Heading up tot walk the course with Sam and Brendan now. I'm going to try posting live images from my phone to the front page of transcend (top right). Let's see if this works...
What no official Mont Sainte Anne WC thread yet?
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LitterOTB for MSA is up
so probably wet, but new/buffed out sections...will they be faster or slower? flat pedals an advantage or disadvantage? F. can't wait to watch 'em send it!
so probably wet, but new/buffed out sections...will they be faster or slower? flat pedals an advantage or disadvantage? F. can't wait to watch 'em send it!
The new sections will be slower than the old sections, guaranteed. Lots more ground to cover, lots of back and forthy type berms instead of high speed. Lots of roots and mud instead of straight aways at the bottom.
Are these new sections at the top or the bottom? Did they get the big digger in there for huge berms or are they more like manmade size?
yeah... we raced the new bottom woods a few weeks ago and it was super tricky to feel "fast" through them. real easy to loose the flow over all the big rollers and whoops, especially when you arms start to tire and become useless at the bottom of that track.
the new top section looks mint and definitely adds to the track. the old top section ws fast and basic and riders all went the same speed. this new section will provide the opportunity to make time, or loose time if you over do it and get fatigued by the bottom.
st. anne is without a doubt the hardest track to race top to bottom
The new Ste Anne looks like the Ste Anne of old... Big roots, Big rocks...mud.
Another view of Billy's berms up top.
The track of the last few years went straight down the fall line, one ski run over. This year's does a bit of back and forth, to say the least.
This jump is RIDICULOUS. About 2 Brendan's high, but only one Brendan long? Can you say short? It actually has a lip on it. A few guys jokingly commented about it being the most perfect backflip jump for a DH bike they have ever seen.
Looks like a good metal/wood piece at the bottom of the jump as well to slide around on before hitting the lip.This jump is RIDICULOUS. About 2 Brendan's high, but only one Brendan long? Can you say short? It actually has a lip on it. A few guys jokingly commented about it being the about perfect backflip jump for a DH bike they have ever seen.
word on the street is that brendan kid is pretty good at trickin' - come on, let's get a bounty going...first one to flip the jump gets the money! bizutch, is the jump too dangerous?This jump is RIDICULOUS. About 2 Brendan's high, but only one Brendan long? Can you say short? It actually has a lip on it. A few guys jokingly commented about it being the about perfect backflip jump for a DH bike they have ever seen.
^^ Isn't that the jump Gracia did a suicide no hander on during his race run?
I heard that half of the field broke their backs on that jump during the course walk...
It's brand new, so no, no he didn't.
It will have MASSIVE braking bumps coming into it by end of the day tomorrow as the run in is a pretty high speed straight away.
it is stupid, rode it 2 weeks ago at the quebec cup, and it is very very dumb. everything else on the course is awesome though. you should all take the 30+ pages of arguing over the sol vista jumps and direct it towards this. it is the perfect overshoot over the bars jump, i am worried that someone will really get hurt...This jump is RIDICULOUS. About 2 Brendan's high, but only one Brendan long? Can you say short? It actually has a lip on it. A few guys jokingly commented about it being the most perfect backflip jump for a DH bike they have ever seen.
Day one vid up on Dirt http://dirtmag.co.uk/worldcup/category/Videos/dirttvmont-sainte-anne-day-1/dirt-1235410.html
Track walk uploading now
Track walk uploading now
hollow things scare me.
Half expected Gwin to look at the camera and call me out for a sec there...
If Voreis was there he would win the bounty, nuff said.
Looks exciting. Probably won't be able to watch it live (I will be in Maine, staying in a cabin on a lake, where there's not even cell coverage).
Should be a good one! Course vids and pics are sweet as usual.
So what's up with the finals? is the 13:15 Women?
13:15 Downhill World Cup - Men Finales
14:00 Downhill World Cup - Men Finals
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That makes it noon on Sat for us in Mtn time zone. I'll be riding. Hope the replay gets up quick!
So what's up with the finals? is the 13:15 Women?
13:15 Downhill World Cup - Men Finales
14:00 Downhill World Cup - Men Finals
From Velirium
That makes it noon on Sat for us in Mtn time zone. I'll be riding. Hope the replay gets up quick!
Love that Daft Punk
Peaty is running new TLD D3, pics?
Yup, its a brain bucket.
I was looking at the day one update on www.littermag.com
How come Palmer is riding an M6 instead of the new 951?
How come Palmer is riding an M6 instead of the new 951?
The M6 should handle the course a little better than the 951. He will more than likely be riding both for the next day or so but will probably race on the M6.
The M6 should handle the course a little better than the 951. He will more than likely be riding both for the next day or so but will probably race on the M6.
Just like the Yeti boys racing the 303 instead of the 303R for a course like that.
there's an audio clip of steber talking about the differences for palmer/msa. audio may not have been up when you first looked at the update...fyi.
http://www.littermag.com/2009/2009-uci-world-cup-mont-sainte-anne-day-1/
the "man made rock garden" is a pretty interesting section.
how loose are the bricks?
how loose are the bricks?
that section is right after a decent sized drop and for the past 3 years that i had raced the WC there, that section would get blown up with a huge hole in the landing and rutted out berm.
it is sort of through a narural spring so it never really dries. about time they piled some bricks in there to keep it from getting blown.
so are you landing before the bricks or on them?
look at the next photo in the littermag feature... that shows it quite well
as for the jump... it is a bit awkward but not unsafe. expect to see some sweet whips/scrubs over it. it was raced two weeks ago by pros/amateurs alike and no one died.
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helmet cam courtesy ben reid
http://dirtmag.co.uk/worldcup/category/Videos/dirttvmont-saint-anne-helmet-camera/dirt-1235417.html
http://dirtmag.co.uk/worldcup/category/Videos/dirttvmont-saint-anne-helmet-camera/dirt-1235417.html
The D3.
Despite the sunshine, a few of the upper corners were still super deep in greasy mud.
