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Yeah it sucks I'm afraid
When Rach says a track is a controlled fall that says quite a lot!
Big ouch! Poor bugger
Does your time count if you cross line 2s behind bike and KO'd?
That was horrible.
WOW, oof, MANON! God girl you know how to crash! Broken collar done judging by the way she was holding her sholder immediately afterwards ;-(
Anyone recall Rachel's time out of interest?
Manon's injury looked more like a busted wrist to me. Hopefully no more- that last one was awful
Hope everyone gets down ok- the course looks like it just goes straight down the fall-line!
Anyone recall Rachel's time out of interest?
About 4:20
Cheers guys
Anyone know when the top 20(ish) men will start?
Ooof! That was hard!
OUCH!
Another ouch! Jobra.... Rag doll.
Shit the bed that was huge
My 4 year old son really enjoyed that stack!
Another awful crash. This track is brutal
Yup, this is fairly brutal!!
Just woken up, found it on RBTV, but wondering how far through we are? How many to go?
that was a heavy landing !
this is a smashfest 😆
**** me! Jacksons rear wheel was in bits before he dropped into shot there!
There has been some HUGE offs. It's a proper hardcore course this. Makes some of the others look like trail centre blues.
Plenty left to go yet, we are only at number 57.
I know were watching some if the lower ranked riders; but holy moly this is brutal
And again......
I'm amazed how much punishment the human body can take! This is proper brutal stuff
Some big face plants. Shows how good these full face helmets are nowadays.
Warner just announced we're not far off top 20 riders
nickc - Member
I know were watching some if the lower ranked riders; but holy moly this is brutal
Not all of them, some (e.g. Jackson) are out of position so these are good riders we're seeing getting their arses handed to them!
and another red flag....
Cheers. Just spotted that those rider numbers are decreasing. Perhaps I haven't woken up yet after all...
tenfoot - Member
Warner just announced we're not far off top 20 riders
40mins until top 20 iirc, plus whatever they do with people held by the red flags
Few big injuries today, hope we get no more, must be running out of medics and equipment.
Fairclough REALLY isn't a decent racer. Nor is he an amazing rampage rider. He sells bikes and kit, a good ambassador for Scott and TLD but he needs to stop racing.
He won't win a medal so long as he has a hole in his backside.
Great run here
Greenland is going well
Sick from Greenland , brilliant
Laurie Greenland had an amazing run! That lad can race a bike.
Boom, that was class
wow
That's insane from Greenland, could it be a winner?
What a run, On the edge all the way!
Nice run!!
We do have some phenomenal riders as a county.
Kerr's whip!
I don't think Greenland will see a gold. But I would bank on it being a top 5 run.
@ MSP..... I hope so!
Even if he doesn't win, which I don't think he will, Greenland has certainly announced himself on the senior WC scene. Awesome run.
The track may be going away from the riders now, I think he is in with a shot.
Whayhey, nudies!
What's the format? Is there a qualifying run like World Cup races to determine the order?
UCI ranking.... No idea how that works as there are a few big name riders preceding lesser known riders down the hill...
Doesn't UCI ranking take into account other DH events, as well as the WC, including national points series? If that's the case, the top seeds in the WC won't necessarily be the top seeds at the world champs, although they usually are.
Means you can ride local events all the time and have a higher ranking than someone who consistently gets top 20 in World Cup?
Seems a bit off.
Possibly, but I'm no expert so may be way off.
On a side note: I don't really understand why Mick Hannah is considered such a legend: One WC win in the last 10 years isn' really stuff legends are made of. Don't get me wrong, he's an excellent rider, but is he really up there with the greats?
Re rankings
https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/mtb/article/mtbst_National-MTB-Ranking-Points-Explained
Just confirmed ratboy will not be racing next year.
Noo Bryce!!! Don't leave us 🙁
Leaving racing to protect the environment - what a crock
Thats mental news about Bryceland?! There must be more to that story.
Bryceland to quit racing over its CO2 footprint. Fair enough. Hopefully he will keep putting out web edits. He is a hell of a rider.
Ratboy 🙁
What makes people think it's a 'crock' ?
The fact that it looks like his head hasn't been in it for ages, and his CO2 footprint hasn't been a problem for the last 10* years of doing world cups.
*however long he's been doing it
People change though. Maybe it's been bothering him but it has paid the bills. Now he has a bit saved he can live a different sort of lifestyle.
Love you tin hat 'conspiracy' guys.
Quitting because of carbon footprint? Poor.
Whilst the sentiment is admirable, I do agree it's probably not the whole story. I wonder if the injuries have had a profound effect on his outlook.
Perhaps his head hadn't been in it [i] because[/i]hes come to realise it's not environmentally sound?
People are allowed to change the beliefs you know?
lulz, I'm sure his crosser has already been sold off too
It may well be legit. Or at least part of the reason. This is the guy who knocked back energy drink sponsorship because he didn't think it was a good message for the kids.
More truth in the "perhaps he could ride a bike made of grass" and "then he'd end up smoking it"
Greenland holding on...
Specialized really need to make some better tyres!
Bruni scuppered by a puncture. A real shame
Minaar slower
Come on Greenland! **** I hope he can hold on.
So the Santa Cruz syndicate is no more?
C'mon Hart, as much as a Greenland win would be awesome...
Go Danny!