Is it only me or did Gwin's suspension seem to compress a bit more under him than usual? I may be making things up after I saw the result but I always thought he rode super firm susp and that was a part of why he carried such awesome speed.
Ft. William 2013 World Cup Round 1
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needs moar shimz?!
What made jesus special is that he didn't fall IN the water.
Rock Jesus was swimming the whole way down yesterday, and hence not rock jesus. More like rock hudson.
On that note I think yesterday was the first time I ever saw gee atherton's fork move more than an inch at a time. I was very proud of it.
Maybe RAD RC4 not good???
More like gwin not good on June 9, 2013.
the Dirt finals video is up http://dirt.mpora.com/events/downhill/uci-world-cup/dirttv-fort-william-2013-world-cup-finals.html
why so much about Gwin? he is human after all and I sincerely dont want that he wins anything at all.
just forget him and enjoy of the riders. Dart, Brook, Smith.. Hill
Like I guessed, Dart was pretty good on qualify, but lacked consistency. Not fitness, since he seems run pretty loose, but less this year due cockpit tweak
just forget him and enjoy of the riders. Dart, Brook, Smith.. Hill
Like I guessed, Dart was pretty good on qualify, but lacked consistency. Not fitness, since he seems run pretty loose, but less this year due cockpit tweak
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As bizutch pointed out, Gwin was pretty consistently down in each sector in both qualifying and seeding. 2 seconds up top, 5 in the middle, and 1-2 on the motorway. So mechanical issues seem unlikely. Just not on it, for whatever reason.
Hopefully something will change and he'll be back up to speed for Val di Sole. For all I know he had flu all week or something.
One thing I always like to believe is a contributing factor to how you race is "Who" you ride with. I equate it to a pick up basketball game. If you play day in and day out with hacks or average joe, your playing ability tends to reflect it. If you play ball with the local tournament champions, your game improves.
I'd love to hear feedback from riders about who they train and ride with and how they feel it affects their racing. Cat and mouse training with the best I think raises your skill level. Someone should do an article and interview session on just that.
I'd love to hear feedback from riders about who they train and ride with and how they feel it affects their racing. Cat and mouse training with the best I think raises your skill level. Someone should do an article and interview session on just that.
By that logic, he must have been training with a lot of "Enduro" riders in the off season.
He lost most of the time on the 'motorway' at the bottom. He was second and fourth at spilt 1 and two respectively.Like I guessed, Dart was pretty good on qualify, but lacked consistency. Not fitness, since he seems run pretty loose, but less this year due cockpit tweak
Not refering to Gwin at all actually. Refering to how when riders switch teams or train with different people, their riding style and results seem to vary. I don't think an individual's training program just suddenly pushes somebody past the rest.
But switching up the people you ride with changes things for a rider, either adding a fresh approach, a tweak or stalling them b/c they're riding with inferior talent.
One that comes to mind always is Syndicate. I'd like to see their results starting from the day they joined up to now just to see if their results have gravitated closer to each other or they are still very seperate riders come finals.
That make sense?
I can definietly see your point, not that I have any methdological study over this but when I ride with someone much faster I tend to pick up more speed whereas with someone slower I ride somewhat more consistent but slower. However when I ride alone I cant say that it actually has any effect then it is more about how hard I can bother to push.
For a race I would say at a given level of ability it is the mind that sets the entire limit to your performance. The head is always the flight control center and if that part aint there nothing else will be either, which is not to say a wc rider cant get down a track. They can ride anything anytime as long as they slow down a bit but the performance will be lacking if the head is not fully there
Makes sense to me Biz. "Train like you fight, fight like you train".
ftfy.
Maybe a beard will help?
Seb, you have competition:
http://lookatthestats.blogspot.com/2013/06/look-at-stats-returns-fort-william-2013.html
http://lookatthestats.blogspot.com/2013/06/look-at-stats-returns-fort-william-2013.html
Interesting info about Sam's race run in this CRC Report. Apparently he ripped his rear derailuer cable out and was stuck in 4th gear for the motorway pedal.
Looks like at 2nd split he 2nd fastest and less than a half second back.
http://dirt.mpora.com/events/downhill/uci-world-cup/crcnukeproof-at-round-one-of-the-uci-dh-world-cup-fort-william.html
Edit: I see that stats page sums that up nicely haha =)
Looks like at 2nd split he 2nd fastest and less than a half second back.
http://dirt.mpora.com/events/downhill/uci-world-cup/crcnukeproof-at-round-one-of-the-uci-dh-world-cup-fort-william.html
Edit: I see that stats page sums that up nicely haha =)
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Wow, look how much stronger Hannah is than everyone with the 3rd section. Those legs...
I still don't understand how a kid like Rude can be such a strong pedaler at that age. Must have freak genetics/hormones for his age.
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I saw him when he was 14 and thought he was 30 year old fullback. Kid is not a kid.
wanst his nickname when he was 14 manchild?
yeah that's what people called him at the ESC races. As he dominated everybody at like 15 years old.
i think he raced BMX starting when he was like 12 or something.
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i seem to recall USAC made an exception for him to ride pro at regional races despite him being a jr by age because he was so far ahead of the rest of the jr x category. he still had to race as a jr at national champs though (i think)
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