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Windham World Cup Finals - Live Thread
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Holy sh*t that was madness!! The Mrs told me to shut the hell up atleast three times haha!!
Can't believe that man 0.37 seconds for the title!!!!
Can't believe that man 0.37 seconds for the title!!!!
holy ****.
Oh no! Gutted for Peat. He was killing it.
Congrats Gee. He deserved it.
Congrats Gee. He deserved it.
OOOOOOOOOOOOO peatttty! that woudl have been amazing
NNNNOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Damn...so bummed about Peat.
Peaty....why!!!
WTF. peaty was on fire! Gee is the man
Gutted for Peaty, Warner cursed him!
Thought I was excited for Worlds before today, I'm positively buzzing now, can't wait, so many Brits on fire
Thought I was excited for Worlds before today, I'm positively buzzing now, can't wait, so many Brits on fire
Where was this race? 7 Brits in the top 20 
warner blew it for him for sure.. that was messed up =[Gutted for Peaty, Warner cursed him!
Thought I was excited for Worlds before today, I'm positively buzzing now, can't wait, so many Brits on fire
Freecaster wasn't working for me. Top 5?
1 ATHERTON Gee
2 MINNAAR Greg
3 BLENKINSOP Samuel
4 GWIN Aaron
19 BEER Nick
6 BEAUMONT Marc
12 SMITH Steve
22 MACDONALD Brook
5 FAIRCLOUGH Brendan
15 LEOV Justin
24 DELFS Mitchell
28 BRYCELAND Josh
44 HILL Samuel
69 BUCHANAN° Lewis
11 HART Danny
30 CAMELLINI Julien
17 SIMMONDS Matthew
49 BROSNAN° Troy
42 RUFFIN Thibaut
29 KOVARIK Chris
Top 20 for ya.
2 MINNAAR Greg
3 BLENKINSOP Samuel
4 GWIN Aaron
19 BEER Nick
6 BEAUMONT Marc
12 SMITH Steve
22 MACDONALD Brook
5 FAIRCLOUGH Brendan
15 LEOV Justin
24 DELFS Mitchell
28 BRYCELAND Josh
44 HILL Samuel
69 BUCHANAN° Lewis
11 HART Danny
30 CAMELLINI Julien
17 SIMMONDS Matthew
49 BROSNAN° Troy
42 RUFFIN Thibaut
29 KOVARIK Chris
Top 20 for ya.
missed women's... results?
edit: found 'em
1st - Rachel Atherton
2nd - Tracy Moseley
3rd - Emmeline Ragot
4th - Mio Suemassa
edit: found 'em
1st - Rachel Atherton
2nd - Tracy Moseley
3rd - Emmeline Ragot
4th - Mio Suemassa
Final points-
Womens-
In all the excitement I totally forgot to check on the womens results etc, gutted for Manon Carpenter in the juniors breaking her elbow, she was a class ahead of the other juniors this year and was looking so strong for worlds!
Womens-
In all the excitement I totally forgot to check on the womens results etc, gutted for Manon Carpenter in the juniors breaking her elbow, she was a class ahead of the other juniors this year and was looking so strong for worlds!
Just got back from Windham. Watched both 4X and DH plus mixed in riding at Plattykill too - what a weekend.
4X - it was all over in the first corner. Graves had an amazing accelration out of that corner for the win and we were there shouting Aussi Aussi to chear him on which I am sure helped
DH was just amazing. I have seen several of the fast guys at the US Open buy the track and the riding was just another level. Hill doing sneaky lines was cool but I was amazing to see the difference in riding styles from all the riders. Was standing right by the road gap when Cedric did the no hander point to us and look at us at the crowed who then went crazy what a fun rider and great he is still riding. Gwin coming into the turn after the road gap was an experience I wish I had the strength to hold on to my bike like he does. Gee just looked so smooth and relaxed on the bike it looked like he was not even going that fast.
It was so cool to finally get to a WC after so many years of following the WC.
What happened to Steve Peat?
4X - it was all over in the first corner. Graves had an amazing accelration out of that corner for the win and we were there shouting Aussi Aussi to chear him on which I am sure helped
DH was just amazing. I have seen several of the fast guys at the US Open buy the track and the riding was just another level. Hill doing sneaky lines was cool but I was amazing to see the difference in riding styles from all the riders. Was standing right by the road gap when Cedric did the no hander point to us and look at us at the crowed who then went crazy what a fun rider and great he is still riding. Gwin coming into the turn after the road gap was an experience I wish I had the strength to hold on to my bike like he does. Gee just looked so smooth and relaxed on the bike it looked like he was not even going that fast.
It was so cool to finally get to a WC after so many years of following the WC.
What happened to Steve Peat?
Ahh that sucks I got goose bumbs when the man came by - he looked great so it was before the crash. Strange as the last part of the course look perfect for him. Revenge next weekend for would be super cool.
It was an awesome run until he went down. My 4 and 6 year old girls were chanting "Go Peaty go! Go Peaty go!" Then he went down and they both yelled "That must have hurt!"
Anyone wanna illuminate how Peaty crashed? I mean from the pics that looks like one of the smoothest straightest parts of the track? Someone through a branch in his spokes?
there is a steep step down right there and if you go too big off it the landing is flat. my guess is he went a little too big off it, landed flat and got blown off the bike.
Wow. I still can't believe I was able to drive up this morning and watch my very first World Cup race!. Never thought after watching these guys online & on DVDs that i'd ever be able to meet/watch them race balls out. That course was insane, no other way to describe it. Can't believe Damien's crash; seeing it live and having his bike come hucking our way was pretty wild, thank god he got up. Really awesome and hope it comes back to Windham again!
We were there as Gee came through that section. He aired the whole section out, landed to flat at the bottom. I have no f'n idea how he rode that out or didnt blow his bike up. Insane. So fun to watch.
That steep is way crazier than any pics or video will do it justice. Top guys (Gee and Brycland especially) were jumping literally 20-25ft to flat on it. It was a fade away with a wheelbase length of landing to hit. I was standing right at the bottom when peaty came in and he was off line to his left (maybe trying to catch the little bit of fresh landing) and came in a bit too far and much too nose heavy and absolutely blew up. I cant even begin to comprehend how he got right up from it, guess they dont call him sheffield steel for nothing. Hope he's ok for next weekend.
Man what a day. To be able see a World Cup on US soil and only have to drive a few hours to see it is incredible The race was amazing, the track was better then I expected. This being the first year back in the states I was not surprised by the small attendance. I think next years attendance will be much bigger as Americans understand what a special event this was. What a race Gregg, Pete, Gee, Aaron where just flying. You really have to see it in person to understand how big, how fast and how smooth they are. I cannot wait for next year. More cowbells
most foot in mouth post I have read on here in a while....
crowds were quite large, and they were getting wild
talking to a handful of Euro racers who did not qualify for finals and were out spectating, they were pumped on the crowd and energy here and were wishing they got the same when racing at home.
not sure where you are drawing your conclusion from
what your cant see sitting on your couch and bitching is all the crowds packed into the woods getting mental.
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From NZ's Spoke magazine:
I’m not very good at maths (so I’ve just conferred with Spoke reviewer and banker Mark Dangerfield on these stats) but in response to Dirt Magazine being stoked on having five Brits in the top ten I just thought I’d break it down for them how much radder we are. So it goes like this: Great Britain has five riders in the top ten at the Windham World Cup. Their country has 64 million people so that means that they had a ratio of 1 in 12 million people in the top ten. New Zealand has three riders in the top ten at Windham, and we have 4.5 million people so that means that we had a ratio of 1 in 1.5 million people, which I think is pretty good, and in fact means that we are roughly seven times better at downhill than the UK. If you want a real laugh though check the USA stats; they have 307 million people and one person in the top ten, which means that we are around 200 times better than them.
I’m not very good at maths (so I’ve just conferred with Spoke reviewer and banker Mark Dangerfield on these stats) but in response to Dirt Magazine being stoked on having five Brits in the top ten I just thought I’d break it down for them how much radder we are. So it goes like this: Great Britain has five riders in the top ten at the Windham World Cup. Their country has 64 million people so that means that they had a ratio of 1 in 12 million people in the top ten. New Zealand has three riders in the top ten at Windham, and we have 4.5 million people so that means that we had a ratio of 1 in 1.5 million people, which I think is pretty good, and in fact means that we are roughly seven times better at downhill than the UK. If you want a real laugh though check the USA stats; they have 307 million people and one person in the top ten, which means that we are around 200 times better than them.
We do have a bit of an unfair advantage though...
lol................
Today's local paper (Times Union) estimated the crowd at roughly 12,000.most foot in mouth post I have read on here in a while....
crowds were quite large, and they were getting wild
talking to a handful of Euro racers who did not qualify for finals and were out spectating, they were pumped on the crowd and energy here and were wishing they got the same when racing at home.
not sure where you are drawing your conclusion from
what your cant see sitting on your couch and bitching is all the crowds packed into the woods getting mental.
yes but we have all the nukes and a penchant for using them.
Are you high, man? The crowd was bigger than many Euro World Cups and it was definitely MUCH louder. Much, MUCH louder. Trust me, there are plenty of people happy not to be back in Europe at the end of the season...including a lot of Euros.
Welcome back to the land of convenience, World Cup!
All I can say is this was an awesome event!!! The energy and excitement in the air was intoxicating.
For a first WC event in so many years, it was a hit. Between all of the racing, people, parties, enthusiastic fans, volunteers and Windham it was something not to be missed again if opportunity arises.
As a DHI course marshal yesterday at Alligator Rock I had the opportunity to be positioned with the UCI Asst Race Director. In speaking with him throughout the day he said the feedback from riders and UCI was very positive and they were more than impressed with the event. So that's a huge hurdle in getting this back next year.
The Citizens Race the World was also a great event. Timing was on schedule, and they were great DH and XC courses. Only negative I see was low turn out for amateur racing. Also the awards were kind of lame the way they shuffled everyone thru quickly and were setting up the band in the background. I guess the WC schedule takes priority but how many chances do us small guys have at standing on a WC stage??? Give us an extra minute in our glory!! Whatever.
Next year will be bigger and I can't wait to go again.
Windham World Cup 2011!!!!!
For a first WC event in so many years, it was a hit. Between all of the racing, people, parties, enthusiastic fans, volunteers and Windham it was something not to be missed again if opportunity arises.
As a DHI course marshal yesterday at Alligator Rock I had the opportunity to be positioned with the UCI Asst Race Director. In speaking with him throughout the day he said the feedback from riders and UCI was very positive and they were more than impressed with the event. So that's a huge hurdle in getting this back next year.
The Citizens Race the World was also a great event. Timing was on schedule, and they were great DH and XC courses. Only negative I see was low turn out for amateur racing. Also the awards were kind of lame the way they shuffled everyone thru quickly and were setting up the band in the background. I guess the WC schedule takes priority but how many chances do us small guys have at standing on a WC stage??? Give us an extra minute in our glory!! Whatever.
Next year will be bigger and I can't wait to go again.
Windham World Cup 2011!!!!!
Land of Convenience? There was not one burger drive through anywhere! Actually, i had to laugh out loud at a random brit on some windham vid saying that Windham was a 'hick town'. It seems that the whole "land of convenience" thing is now a world wide problem, not just a US disease.Are you high, man? The crowd was bigger than many Euro World Cups and it was definitely MUCH louder. Much, MUCH louder. Trust me, there are plenty of people happy not to be back in Europe at the end of the season...including a lot of Euros.
Welcome back to the land of convenience, World Cup!
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holy smokes my ears are still ringing from all the cowbells and vuvuzelas and I'm still a bit hazy from all the booze....
One other thing I do want to say for now is how incredibly impressed my teammates, friends and I were at how well put together this event was, and even more impressive is that it was being put on by a predominantly volunteer workforce!!! big ups to Windham Mountain and congrats to all the racers!
One other thing I do want to say for now is how incredibly impressed my teammates, friends and I were at how well put together this event was, and even more impressive is that it was being put on by a predominantly volunteer workforce!!! big ups to Windham Mountain and congrats to all the racers!
There was plenty of lodging options, stores, gas, eateries, etc. What exactly were you looking for? Strip clubs and mini golf??
Besides, WC riders don't eat at drive thrus!
As for the rest of us, we don't matter at a WC. As you may have noticed, its all about UCI.Unfortunate for masses, but just the way it is.
You still had fun right??
Trumpore, Fraser....easy on the fella. On Freecaster, which is all we had to go on, the crowd seemed smaller and quieter than a Euro World Cup. Maybe if there had been bleachers in the finish area? Or maybe the massive amount of ski slope to finish on scattered everybody out.
Loved watching it on Freecaster. It was the first time it literally streamed flawless for me.
Where Peat crashed...Gracia made reference that it was the scariest part of the whole course.
Oh, and now that you've all seen Cedric on a ripper of a run....can you imagine how high up he'd have finished if he stayed on the bike? Granted...that trick was insane!!!!
Loved watching it on Freecaster. It was the first time it literally streamed flawless for me.
Where Peat crashed...Gracia made reference that it was the scariest part of the whole course.
Oh, and now that you've all seen Cedric on a ripper of a run....can you imagine how high up he'd have finished if he stayed on the bike? Granted...that trick was insane!!!!
Butch, I don't want to get in the way of your man crush on Gracia but here's may take on the guy: Sure he has quite the legacy and influence in the sport but his time has passed. It may not be his intention, but seeing a guy constantly pulling tricks while racing on the WC circut,...it's like he's clowning the sport IMO. It would be like seeing someone throw in a 360 in a DH ski race or watching the 2nd place superbowl team perform a celebration dance in the endzone. It might be amusing once, but it seems to be the only spotlight that he can desperately grab. I can see why the French federation did not pick him for worlds, he's not a good representative in the current world of RACING. I don't mean to hate on the guy but I think if you're not out to win, or at least climb the ranks, then it's time to move on.