Interview w/ Neethling just after the win - Congrats!
US Open of MTB - Live Thread
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Not actual race runs no.
If you count qualifying as a race run then yes they do.
I think he was referring to the "livetiming" website that showed a box for a 2nd timed run next to the 1st run.
Yea that threw me off
Richie is indeed only 15. he does race pro class for USAC. Qualified 18th, had a mechanical and wasn't able to pedal the grass slopes into the finish but still managed to finish 9th.
Gee looked faster than anyone on the course today...even on the fireroad to the step up, he looked much faster and smoother than anyone else. cant believe he lost it.
Mick got a flat somewhere above us and was just coasting down the hill looking pretty defeated.
Young Richie Rude held the hot seat for a bit too...even with no chain for some of his run.
awesome day for riding. blue skies, hot weather.
attendance seemed WAY down compared to last year. im sure they will say there were record numbers, but the lift lines were non-existent and the mountain wasnt packed
Mick got a flat somewhere above us and was just coasting down the hill looking pretty defeated.
Young Richie Rude held the hot seat for a bit too...even with no chain for some of his run.
awesome day for riding. blue skies, hot weather.
attendance seemed WAY down compared to last year. im sure they will say there were record numbers, but the lift lines were non-existent and the mountain wasnt packed
I just went to watch for the first time and brought my son. Beautiful day and always fun to see some real rippers come down the mountain.
so was that finish line jump really bad as everyone said? On vital it looked like it took out everyone. Glad everyone had fun tho!
Arrogance.
I watched all interviews of Sam from Maribor....My god, Hill is more arrogant than never.
"When one is great, people often mistake candour for arrogance."
Personally I think pretty well all the top racers are pretty modest given their abilities. You want to see real arrogance, check out what Shaun Palmer has talked over the years.
Arrogant or not, Sam is a crusher on that track. Just wondering if he had a clean run, fell or had a mech issue...?
seriously. He was pumping his bike the whole way down the grass slopes trying to get any bit of speed he could.Congats to Richie and the proud papa! Couldn't happen to a greater kid. To have that time and not be able to pedal the end.....
i cant believe he pulled it off so well. congrats to him. hes going to have a good season ahead of him.
Saw that kid at Massanutten. He outweighs a brick shlthouse by a brick.
I was doing fine... got all my lines in the top section, hit the rock garden nice, got through the woods. Then I got arrogant and couldn't shake it. Lost a lot of time being arrogant and couldn't make it up.
Lol. I wouldn't say he's anymore arrogant than any other rider out there. Chill and remember that a 15 second interview isn't an insight into what makes a guy tick. Maybe he just doesn't interview well.
Grrrrr must spread rep!
Sam was just going TOO fast and lost it. Bike technology hasnt caught up to his speed yet!
Seriously, he is always pinned and I think he just outrides the course sometimes. Lots of pressure when youre one of the best!
Seriously, he is always pinned and I think he just outrides the course sometimes. Lots of pressure when youre one of the best!
I must outride the course quite alot then seeing as I crash too.. Or does Sam crash for other reasons? Or did I get the complete wrong end of the stick?Sam was just going TOO fast and lost it. Bike technology hasnt caught up to his speed yet!
man, all you Sam Hill h8ters are weird. enjoy it for what it is: downhill mountain bike racing.
anyways, here's a vid of the Giant Slalom: http://www.pinkbike.com/news/us-open-giant-slalom-video-2010.html
Lookin' forward to Fort Bill...
anyways, here's a vid of the Giant Slalom: http://www.pinkbike.com/news/us-open-giant-slalom-video-2010.html
Lookin' forward to Fort Bill...
Oh yesman, all you Sam Hill h8ters are weird. enjoy it for what it is: downhill mountain bike racing.
anyways, here's a vid of the Giant Slalom: http://www.pinkbike.com/news/us-open-giant-slalom-video-2010.html
Lookin' forward to Fort Bill...
Finally home from the Open. A few pics are now up on my Flickr.
2010 US Open of Mountain Biking - a set on Flickr
2010 US Open of Mountain Biking - a set on Flickr
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so why didnt Gee show up for the podium? i saw him talking to the Red Bull chicks when the announcer was babbling on and after i turned around, he was gone.
had to catch a flight.
good stuff RUFUS !
Yeah Ryan awesome pictures. Great weekend, had a blast!
I thought Cameltoe spandex demin was the new jean shorts. What gives with those girls and their modest attire??gotcha.
i guess hitting on the semi-hot red bull chicks was a priority
race and conditions were awesome, rowdiest rock garden ever as well
awesome pics, i cannot get over the fact richy rude got 9th and lost in chain BEFORE the step up!??. My friend said he came outta the woods w/ his derailur hanging off the bike.
He was easily one of the top 5 fastest through the toyota rock garden.
Thanks
Richie didn't loose his deraileur - he hit his bash and the chain rolled off the chainring.
rich
Finals video finally up: http://www.sicklines.com/tv/us-open-2010-qualifications-and-finals/
thanks Sicklines!
thanks Sicklines!
sicklines kills it again with another great video.
i didnt think Brendan would take that line for the finals. i saw him hit it a few times in practice and the main middle lines as well
that was a really cool line. It got me wondering though: no one else hit it. Was it really faster overall? I couldn't really tell, but it looked like he needed to bleed off a lot of speed in order cut inside like that. Even though the exit was smoother, did it really save time overall?
Of all the womyn, Mosely looked the smoothest over that line...
I liked that edit showing the top three taking the same line.
You also run the risk of colliding with one of the spectators clowning around over there, not expecting anyone to take that line, though it looked at least as quick as the other fast guys through there.
I think back in 06 or 07 a lot of guys were taking that line.
Kirkaldie won using the super low line back in 06