2:34 pm
I was there yesterday, the pace that they took off left me gobsmacked.
Gerhard K and Nino S seemed to be on another planet altogether.
Was great seeing it in person.
Posted : 16/07/2018 2:48 pm
The question for later in the season is, a certain British rider showed she can win at Lenzerheide last year, if she can do it again this year (and I believe the course there suits her), could we have a potential British XCO World Champion?
Posted : 16/07/2018 3:28 pm
Gunn Rita winning is fabulous!
My wife did a few world cups at the same time as her starting waaaaay back in 1995 so we are very aware how long she has managed to stay on the scene. Crazy that she's had a race career longer than the U23 racers have existed on the planet! And somehow fitted in a family along the way (which is rather more disruptive for the female racers than the men). Amazing and serious respect.
Posted : 16/07/2018 5:32 pm