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So Weltcupmeister and I just did a few practice runs on the WC course here at ste anne. It is pretty out of control. The old high speed off camber fireroad stuff has had immense berms added to it and a few massive stepdowns (should you choose to turn them into a step down).

It is pretty muddy today, but the course is holding up really realy well at the top, with the slalom area at the bottom getting a bit blown up already. Pics tomorrow.

 

[CBJ]

Sounds good - I am still thinking about going to check what a WC is all about but my knee is not too happy at the moment.

 

[Bicyclist]

I really want to ride a WC course some day. They sound like a blast.

 

[Pip3r]

holy balls, cant wait. thanks for the update, good luck to ya guys.

 

[Lex]

So Weltcupmeister and I just did a few practice runs on the WC course here at ste anne. It is pretty out of control. The old high speed off camber fireroad stuff has had immense berms added to it and a few massive stepdowns (should you choose to turn them into a step down).

It is pretty muddy today, but the course is holding up really realy well at the top, with the slalom area at the bottom getting a bit blown up already. Pics tomorrow.

I can't wait to get there and watch you pro psychos ride that stuff fast. Last years course was crazy fun to ride but I can't fathom riding at pro speed. See you there.

 

[merrrrjig]

I am still debating whether or not to go, but I just found some cheap airfare

 

[Transcend]

holy balls, cant wait. thanks for the update, good luck to ya guys.

Did you get all regged? I hear the chick who takes care of it is out ofc the office...on the deadline date. Sweet, good planning.

You will LOVE the course, so much fun. The canada cup version is just plain fun, but it starts halfway down. The world cup version of this course is punishing with high speed with huge braking bumps, insane technical bits, then high speed all the way down after that.

If it dries out it will be absolutely insane.

 

[seth505]

siiiick I can't wait to ride this. I faxed in my thing today, that definitely sucked the lady was out, I talked to some irene instead and she said it should be ok.

 

[dw]

you guys need to take some pictures and post them up Fraser

 

[sayndesyn]

I smell win numero dos brewing for Peaty. And naturally Barel will lead at the split. hahah

 

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you guys need to take some pictures and post them up Fraser

Oh, I will. I have all of my gear with me and free in room wifi. We got here late and only had time for 2 runs in the fog. It is so thick you cannot see the top of the mountain. The beer is cheap though, and the hottub is uh..hot, so life is good.

 

[Bicyclist]

So are WC courses as fast and big as they look in movies? Sorry for the retarded question, but I'm just wondering if the pros make it look that way of if they're really gnarly.

 

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Update

Goddammit - they block all the good porn sites on the wifi connection.

 

[Bicyclist]

Ahahaha. Good stuff. Just watch softcore.

 

[sayndesyn]

The top guys make everything look smooth. Ever ridden a tough steep rock garden and later seen it on video and thought it looked almost flat? Something to do with video not showing angles correctly...

So are WC courses as fast and big as they look in movies? Sorry for the retarded question, but I'm just wondering if the pros make it look that way of if they're really gnarly.

 

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They are usually pretty out of control, Ste Anne is legendary for making making people hurt. It has made more than one finisher cry (in pain and joy) after crossing the line. It is absolutely brutal.

 

[sayndesyn]

Is there still that massive table stepdownish jump at the bottom?

 

[Transcend]

Nope, they took that out after waddell got hurt. There is a few road gaps you have to hit at mach 10 and a smallish table with 2 entry booters that you actually need to brake check for.

 

[sayndesyn]

I was wondering if they would of taken it out. That jump messed more than a couple of people up.. I hope to be able to race St. Anne next year for the death grip experience..

 

[MMike]

Nice description....but is it "off da hook"? It's really not that interesting unless it is "off da hook".

 

[konastab01]

Is there still that massive table stepdownish jump at the bottom?

barel wiped out bigb style also there.

 

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Sorry, no pics because it's pissing rain, foggy, muddy and I'm too lazy/paranoid to go walking around in that **** with expensive cameras.

 

[DIRTWRKS]

Well Nathan Rennie with the win in Senior Elite with a time 2:56 , that was about 8 seconds ahead of the second place finisher Charles Alexandre Dube from Quebec Canada . I guess Rennie is trying to get the upper hand on his competitors by showing up af few weeks early and getting himself familar with the course. It rained for three days in a row here and the course was pretty muddy but that did not slow
down some of the top riders like Rennie.

 

[Transcend]

What?

It didn't rain....

Nope, no rain at all.

 

[Bicyclist]

What's the gray thing between the stanchions of the Boxxer in the second pic (number 9)?

 

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An old tube - makes a great, impromptu fender.

 

[konastab01]

An old tube - makes a great, impromptu fender.

And they work better than some fenders too

 

[Bicyclist]

An old tube - makes a great, impromptu fender.

Aha. I was puzzled when I first saw it but now it makes sense.

 

[dhkid]

And they work better than some fenders too

they stop the mud that get flinged forward, which always ends up on you again.

 

[heikkihall]

Since Fraser and I werent able to make it up the course to take some pictures I found these. http://www.dhracer.com/fr/news/news.php?num=20060601164720

 

[Lex]

Since Fraser and I werent able to make it up the course to take some pictures I found these. http://www.dhracer.com/fr/news/news.php?num=20060601164720

What's really cool is that I can actually understand a bunch of that text in French. I'm obviously not on the fast track to being fluent, though since it's taken about three years of living with my French Canadian wife to get this far.

 

[anarchyUK]

oh ****.....