[big-ted]

What happened to the others?

Dunno really. Was just thinking that Kovarik had his season pretty much ruined through injury when he was on board too. It's late. I was short of ideas. Still, healing vibes to Matti.

 

[DBR X6 RIDER]

Sucks about Matti for sure...having a string of sh*t luck over the last year. If bad things happen in threes, then he should be A-OK after this one. Healing vibes!

 

[pelo]

This just in - Matti Lehikoinen has gone down hard and broken both wrists.

No! Both wrists... That is really sad news.

 

[konastab01]

This just in - Matti Lehikoinen has gone down hard and broken both wrists.

Bloodly hell Mattis out again....
Now that ****e

 

[NAUGHTY SHORTY]

This just in - Matti Lehikoinen has gone down hard and broken both wrists.

My G/F was marshalling at that location today,it was a whoops section which a couple of riders tried to plow and quickly became passengers. Lots of riders were stopping and re-riding the section over and over.

If you watch the dirt day 1 video it's the section where you see matt vincent, hightower and sam blenkinsop ride.

She took a piss break, came back and there he was flat on his back about 2meters off the track. He went over the bars into the last whoop wrists first.
She said it was a sickening sight especially when his wrists flopped all over the place.
Not good!

 

[JohnnyC]

Dunno really. Was just thinking that Kovarik had his season pretty much ruined through injury when he was on board too. It's late. I was short of ideas. Still, healing vibes to Matti.

Vanessa Quin broke her neck at the same time as signing with MS-intense in early 07, Matti broke his neck right when he signed with them too, late last year.

Spooooooooooooooooooky

But I hope he heals up quick He deserves to have a good season one year

 

[NAUGHTY SHORTY]

No, the UCI has a photographer on staff every year to provide their press release photos, web photos etc. Gary has that contract this year, Frank Bodenmuller did last year.

Yes, UCI and promoter for press pass. As of next year, things will begin to get very tight for press passes, finally. Too many riders have hit "photographers" this year (Greg Minnaar, 4 times). I use the term photographer loosely, as a guy with a camera phone and a press pass should not be on the course and is certainly not working press.

Funny you should mention that, one of the advertising clips for this event showed exactly that, a rider plouging into a cameraman with a video recorder.
The footage was from the camera man. it happened at the spot where neil donohugh(sp?) almost goes of track after a gap jump over the rocks in the dirt day 1 vid. I'll try and dig it up, it was posted on farkin.net last time i saw it.

 

[pelo]

I know it´s a lot of work, but maybe a second "fence" of tape behind the course in some sections? Two feet, or something. I guess it´s pretty d*mn irretating with spectators hanging over to the inside on the racerun, when lines are dialled.

 

[fl1pp3r]

ok i'm gonna chime in here ... the DH course is double-taped here in Canberra - with spectators outside the double, press/marshalls inside - which is how it used to be on the world cups when i started this lark 1997 ... feels like a lifetime ago.

However, the incidents that are being spoke of are from people passing themselves off as professionals ... i know about the Greg Minnaar incidents and in the elite XC at Worlds in Val di Sole there were 2 incidents that caused big issues - one involved 2007 World Champion Irina Kalentyeva having to get surgery on her eye socket after hitting a cameraman.

it is a big issue - we are there to observe and capture a moment of a race with a shot or series of frames and this should never jeopardize the riders' safety or the outcome of a race. believe it or not a zoom doesn't need to be walked forward.

Trust me, when this all shakes out for next year the photo/press pass will not be the quick and easy way to secure yourself a free entry to a world cup .. and for that i am thankful. the end result of the work being done with the UCI and the MBPA (mountain bike press association) will definitely not chase away people wanting to cover the racing but there will be a differentiation in the classification of media and where they can and cannot go.

thats it for me ... i'm tired and i wanna go to bed and i have to shoot xc and 4x tomorrow.
laters
g

 

[DIRT-HQ]

Got a vid from day 2 up:

http://www.dirtmag.co.uk/news/category/videos/dirt-tv-canberra-world-cup-day-2/dirt-1231855.html

A post crash Lehikoinen looks quite happy on the gas and air.

 

[dhmike]

Got a vid from day 2 up:

http://www.dirtmag.co.uk/news/category/videos/dirt-tv-canberra-world-cup-day-2/dirt-1231855.html

A post crash Lehikoinen looks quite happy on the gas and air.

pretty sweet vid.

 

[Transcend]

A few photos up on Transcend now thanks to Tim Bardsley-Smith. We even have captions included this week.

 

[stiksandstones]

Thanks Tim and Transcend, I love you!!!!
you are the best!!!!!!
You know its world cup time when transcend is rocking the pics, you guys rock!

Holy crap I just pee'd myself.

 

[c2001]

day three from damian and flipper!

 

[ciszewski]

aha thats awesome

oh and nice pics transcend

 

[Zark]

day three from damian and flipper!

"They didn't invent suspension on bikes to help the riders get over rocks, they invented it to stop Kovarik from hurting the rocks."


Bwahahahaha

 

[- seb]

aha thats awesome

That is - indeed - awesome! I might have to make one of those!!

Transcend: I can view freecaster on my iphone, but every video I tried going into came up with a picture of a play button with a line through it, and wouldn't play. What's the catch? Cheers bud

 

[Transcend]

That is - indeed - awesome! I might have to make one of those!!

Transcend: I can view freecaster on my iphone, but every video I tried going into came up with a picture of a play button with a line through it, and wouldn't play. What's the catch? Cheers bud

The iphone stream is under development. Hoping to have it working soon. I only stumbled on it myself a few weeks ago.

 

[ianjenn]

ok i'm gonna chime in here ... the DH course is double-taped here in Canberra - with spectators outside the double, press/marshalls inside - which is how it used to be on the world cups when i started this lark 1997 ... feels like a lifetime ago.

However, the incidents that are being spoke of are from people passing themselves off as professionals ... i know about the Greg Minnaar incidents and in the elite XC at Worlds in Val di Sole there were 2 incidents that caused big issues - one involved 2007 World Champion Irina Kalentyeva having to get surgery on her eye socket after hitting a cameraman.

it is a big issue - we are there to observe and capture a moment of a race with a shot or series of frames and this should never jeopardize the riders' safety or the outcome of a race. believe it or not a zoom doesn't need to be walked forward.

Trust me, when this all shakes out for next year the photo/press pass will not be the quick and easy way to secure yourself a free entry to a world cup .. and for that i am thankful. the end result of the work being done with the UCI and the MBPA (mountain bike press association) will definitely not chase away people wanting to cover the racing but there will be a differentiation in the classification of media and where they can and cannot go.

thats it for me ... i'm tired and i wanna go to bed and i have to shoot xc and 4x tomorrow.
laters
g

That really sucks. So a camera man caused this fall that broke his wrists? I never have shot a WC, but when shooting I will try and find a spot near the tech and steep but not in where riders will be! If I look up and can see rocks smaller than a wheel it is for sure a rideable section and I will move. I am always nervous about the riders here locally I shoot when they are riding a line and I am close to em.

That sucks hope it gets sorted.......

 

[stiksandstones]

So a camera man caused this fall that broke his wrists?

Did I miss something in this thread?

 

[Transcend]

Did I miss something in this thread?

Nope, the illegible poster above did, however!

 

[ianjenn]

Did I miss something in this thread?

Oops sorry guess I assumed it was some type of spectator problem withh all the talk of double tape lines and all! And the talk about how hard a pass would be down the road....

Don't mind me being crazy and all!

 

[Transcend]

Oops sorry guess I assumed it was some type of spectator problem withh all the talk of double tape lines and all! And the talk about how hard a pass would be down the road....

Don't mind me being crazy and all!

This is the first event in a long time that has it done properly, due largely in part to Gary and Rob Jones' hard work. Next year has been a long time coming in that regard.

 

[Transcend]

Peaty gets airborne.

 

[ekozy39]

Nope, the illegible poster above did, however!

That's the pot calling the kettle black..You mean illiterate, not illegible..

 

[General Lee]

Peaty gets airborne.

this jump remind anyone else of Big Bear?

 

[Transcend]

That's the pot calling the kettle black..You mean illiterate, not illegible..

Please check your dictionary. I know exactly what word I meant to use. I also happen to know the definition of said word, do you?

il·leg·i·ble (-lj-bl)
adj.
Not legible or decipherable.

And just for kicks, here is what being legible means.

legible


Main Entry: leg·i·ble
Pronunciation: \ˈle-jə-bəl\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin legibilis, from Latin legere to read
Date: 14th century

1 : capable of being read or deciphered : plain <legible handwriting>
2 : capable of being discovered or understood

 

[FCLinder]

this jump remind anyone else of Big Bear?

Yes!!!!!

 

[ekozy39]

Please check your dictionary. I know exactly what word I meant to use. I also happen to know the definition of said word, do you?



And just for kicks, here is what being legible means.

haha, I know exactly what it means..Which post was "illegible"? Weren't you making a comment on how someone misread the post on a photog and Minaar and it turned into a photog causing Matti's 2 broken wrists.

 

[Transcend]

haha, I know exactly what it means..Which post was "illegible"? Weren't you making a comment on how someone misread the post on a photog and Minaar and it turned into a photog causing Matti's 2 broken wrists.

Read his response again.

I never have shot a WC will try and find a spot near the tech and steep but were a line is not! If I look uo and can see rocks smaller than a wheel it is for sure a rideable section and I will move. I am always nervous about the riders here locally I shoot when they are riding a line and I am close to em.

 

[ekozy39]

Read his response again.

noted. he is illiterate and illegible.

 

[toodles]

"They didn't invent suspension on bikes to help the riders get over rocks, they invented it to stop Kovarik from hurting the rocks."


Bwahahahaha

Woohoo! My drunken mumblings are semi-famous!

*edit* after watching Rennie take the rock garden faster than I'd ride down a paved boardwalk, I'm considering taking up table tennis.

 

[Sverre]

Bummed to find out the live feed on Freecaster is canceled!
Any one else going to have live video up??

 

[bohorec]

Bummed to find out the live feed on Freecaster is canceled!
Any one else going to have live video up??

Sad news indeed. Since live coverage goes through freecaster, I doubt that there will be a live video on the other sites.

Hopefully I'm wrong.

 

[adrock33]

what happened to freecaster??? Does anyone know whats going on?

 

[yuroshek]

sooo pissed right now.

 

[aj-monkey]

Yeah this is total BS! This is one race i was super keen on seeing, coz i'm from there but live on the other side of the world. What a crok of ****e!! ****!!!!!

 

[- seb]

Ah well. Shame, we were planning on watching it 7am UK time before heading out for a ride that day!

 

[JohnnyC]

do my eyes decieve me??


ALL AUSSIE PODIUM IN THE 4X!!!


http://www.uci.ch/ftpuci/ftpsportelectronic/ftptouci/MTB/2008/33234_RiderResult_4X_ME.pdf

 

[Cant Climb]

Canberra, AUS
Elite Men
Official Results Timed Training
Rank Bib Code Name Nat Run #1 Run #2 Run #3 Run #4 Best
1. 13 AUS19810531 RENNIE Nathan AUS 2:57.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 2:57.18
2. 3 GBR19740617 PEAT Steve GBR 2:57.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 2:57.19
3. 29 SVK19820410 POLC Filip SVK 2:57.87 0.00 0.00 0.00 2:57.87
4. 5 GBR19840925 BEAUMONT Marc GBR 2:58.79 0.00 0.00 0.00 2:58.79
5. 34 AUS19810622 RANDO Jared AUS 2:59.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 2:59.21
6. 25 ESP19840915 CANALS FLIX Pasqual ESP 2:59.37 3:02.77 0.00 0.00 2:59.37
7. 33 AUS19870324 CAVALIER Amiel AUS 3:01.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 3:01.22
8. 27 RSA19811113 MINNAAR Greg RSA 3:02.23 0.00 0.00 0.00 3:02.23
9. 37 NZL19870418 MASTERS Wyn NZL 3:03.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 3:03.45
10. 32 GBR19880420 CATHRO Ben GBR 3:03.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 3:03.53
11. 49 AUS19891203 RISCHBIETH Will AUS 3:03.71 0.00 0.00 0.00 3:03.71
12. 39 USA19860624 STROBEL Luke USA 3:04.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 3:04.33
13. 20 RSA19840805 NEETHLING Andrew RSA 3:07.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 3:07.76
14. 47 GBR19890215 CUNNINGHAM Ruaridh GBR 3:08.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 3:08.08
15. 30 NZL19880203 COLE Cameron NZL 3:08.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 3:08.08
16. 14 FRA19840612 PEDEMANAUD Fabien FRA 3:09.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 3:09.41
17. 44 GBR19850716 STANBRIDGE Dan GBR 3:10.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 3:10.56
18. 35 AUS19890725 DELFS Mitchell AUS 3:11.37 9:39.46 0.00 0.00 3:11.37
19. 71 AUS19901114 PATTON Tom AUS 3:15.73 0.00 0.00 0.00 3:15.73
20. 4 GBR19850226 ATHERTON Gee GBR 3:19.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 3:19.01
21. 58 NZL19861229 SHARRATT Nathan NZL 3:19.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 3:19.30
22. 8 FRA19800726 BAREL Fabien FRA 3:28.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 3:28.58
23. 26 NZL19871202 BENNETT Kieran NZL 4:03.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 4:03.26
24. 64 AUS19770727 KELLY Brad AUS 4:20.88 0.00 0.00 0.00 4:20.88
25. 82 AUS19881208 LEE Richard AUS 4:29.83 0.00 0.00 0.00 4:29.83
26. 42 FRA19780323 GRACIA Cédric FRA 8:33.56 4:44.64 0.00 0.00 4:44.64
27. 53 NZL19890605 SCOLES Matthew NZL 6:15.87 0.00 0.00 0.00 6:15.87
28. 50 AUS19890302 MALTMAN James AUS 6:30.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 6:30.26
29. 56 AUS19891125 BUTTON Joshua AUS 18:45.57 0.00 0.00 0.00 18:45.57
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