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World Championships - Val di Sole

- seb

Turbo Monkey
Apr 10, 2002
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Well that's hands down the best thing I've ever watched, thank you so so much freecaster!!
 

Inclag

Turbo Monkey
Sep 9, 2001
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MA
I agree that Sam is on a different level, but that course was tailor made for his strengths. I can't believe he blew it.
 

Orvan

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Mar 5, 2002
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Thanks Freecaster... Now I know what to replay in my head while riding this afternoon... after a long nap. :)

Cheers y'all....
 

drkenan

anti-dentite
Oct 1, 2006
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I don't get how everyone keeps saying Hill deserves the win. He didn't have the fastest time. Was he crazy fast? Hell yeah but he didn't have a clean run.
Fair enough - he didn't keep it together...

But Freecaster did. Major props to them for broadcasting that.
 

Arkayne

I come bearing GIFs
May 10, 2005
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SoCal
My wife started to have belly pain (must have been the baby) when she saw her favorite (Hill) slide out. She's devastated.
 

- seb

Turbo Monkey
Apr 10, 2002
2,924
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Gee was who I wanted to win all along, and I couldn't be happier. Also I agree that to win you have to hold back and not crash etc, but it's not like hill was 0.5 seconds up and crashed from trying too hard. He was TEN seconds up and crashed from trying too hard. He could have sat up and rolled down the bottom third of the course and still won! Yep, he made a mistake, and yes, he hasn't won.

But still, and despite having wanted Gee to win, I enjoyed Hills run more. It was the craziest thing I've ever seen, absolutely nuts. That's what I watch these races for, balls-out riding, and Sam gets my utmost respect for that, I still can't get over it!
 

donkeyWC

Chimp
May 5, 2007
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excellent race. oh the drama. sammy put it on the line and it didn't pan out. peat the old salt raised his game but gee is on fire!
 

Jeremy R

<b>x</b>
Nov 15, 2001
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behind you with a snap pop
I feel bad for Peat and Hill, but that's what makes this sport the best in the world.
Worlds brings out the very best in all of them.
I am exhausted, and my dog is pissed from the screaming.
 

DBR X6 RIDER

Turbo Monkey
Holy, hell! I'm still buzzing from that race. When Hill went down I thought it WAS Peaty's turn. Congrats to the Brits for taking all the DH gold. Freecaster for President.

BTW - Thanks for the on-air props a few hours back. I actually caught it. "DBR X6 RIDER...whatever the hell that is".
 

Lex

Monkey
Dec 6, 2001
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Everyone can be that fast, just a matter of time till you eat it.
Bingo! Anyone can let go of the brakes completely and try the same thing but they will probably make mistake like he did. Just the way it goes. He justb has a supreme control of his bike that allows him to do it more easily than some of the other top guys.
 
Jun 11, 2004
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My favorite line from Rob: "Steve Peat has done for downhill what the Egyptians have done for construction!" Ha ha..........
 

CBJ

year old fart
Mar 19, 2002
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When Sam flew over the last big jump I was think careful with the loose sand careful with that amount of speed. I guess he did not hear me and I am surprised that something like that would take him down after blasting the rest of the course like he did.
 

slothy

Monkey
Sep 21, 2007
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Ireland
well done to freecaster, great job best thing ever seen online.
oh yeah Props to specialized for paying the licence fee! and sponsoring freecaster.....
 
Jun 11, 2004
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Bingo! Anyone can let go of the brakes completely and try the same thing but they will probably make mistake like he did. Just the way it goes. He justb has a supreme control of his bike that allows him to do it more easily than some of the other top guys.

Whats crazy is where he crashed. Pinned "the gnar" and then lays it down out in the open. But thats racing.......

Congrats Gee!
 

ÆX

Turbo Monkey
Sep 8, 2001
4,920
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always want less traction on your back tire than front.
his mech should have trimmed another 8.5mm off the front L side.

his rear was locked in and the front was just gone!