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WC #6 - Val Di Sole (ITA) 2015
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chainsaw etchings on the surface could help. though clearly chainsawing through the nasty contraptions would be even better:
Or it may be excess haircare product
But serious bummer about Peat (couldn't tell if he crashed on his quali run, or if that footy was from practice) and the others that slid off that olive oil glazed woodwork.
@Gary, so just why do they have that decking at Ft. Bill? I always assumed it was because of some unmanageable peat bogs, but I guess they could just put that crush & run kitty litter like they've done in other areas.
Yeah... it is because the surface underneath is soft/boggy (most of the surface either side of the track up top is though)... So other than time constraints for the track builders I can't really see why they couldn't have built something interesting and not made of wood instead.
Wet or dry the decking Is mega grippy due to the paint they use and there's not even any real mud to drag on to it either ... my gripe with it is just that it feels a bit shit to ride a DH bike along. Most riders just sit down and roll along the longest section for a breather before the ROCKZ unless it's a race run
There's another mellower/longer track from the top right down to the finish area that uses absolutely tons of boardwalk up top.. quite a fun track for a small bike once you get past the wooden bits. Dunno if this track being built had a lot to do with the WC tracks wood additions or vice versa.
watching Miinnaarr ride is always interesting. he never looks out of control fast like Gwin or Brosnan but yet hes obviously able to win on any course. Gwin's stiff suspension makes it look like hes floating over everything especially compared to Hart.
i also would have thought Peat would have had a much lower number plate than #91 since he really hasnt raced at all this year.
I was gonna comment on how incredibly huge and clean Bruni's gap was. Then Gwinn scrubbed it.
Interested to hear- seems like he was doing great at the top
Except this one time...
Greg, ever the gentleman. Really have enjoyed watching his riding style evolve.
I'm stoked that Greg gave it his all and totally went after it. Bummed for Bruni and Brosnan. Well done to Gwin.
That was a great race.
Totally bummed the season is over. Bring on worlds.
That was a great race.
Totally bummed the season is over. Bring on worlds.
Shame we didn't get to see what slowed Brosnan down, he was 'kin flying up top.
Pretty amazing. Will be interesting to see if he can snag some world champs in his career; I'm kinda surprised he hasn't!
It was great to see that the two contendors for the overall gave it their all- it made for some spectacular racing!
If it is true that Minnaar usually rides just below 100% (to explain his concistency) it's a bummer we didn't get to see him have his full run in flat out mode. I wonder if he'll ever be put in the position to race like that again? His concistency is truly amazing
If it is true that Minnaar usually rides just below 100% (to explain his concistency) it's a bummer we didn't get to see him have his full run in flat out mode. I wonder if he'll ever be put in the position to race like that again? His concistency is truly amazing
i believe he's also gotten to this point in about half the years racing as those guys.
Yes Gwin has got his 14th world cup win and he only needs 5 more wins to beat the all time record from Minnaar,to think of it he isn't even that long racing world cups compared to Peaty,Nico and Minnaar and only getting started.
Gwin is amazing and I think he will be the greatest world cup racer of all time if he keeps winning like this.
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anyone else wish RB had a few more cameras on the course?
all in all a great race though. top 5 or 6 are on another level.
all in all a great race though. top 5 or 6 are on another level.
And during a MUCH more competitive era.
Also, what the hell happened to Brosnan? He looked way faster than Gwin where they had cameras. Although the little guys tend to look faster even when they aren't I suppose?
Have you never crashed and had your bars crooked even with a direct mount and dual crown fork? I have, while fairly stiff and typically pretty straight, it's not hard at all to twist the bars a bit during a crash, except it's not just the bars it's the bars, the stem and the crown all tweaking a hair.
Brosnan hit a tree according to a pinkbiker.
And yes, I agree, I iwsh they would put more cameras on course
post race interview with gwin : http://dirtmountainbike.com/racing-events/aaron-gwin-post-race-val-di-sole-interview.html#9feGCGFD7gC70vwd.97
some pretty cool stats in there showing gwin's incredible career.
some pretty cool stats in there showing gwin's incredible career.
Vouilloz raced 8 seasons as a senior elite, I think? How many has Gwin raced?
And not to color it too much, but the notion that this "era" is more competitive is an assertion I always raise an eyebrow at.
https://www.rootsandrain.com/rider4997/nicolas-vouilloz/results/
NICO
https://www.rootsandrain.com/rider2949/aaron-gwin/results/
GWIN with 51 more races
https://www.rootsandrain.com/rider10533/anne-caroline-chausson/results/
THE GOAT though she is a girl look at 13 1st places in a ROW!!!!
NICO
https://www.rootsandrain.com/rider2949/aaron-gwin/results/
GWIN with 51 more races
https://www.rootsandrain.com/rider10533/anne-caroline-chausson/results/
THE GOAT though she is a girl look at 13 1st places in a ROW!!!!
How do ya figure? Racing was nowhere near as 'professional' back then as it is now. Well, there was one professional, and it was Nico. Guys didn't have professional trainers and coaches, regimented diets, hitting the gym and the road bike everyday, etc. (I'm PRETTY sure, could be wrong here)
Minnar himself has said it in some interview ~a year ago. He was able to 'easily' (I use that term very loosely) ratchet it up over the years until the Gwin era. And then he really had to struggle and push it to to a new limit to stay at the top.
Also, just watch the old races from the early 2000's where you have some of the same guys racing. They look like they are on cruise control compared to the blinding pace they all ride now (and no, its not the bikes, and yes you can easily find some high speed old track to prove me wrong, but thats not the point). They used to sit down and cruise flat easy parts of the tracks, now they pedal out of every turn, always on the pedals in every possible section, definitely a new level these days.