Tahnee was 4 seconds up on Rachel at the 2nd split, then dropped behind her by the 3rd. I haven’t seen the footage but it suggests Tahnee has the speed to match Rachel.

Judging by the comments on pinkbike Tahnee had a crash. It’d be great to see her win but I think some of the riders are holding back, and I bet Rachel is one of them.

Yeah, but Rachel on race day is a different Rachel.

This is very true it seems.

I think this is one of the most open for a while. I just hope the weather stays the same for everyone.

it’s not, I don’t think.

I think it’s on Red Button BBC though

Do the uci regulations mean we don’t get cathro, track walks etc?

Remember folks- don’t just tune in for the top end like a lot of people do for the world cup- part of the joy of the champs is to see the knobbers crashing their way down the track first, it’s good entertainment in its own right and it puts the actual race runs into better perspective.

She really manages to avoid a lot of the rocks on her run, my bike seems magnetised towards them.

I take it the BBC will have different commentary.

Oh my lord! That’s was a winning run and half. Massive respect.

A different class altogether. She is a gem, thahnee will be there soon.

Remember folks- don’t just tune in for the top end like a lot of people do for the world cup- part of the joy of the champs is to see the knobbers crashing their way down the track first, it’s good entertainment in its own right and it puts the actual race runs into better perspective.

it’s not really like that anymore. The days of the trinidad and tobagan bobsleigh team getting a start are long gone. Only 80(1) start finals so all (Qualified) starting men are faster than the fastest Woman these days.

Unless of course you think Rach is a crashing knobber and you could do better on your fatbike 😉

WARNER n CLAUDIO on Redbull

what has happened to you?

Didn’t think it was on RB for some reason – that’s better now (the other guy really is shit though)

Absolutely cack on BBC. Awful commentator. The footage so far isn’t much good either, just the start and last section. Hopefully we’ll see some of the actually interesting bits of track when the riders are more spaced out.

I’ve just discovered I can watch Redbull tv on my parents 60” Sony Bravia after downloading the Redbull tv app, certainly beats watching the action on my iPad mini at home 😀

Course has camera points not continuous camera coverage.
You’ll see more as the rider gaps increase.

Coverage is pretty good TBF

Yeah fair enough I’ll retract that been pretty good since I grumbled.

7 to go.

Internet or smart TV.