Not taking anything away from Steve Smith but no one else in that race was even a top 20 world cup finisher.
Ft. William 2013 World Cup Round 1
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By your logic, Neetling should have been the biggest threat after winning Garbanzo. With World Cups, there is no logic, only insane stuff.
And Gwin has LESS pressure than ever. He literally got to pick local companies run by guys who all are essentially his buddies. Pressure to perform for Big House? Stikman putting the heat on him? "Name drop here" at Specialized pushing him to win them all? Nope! None of the guys are high pressure sponsors, the exact opposite. They're practically DH valume, they're treating him so right.
Well that would certainly be something to get excited about.
Yeah, I guess setting records as the most consistent and dominating racer in the world cup series is nothing to be excited aboutWell that would certainly be something to get excited about.
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Speaking of Neethling, will that guy ever win a WC?
This! Of course these riders are extremely fit and capable but it becomes relative at the top. Garbanzo is nice and all but in the end it's an off-season event without much wc-competition.
I'm just basing by assumtions on past race-outcomes which is the saftest bet. Of course I could rave about brendogs whips and all but being pragmatic I have to hand it to gwin gee and greg (who does whips, backflips and supermans aswell).
Wachu mean off-season?
Not a worldcup race, therefor not as important, therefor no flatout crazy riding of the topguns
Read my last post again. You are not basing your assumptions on race results if you talk about fitness.
Also Smith has said that every Ft. William race he was either injured or had a crash.
That's true but fighting over potential race-results and fitness-level of the pros is useless. Everything can happen. I'm just guessing as everyone else based on the impressive results of the above mentioned trio over many seasons.
The problem with newcomers is that you never know if they really make it into this league.
The problem with newcomers is that you never know if they really make it into this league.
You claimed they aren't fit which is why you were called on your BS. I don't think many people here think Gwin is the favourite to win
I assumed that they are more fit. Not that anyone is unfit. I would love to see a exciting season but it reminds me of last year were everyone was raving about how everyone stepped up their game to beat gwin and then he smoked everyone in val di sole by 8 seconds. I think apart from greg and gee other riders have still some more seconds to catch up if he rides on this level.
What makes Fort Bill a tough race to call is that it plays out over such a vast riding landscape and what we are usually able to point to as pluses or minuses to certain riders doesn't apply there.
Every kind of rider has won on that course. If Vegas were doing the odds on it, I'd imagine they'd hide Minnar in there as their odds on favorite until the final day, unless Tonya Harding gets to him first.
Every kind of rider has won on that course. If Vegas were doing the odds on it, I'd imagine they'd hide Minnar in there as their odds on favorite until the final day, unless Tonya Harding gets to him first.
No one ever spells Minnaar's surname right!
...just saying
Would have been interesting to see how close he'd have been off the top spot if he didn't crash at last year's Legoland
...just saying
Doubt it...though seems a better chance than Brendan!
Would have been interesting to see how close he'd have been off the top spot if he didn't crash at last year's Legoland
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people don't think gwin is the favorite to win? Were they not paying attention the last two years? A win last year, and a 5th the year before with a big crash mid race run? Gwin and Minnaar are pretty heavily favored here, with the edge going to gwin I think.
I'm a moron. Meant it the other way, probably got distracted by something. Of course they think he will win. Sorry.
No, you are wrong. You can read and I would like to argue that fact. Maybe if you were more fit or could hold it together or were on a new bike or on an old bike that you were familiar with or were not injured or it was raining or it was dry or or or...
I'm mainly interested to see if Sam will roll over or make a statement. Also interested to see if Smith can start as he finished last year. The Gwin, Minnaar, Atherton debate is getting boring and although I expect one of those guys to win I wish they didn't..... I 'm praying for some kind of exciting weird outcome.
Thanks that's already happening - the weather forecast is good!
Maybe they were paying attention to the fact that he hasn't won a major race in 11 months and the last 3 world cups/champs were won by someone else? I think he's going to have a fight on his hands for the overall this year.
Champs - pretty clearly on pace till his brakes failed on him, but mechs can happen to anybody. We will give him the benefit of the doubt.
Val di Isre - Esploded hand, can barely hold on to bars, almost crashes in the finish as his hand blows off bars. Finishes a distant 5th, 2 seconds off. Pretty clearly losing it here, I'm starting to see where you're going with this. I mean, only 5th with a hand that can barely hold the bars? What a pvssy.
Hafjell - doesn't race because of said fvcked hand. Pretty clearly lost his mojo and probably wont continue his domination ever again.
First race with all the big players back, that despite being a sh1tty track is usually a pretty good judge of overall speed for the year save a few consistent exceptions (Hannah,Graves, and Lopes), he only finishes first. Probably a fluke.
Fanboy forever here.
Gwin 6/6 + Champs, thats what i'm rooting for.
based on a season that ended 9 months ago. you make it sound like there are 'major' races consistently throughout the year.
not that gwin needs defending but he was injured for round 06 and still top 5.
a mechanical kept him out of contention for worlds.
he didn't race round 07.
and while i agree he's going to have a much harder time taking the overall this year, the dude is currently the most dominant and consistent racer around and by most accounts he's the guy most still won't bet against.
That's like a sweet looking checkerboard pattern bike that ran into brett michaels from poison.
what?
I just realized we all forgot the one race wonder who eats this course up. The true dark horse for Fort Bill is always Cam Cole.
2nd place at Ft. Bill.
He has no fitness, that was a fluke due to a short change in gravitational pull.
Gwin was a homesick puppy last year at Ft. William. Not this year.....
GM and Gee are the only realistic challengers.
If Gee stays healthy i think he still has more upside to his career.
GM and Gee are the only realistic challengers.
If Gee stays healthy i think he still has more upside to his career.
Gee has a new fury too
And hopefully his brain didn't get banged around against his skull one too many times....
The guy almost got killed by an angry chicken.
http://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/member/Gee-Atherton-gets-hunted-by-a-Peregrine-Falcon,21510/970biking,307
I think a counter side to Gee's racing career is solidly in the 'stupid human tricks' category now.
He races cars. He races motorcycles. Now he's racin chickinz!!
Can't wait till he races some other bike riders for a change.