Wow, nice pics!!!
Gary, I believe you made a small typo on the pic of Peaty on the finishing straight, he came 4th not 3rd...as much as i regret to say it since I'm from the Uk...your fellow countryman GM placed 3rd.
as always...outstanding photography Gary.
In a world where most of the mtb photogs hide their pics, I hope you realize what a service you do for the sport. Sharing top notch images (so quickly) does nothing but get people stoked on racing and makes them feel like they missed something great.
Kudos to you.
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I'm rooting for Gee to get back into 4x and for Dan to up his DH game, let's be seeing a 1-2 in both events
Oh and I'm sure Rach could win at 4x as well if she decided to give it a go!
thanks folks .. fixed the Peaty error .. and added a Greg pic ...
gotta try shake this hangover now ...
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gotta try shake this hangover now ...
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The Atherton's are a real shot in the arm for the gravity scene......and it's all just beginning.I'm rooting for Gee to get back into 4x and for Dan to up his DH game, let's be seeing a 1-2 in both events
Oh and I'm sure Rach could win at 4x as well if she decided to give it a go!
Great pictures. The pictures of the riders and the pits are nice too. Even the XC pictures are interesting.
From CRCIntense website:
"Kovarik had another solid run just making a mistake in the bottom woods but still placing 6th just one position off the podium. The tight twisty wooded track was not really the type of track Chris shines on so this is another great result for CK. This puts Chris in 7th overall still in the title chase with all the big fast tracks to come that suit Chris' riding style and he is looking forward to the next 2 rounds Fort William and Monte St. Anne - both tracks Chris has won World Cups on in the past."
Is kovarik going to Canada?????
Good news if is true.
"Kovarik had another solid run just making a mistake in the bottom woods but still placing 6th just one position off the podium. The tight twisty wooded track was not really the type of track Chris shines on so this is another great result for CK. This puts Chris in 7th overall still in the title chase with all the big fast tracks to come that suit Chris' riding style and he is looking forward to the next 2 rounds Fort William and Monte St. Anne - both tracks Chris has won World Cups on in the past."
Is kovarik going to Canada?????
Good news if is true.
Sure hope so...maybe they got it all resolved. I know CK and Nigel were still working on all the passport/visa fiascos couple months ago when nigel was here....hopefully he gets to canuckville.
I don't think there is anything he can do to get into Canada for 5 years after whatever his offense was if he has already been denied entry once. Was this something that happened at Mt Ste Anne a couple of years ago?
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Did anyone see this:
(from tractionmag)
"In other WC news J.D. Swanguen's bike fell off the lift and dropped about 30 feet and broke the front fork (insert Manitou joke here) he had no practice before his race run. I wonder how Jerry the mechanic felt about that?"
That's ****ed. I always have nightmares about my bike falling off the lift.
(from tractionmag)
"In other WC news J.D. Swanguen's bike fell off the lift and dropped about 30 feet and broke the front fork (insert Manitou joke here) he had no practice before his race run. I wonder how Jerry the mechanic felt about that?"
That's ****ed. I always have nightmares about my bike falling off the lift.
Your two shots of Delfs with trees in the foreground (and the Spagnolo similar one) and the shot with Minnaar popping of the wooden berm are all fantastic. Top level work as always and the speedy update is so appreciated.
Triple header weekends must be a pain, Victor always looks either hungry, lost or in pain on triple header weekends. Ha!
my bike fell off the old lift in vallnord and rolled down the hill, trashed forks and wheel but the frame was OK.
that was when the ski lift operator was putting the bikes on in a hurry and the lift was moving pretty fast so it was always a sketchy hold.
i didn't get a new bike and had to pay for the repairs myself, but they made it so the rider puts the bike on the lift now
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Where did you find the split times? I'm curious about Fabien's time after seeing his interview on Freecaster (thanks FC.tv guys by the way). He's saying that he crashed towards the bottom and went off track having to climb back to where he quit the track... and passing the finish line with less than 4 secs off Gee.
I'm wondering if without this crash the Atherton's galore would not have happened... Not that I didn't like to see the happy face on those 3 guys (sorry Rach.)
OK...Flippers pics make me notice all sorts of stuff.
1. When do we get those gigantice 12 foot high tents?
2. Why is the dude on the 4x podium sponsored by Suzuki...moto or auto?
3. Where can I get those rad Oakley Factory Pilot gloves on the XC rider?
4. Sam & Brendan's bikes are so light, they float after the mechanic washes them
5. Where do I get one of those AWESOME red plastic horns?
1. When do we get those gigantice 12 foot high tents?
2. Why is the dude on the 4x podium sponsored by Suzuki...moto or auto?
3. Where can I get those rad Oakley Factory Pilot gloves on the XC rider?
4. Sam & Brendan's bikes are so light, they float after the mechanic washes them
5. Where do I get one of those AWESOME red plastic horns?
Splits: http://www.uci.ch/ftpuci/ftpsportelectronic/ftptouci/MTB/2008/33233_RiderResult_DHI_ME.pdf[un];2951691 said:
Fabien's top split would have put him third if he'd kept up that pace.
Can't help you on anything but #3, Leigh just got a massive box of those gloves here...but they are all smalls
Good to hear.
never thought i would hear crickets in this forum
2nd pic is a shot of JD's bike, after falling off chairlift....cool shot.
Thanks for link!
Little help please. I'm on freecaster trying to see some footy from Andorra and nothing is playing. I'm waiting a long time for each one after clicking "play" but none of them seem to want to play.
Am I SOL since I didn't watch it live or next day? Or is there a trick to getting the past events working? (ohjeez, please say it's the latter and hook a sistah up with the 411.)
Thanks in advance,
snooze n' loose
Am I SOL since I didn't watch it live or next day? Or is there a trick to getting the past events working? (ohjeez, please say it's the latter and hook a sistah up with the 411.)
Thanks in advance,
snooze n' loose
Try upgrading to the newest version of flash. Not playing issues should have been resolved, so newest flash usually helps in this case.