i'm not nearly caffeinated enough to face the day yet.
Shen went for gold at the Canadian open and that's neither here nor there in her WC season, I suspect she'll be going for it at World Champs as well. I think it'll be her or Cabirou, they both have all the reasons to risk it all as well as all the reasons to ride conservatively, but Rainbow stripes are Rainbow stripes, i think it'll be a risk it all kind of a race.
i'd pretty much written greg off as on the leeward side of the hill, but after the last wc 2nd place finish, and the fact the 2 fast frenchies are battling for the wc overall kinda bolstered the sorta/kinda thought that he could pull this off. granted, troy, danny, & gwinn will be hungry for this, so will be no easy feat, but would be a nice cherry on the top of the career pie. rooting for him, despite the questionable odds.I just want to see Greg the GOAT notch another one, don't care if it is Cup or Champs.
To be fair Crankworx prizemoney for a single event is more than an entire WC season so I'm hardly surprised. Fair point though.
That'd be what I would lean towards, as she has ridden relatively conservatively as of late, especially at VDS. While admitting as much in post race interviews and team videos, I think she's still a little pissed she hasn't been running it closer to the edge. My shitbag uncle who fucking lives half the year in fucking Whistler got to talk to her after her Canadian dh run, and he said she was racing mainly because the track and atmosphere is so fun. I look forward to getting a little grayer and taking over his charmed life after I dispose of his "accidentally" dead body
your uncle's name is jerkalopeThat'd be what I would lean towards, as she has ridden relatively conservatively as of late, especially at VDS. While admitting as much in post race interviews and team videos, I think she's still a little pissed she hasn't been running it closer to the edge. My shitbag uncle who fucking lives half the year in fucking Whistler got to talk to her after her Canadian dh run, and he said she was racing mainly because the track and atmosphere is so fun. I look forward to getting a little grayer and taking over his charmed life after I dispose of his "accidentally" dead body
Anyway, my pesos are on Pom Pom since this is year of mach French.
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baffles me every year that not more top riders attempt to win this
Probably sponsor money > whistler money
was just gonna say, the potential for performance bonuses (ie win money from sponsors) at the world cup might be a factor, at least for the top handful of racers.
Yeah. Looking at how Danny lived he does seem to be decently well off. Not rich but being top5 seems to allow you live comfrotably
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plus with the operation of his own bike park, he's definitely already considering what to do after his racing career.
Didn't know descend bike park was his. Kinda strange he went for such a small hill.
it's also best if you STAY ON YOUR BIKE
Gotta wonder how much future planning is going on though. There's not much money in the bike industry once they retire.
see my earlier post re: hart's bike park ownership.
Let's see how they're all doing in their 50s putting kids through college and planning on full retirement. Some are probably smart enough to plan well, but I'd be willing to be that if we looked at top 5 DH riders over the last 20 years the vast majority aren't exactly set up.
