Vigo World Cup - DH pics added
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Hummm....and what about weather conditions ha?????
Finally I found a photo of him...Kovarik is a top rider and it's so difficult to find photos of him...I really don't know why.........
http://www.dirtmag.co.uk/news/category/events/marc-beaumont-wins-vigo-dh1/dirt-123290.html
Mark Beaumont takes his first WC Victory!!!
Mark Beaumont takes his first WC Victory!!!
Where were all the US riders? I might have to go next year just to represent the US.
The Gump was my tip for the season to do well...his not doing bad so far..
Heres to the rest of his season!
jesus, 17 and 11th, that fool is gonna rage balls soon
cuz hes not raging already...
They may have had a bit of luck..but to qualify for a world cup is an achievement in itself..look at Gumps time at the recent British NPS..he was 2 seconds behind Peaty and ahead of some very fast riders, he has also getting faster all the time.
At the end of the day a result is a result.
At the end of the day a result is a result.
He may have got lucky with the weather, but Beaumont is on a flyer this year though - at Mountain Ash he put over 9 seconds into the next fastest rider (Sam Dale)!
He also kicked my ass by 40 seconds
... but that's not much of an achievement, let's be honest! 
For all we know he knew about the weather forecast and intentionally qualified slow to get himself a drier run at the start of the day, in which case he was pretty spot on qualifying 77th out of 80!
http://www.dragondownhill.co.uk/2004site/results2007/rd2results/rd2Results.htm
He also kicked my ass by 40 seconds
... but that's not much of an achievement, let's be honest! For all we know he knew about the weather forecast and intentionally qualified slow to get himself a drier run at the start of the day, in which case he was pretty spot on qualifying 77th out of 80!
http://www.dragondownhill.co.uk/2004site/results2007/rd2results/rd2Results.htm
Like i said before. I wasn't doubting the kid was fast and to clarify, I wasn't talking about Beaumont. What I was saying was, the kid sure is fast however you only ever really see the results with mixed weather conditions.
Brendan is fast. And super lucky with his honda deal. He pulled a WC podium in simiar conditions but was never able to pull together a WC jersey. The aussie kids, nz kids pulled and qualified in most cases better but never made it like the brit kids did.
I just thought the brit kids had some luck when it came to weather and qualifying positions.
Brendan is fast. And super lucky with his honda deal. He pulled a WC podium in simiar conditions but was never able to pull together a WC jersey. The aussie kids, nz kids pulled and qualified in most cases better but never made it like the brit kids did.
I just thought the brit kids had some luck when it came to weather and qualifying positions.
You'll have to plan to travel to another country to get your UCI points. There are no gravity events in the US (other than the US Nationals) where you can earn the minimum 20 points needed to enter a W-C DH event!.
so true, that was close to missing the show. VERY risky to be that close.For all we know he knew about the weather forecast and intentionally qualified slow to get himself a drier run at the start of the day, in which case he was pretty spot on qualifying 77th out of 80!
i wonder how he did it? speculation?
bluetooth in his helmet with split timers?
somebody start a Vigo "PICS" thread.
Nice kit. The gumballs are styling...
..and his wardrobe is endless:
US of South Africa
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To quote Orven...BLEACH! :
he crashed bad in the semi... and was pretty banged up for the finals
from post race press release:
In yesterdays qualifier, todays winner, Marc Beaumont suffered a crash and just made it into the show qualifying in 75th position. Starting his race about 1:00 pm today, he had the best of the days changing conditions and sat in the hotseat until the end. He says, I was 75th yesterday and I was in no fit state to race today with my shoulder and knee. I just rode solid and risked nothing. Still I have a hard time realizing that I won, it is taking some time for it to sink in.
from post race press release:
In yesterdays qualifier, todays winner, Marc Beaumont suffered a crash and just made it into the show qualifying in 75th position. Starting his race about 1:00 pm today, he had the best of the days changing conditions and sat in the hotseat until the end. He says, I was 75th yesterday and I was in no fit state to race today with my shoulder and knee. I just rode solid and risked nothing. Still I have a hard time realizing that I won, it is taking some time for it to sink in.
seems like sam hill and jenna makgill are the new world #1 ranked dhers
durango WC had intermittent weather.
http://www.uci.ch/data_2001/mtb/world_cup/2001/DH04_XC05/dh_index.htm
Some photos here....http://www.foromtb.com/showthread.php?t=180384
It seems that several are inferring that intermittent weather means the results are no longer credible, and that Marc's win was just a fluke- what about Schladming, when it started raining, and Sam came down the hill winning by what, 4 seconds, without any mud tires or anything?
Had it rained for Marc's run, he could have just as easily won with his British mud skills.
Had it rained for Marc's run, he could have just as easily won with his British mud skills.
What about nicolas vouilloz?
Photos coming, i had a hdd crash after Dh finals and just got in. Trying to recover them now.
Peaty. Sunday Timed runs.
Sabrina. Race Run.
the internet demand more pics!!!
If the internet can save my HDD, it is welcome to them.
Nico was busy handing everyone in Turkey their collective arses. He was racing an IRC event (Rd.2, thats the International Rally Challenge). In a factory prepped proto Peaugot 207. Not bad for a skinny french kid.
I'll be at Champery, can't wait, never thought I would get to race against the legend!
the intarwebz can save ANYTH1NG.