[toodles]

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/pinkbike-primer-the-2022-dh-world-cup-wraps-up-at-val-di-sole.html

Get your teams ship shape for the final round of the year.

I'm pretty sure Amaury needs one single point to clinch the overall, and even without that Finn would need to win qualis and finals.

Not sure where Camille has to place to clinch her overall but she could definitely still lose it to either Vali or Myriam.

 

[iRider]

I am pretty sure the disappointing season will continue as @jackalope has repeatetly dropped the ball on delivering his predictions!

 

[HAB]

No points for qualifying at the season finale. Amaury just needs to finish in the top 60 or have Finn finish anywhere other than first and the overall is his.

Cami is up 119 on Vali and 180 on Myriam. A top 6 guarantees her the overall.

 

[Gary]

No points for qualifying at the season finale.

Ah.. Didn't realise that.

 

[Nick]

Am I going to get to VIEW this event this week?!??

 

[HAB]

Ah.. Didn't realise that.

Yeah, they basically just take the finals result and use that for both finals and quali points (e.g. 250 points for winning the race, instead of 200 and 50 for winning both). The idea is to keep finals relevant instead of having it settled preemptively in quali.

 

[Gary]

Thanks. Makes (some) sense. In all the years I've followed WC I don't think I ever noticed that was the case.

 

[SylentK]

Am I going to get to VIEW this event this week?!??

All signs point to yes?

Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

It’s the big finale of the season and where better to hold it than in Val di Sole. The DH track was redesigned for the 2021 World Champs and the cross-country course now has more technical uphills.

www.redbull.com

 

[toodles]

No points for qualifying at the season finale. Amaury just needs to finish in the top 60 or have Finn finish anywhere other than first and the overall is his.

Cami is up 119 on Vali and 180 on Myriam. A top 6 guarantees her the overall.

Cheers for doing the math.

In the junior womens I believe it could still go either way as well. In junior men, Jordan and Jackson flipped a coin on who got the Champs and who got the cup overall so thats all settled.

 

[Da Peach]

Alas, Finn is likely smart enough not to race.

 

[norbar]

Alas, Finn is likely smart enough not to race.

If I understood his comments right his neck is the bigger problem than his head so maybe if his neck is ok he will? Just speculating tho.

 

[sethimus]

Thanks. Makes (some) sense. In all the years I've followed WC I don't think I ever noticed that was the case.

oh, they didn’t have that already in the 90s in scotland? how disappointing

 

[Gary]

We did have annoying cunts with a dislike of children tho.

 

[slimshady]

Hmmm, great! Now I have a craving for children-stuffed haggis...

 

[Lelandjt]

Thanks. Makes (some) sense. In all the years I've followed WC I don't think I ever noticed that was the case.

They didn't used to give points for qualifying. I'd rather they stop. Find another way to discourage intentionally qualifying low.

 

[vivisectxi]

i guess the possibility of finn taking the overall (AP dnf's / finn goes p1) is what one would call a "faint hope"?

 

[Gary]

They didn't used to give points for qualifying. I'd rather they stop. Find another way to discourage intentionally qualifying low.

Yeah. I knew points for qualifying only came in a few years back in an attempt to put a stop to tactical weather dodging during qualies.
Protected riders all setting off in the last 20(ish) kinda does similar.

 

[toodles]

We did have annoying cunts with a dislike of children tho.

I wouldn't say he disliked them at all

 

[slyfink]

@19:57, Reece Wilson saying he's going to race again!

 

[jstuhlman]

watched kerr and vital track walks, but wyn had the best chats

 

[Sandro]

Track looks savage

 

[iRider]

Spoiler: NSFW

 

[Westy]

Spoiler: NSFW

View attachment 181384

where can I get the STL file?

 

[kidwoo]

but is it scalable?

 

[Westy]

but is it scalable?

Yes it would be. I would love to be able to make some valve stem caps like that and 'donate' them to some of the alternately-abled parkers in my neighborhood.

 

[kidwoo]

I think you're looking for this

 

[Avy]

Track looks savage

Sandro,did you notice at 13:31 that Crazy Man Launch? Had tobe at least 65 feet? In the Green,who is that?

Avy

 

[William42]

Who is the actual giant at 3:10 riding a Scott? Dude looks taller than Cathro.

 

[canadmos]

Payet I'd assume. His last elite race.

Same with Rob, on the mic.

 

[toodles]

Payet I'd assume. His last elite race.

Be so good if he placed well. Wasn't he 3rd at World Champs in VDS, part of the Mondraker sweep year?

 

[buckoW]

Be so good if he placed well. Wasn't he 3rd at World Champs in VDS, part of the Mondraker sweep year?

Yeah, Worlds in 2016 behind Hart and Greenland.

 

[canadmos]

 

[norbar]

Seeing Payet reminds me I always really wanted to visit Reunion with a bike. They should have some sick riding there.


Also this track makes for great racing but honestly it seems like even Champery is probably a safer race for us normal guys than this.

 

[Happymtb.fr]

Finn will not race so Amaury just won the world cup

 

[Gary]

Let's hope he goes all out for another win

 

[Happymtb.fr]

that would be nice indeed!
I also have good gut feeling for Daprela and Greenland

 

[norbar]

If it rains Kerr maybe?

 

[FlipFantasia]

ahhh, why did I leave Finn on my fantasy team?!

 

[6thElement]

Hover Bruni ftw.

edit: oof, well clearly Kolb likes this track.

 

[Inclag]

My goodness....the men's qualifying DNS list is massive.

Also, go Andreas Kolb! Dude comes across as super humble. Would be wicked to see him snatch a WC win.