[6thElement]

Good summary here:
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/the-essential-guide-to-the-la-bresse-dh-world-cup-2018.html

Mens winner is wrapped up, ladies is down to the crunch between Rachel and Tahnee.

Friday is quallies
Saturday is race day

@jackalope to the race prediction courtesy phone please, your previous winners at this venue were Minnaar and Moseley.

 

[Happymtb.fr]

Thirion is the local guy, he's gonna win

 

[slimshady]

Is Gwin racing this one? How about GM?

 

[jonKranked]

Is Gwin racing this one? How about GM?

Gwin was aiming to be back by now, but haven't seen any official word as to his status.

 

[jonKranked]

Is Gwin racing this one? How about GM?

GM was taking runs at MSA, i'd be surprised if he wasn't.

 

[slyfink]

Gwin was aiming to be back by now, but haven't seen any official word as to his status.

In the "downtime" podcast, I believe Neko said Gwin's aiming for Worlds now. If he's back at La Bresse, it would only be to shake out the cobwebs and prep for Worlds. Makes sense to me.

GM was taking runs at MSA, i'd be surprised if he wasn't.

didn't he do more than take runs? Didn't he race?

 

[jonKranked]

In the "downtime" podcast, I believe Neko said Gwin's aiming for Worlds now. If he's back at La Bresse, it would only be to shake out the cobwebs and prep for Worlds. Makes sense to me.

didn't he do more than take runs? Didn't he race?

ah yes i forgot lenzerheide. durr

 

[jonKranked]

didn't he do more than take runs? Didn't he race?

i was busy that weekend and honestly have not yet watched.

 

[ebarker9]

According to YT: "@aarongwin1 is back, fit & healthy for La Bresse!"

...and may be on a 29er.

 

[jonKranked]

According to YT: "@aarongwin1 is back, fit & healthy for La Bresse!"

...and may be on a 29er.

i was about to hit the thumbs up until i read that last part.

 

[sethimus]

your previous winners at this venue were Minnaar and Moseley.

there were no world cups at this venue, they don't race on the old track in the town, since the last world cups there opened up a bike park in the valley, that's where the new world cup will be

 

[6thElement]

there were no world cups at this venue, they don't race on the old track in the town, since the last world cups there opened up a bike park in the valley, that's where the new world cup will be

The venue is La Bresse, they held a World Cup, I'm also fairly sure T-Mo won't be racing this weekend either.

The track in that preview looks a little lame, hopefully if that is the course they've built some tiger filled pits or put laser sharks in that water hole he jumps.

 

[jonKranked]

i was busy that weekend and honestly have not yet watched.

@sethimus @canadmos what? i was getting ready for / going on vacation

 

[sethimus]

The venue is La Bresse, they held a World Cup, I'm also fairly sure T-Mo won't be racing this weekend either.

The track in that preview looks a little lame, hopefully if that is the course they've built some tiger filled pits or put laser sharks in that water hole he jumps.

the bike park is like 10km outside of la bresse, nothing i would call the same "venue"

 

[jonKranked]

the bike park is like 10km outside of la bresse, nothing i would call the same "venue"

not unless you include a road race

 

[jstuhlman]

every time i see this thread title, in my head i hear “la breast” and that makes me happy.

carry on.

 

[6thElement]

the bike park is like 10km outside of la bresse, nothing i would call the same "venue"

I'll immediately start my efforts to petition the UCI, Pinkbike et al to refer to the race as being the "10km outside of La Bresse World Cup".

 

[sethimus]

much better

 

[Kurt_80]

thumbs up

I see what you did there.

 

[canadmos]

@sethimus @canadmos what? i was getting ready for / going on vacation

No excuses for missing World Cupz action! You're slacking.

 

['size]

holmes verified on the 9er and racing this weekend.
https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/Aaron-Gwin-Discusses-Racing-His-New-29er-DH-Bike,2502

 

[jonKranked]

why is no one testing 32" wheels yet? asking for people who will buy whatever crazy shit the industry puts out

 

[canadmos]

why is no one testing 32" wheels yet? asking for people who will buy whatever crazy shit the industry puts out

Jesus man, don't say that too loudly or you might give the lizards ideas that they don't need to have.

 

[roflbox]

la
t1ttay

 

[jonKranked]

Jesus man, don't say that too loudly or you might give the lizards ideas that they don't need to have.

THE LIZARDS HAVE SPOKEN

https://dirtmountainbike.com/news/will-first-production-36-inch-mountain-bike/

https://dirtysixer.com/

 

[jonKranked]

*before you all collectively shit your pants, please note that their mtb frame sizing starts at 3XL for riders 6'5" and taller

 

[Bikael Molton]

Trackwalk interviews for the audio-inclined.
Includes Gwin and new bike...

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vital-mtb-speaking-of-mountain-biking/id1193681611?mt=2#episodeGuid=Buzzsprout-782842

 

[roflbox]

Cartho Vision from la t1ttayyyyyyyy

 

[jonKranked]

https://pinkbike.com/news/tech-randoms-la-bresse-dh-world-cup-2018.html

 

[Bikael Molton]

Hell yea, 4K vid!

https://pinkbike.com/news/tech-randoms-la-bresse-dh-world-cup-2018.html

 

[sethimus]

 

[StiHacka]

https://pinkbike.com/news/tech-randoms-la-bresse-dh-world-cup-2018.html

 

[6thElement]

Cartho Vision from la t1ttayyyyyyyy

Cathro said the course is only 9km away from La Boob, so I've had to update the thread title accordingly.

 

[Nick]

he should just run a 160mm !

 

[SuboptimusPrime]

Track looks cool I think. Love hearing Cathro think out loud about how he approaches line choice. Seems obvious but I’ve never worked bottom up to plan how best to link a section together. Guess that’s why he does what he does and I do what I do.

 

[jonKranked]

Cathro said the course is only 9km away from La Boob, so I've had to update the thread title accordingly.

1 kilometer. that's how wrong you are.

 

[SuboptimusPrime]

1 kilometer. that's how wrong you are.

That's like 1 MILLION millimeters. In a world in which bikes with chainstays that are 5mm too long are utterly unrideable crap, you've fucked up big time.

 

[jonKranked]

That's like 1 MILLION millimeters. In a world in which bikes with chainstays that are 5mm too long are utterly unrideable crap, you've fucked up big time.

that's 1 x 10^15 picometers. bike industry lizards can't even count that high.

 

[canadmos]

https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/news/RESULTS-Timed-Training-La-Bresse-World-Cup-DH,1194

I hope Gee does very well.

 

[6thElement]

https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/news/RESULTS-Timed-Training-La-Bresse-World-Cup-DH,1194

I hope Gee does very well.

I wonder what conditions were like with rain in the forecast.