Commonwealth Games MTB Finals (Stream & potential discussion content)

Stream here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/commonwealth-games/28262958

quite a good course tbh. quite a cheeky drop off at one point looking like its catching a few people out.

Does look ok for an xc race course. Quite a few tumbles too.

Might want to stick a SPOILER in the title just in case.

Now on BBC3 as well.

Might want to stick a SPOILER in the title just in case.

Done!

Good call ..Thanks guys

What’s the deal if they get a puncture? Is it game over? Repair themselves ? Push to the pits?

Who’s the woman commentating?

What’s the deal if they get a puncture? Is it game over? Repair themselves ? Push to the pits?

i didnt think 29ers got punctures

Push to the pits usually. Pretty much your race over though.

Who’s the bloke commentating? Some pretty moronic commentary, though I guess it is aimed at the non-riding masses.

who’s the woman

Did he just say her name was Rochelle? Rochelle Gilmore perhaps given the accent?

Quite possibly. She won the road race in Delhi I think.

What’s the deal if they get a puncture? Is it game over? Repair themselves ? Push to the pits?

Deal with it themselves is the normal way. Or, in a lot of cases, just withdraw since even if you’re very quick, that’s pretty much your race finished if you’re aiming for the podium.

Quick check of her twitter suggests she’s doing commentary at the games so would assume it’s her.

young alice barnes is having a storming run if she can stay the distance in 4th or 5th.
That family has a seriously enviable level of genetic disposition towards fast cycling (and the mandatory hard work!)

bloody hell they’re fast

id really like to ride that trail also. looks a lot more fun than the olympic course.

Strange, it looks a lot more tech than the London course but they’re mostly on hardtails now?

That rock garden just before the cross over looks to be giving the girls a few problems.
Is the course going to be part of the games legacy?

anyone know what happened to Annie L? just got dropped or a mechanical/crash?

Is the corse going to be part of the games legacy?

Yes, it’s actually been open to the public for ages.

Back to the race, it’s looking like a good battle for 2nd spot although Batty looks like she’s piloting a barge due to her size..

Unlike the Olympic course, the CG course has been available for riding for around a year already – and there are no plans to remove it

what’s with the 80% rule?

Apparently, they’ve added in a few new (old) bits for the race. Would’ve been great if they’ve added the old chute from the radio mast, now sadly built-over.

some of the bikes do look huge on the girls thats for sure.

Shame my shoulder’s still going to be knackered when I’m in the area as it looks like good fun for a pootle round there.

Hey ho, I’m sure there’ll be plenty of other opportunities.

The Australian commentary seems very knowlegable if a little partisan.

Can’t believe how well they’re still flowing after all those laps!

what’s with the 80% rule?

IIRC if you’re running greater that 180% of the leader’s time you’re pulled from the race.

Could be wrong though.

How many laps is it, and for the men’s this afternoon?

if you’re running greater that 180% of the leader’s time you’re pulled from the race.

that would make sense

Pendrel is flying,

Sprint for 2nd?

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Can’t believe how well they’re still flowing after all those laps!

Imagine that, Pro riders good at riding bikes 😆

Piddling down now…. Looks good for the boys race after. Might see some spills…

Oh come on, they’ve been hammering themselves in to the ground for nearly 90 minutes, you’d expect them to be tiring and making a few mistakes. Barnes is still light as a feather through the rough stuff

That dual section works well on the telly.

Those cobbles on the TdF look more technical than this 😛

Rider number 3 – the wheels look taller than her 😆

Think the coverage is great, the course lends itself well to the cameras.

I like the course, some faster bits, some techy bits, riding it is very different from watching fit people ride it.

Annnnnnnnnd theyre off!

Good coverage of the Women’s race- obviously not the scariest course on Earth but pretty good and works really well for TV. Roll on the men!

that berm/bank section looks so fun

Yes good coverage. Anyone who thinks the course looks easy should try doing an xc race and see how they find “easy” bits after averaging 90-95% max HR for an hour 😆

On a related note, world cup starts again after a break this weekend, full live coverage on Redbull as usual, well worth watching as obviously the worlds best in it, not just commonwealth, Eliminator and Downhill as well this weekend http://live.redbull.tv/%5B/url%5D

A bit of styling over the tunnel!