World Championships - Val di Sole
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3:45am, sweet, thats right about the time I am walking my daughter back to her room as she sneaks into our bed-every friggin night. Guess we will walk into the office instead of her bedroom and watch some DH.
edit-finally got to watch that seeding run vid on freecaster-well done Ray and Fraser on hooking up the Specialized sponsorship for the show-Specialized is always a catalyst to good things in MTB racing, so good sign. As for the video, so wicked...the pros always make you wonder how in the hell they go so much faster than yourself, clip of needles in there looking like he was shot out of a cannon!
And Rachel Atherton....come on!?? she is looking very ACC like in that video-unreal.
Thanks freecaster
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My wife is 32 wks pregnant and looooves her sleep. Regardless, she's vowed to wake up and cheer on Sam Hill tomorrow morning. <3
^^^^ You avatar is making me hungry. I think I will whip up some Lumpia for the race! LOL.
Awesome. Now imagine what that would have looked like going 40 seconds faster (helmet cam was 4:07, Gee's seeding run was 3:24).
That´s one hell of a wife.
what about 4x seeding results!!!!shouldn't they be done by now!?
My wife is 35 weeks pregnant, and If I woke her up to cheer on Sam Hill,
she would beat me with a frying pan. Luckily, it takes her at least 3 minutes to get out of bed now, so I will have a good head start.
Wow, that helmetcam vid on Big-Bike really shows how tech this course is!!! I think Barel wasn't sh*tting us when he says whoever wins this race is THE best Dher. They will have to A) memorize each and every rock, root and whatever else is down there B) pick the right lines thru the course and C) nail it. All while hoping for no mechanicals. That's no short task for even the best of the best.
As far as going to bed early on the West coast (USA)...screw that. It's more like stay up all night and get tore up! There's only one way to rock!!!:beerjam:
As far as going to bed early on the West coast (USA)...screw that. It's more like stay up all night and get tore up! There's only one way to rock!!!:beerjam:
HUGE T storm is rolling in. Massive black thunderheads, howling wind. Good times.
Good to see Lopes came to defend his crown. I was wondering about that. Gonna be tough with Graves running as tight as he is right now.
PISSING down rain now.
Rain's done.
Perhaps Sam can be first world champion ever to win with a crash?
Relax. We're a country of only 4 million people. Our performance is plenty good enough.
I'm sure you'll get back up, but based on the low numbers of your juniors racing internationally it's going to be quite a while. My point is that most of commerical DH is driven by the US market $... if you guys fade away at the top end there'll be no bling gear and gold moto pants for the rest of us.
As for YOUR series IN the USA. Great. You must be very proud. I'm talking about the world stage, where it matters.
On topic..... how nuts is that helmet cam? The only chance for a rest is over that wooden bridge.
maybe for the men, Ann-Caro crashed in the '05 final and won
Speaking of Sam, there is a friday practice vid up on mtbcut. watch Gee go down the steep, stair-step section and then watch Sam from the same angle. Gee is getting bounced around (Kovarik too) while Sam is doubling up little sections. So smooth.
Minnaar has a bit of a crash onto his face, you can see all the paint fly off his helmet visor when he hits the ground.
Minnaar has a bit of a crash onto his face, you can see all the paint fly off his helmet visor when he hits the ground.
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I sense a Commonwealth Games-esque podium. Hill looks damned solid, but I don't see him as a lock.
That being said, he'll probably win by a 20+ sec. margin.
That being said, he'll probably win by a 20+ sec. margin.
Haha, Bryceland... If I were into editing, I would put together a "Bryceland interview special". The guy is one of a kind... Haha.
Just check it out... 0:46. Bwaha...
http://www.mtbcut.tv/ the day before...
Just check it out... 0:46. Bwaha...
http://www.mtbcut.tv/ the day before...
that course is tits.
Heartbreak for prokop, not for the silly 4x, but for the BMX olympics.
rockwool loves skinsuits
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2 months to Olympics, hopefully he can recover. read somewhere that he didn't break anything, but strained a tendon in his shoulder. either way, i can't imagine trying to race Olympic level BMX at anything less than 100%.
Oh noes! Sponsor logos on a skin suit!rockwool loves skinsuits
Come on. I never said I liked fatties.
lol nice once though.
lol nice once though.
What?? She's even got kneepads...
I'm off to bed. DH Rainbows are given out in under 18 hours and the rain has gone away. It'll be a fight to the death tomorrow in the dry, I think.
Well your going to bed I just got back from my morning ride, now its time for coffee, pancakes and a day at the beach.
But will all be watching the same thing in about 12 hours:biggrin:
Some closer than others....
LBJ
But will all be watching the same thing in about 12 hours:biggrin:
Some closer than others....
LBJ