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Not the Snowshoe or MSA thread: Vallnord Andorra!

Gary

"S" is for "neo-luddite"
Aug 27, 2002
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Fuck you and your Evel Knievel outfits and "no fucks given" jeans.
White pageboy pantaloons with long red tights FTW
obvz
 

Nick

My name is Nick
Sep 21, 2001
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where the trails are
last 10 men were all ripping fast.
watched the women's reply, wtf with Nina Hoffman crashing right out of her shoes?

great racing.
 

dovbush66

Monkey
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Top 15 for denim destroyer and our jacob dickson. hon the fuck

Great track andorra, quality racing and brutal at the same time. Also, the power should go out more often in the commentary box
 
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jackalope

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Jan 9, 2004
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Meh, not really impressed with the riding talent, track or race drama. Guess I'm going to hook up with @SuboptimusPrime later this afternoon to hit the golf links, drink 13 Michelob Ultra Pomegranate & Agave and exchange mildly racist dad jokes.

And yes, I'm never calling for T. Hannah to crash again...if I ever have the pleasure of meeting @toodles in person, he has every right to punch me square in the bread basket.
 
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Sandro

Terrified of Cucumbers
Nov 12, 2006
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Vergier genuinely appeared to be under the impression that he had had a stinker after he crossed the line.

Nina Hoffmann did what?!
 

pizza diavola

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Nina Hoffmann did what?!
When her race run was toast, she kept it entertaining for us. She road the last minute or so with just a sock on her left foot. Her left shoe was still clipped in on the underside of the pedal. I don't know what she was trying to do at the finish line but it did not work and she ended up flat on her back, but looked to be laughing and all smiles. She better get a team ride next year!
 

slimshady

¡Mira, una ardilla!
When her race run was toast, she kept it entertaining for us. She road the last minute or so with just a sock on her left foot. Her left shoe was still clipped in on the underside of the pedal. I don't know what she was trying to do at the finish line but it did not work and she ended up flat on her back, but looked to be laughing and all smiles. She better get a team ride next year!
The funny part was she losing a pedal maybe 30 seconds before her crash and Claudio stating she should tighten them up so unclipping would be harder. He probably is Nina's @jackalope .
 

6thElement

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Great race, thought Thirion was going to do something special after being in the hotseat for so long.

@jackalope clearly needs to send a gift package of Tim Tams and Tooheys New to Tracey after jinxing her so badly.
 

TrumbullHucker

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Aug 29, 2005
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So dusty the air did not clear for the next rider

Fucking nuts.. Wild race. Sucks to see the simple slid outs but thats racin'

That Gap in the woods was crazy every time

Thought Bronson was gunu pass out, I dont blame him. Scary steep dusty track.
 

fwp

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Jun 5, 2013
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Gotta feel for Gwin at this point, not only has he lost the better part of two seasons due to injury, even he has to be questioning how long its gonna take to overtake Minnaar for the most WC wins. If ever?
I still think Bruni at his best is the only guy who can beat Gwin.
Bruni looks like he's riding at 90%, making it look easy.
 

Nick

My name is Nick
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Gotta feel for Gwin at this point, not only has he lost the better part of two seasons due to injury, even he has to be questioning how long its gonna take to overtake Minnaar for the most WC wins. If ever?
I still think Bruni at his best is the only guy who can beat Gwin.
Bruni looks like he's riding at 90%, making it look easy.
I've been totally nerding our on Bruni's and Iles' bikes on the practice and race footage. They seem so stable, composed and quiet compared to anyone else's bikes. Ohlins magic?
 

chris_f

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Jun 20, 2007
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I really don't think any other suspension company currently in the bike industry can bring the sort of know-how, experience, resources and analysis to the table that Ohlins can. Fox might be a better fork out of the box, but Ohlins works support? That has to count for something. Showa was the same way when they worked with Honda back in the day.
 

ebarker9

Monkey
Oct 2, 2007
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I think Bruni was on a hoverbike even dating back to the Rock Shox days. Assuming it's partially the influence of data acq on setup as well as his riding style and Finn has benefitted as well. His bike does look even more composed now that they're on Ohlins.
 

toodles

ridiculously corgi proportioned
Aug 24, 2004
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Gotta feel for Gwin at this point, not only has he lost the better part of two seasons due to injury, even he has to be questioning how long its gonna take to overtake Minnaar for the most WC wins. If ever?
People say that like Minaar isn't possibly - perhaps even more likely - to be extending his lead than Gwin is to be closing the gap.
 

dump

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Oct 12, 2001
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Did I miss the winning run videos somewhere? All I see is 20 mins of unwatchable ews highlights. :)