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Pietermaritzburg - 2012 WC DH#1
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1. Gwin
2. Minnar
3. Smith
4. Gee
5. Hart
2. Minnar
3. Smith
4. Gee
5. Hart
I wouldn't call val di sole really 'late' 2011....nearly 6 months ago now
someone should capture the stream
1. Minnar
2. Gwin
3. Peaty
4. Gee
5. Hill
2. Gwin
3. Peaty
4. Gee
5. Hill
Ok fair enough- you guys have converted me to a fan- especially after watching his 5.10 video. The guy is rad, I think I must be a little biased for Gwin
I became a fan when I tried to follow him thinking "I can probably at least hang with him at the beginning on a short bermy bikepark track". Ever tried to race a Ferrari with a Fiat Panda? That's how I felt.Ok fair enough- you guys have converted me to a fan- especially after watching his 5.10 video. The guy is rad, I think I must be a little biased for Gwin
CG fastest in timed practice. 6 seconds up on gwins winning time from last weekend.
http://dirt.mpora.com/news/cedric-gracia-fastest-pietermaritzburg-timed-training.html
http://dirt.mpora.com/news/cedric-gracia-fastest-pietermaritzburg-timed-training.html
and sick mick a second faster than CG at split one.
I do wish they would ditch the timed training...it gets us all hot and bothered for no reason.
I do wish they would ditch the timed training...it gets us all hot and bothered for no reason.
Camellini is a dark (really dark) horse IMO.
are you suggesting he's going to win qualifying?!and sick mick a second faster than CG at split one.
I do wish they would ditch the timed training...it gets us all hot and bothered for no reason.
Manon Carpenter 2:01 in the top section.....
....top guys are 1:50.....
....top guys are 1:50.....i believe hannah said there was a decent headwind last weekend and he expected 8-10 seconds could be made up under calm conditions. they also shortened a couple of the jumps as only him and 'one other racer' were able to clear them, which should help with times as well.
Mick said 8-10 seconds can be made up by using a dropper post.
Comments at dirt say Tracey Hannah and Sam Hill are down! Any confirmations? That would be sad...
I think the weather still has some cards to play here...
I know exactly what you mean. I remember riding with one of the faster Elites in Canada at Whistler one time (he's the buddy of a buddy kinda thing, not a regular occurence by any means). He wanted to warm up on B-line, and it blew me away how much quicker he was, just riding those little berms. No gnar, no tech, just smooth fast berms. I wasn't even on the brakes! I don't quite understand how the fast guys generate so much speed that it seems like I'm pedalling in molasses.
Back on topic, it's interesting about those timed runs compared to what was displayed last weekend. I guess the top guys weren't giving as close to 90% as I thought. It generated a lot of discussion and interest though; maybe that's why they raced....
Not everyone participates in the timed runs
Good to hear for a fanboy like me.
Hannah recently posted how she felt well rested and was excited for practice...? Last minute bailout?
Timed practice is only a part of the practice time and that part of practice is timed.
But the timed part of the timed practice could be on non timed practice which could be timed and not timed or maybe timed by timed practice when it's timed practice?
I thought top 80 only were able to take timed runs (top 20 for women). Also I thought they had to do a timed run, it was up to the rider if they wanted to try but they had to go through the gate, much like quailfiers for the top 20.
I could be wrong.
I could be wrong.
I think the comment meant they are down, as in on the qually list for Friday. Just no timed practice run.
Hill skipping timed practice is nothing new. He's on the start list in 22nd
is he gonna bag his quali time to have a low start position for finals in order to get exposure time in the hot seat? just to remind everyone he's still around?
and risk the overall in points? I don't think any of the top 10 contenders would risk that. Certainly not the top 5 these days.
he's done it before...
wasn't he injured that time? I'm assuming you're talking about Fort Bill two years ago?
now that i think about it you're right, he was coming back off some kind of injury
I'd love to see Hill come back and dominate like did in 07 and shut up all the doubters. That being said, I have my doubts...
I hope to see CG in the Top Ten with some sicks tricks over that big jumps!
