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jonKranked

jonKranked

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SuspectDevice said:
My theory about why Alterra choses Snowshoe over their more desirable properties with better lodging, food, trails, airports, humans etc to shake down the world of mtb?

They own the greatest percentage of the lodging and food at Snowshoe v other resorts- and the “pay in chits logging camp vibe” up there is no joke, being in the middle of nowhere makes the staff and guests captive and oh-so-perfect to rip off. One of the current IMBA trail solutions people who used to work at SS was able to convince people what a mint could be made, so SS got on the USAC nationals hosting game to butter up National Event staff to aprrove a bid, the bikers came and mated sufficiently in captivity and the balance sheets looked good enough that even a publicy traded multinational corporation could see an upside to paying inscription fees.

Since George at ESC is banned for life from USAC for flipping out on a UCI commisare and also messing up collegiate nationals years ago with Laszlo, there are basically no local organizing committees in communities in the Northeast that have any experience with high quality mtb event production.
Basically, ESC monopolizing Northeastern DH(mainly by talking shit about every potential promoter that isn’t named George and demanding dates and exclusivity from venues that keep other people from running NEDH races) definitely gets in the way of professionals, like tourism DMO’s or passionate locals of holding any races, let alone going through the track building and USAC-inscribed test-event necessary to have usac sign off on any uci-bid, let alone a world cup bid.
There have been groups of people over the last few years trying to lay the groundwork and prep some not-in-WV east coast places for international level dh racing. I know, personally I’d rather drive 14 hours each way to heckle at a World Cup in Maine that’s only a 2.5 hour drive from Mt St. Anne that is in a community with an active and growing mtb population and has enough lodging and camping to ACTUALLY accommodate a UCI race, and would respect the Norba-era tradition of demanding to run amateur racing during the race weekends to help extract $$ and psych up the youth.
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now there's part of the story i didn't know.

:popcorn:
 
manhattanprjkt83

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boogenman said:
Almost the same shot, cool. Mine must have been 2002. 2003 was friggin brutal with all that mud during practice, or was that 2004?
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Wasn't that the race the ended off that rock drop riders left of the western territory lift? Where are those old Sanjay photos from that race on the bcd?
 
boogenman

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manhattanprjkt83 said:
Wasn't that the race the ended off that rock drop riders left of the western territory lift? Where are those old Sanjay photos from that race on the bcd?
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Yes it was. John Kirkaldie had the best line to exit off the drop fast as well. He hit it so fast he went over the flat landing most of us were hitting onto the slight transition further down.
 
jonKranked

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back on topic. jr men are done. jr women underway.

• 09:45 // Final 1 - Junior Men
• 10:30 // Final 1 - Junior Women
• 10:50-11:05 // Official Downhill Training - Elite Women
• 11:05-12:05 // Official Downhill Training - Elite Men
• 12:30 // Final 1 - Elite Women
• 13:30 // Final 1 - Elite Men
 
Kurt_80

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@dump, cheers for the photos. Very cool!

Overall impressions...
1. A lot of Aussies on the start list
2. Tomac looks compacted
3. Hussefelt stem on a Yeti...
4. Hayes were ubiquitous

A different time for sure
 
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canadmos

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OGRipper

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Damn, Nina got stopped dead in her tracks. Isn't that the same collarbone she broke earlier this year?

Myriam was on a heater of a run, bummer to see her crash, but congrats to Vali! Monkey off her back and after being in the reverse position more than once, she gets to be the one who takes the win due to someone else crashing.
 
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Gary said:
Cathro has top 10'd at WC level in senior. He kinda IS a big name
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What decade was that again? And he nearly singlehandedly got skinsuits banned, right?

Edit: He's an amazing talent and one of the best things about downhill currently. Even coming back from that crash a couple years ago to ride again is amazing.

Edit 2: Daprela needs to cross the line and not DNF, right?
 
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