It’s the Mountain Bike World Championships this weekend. Here’s all you need to know about when it’s on and how to livestream it.
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By ben_haworth
Get the full story here:
https://singletrackworld.com/2023/08/mtb-dh-world-champs-when-how-to-watch/
This is a much better preview.
https://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/features/world-champs-dh-course-pov-chris-hauser-union
I'm surprised there's not move love in the previiews for Kolb... He's got to be right up there.
I'm going for Balanche in the ladies with Hattie a glorious 2nd.
Worth a listen for those into predictions!
Having watched a few YouTube vids it appears that the whole track has been sanitised (I know thats a relative term, and yes there is no way I would get down it) but to me now many of the World Cup DHs are all getting very samey, bike park berm to bike park berm to bike park jump etc. Hopefully it will cut up a bit before they race, but I was just a bit meh watching it.
Should be fast though
Discovery+ today, 2.30 for the junior finals.
Is your lad racing ?
Is your lad racing ?
NAh Dunc, he's currently too young. He only turned 15 a couple pf weeks back, You have to be 17-18 to race WC/Champs. TBH even if he was 17-18 he's currently not good enough to be selected. There's plenty who'd get the seat before my boy.
Having watched a few YouTube vids it appears that the whole track has been sanitised (I know thats a relative term, and yes there is no way I would get down it) but to me now many of the World Cup DHs are all getting very samey, bike park berm to bike park berm to bike park jump etc
Whilst there have been plenty of riders being vocal about not wanting high speed bike park style races, on the whole from the vids I've watched they're all pretty happy about the changes for fort bill - the complaining mostly seems to be from spectators. There has been plenty of smoothing but I think there's still plenty of tech up the top of the track, especially into the corners.
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This is why I loved the Whistler DH track they just released! A bit bonkers..great fun!
DrP
I'm still terrified about riding it in 2 weeks time. 😀
I’m still terrified about riding it in 2 weeks time.
I think you'll be fine. I rode it (quite a few) years ago and it was ok at my (very) low speed, certainly ridden much harder trails. Not having rests and racing it, different matter completely mind...
Looking at current form I'd say Andi Kolb. Heart wants Daprela just because if he did win it would be such a spectacular ride to watch.
I would have loved to see Rachel win, I guess we all would.
Qually for Elites...
Valli Holl top...
blastit
BBC 1 1.15pm
Top "how to watch" article not mentioning that little fact 😆
Bernard Kerr 3rd in Qualis!
I wonder why the BBC saw fit to get a hospital radio DJ to do the commentary....
Juniors live on IPlayer now
And on Discovery+
I wonder why the BBC saw fit to get a hospital radio DJ to do the commentary….
Me too, especially when Warner is up there watching, although to b honest I was half expecting Claire Balding and Gary Lineker to be doing it
I am out working in Dublin this weekend, does anybody know how I can watch the DH Men’s final out here?