[slyfink]

thanks, definitely a challenging day, but some of my favourite trails in the valley too, and one I helped build, so that certainly didn't hurt! Dave Harder was the winner, Aussie guy used to live in Whistler and worked at FanatykCo...super nice guy, he started just ahead of me every stage, almost caught him on stage 3, but that was about as close as I got!

past prez of WORCA?!?!?! no wonder your trail advice on travelling to Whistler is always spot on!

Congrats on the result... it's always fun measuring up on home soil to la crème de la crème from around the world... that was a helluva time on stage 5 too...

 

[supercow]

Minnaar loathes Barel. Not sure why but supposedly he does.

Really?
Must admit that this was the first instance I've seen him have a go at any of the other racers, thought perhaps it was an "in-joke"?

 

[chillindrdude]

the pinkbike/tippie interview of Barel was eyeopening. seems like he just drove to the bottom of the 2 stages 1.5km away from whistler village, on flat ground, on a paved major road. from his perspective, it certainly looks like he made an example of, especially when other riders were doing the same thing. they were warned, allowed to drive back to whistler village and pedal.

sucks for Barel. i feel for him. but damn tight racing tho, if 5 minutes drops you from 3rd to 80-something over 5 stages.

 

[chillindrdude]

the pinkbike/tippie interview of Barel was eyeopening. seems like he just drove to the bottom of the 2 stages 1.5km away from whistler village, on flat ground, on a paved major road. from his perspective, it certainly looks like he made an example of, especially when other riders were doing the same thing. they were warned, allowed to drive back to whistler village and pedal.

sucks for Barel. i feel for him. but damn tight racing tho, if 5 minutes drops you from 3rd to 80-something over 5 stages.

 

[Pslide]

A link to this was in the comments on Vital too.
http://instagram.com/p/c2rx6OzPts/

I could have sympathy on Barel for the shuttling thing, but not for the above (if it's real).

If Minnaar is aware of stuff like this, then I can understand his feelings.

 

[FlipFantasia]

past prez of WORCA?!?!?! no wonder your trail advice on travelling to Whistler is always spot on!

Congrats on the result... it's always fun measuring up on home soil to la crème de la crème from around the world... that was a helluva time on stage 5 too...

that's me...surprised myself on the last stage, certainly did not expect to take it considering how many strong guys are in there! I just moved back to whistler from nelson last week too, so thought I'd be off the pace!

 

[IH8Rice]

I don't think Barel would cheat, misunderstanding....

i guess that mandatory racer's meeting was kinda important

 

[gemini2k]

The interview I think just proves how pathetically retarded "enduro racing" is.

 

[shirk007]

The interview I think just proves how pathetically retarded "enduro racing" is.

Enduro racing is major fun. The comments of people, who have no involvement with the event, about a pro that did not follow the rules is retarded.

 

[Beef Supreme]

I agree, Jared really musta put in one hell of a run to take the win on that last stage... I kinda wonder though. How long has he been coming to Whistler? I seem to remember him doing well at Garbo DH events and Air DHs going back a long time. Was it Clementz's first visit? I'm wondering if there wasn't some sort of "hometown" advantage at play... or at least whether the familiarity with the area didn't play in his favour.

JC won an Enduro there a few years ago. It was a pretty similar to the stage 5 course but it was before top of the world existed.

I was in line when he finished. He threw a one hander off a booter right before the finish line and it looked like he just sorta forgot to put it back down. He almost crashed and lost the thing but it was pretty baller.

 

[jonKranked]

The interview I think just proves how pathetically retarded "enduro racing" is.

perfect for you then

 

[slyfink]

Gravesy's diary: http://dirt.mpora.com/news/yeti-pro-rider-diary-jared-graves-enduro-world-series-5-crankworx.html

(no mention of the "Fabien situation" - a classy decision to stay above the fray)

 

[bizutch]

You're always classier when you're the winner. Unless you're Palmer as the winner, then you go classless, but that is immediately negated by having won, which is of course classic!

 

[gemini2k]

perfect for you then

touche

 

[supercow]

Drama

 

[dump]

Greg Minnaar, Oakland Ca... does not compute.

 

[jonKranked]

Greg Minnaar, Oakland Ca... does not compute.

could be in or around the SC HQ

 

[William42]

or Fox. Or riding one of the numerous trails in the area.

 

[big-ted]

Drama

 

[Cant Climb]

Greg Minnaar, Oakland Ca... does not compute.

He has a residence in the San Francisco area.....at least he used to...

 

[jonKranked]

or Fox. Or riding one of the numerous trails in the area.

or he's just proving his street cred with the oakland crips

 

[Da Peach]

perfect for you then

buuuuurn

 

[shirk007]

Minnar just called Barel the Armstrong of MTB.

 

[bdamschen]

I'm confused by this picture:

Does this mean that somewhere on redbull's site I can find the replay of the enduro? Looked around but can't find.

 

[shirk007]

http://www.endurotribe.com/2013/08/video-revivez-le-canadian-open-enduro-de-whistler-via-redbull-tv/#toparticle

It's just Stage 5 and not many camera angles, mostly just the racers coming across the finish line.

 

[Beef Supreme]

Does this mean that somewhere on redbull's site I can find the replay of the enduro? Looked around but can't find.

There was a link on pinkbike I believe. It was a lot of listening to Brad J talk with a rider going off the GLC drop periodically. It was pretty much unwatchable.

 

[Cant Climb]

Does this mean that somewhere on redbull's site I can find the replay of the enduro? Looked around but can't find.

The coverage was horrendous.

 

[bdamschen]

The coverage was horrendous.

Bummer.

The more I think about it though, the only real good way to cover that is with some nutty dude sitting backwards on a moto taking footage tour de france style interspersed with helicopter shots in areas not covered by trees.

 

[konastab01]

Minnaar is really doing this, I though he had a lot more class than that tbh....

 

[boylagz]

Minnaar is really doing this, I though he had a lot more class than that tbh....

I just looked at his recent tweets :| Dunno whats up.

 

[Beef Supreme]

I just looked at his recent tweets :| Dunno whats up.

Sandy vag because Fabien passed him during round one

 

[big-ted]

So, in the PinkBike article:

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Seen-and-Heard-at-Crankworx.html

Clementz mentions that he swapped chainrings for the final stage. This seems like it kind of goes against the spirit of Enduro, no? It seems you should have to run the same setup all day, else, what's to stop people running heavier DH tires for the gnarlier stages etc?

 

[boylagz]

I watched the pb Tippie interview and Fabio looked pissed. If all were true, he got singled out, for driving on a flat highway to the start of the stage. He said others did the same and lied when asked. Also looked at Lopes' words, haha. Funny.

 

['size]

So, in the PinkBike article:

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Seen-and-Heard-at-Crankworx.html

Clementz mentions that he swapped chainrings for the final stage. This seems like it kind of goes against the spirit of Enduro, no? It seems you should have to run the same setup all day, else, what's to stop people running heavier DH tires for the gnarlier stages etc?

i agree on the 'run what you brung' mentality but the rules state only frame, fork, shock and wheels must be OE throughout the race.

"Only one frame, one front and rear suspension unit (fork/rear shock) and one pair of wheels can be used by a competitor during a race.

Frame, suspension and wheels will be individually marked by the race organiser prior to race the start.

Any rider needing to replace a wheel, frame or forks during the competition must present the broken item at the Race Office, where the Race Director will assess the damage.

Only upon approval of the Race Director, may a rider replace a frame, suspension part or wheel. Following the repair the rider must return to the Race Director to have the replacement part(s) re-marked before rejoining the race.

A 5 minute penalty will be awarded to every rider who, after the agreement of the Race Director, replaces the equipment listed above.

Any rider found to have replaced a named/marked part without consent from the Race Director will be disqualified (DSQ)."

 

[jackalope]

^^

So in theory, you could change tires if you were willing to bring the extra rubber along? Totally unrealistic, but interesting...Maybe stash some DH tires near the start gate





Tequila tweeting by Greg?

 

[FlipFantasia]

you know, lots of competitors were able to follow the rules without drama...can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen. Our group planned on shuttling saturday and once they clarified the rule at the meeting, we rode out to our pre-rides and left vehicles in the village....skip the riders meeting, suffer the consequences, sorry but zero sympathy here.

 

[bdamschen]

you know, lots of competitors were able to follow the rules without drama...can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen. Our group planned on shuttling saturday and once they clarified the rule at the meeting, we rode out to our pre-rides and left vehicles in the village....skip the riders meeting, suffer the consequences, sorry but zero sympathy here.

Seriously. I would have more respect for the guy if he just said "my bad, won't do it again" and moved on.

 

['size]

^^

So in theory, you could change tires if you were willing to bring the extra rubber along? Totally unrealistic, but interesting...Maybe stash some DH tires near the start gate

AFAIK there are different pit/staging situations at these races. for some you can head back to your pit area between stages to take care of bike and rider needs. in others you can't. i believe for the crankworx event you could not except prior to the final stage.

 

[jackalope]

Let's look at facts objectively here -

* West Canadia denizen Steve Smith wins in epic fashion in Quebec
* Quebec is French for Walrus Uterus...But regardless of what it means, it's obviously French
* Therefore, we can surmise this is another example of Canadian speaking Canadia further denigrating the non-Canadia speaking part of Canadia (<--which again, is French)
* Canadian speaking Canadia likes screwing with the French.
* Fabien Barel is French.
* He is in West Canadia.

Seems pretty obvious to me what it happening. Hopefully Loic gets down without incident/DQ later this evening.

 

[shirk007]

Let's look at facts objectively here -

* West Canadia denizen Steve Smith wins in epic fashion in Quebec
* Quebec is French for Walrus Uterus...But regardless of what it means, it's obviously French
* Therefore, we can surmise this is another example of Canadian speaking Canadia further denigrating the non-Canadia speaking part of Canadia (<--which again, is French)
* Canadian speaking Canadia likes screwing with the French.
* Fabien Barel is French.
* He is in West Canadia.

Seems pretty obvious to me what it happening. Hopefully Loic gets down without incident/DQ later this evening.

You just went full retard.