2014 team rumour and speculation!
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I agree. And his huck in his race run at Mont St. Anne when was on Yeti was the coolest thing I ever witnessed from my comfortable computer chair.
I have looked for that huck online but never found it again. If anybody has a link please post it was amazing.
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Is that when his chain/drivetrain exploded? If that's the one I'm thinking of, it was so manly that it put hair on my chest just from watching it. And that was before MSA got turned into a bike park greenway, which can be smashed by the average RM Cat 2 shredder.
Is that when his chain/drivetrain exploded? If that's the one I'm thinking of, it was so manly that it put hair on my chest just from watching it. And that was before MSA got turned into a bike park greenway, which can be smashed by the average RM Cat 2 shredder.
I think Beaumont will be leaving the GT atherton team, if you look at his media coverage this year compared to previous ones he's not featured nearly so much. He's consistent top 20, often top 10 and every so often a podium threat. No reason for him to be so far down the pecking order on his team.
I'd love to see him head up a Dirt team with a bigger budget and some younger UK riders. Or maybe Madison Saracen?
Blenki has been my favourite rider to watch this year. He's shown a lot of growth and maturity, whilst keeping a great style and affable personality; two things which are often traded in when a rider switches to clips and a bigger team.
I'd love to see Cam Cole back racing, not sure what the injury update is.
Can't see too many big names moving around. Maybe Peaty/Minnaar to retire, but I don't see it.
If they did I'd be interested to see what happens to the Syndicate as ratty isn't pulling in the results to head up a team and I'm not sure who could fit the big gaping holes left by Peaty and Minnaar.
Needles is a good fit with Giant it seems, would be a shame if he had to move teams again. If he is moving Scott could probably do with a better team mate for Fairclough.
I'd love to see him head up a Dirt team with a bigger budget and some younger UK riders. Or maybe Madison Saracen?
Blenki has been my favourite rider to watch this year. He's shown a lot of growth and maturity, whilst keeping a great style and affable personality; two things which are often traded in when a rider switches to clips and a bigger team.
I'd love to see Cam Cole back racing, not sure what the injury update is.
Can't see too many big names moving around. Maybe Peaty/Minnaar to retire, but I don't see it.
If they did I'd be interested to see what happens to the Syndicate as ratty isn't pulling in the results to head up a team and I'm not sure who could fit the big gaping holes left by Peaty and Minnaar.
Needles is a good fit with Giant it seems, would be a shame if he had to move teams again. If he is moving Scott could probably do with a better team mate for Fairclough.
All 3 Syndicate riders re-signed this year, incl Peaty for another 5 years.
http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/01/28/steve-peat-signs-up-for-another-5-years-with-sc-syndicate-team/
http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/01/28/steve-peat-signs-up-for-another-5-years-with-sc-syndicate-team/
^ If Peat and Minnaar do retire, Blenkinsop will be a good match for Josh too imo. Both can be wild at times, incredible to watch.
How bout Remi? Man I cant wait for the team rumor drawings to start popping up!
Edit: beat me. Haha. Anyway, keen to see where Blenki ends up if hes switching teams...
How bout Remi? Man I cant wait for the team rumor drawings to start popping up!
Edit: beat me. Haha. Anyway, keen to see where Blenki ends up if hes switching teams...
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you should know by now what old dh racers do after they quit racing the wc...
I could see peaty still selling bikes for Santa Cruz in 5 years even if he retires from WC racing tomorrow. The dude is active in the scene and makes Santa Cruz cool. A video part every once in awhile, active at the races, and done. But I suspect when he retires from DH, he'll move on to enduro, where he'll continue to be competitive. Because he's just that baddass.
WorldZ 2015 is in Vallnord (Andora) 
BOOM!! Just in time for the return of real SAM BAM HillWorldZ 2015 is in Vallnord (Andora)
2016 is in France - Laissac
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every cycling news site says 2015 in andorra. 2016 not decided according to some and others saying laissac. 2017 in cairns as announced earlier this year.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-announces-locations-for-2015-and-2016-mountain-bike-worlds
http://dirt.mpora.com/news/andorra-to-host-2015-uci-mtb-world-championships.html?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=twitterfeed
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QFT - I too get kinda bummed hearing people bitch about the track they have to ride. I think I've liked every track I've ever seen...sure some more than others, but seriously how rough is your life if you have to spend all week shredding in the fycking Austrian Alps.
Love Blenki's style and really hope his hard work continues to pay off with more podiums next year.
Nah, enduro is a small man's sport.
"Performance enhancement coach, Lawrence Van Lingen" Is this the guy I should buy EPO from?
Thanks for the link, last time I looked a few weeks back it was still showing 2013 bikes and only the ali wilson came in XL and when reading Dirt when they mentioned (In the carbon dh test) the Carbon wilson only came in a large and that was not great for rider over 6" or over.
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Steve Peat commentating with warner INSTEAD of any instance where nigel page is available.........
That would truly be thrilling news™. I don't give a rat's ass about who rides for whoM, that's change I could believe in.
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did peaty commentate before anyways?
Back in warner's wetter™ years.
And only when he blew qualifying or was broken.
He normally has a job to do or some shlt when races are going on ya know.
For the record. Every top rider. Smith, Gee, Minnaar, Hill, Blenki ALL complained about RSA and Leogang tracks. Regardless if they do well there or not, so dont give Brendan such a hard time just because he doesn't do as well as the others there.'
QFT - I too get kinda bummed hearing people bitch about the track they have to ride. I think I've liked every track I've ever seen...sure some more than others, but seriously how rough is your life if you have to spend all week shredding in the fycking Austrian Alps.
Love Blenki's style and really hope his hard work continues to pay off with more podiums next year.
IXS has Pila, Maribor, Schladming and Val Di sole among others next year. I imagine riders like Brendan would do better on tracks like that. I would rather see the UCI on some of those tracks next year than RSA Leogang and Windham.
Funnily, I convinced some of my non-riding or only XC riding friends to join for watching WC/champs races online and they were most impressed with RSA, Leogang and Hafjell courses. Guess big jumps and speed makes racing look cooler than bouncing down a steep hillside at "slow" speeds. Maybe something to consider when people want to grow the sport.
This.
Boycot the UCI, ride the IXS series and be indipendent.
No, seriously, do it.
Boycot the UCI, ride the IXS series and be indipendent.
No, seriously, do it.
Slow you must be watching the slow mo replays or have never been to a steep track with WC riders racing it.
Maybe XC would be more watchable if all the woman looked like Emily Batty and the men didn't have to get off and carry there bikes still (bigger wheels are meant to make riding over rough terrain easier ppfffttt)
You didn't catch these little "" around "slow", or did you? I know how insanely fast they go, however my friends don't. What I wanted to say is that the courses that the riders dislike the most seem to be the ones that impress non-DH riders (yes, I know it sounds weird, but there are people outside of RM)/the general public more than the steep gnar tracks that we think are cool. So if the riders are interested in growing their paychecks then they should not mind these courses.
No schitt! After I read 'performance enhancement' you immediately think he's on roids or something before you even read 'coach'. Those two words should be banned from cycling altogether.
Perhaps this has to due with how cameras magically make steep trails look pretty flat and "easy". That and RSA, Hafjell and Leogang all had awesome camera viewing angles and setups. Compare that to Andorra where you only got a glimpse at a very small portion of the track.
that's why i asked, i can't remember him being ever in the booth longer than a few minutes
since 2012 the ixs european cup is the official uci european downhill cup
the logo should give you a hint:
Unfortunately steep hills = bad for TV coverage
since 2012 the ixs european cup is the official uci european downhill cup
Well, sh!t.
Now that you say it, I remember it.
I am still rooting for the indipendent serie.
Or at least something like a "one pedally track per year" clause.
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Breaking news:
Brian Cookson, president of british cycling, Voted In As New UCI President.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-presidential-candidate-cookson-talks-mountain-biking-part-1
Brian Cookson, president of british cycling, Voted In As New UCI President.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-presidential-candidate-cookson-talks-mountain-biking-part-1
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His responses at least seem promising. Being exposed to so many outstanding DH riders in the UK, hopefully he recognizes the value of the discipline and will perhaps read RM to figure which tracks are too easy and boring.
His responses at least seem promising. Being exposed to so many outstanding DH riders in the UK, hopefully he recognizes the value of the discipline and will perhaps read RM to figure which tracks are too easy and boring.