WC Round 1: Pietermaritzburg, SA
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Minnaar and Peaty riding the course. not the best footage really
http://www.sicklines.com/2011/04/16/video-world-cup-1-track-video-with-steve-peat-pietermaritzburg-south-africa/
http://www.sicklines.com/2011/04/16/video-world-cup-1-track-video-with-steve-peat-pietermaritzburg-south-africa/
Minnaar
Hill
Atherton, G.
Hill
Atherton, G.
hope the weather clears up and the track dries out.
http://dirt.mpora.com/dirt-norco-race-team/pietermaritzburg-day-1.html
http://dirt.mpora.com/dirt-norco-race-team/pietermaritzburg-day-1.html
Get it Gwin. I think that training with John Tomac is paying off.
Let's get and early start and argue about WC course design for 10 pages....
I'm sittin in africa now at the Monster Fortress of Solitude. It looks like it may be a very wet weekend it. Certainly going to be interesting...
whats going on with Sammy boy? is he racing?
Red dirt is rad.
Looks pretty cool, taped nice and wide open with some rocky chunk here and there. Hope the nasty forecast stays on track, a bunch of slop would make it more interesting.
Wasn't the RSA course last year much flatter and shorter?
Looks pretty cool, taped nice and wide open with some rocky chunk here and there. Hope the nasty forecast stays on track, a bunch of slop would make it more interesting.
Wasn't the RSA course last year much flatter and shorter?
ACDC = shlt
....?
so what, you'd like your dh vids set to justin beiber?
Rebbecca black friday plz
You shut your word hole.
Just walked up the track today, looks like it's drying out after the freak hailstone storm on Sunday.
http://dirt.mpora.com/news/pietermaritzburg-world-cup-track-photos-2011.html
Should have a vid up soon.
Billy
http://dirt.mpora.com/news/pietermaritzburg-world-cup-track-photos-2011.html
Should have a vid up soon.
Billy
I guess there actually is a benefit to clear-cutting a forest. You can put a DH track wherever you want.
Track looks great...hope they put a bazillion cameras on it for Sunday.
Thanks for reminding me to not take your posts seriously.
I'm pretty excited about this race. Provided they have cabling for getting cameras and live feed going strong, video should be great, way better then the 20 seconds of camera on some trees for 3 seconds of actual rider. Speeds look fast, and its always good to see some well rounded races. Looks like something a powerful rider from olde will do well on (like peat!)
I actually agree with something that Demo 9 says???? Where am I?
Don't get me wrong, I'm rooting for gwin all the way, and the dude is a monster when it comes to endurance shredding (just look at his results from MSA and Fort William) but I'm betting the tried and true pedal smashers named peat, minnaar, and atherton are gonna be the big guns here, fairly confidant they'll all be top 5, with one of those three winning. Gwin podium wouldn't surprise me, but winning would a little bit. Id be stoked to see it though.
I agree. ACDC sucks.
My podium guess:
Minaar "It's his home court for chrissakes"
Gee Atherton
Danny Hart
Dennis Yuroshek
Could we possibly see Matti L top 5?
Minaar "It's his home court for chrissakes"
Gee Atherton
Danny Hart
Dennis Yuroshek
Could we possibly see Matti L top 5?
I'm pretty sure matti only does well on ridiculously difficult tracks. On the more endurance and power based ones he loses focus and hurts himself.
But seriously, I would not gasp in surprise if minnaar won.
What about 13?
I also think minaar will win. I wouldnt count gwin out, after a season full of 4ths, my guess is that he is pretty hungry
Yeah I wasn't counting out the old guard of fitness guys (Peaty, Fabian, etc.), or the middle guard of fitness guys (Minnaaar, Gee, etc.)
I was just remarking that there is a new guard of really rounded riders that focus on fitness (Cole, Gwin, etc.)
That said, if GM doesn't win this... I'll be a bit surprised.
Teams are rolling in and the coverage is about to begin. I'll have coverage up on Transcend this afternoon from the course and some possible teasers from a few photo shoots that have to get done before things get underway.
Starting to put up photos now here:
http://www.transcendmagazine.com/gallery/africa_2011
Starting to put up photos now here:
http://www.transcendmagazine.com/gallery/africa_2011
The Monster boys on Vivid airs? With lockout for the pedally sections?
You have to respect the amount of time and thoroughness put into keeping those bikes so fresh.
winning!
I doubt I will podium my first pro race tho, hate to be negative but I just dont see it happening, maybe top 10.
Minnaar,
Peaty
Gee
Hannah
Graves
are you in SA racing?
no black stanchioned boxxers this year?Teams are rolling in and the coverage is about to begin. I'll have coverage up on Transcend this afternoon from the course and some possible teasers from a few photo shoots that have to get done before things get underway.
Starting to put up photos now here:
http://www.transcendmagazine.com/gallery/africa_2011