[Closed] WC Fort William Spoilers all the way 🙂

http://www.redbull.com/en/bike/stories/1331798212380/claudio-caluori-fort-william-2016-gopro-course-preview

Whatever you do take some Smidge. Riding home from the pub last night was like riding through a sandstorm there were that many of them.

Don't tell me that. 🙁

Surroundedbyhills and I are off tomorrow, spool excited.

matt_outandabout - Member

Don't tell me that.

But that's just standard Ft.Bill info? Smidge and a midge net ftw

It's ok just now with a breeze and sunshine, but crikey, last night was something else.

Ok tell me what i need to know for sunday, just got the day with gondola ticket. When will the gondola be available for non-racers, will the queue be epic.

We ususally get up early and walk down the course stopping for each rider. Its great for photos and general heckling!

What are the times of the DH practice and race sessions ? The UCI official site is saying "under construction"

http://www.tissottiming.com/Competition?id=00030D0104FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF&sport=CM&year=2016

All. In here

Danny Hart first in TT result yesterday 🙂

Here's Danny Hart.

Well bit of a shake up in the womens quali, Manon pipping Rachel by 5s with Hannah in 3rd - then 4th is 17s back.
Does Tahnee Seagrave have an injury? Timing has her as started/dnf. Also the only other close to the top 3 ladies was Katy Curd in split 1 but no sign of her after that?

So I'd say the podium will be Manon/Rachel/Tracy in any order really.

Tahnee has ligament damage (shoulder?) so was unsure how she'd cope with the track but was going to give it a try once her physio taped it up.

Fair enough guess she will be out there tomorrow.
Bit of a shake up with Gee out in front, few people having a big drop in places out on track - Minaar was fastest in split 2 I think before dropping big time in the lower half. Gee must have nearly caught Bryceland on track too.

Looks like Greg Williamson should make the top 10 too.

Should be some good racing tomorrow!

And Eddie WTF Masters!!!
Peaty out qualifying Bryceland and Minaar???
Adam Brayton 5th?

Could be anyone's tomorrow

Peaty for the win.

Massive headwind down the final section for some but not others?

I was watching the tissot feed of the lives, people were dropping at random sectors so not sure. I'm guessing it's the fact it's a big long brutal track lots of places to make a mistake

Hats off to Mr Brayton! If he can just find a couple more seconds in the top split he could be right up there tomorrow...

Good a time as any to repost his Schladming RAW amazingness:

http://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/member/Schladming-RAW-with-Adam-Brayton,22922/joebo,1905

Bit of a downhill spectating newbie so go easy on me!

Anyone know anything with Danny Hart's runs? His training run was 12s faster than Gee's training run and Gee's time today - would he have missed a section out?
Today he'd lost a stack of time by S1, but managed to claw back an impressive amount by S2.

Peaty out qualifying Bryceland and Minaar???

Anyone else got no sound on the 4X stream?

what stream is that Dez - got a link ?

fortwilliamworldcup.co.uk or extreme.com

Bloody annoying with no sound though!

[edit] sound just this second kicked in.

Bit of a bummer reading this thread as I have hopes of being there for Peaty's last orders. Too much procrastination, life lesson learned again there.

What's up with Ratboy and Minnar this year?!

Anyone know if Peaty will be in the live feed?

thanks Dez - sound wasn't worth much in the bit I saw, mind

No, live commentary is never great. Then my stream froze up for the men's final. Which was jolly annoying.

Updates from social media Greg - puncture (definitely one to watch) Hart - crash

Also Rachel crashed, Lost about 10s in the woods (on video) possibly in the tartan bag for her...

Saturday was rather a good day. Great atmosphere, amazing weather, friendly riders, fantastic racing! Surroundedbyhills and I took most of our crew on a family ticket, and rode in on the blue route. 8)

(Sorry about the scratch on the lens ruining most shots 🙁 )

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Well bit of a shake up in the womens quali, Manon pipping Rachel by 5s with Hannah in 3rd - then 4th is 17s back.

Rach had an off in quali, my money is still on her for the win!

Does Tahnee Seagrave have an injury? Timing has her as started/dnf

Think she came off earlier in the week so I'm guess she's just resting for racing as she's protected?

Also, fair play to Ed Masters, rad result! Looks like it should be a good race.

(Danny Hart's) training run was 12s faster than Gee's training run and Gee's time today - would he have missed a section out? Today he'd lost a stack of time by S1, but managed to claw back an impressive amount by S2.

Yeah, it was a couple of seconds faster (4:40 Danny's timed training vs 4:42 Gee's qualifier) and Danny will have done a full run in timed training.

Looks like he crashed in the first sector in quali. Shows he's on pace for the win though. Stay on your bike Danny!

Does Tahnee Seagrave have an injury?

Yeah, smashed her elbow up at Rhyd Y Felin BDS last week I think, and just rolled out of the start gate in qualis. Not sure if she's racing today or not.

Where are the start times - forwilliamworldcup.co.uk has no information (start times under construction - useless)

jambalaya - check out the tissot time website higher up, start list is there. Ladies have started already, no TV coverage.

Antennae - I must have misread the times, thought it said 4m 30 for Hart.

@hammer - thanks yes just seen red bull coverage doesn't start till 1430 UK time so no ladies 🙁

Btw, just re read my post, seems it auto corrected tissot to tosspot. Completely unintentional!

Rachel Atherton long way ahead at S2.

Atherton, Hannah, Carpenter, Curd.

Well done Rachel Atherton!

mikewsmith - Member

And Eddie WTF Masters!!!

Had a chance to ride with him for a bit at EWS, he's fit, strong and fast as ****. I think he works pretty hard at the image, to make people think otherwise 😆

Glad I checked on here I was scrambling around wondering why I couldn't find the live stream on red bull TV. It's a pretty poor show not putting on at least the latter part of the ladies.

For those on Red Bull the top 5 women go out at the start of the broardcast, I'll be back then

is it on any virgin channel at all?

Is Rob Warner on the Grecian 2000?

@ninfan 🙂

Ladies on now !

Radness in my household as I'm doing the ironing 😳

Where the hell are you watching it now?? I don't mean where are you, but where is the stream!

http://www.redbull.tv/live/AP-1KR6H1G411W11/uci-mountain-bike-world-cup

Thanks!

Peaty go 🙂 edit: jist realised that wasn't live

Live now

Minnar has killed it on that run

Minnaar's time was ridiculous... can you see Gee going that quick?

I do find it odd that they insist on "baggy" clothing for the riders to maintain the image of the sport, but they let them ride down in kids pyjamas 😯

Ah, that was awesome, the reaction shots... Minaar buries face in hands, Greenland claps and cheers, Danny Hart just quietly smiles like a serial killer 😆

Greg Williamson just took my special line! No, not in the woods, riding round the jump at the wall

He is going to hurt shortly. Monster crash

They make it look so easy that every time I watch this I think 'I could ride that'. Today that lasted until I watched Claudio's run down the track...

I'm sure most people would rather watch them in pyjamas than having the sight of a man in lycra inflicted on them 😆

I reckon Brosnan.

do the public get to ride the track?

56kph! That's the fastest I've been on the road bike let alone the mtb.

1. Minaar 2. Hart 3. Brayton at the mo. 4 to ride.

That run by Brayton was right on the edge, fantastic stuff.

62 kph by brosnan. Bloody hell!!!

That run by Brayton was right on the edge, fantastic stuff.

Yeah, totally edge of the seat stuff.

Gwin goes 2nd.

Masters been there done that 😀

Ooooo. Sore nuts after that one!!!. Sat on top tube for 30 yards

jekkyl - Member

do the public get to ride the track?

Most of it- a chunk of the woods and hte big drop are usually closed off but the rest stays open. There's some other bits in this year's track that might need alt lines though I think, interesting to see what they do with some of it.

Riding it like a pro is a different thing to just riding it, mind! But it's a great trail just to ride even as a mortal.

Go Gee ....

Oh dear gee!!!

That's not gone well.

Tell you somehting, Minaar is class- Danny Hart's congratulating him and he's still just watchin the screen to see if Gee's alright. Good guy greg. Mind you it'd have been nice if he'd won by a bit less 😆

#GasToFlat
#LongLiveChainsaw

Well done Greg, class all the way

Northwind - Member

mikewsmith - Member
And Eddie WTF Masters!!!

Had a chance to ride with him for a bit at EWS, he's fit, strong and fast as ****. I think he works pretty hard at the image, to make people think otherwise

Just saw his commitment to not seeming to be too good "Aw ****, I'd better have a massive comedy crash!"

Danny Hart, ever the professional. Not put off by the group of lads mooning at him near the Strathmore advert near the top!

Oh and big up Tracy Hannah, great 2nd and another that must be trying to make donations to Rachel's pension fund...

Theres a good reason they dont show more of the womens - its dismal. Getting 3rd place with 20s off the pace and a crash, top 10 place for 40s back.

Mens race however was as competetive as usual, only Minnaar with a significant gap. Great run, smooth when he needed to be, and getting some strong pedalling in too.

@fife sadly you are spot on. Credit to Manon for trying flat out as its clear she can be second or third without really trying

You have to think that growing up with her two brothers and getting to train with them has just put her on a different level. Also probably really helps thats its all just normal whereas other lady riders possibly feel rather different. It would be fascinating to know.

Greg Minnaar, legend. As an all-round rider on the "Man's Tracks" he is probably still the best.

Some massive offs by other riders (Jones, Masters, Brannigan and Atherton) as well. Luckily they all walked away relatively unscathed (given the nature of some of those crashes, probably against the odds).

Also a bit of an emotional day. Peaty' last World Cup and the Stevie Smith tribute run.

I hope they can all now have the piss up they deserve!

Also, big congrats to Rachel Atherton. Nine in a row!