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Looking forward to this. Hart is on fire, Gwinn will be looking to do the double, Loic will be looking to defend his title, Minnaar is always a threat and I thought looked super fast at the last round of the world cup. There's always the chance of an outsider throwing everything at it and seeing if it sticks (Brayton?).
I've perhaps unfairly written off Brosnan and as for Bryceland well he seems well out of it.
Not really worth discussing the women is it, 'tis a foregone conclusion. Battle for second place will be interesting though, my money's on Seagrave.
Looking forward to it this weekend.
Hoping Gwin will school the field again & put 8 seconds into everyone.
Don't like Hart, so happy for him to wad it up.
Part of me wants an outsider to stick one in. Would be good if Bryceland upset the apple cart, Fearon, Brannigan etc.
Basically anyone but Hart please 🙂
Potentially looking at Brosnan/Brayton as a good shout, all to play for nothing to lose. Pressure on Gwinn as he hasn't won it yet. It's a long tough track and plenty of rocks in there so I would be surprised to see a 100% finish rate among the top 20.
Bryceland looked back up to a bit of pace before his crash and Greg has the head for it. Good to see Peaty and Warner suited up with bikes on instagram on track.
Womens, Athertons to lose but there are 2 or 3 that will be gunning for her.
Don't like Hart,
How could anyone not like Danny Hart? Great rider, fun to watch and a really modest bloke.
If Bryceland wins they will need to subtitle his interview ,I can`t understand his northern tones being from Zummerset!!
I predict Bruni will take it. Watched his last run again yesterday and he soooooo smooth it looked slow. Of course I hope Hart wins.
where is it for watching ?
I expect it will be on red bull tv
Looking forward to it this weekend.Hoping Gwin will school the field again & put 8 seconds into everyone.
Don't like Hart, so happy for him to wad it up.
Part of me wants an outsider to stick one in. Would be good if Bryceland upset the apple cart, Fearon, Brannigan etc.
Basically anyone but Hart please
Anyone but Gwin for me!
Will be interesting to see how Hart deals with the pressure as he'll now be expected to do well.
Would love to see Brayton do well - he's an animal on a bike.
Red Bull Tv if you don't mean val d'sole which is Italian side of Mt Blanc if I remember correctly
How could anyone not like Danny Hart? Great rider, fun to watch and a really modest bloke.
By proxy really - something his old man did at a BDS to a marshal years ago & was allowed to 'slide' because of who he was. He's a nasty b*stard (the father).
By proxy really - something his old man did at a BDS to a marshal years ago & was allowed to 'slide' because of who he was. He's a nasty b*stard.
Heard that, also a Don't you know who I ************************************** am to a poor marshall at the mega who told him that due to a crash practice was delayed.
Definitely a mistake to write off Brosnan IMO - surely just a matter of time until he wins again.
But Gwin, Hart and Bruni all seem just that little bit more capable of putting in a killer run.
Podium is a real prospect for Brayton, the way he's been racing this year.
Hoping Gwin will school the field again & put 8 seconds into everyone.
While that was undoubtedly one of the greatest DH runs ever, I'm not desperate to see a repeat myself.
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They come down in UCI ranking order don't they?
So this would be the 20 men, I must confess Lukasik is a new name to me...
Danny HART Great Britain 25 1411
2 (1) Aaron GWIN United States 29 1397
3 (2) Troy BROSNAN Australia 23 1353
4 (4) Greg MINNAAR South Africa 35 1177
5 (5) Loic BRUNI France 22 938
6 (7) Connor FEARON Australia 22 892
7 (8) Marcelo GUTIERREZ VILLEGAS Colombia 26 860
8 (6) Rémi THIRION France 26 858
9 (10) Slawomir LUKASIK Poland 23 769
10 (9) Josh BRYCELAND Great Britain 26 744
11 (13) Johannes FISCHBACH Germany 28 718
12 (12) Florent PAYET France 30 703
13 (11) Michael HANNAH Australia 33 664
14 (14) George BRANNIGAN New Zealand 24 663
15 (17) Luca SHAW United States 20 633
16 (16) Greg WILLIAMSON Great Britain 24 622
17 (18) Loris VERGIER France 20 618
18 (20) Laurie GREENLAND Great Britain 19 606
19 (19) Bernard KERR Great Britain 25 596
20 (22) Brendan FAIRCLOUGH Great Britain 28 590
ratboy is Bob on to win with that haircut surely?
He's a nasty b*stard (the father).
I won't do any public mud slinging but I have to agree with this. Danny himself is alright especially now that he's old enough to play out on his own.
I know enough about downhill to know that predictions are pointless. I missed Andorra so I just want to see an epic battle with all the top boys having a fair shout.
Val di Sole is incredible. You get absolutely no sense of the gradient and the sheer danger involved in throwing yourself down those chutes.
4x on too, not sure if it's covered live
Maybe Gee will pull something out the bag, who knows. Minaar, Danny, Brosnan and Gwinn are all pretty close in my opinion for this one. So basically any of the top 5.
I'm going for Loic Bruni and Tracey Hannah.
As mentioned - it's so unbelievably tight at the top with the men. The top few could all easily win it, but then you've got outsiders like Eddie Masters, Ratboy, Adam Brayton, etc, etc - the list is as long as your arm of people who have had a fastest split at some point this year.
Unortunately, I'll miss it live, will have to catch up in the evening, before I read a spoiler.
Well there's a chance Rachel could crash, but she's currently so much better than the rest that she can take it relatively easy on her runs and still win by a comfy margin.
There has never been a safer bet.
Link to red bull tv for those who can't be bothered to Google it!
http://www.redbull.tv/live/AP-1KRDTX1YN2111/uci-mtb-world-championship
I'm going Minnar and Atherton.
Gee is injured still isn't he? He's some way off the pace recently anyway, so would seem a long shot for him to get a podium.
Really can't wait.
I'm hoping we'll see a bit more of this from DH.
That last corner 😯
That sounded like Robbie Savage in the commentary box with Warner.
The Mens is probably going to be between Hart and Gwin, but I'd like Minnar or RatBoy to get it, and Carpenter to get the womens, but I think it'll need Rachel to crash for that.
He's a nasty b*stard (the father).
Danny has to win if he wants to eat.
Any of the top 19 could win the mens' tbh.
Where is the Claudio/Peaty/Warner course preview?! That's what I want to know
oooh - that's rough on Brendog 🙂Northwind - MemberAny of the top 19 could win the mens' tbh.
I reckon Danny Hart will overcook it and come off. Gwin or Minaar to take the win but loads in contention. The ladies is almost pointless, even the race for second is down to a few possibilities.
[quote=MSP ]That sounded like Robbie Savage in the commentary box with Warner.
Nigel Page
If Bryceland wins they will need to subtitle his interview
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Yes, this.
Totally looking forward to it. Been a great season and there's some great riders out there at the moment.
Gee is injured still isn't he?
Shoulder, I believe. Was getting cortisone(sp?) injections before the final World Cup round last weekend.
I'm hoping we'll see a bit more of this from DH.www.youtube.com/watch?v=mavQYlzR8DA
That last corner
Holy Toledo!! Nice find - I'd forgotten that last corner. If only Hill could've held it in 2008 eh?
Spectacular! not seen that run before. So looking forward to this on Sunday. No idea who will win, its could be any of about 10 riders.
Where is the Claudio/Peaty/Warner course preview?! That's what I want to know
The racing will be ace no matter what but they've gotta let Warner and Page get pissed during the race and allow the bilge to flow from Robs gob for the comedy gold it's been so dearly lacking these last couple of years.
Maybe get Ratboy to help too
Gwin hart bruni is my prediction. I really like Danny Hart , think he is very humble and just gets on with it.
His sister worked as a chalet girl at Pension Enzian in Austria if any of you have been, and his mum is cool too, so one bad egg ( his dad) does not a bad lad make.... Or something.
Hart to win men
Rach to win women
Minaar retires afterwards he finishes 3rd.
Oh and gee isn't racing
Kerr in for Gee
Val Di Sole always an exciting course to watch and a true test of the all round downhiller. Can't wait.
Who wins for the best looking bike?
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/bikes-of-the-best-val-di-sole-world-championships-2016.html#cid1508605
Tough call, they syndicate as always get a good job done. Braytons can you just anodise that bit too is a nice looking bike.\
For the women Seagrave's Shiny Disco Explosion Transition is the best.
Trek looks like they forgot to send the frames off
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/fear-and-loaming-val-di-sole-dh-world-champs-2016.html
I'd expect most reading this thread will have seen the link.. but just in case not.... amazing pics.
howsyourdad1 - MemberWho wins for the best looking bike?
Lots of tarts handbags tbh. I like the ano and unpainted ones, where the company's remembered they're making a race bike not a prop for fast and furious
Who wins for the best looking bike?
Santa Cruz and Specialized have both done really nice looking bikes.
Ratboy's is best looking at the moment, but going on form he'll crash it in practice, qualifying and race run, and it'll no longer be looking quite so nice.
Love the stealth Teks and the raw GT furys.
I reckon it's up between Hart, Gwin or Minaar for the men's and then Rachel will take the womens followed by Tahnee, or Tracey then Manon.
I'd love to see Ratboy do it, but he definitely seems to be off pace and uninterested this season. Would suck if he retired too.
Lots of tarts handbags tbh
Yup. Commencal, Trek and Kona for me. Didn't spot the GT, I'll have another look...
The Commencal bikes are totally classy.
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That gold rocker though on Brosnan's bike.
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I think Troy's Demo looks pretty good.
Some of them are awful - definitely a case of less is better.
Not a fan of stealth or raw, look too plain. Love the bling ones though, Brayton's being my favorite.
Not a fan of stealth or raw, look too plain.
The Trek's look like they haven't bothered!
mindmap3 - MemberThe Trek's look like they haven't bothered!
They basically haven't - theirs are unpainted raw carbon, as it saves the weight of the paint.
Whatever about the bike, hopefully Rachel Atherton wins - a clean sweep of all the World Cups and the World Champs would be incredible.
Some stunning photos in Weeky's link up there, wow!
Insane place, trails never look steep on video so I always think if it looks steep on a video its bastard steep
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The Trek's look like they haven't bothered!
Hmm, exactly, 'stealth' isnt hard with a carbon frame. Id be a bit dejected to be honest.
Hmm, exactly, 'stealth' isnt hard with a carbon frame. Id be a bit dejected to be honest.
Exactly - Rachel will most likely smash the rest of the field so 230g of paint won't make much difference to her and Gee isn't riding.
Bruni and Illes bikes look ace too.
Running Order:
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Accreditation Center Open
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Official Downhill Training >>> Juniors and Women Elite
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World Championships Downhill
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World Championships Downhill
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World Championships Downhill
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Special party
Brilliant cheers buckster. Peaty first!
Flags don't make for great colour schemes.
Brosnan's is probably the best, in conjuction with his Jesus saviour racekit
I read the Hart had been seconds faster than others in unofficial practice,looks like it was true
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/timed-session-seeding-val-di-sole-dh-world-champs-2016.html
Atherton and Hannah very close ...
Yep - only .5 of a sec.
Hopefully Tracey can keep it interesting!
Quite a gap for Danny!
I'd like to see Seagrave win the women's race as she's had a great season. And Bruni to win the men's race as he's a great rider but been out of action for most of the the World Cup.
I like the green and yellow Kona (Fearon, I think).
I'm well up for the actual event now!
Val Di Sole. World Champs. I'll just leave this here. The greatest winning run that never was. LOOK AT THE TIME!
http://m.pinkbike.com/news/warners-course-preview-val-di-sole-dh-world-champs-2016.html
Brilliantly fun and scary!
Well, it's certainly looking dusty!
Watching the women's race now, certain sections look utterly brutal
Yeah, I can't imagine how they even get down it!
Seagrave way off the pace of Nicole
Oof
That was horrible to watch
Savage crash, poor Manon
Tight
Less tight
Brilliant, really needs a rival though she is in her own league.
25s between the top 5, mental