^^ Warner looks like he should be on a Leave it To Beaver episode
edit: im apparently in that video too at 5:13
edit: im apparently in that video too at 5:13
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2011 World Championships: Champery
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There likely isn't anyone in the UCI hierarchy who isn't lining their pockets, directly or indirectly.
Non-profit doesn't mean employees are working for free.
worldwide broadcast schedule. PDF.
http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTI1OTc&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NzI2MDM&LangId=1
http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTI1OTc&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NzI2MDM&LangId=1
i think its safe to say that no matter what happens this will be a world cup season we all remember for the rest of our lives, just like sam at val di sole 08 and champery 07.
thanks for all the good times freecaster.
thanks for all the good times freecaster.
After watching that video, I've concluded that the difference between Gwinn and the others is how efficiently he rides. There is ablsolutely no unnecessary movement in his riding. It seems that he does not force the bike to do anything it doesn't want to do but rather he is guiding it to the lines that he wants to ride. It's tough to detect his speed. Can't wait for the 3rd! Viva la Freecaster!
dirt mag twitter feed says they just got banned??!!! F you UCI, you bunch of amateurs!
banned? try to return a peach to the fruit stand?
yeah just saw that on facebook too, wonder what's going down??
maybe I'm just a n00b to the industry, but doesn't banning your major media sources from providing media to the fans/money inputs typically not make much money?
Out of curiosity, where does the UCI get most of its money from? I would imagine the major bike companies and race venues? And maybe I'm going out on a limb here, but aren't both of those paying the UCI essentially to provide strong media coverage? e.g. lend legitimacy to the venue as the highest form of bicycle competition, as well as organize/bring fans in?
I can't imagine trek or specialized is too stoked about bringing out 8K plus DH bikes only to have coverage of them suddenly disappear. Or venues be real pumped about not getting people filming them. It seems like the UCI is in the process of pissing off *ALL* of their major sponsors MTB sponsorship right now. Its a bummer, because with a good realationship, everybody wins, but long run wont it be better simply because it gives the major venues and sponsors a chance to move away from the UCI as the major governing body?
Out of curiosity, where does the UCI get most of its money from? I would imagine the major bike companies and race venues? And maybe I'm going out on a limb here, but aren't both of those paying the UCI essentially to provide strong media coverage? e.g. lend legitimacy to the venue as the highest form of bicycle competition, as well as organize/bring fans in?
I can't imagine trek or specialized is too stoked about bringing out 8K plus DH bikes only to have coverage of them suddenly disappear. Or venues be real pumped about not getting people filming them. It seems like the UCI is in the process of pissing off *ALL* of their major sponsors MTB sponsorship right now. Its a bummer, because with a good realationship, everybody wins, but long run wont it be better simply because it gives the major venues and sponsors a chance to move away from the UCI as the major governing body?
can they still film outside the tape as a "spectator" and avoid their stupid fees?
biggest race of the year and zero decent video coverage to get us stoked...F*ck you UCI
2nd that question. Dont know about Champery but doing photos in Schladming outside the tape was uber easy for 3/4 of the track.
This is ****ed. The one race I was looking forward to seeing all year and now we don't have any coverage!
Champery probably wouldn't be too bad for practise, but once the hill starts getting busy you struggle for good footage.
If you take your 'press' badges off, I don't suppose there's much they can do!
I'd assume if Dirt released footage they'd prob be some repercussions for next year's blunderfest.
So Dirt are now saying that the lack of video footage from them is nothing to do with the Rocky Roads saga. Seems there's a lot going on here. Billy getting banned, other videographers prevented from filming, etc...
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some of the best coverage from last year at Worlds and Val di Sole where from Amado and his "unaffiliated" edit shot from outside the tape
http://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/member/World-Championships-MSA,3930/amado,768
http://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/member/Val-Di-Sole-it-World-Cup-5,3387/amado,768
wow, i missed both of those. good stuff....when i added my own sound track
Of course it's not... why would it be? All dirt did was publish a publicly available press release off of the UCI site. I imagine the ban is more down to Billy filming somewhere/somewhen that he was told he wasn't allowed to?
wow...best st. anne footage i've seen yet....
Holy... Am I seeing that right? It's GBP15 to watch the race? That's almost $30 in my currency. Can they guarantee proper footage? I can't even get their course ride videos to load properly...
crashed yesterday, took one to the head.
gwin appears to be handling things pretty well.
the feeds have been flawless for me this year. crisp and beautiful. their videos on the other hand have never been easy to watch. I wouldn't go by the vids to judge the quality of the feeds. I'm sure you won't be dissapointed. (btw, I have no affiliation with Freecaster - those are just my observations). enjoy the race!
top 20 - timed practice:
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2 HART Danny GBR19910920 GREAT BRITAIN +05.075
3 THIRION Rémi FRA19900423 FRANCE +07.666
4 FAIRCLOUGH Brendan GBR19880110 GREAT BRITAIN +08.066
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6 BRYCELAND Josh GBR19900323 GREAT BRITAIN +10.218
7 NEETHLING Andrew RSA19840805 SOUTH AFRICA +11.623
8 SPAGNOLO Damien FRA19850428 FRANCE +11.863
9 BLENKINSOP Samuel NZL19881028 NEW-ZEALAND +13.545
10 SCOLES Matthew NZL19890605 NEW-ZEALAND +13.585
11 PAYET Florent FRA19861121 FRANCE +13.803
12 PASCAL Mickael FRA19791011 FRANCE +13.828
13 ROPELATO Mitch USA19920303 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA +14.234
14 WALLNER Robin SWE19880704 SWEDEN +15.271
15 HANNAH Michael AUS19831121 AUSTRALIA +15.860
16 HILL Samuel AUS19850721 AUSTRALIA +16.794
17 REID Ben IRL19860324 IRELAND +16.824
18 LEOV Justin NZL19841020 NEW-ZEALAND +16.832
19 BEER Nick SUI19870917 SWITZERLAND +16.962
20 STROBEL Luke USA19860624 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA +18.076
1 GWIN Aaron USA19871224 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3:28.065
2 HART Danny GBR19910920 GREAT BRITAIN +05.075
3 THIRION Rémi FRA19900423 FRANCE +07.666
4 FAIRCLOUGH Brendan GBR19880110 GREAT BRITAIN +08.066
5 SUDING Lorenzo ITA19860315 ITALY +09.857
6 BRYCELAND Josh GBR19900323 GREAT BRITAIN +10.218
7 NEETHLING Andrew RSA19840805 SOUTH AFRICA +11.623
8 SPAGNOLO Damien FRA19850428 FRANCE +11.863
9 BLENKINSOP Samuel NZL19881028 NEW-ZEALAND +13.545
10 SCOLES Matthew NZL19890605 NEW-ZEALAND +13.585
11 PAYET Florent FRA19861121 FRANCE +13.803
12 PASCAL Mickael FRA19791011 FRANCE +13.828
13 ROPELATO Mitch USA19920303 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA +14.234
14 WALLNER Robin SWE19880704 SWEDEN +15.271
15 HANNAH Michael AUS19831121 AUSTRALIA +15.860
16 HILL Samuel AUS19850721 AUSTRALIA +16.794
17 REID Ben IRL19860324 IRELAND +16.824
18 LEOV Justin NZL19841020 NEW-ZEALAND +16.832
19 BEER Nick SUI19870917 SWITZERLAND +16.962
20 STROBEL Luke USA19860624 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA +18.076
Oh man... Rob Warner does a course ride and it is ****ing funny haha
http://dirt.mpora.com/news/champery-worlds-helmet-cam-rob-warner.html
http://dirt.mpora.com/news/champery-worlds-helmet-cam-rob-warner.html
I know the pros all really want to win this one bad, but they all need to dial it back a notch to save it for finals. I want to see these guys safe, fast...and on it.
Healing vibes to all the downed riders!
Healing vibes to all the downed riders!
what happened to American Juniors , Nate and Trevor?
Neither started timed sessions so they are out, I guess
Neither started timed sessions so they are out, I guess
Nate broke his wrist I think.
