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Sandro

Terrified of Cucumbers
Nov 12, 2006
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The old world
Losinj is a super nice place, but the track in its current state looks a little too short for a world cup.
 

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
Jul 29, 2008
15,825
13,054
We might not make it to 2018, when's the first race this year as hopefully we'll still be around for that?
 

ianjenn

Turbo Monkey
Sep 12, 2006
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702
SLO
What percent of the $$$ the UCI charges the resort goes back into the Top 5 riders pockets? They ever gonna get a real sponsor? Someone that can throw in $2-$3 Million for the season so people can make money?
 

dump

Turbo Monkey
Oct 12, 2001
8,194
4,419
Part of the reason MSA sticks around every year is due to the Quebec government throwing in some big $$$.
 

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Chimp
Jan 30, 2017
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5
Hi!
Here is some information about Downhill Lošinj (Croatia) venue. Well it is unique and different but we feel it will be good for the World cup. Track is rough and mostly natural.
http://www.dhlosinj.net/
GoPro from 2016 track (several changes are being made for this years UCI C1 race 22/23rd of April 2017, and for the world cup '18)
and venue preview:
Best regards!
 

gemini2k

Turbo Monkey
Jul 31, 2005
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San Francisco
(someone should tell your new president how small the US looks that way, maybe that will help, lol)
Windham is not Tremendous enough for Trump to support it.

That new track looks...interesting. Looks fun, but doesn't seem like a normal WC-caliber track. I imagine the riders won't be happy about the giant stone walls creating a narrow tunnel down huge sections of the track.
 
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profro

Turbo Monkey
Feb 25, 2002
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Walden Ridge
I dont know, other than rhe road at the top and an actual road at the bottom i thought it looks sufficiently steep and rough enough to be a good track.
 

jstuhlman

bagpipe wanker
Dec 3, 2009
16,622
12,911
Cackalacka du Nord
I dont know, other than rhe road at the top and an actual road at the bottom i thought it looks sufficiently steep and rough enough to be a good track.
agreed, but if you take out those sections it was probably less than 2 minutes, being ridden by a non-WC rider. Those walls of rock are crazy too. Maybe whatever changes are being/will be made will help (?)
 

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Chimp
Jan 30, 2017
8
5
agreed, but if you take out those sections it was probably less than 2 minutes, being ridden by a non-WC rider. Those walls of rock are crazy too. Maybe whatever changes are being/will be made will help (?)
Video shows the track from last year and is being ridden by a WC rider, infact, he was 24th at Worlds in Andorra '15 so that was fast! Moreover, there was positive feedback from European champ, IXS cup winner and also muliple WC winner. As mentioned before, changes will be made for this years event with more in line for the WC.
 

iRider

Turbo Monkey
Apr 5, 2008
5,648
3,089
Video shows the track from last year and is being ridden by a WC rider, infact, he was 24th at Worlds in Andorra '15 so that was fast! Moreover, there was positive feedback from European champ, IXS cup winner and also muliple WC winner. As mentioned before, changes will be made for this years event with more in line for the WC.
The stats of the course look pretty much like Willingen of old (length, elevation loss), which was universally hated on because too short and such. But at least it had line choices. It would be great if you guys could make multiple lines in different places that reward risk taking and maybe build some big jumps at the top? And then in the streets have some urban DH race style obstacles so Filip Polc and Fischbach get a chance to win a WC. :D
 

trib

not worthy of a Rux.
Jun 22, 2009
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Throw in some big ol' jumps up top and open one door at random on the bottom section for each rider should make it pretty exciting.
 

Electric_City

Torture wrench
Apr 14, 2007
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@WC in Croatia...

The results will be "shocking"!

It will send "waves" across the Atlantic!

Everyone's race number will be divisible by 3.

It will be the first night time WC race in the history of the UCI. It will be powered by AC and have florescent lights to light up the course. Radar will be used of course in the speed traps.

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slyfink

Turbo Monkey
Sep 16, 2008
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Ottawa, Canada
Or build a fake wall out of styrofoam blocks that racers could "explode" through for maximum viewer "wow" effect. that would be cool.
 

slimshady

¡Mira, una ardilla!
@WC in Croatia...

The results will be "shocking"!

It will send "waves" across the Atlantic!

Everyone's race number will be #3327

It will be the first night time WC race in the history of the UCI. It will be powered by AC and have florescent lights to light up the course. Radar will be used of course in the speed traps.

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Can't Red Bull just bring Borat in to do the speech and call the day off?

 

Electric_City

Torture wrench
Apr 14, 2007
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Minefields should certainly be an improvement over many existing WC rockgardens.
Maybe they'll send a suicide bomber down the course chasing the riders while spectators throw stones at you.

I think we're on to something here.

Camels with bike racks to get the racers up top? Yakima? Thule?
 

William42

fork ways
Jul 31, 2007
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634
Bike parks build trails for people who to go out and ride trails they don't normally have access to. That means sculpted jumps and berms. It means trails that aren't super susceptible to erosion from thousands of riders on them in all weather conditions. It means trails that don't need constant maintenance to keep working. It means cutting brush, trees, and debris back further from the trail.

And they also happen to be some of the few places with the money and facilities to host races. If they want to make money back from hosting it by selling visitors on a rideable world cup track, good for them. Trail looks fine, and there will probably be some tight racing on it.

Looking forward to it.