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If it had been dry and 2 months ago this course would have been absolutely epic. Sadly having to run it so close to ski season has ruined it for the women.
Yup. Glentress is running faster than that track today 🙂
It's the reality of racing DH during the winter months (something we're a little rare in doing here in the UK).
Sometimes it's a slog, more a battle of attrition than shaving tenths of a second on fast buff trails...
TBH I'm kinda enjoying it.
The Epic Gap Jump was a sound investment. Red Bull Gnarly Bum Slide up next.
Wow Bin the mudguards fast !
Now that was painful to watch
This is becoming a bit of a joke tbh. Funny to watch but it won't take much for someone to get seriously hurt and then it'll no longer be funny.
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I'm not sure any of them will be going quick enough to get seriously hurt.
I reckon there should be designated diversion available for the race organisers on all sections that may become unrideable. Make it so straightforward that not practicing it wouldn't be an issue.
It isn't the race organisers fault. The riders push for more techy natural sections. By definition, they chop up really badly.
I’m hoping for an epic Danny hart run later conditions should suit him perfectly.
To be fair, we usually ride Leogang every October half term and most years it’s been sunny and dry. Freak weather this year
Camille looks absolutely stunned that she got down without crashing let alone winning! Fully deserved though as everyone else crashed at least once. You've only got to beat the people on the day
I'm glad that's over. I'm exhausted from clenching all the way through.
can someone tell me which countries arent geo restricted for my vpn please
I'm just watching on Redbull TV on my PC
coming up as geo restricted for me stu
https://www.redbull.com/int-en/events/uci-mountain-bike-championships-leogang-english-only
Does that work?
letting me watch it on chrome, but not firefox. wierd 🙂
Do the whole of the men’s field get a run or do they whittle down the numbers after qualifying?
Surely must be a case for reducing the numbers given the state of the course.
Agree with sharkattack. That was fraught! Need a lie down before the men’s downhill comes on to recover.
Last world cup with conditions even remotely close to this was at Fort Bill (new woods section before the rocks were laid) and Minnaar rode it like it was almost dry, I'll be surprised if he isn't on the podium today
I think a fat bike hardtail could put in a winning time, total sh!tshow.
I got geo restricted but clicked on it further down and it worked.
Do the whole of the men’s field get a run or do they whittle down the numbers after qualifying?
It's not really qualifying it's just timed practice. Everyone who is entered gets a race run.
Because it's the world champs and countries have an entry they just send whoever is up for it. That's why there's riders from Israel and Namibia or Peru who look like they've never ridden a DH track before. I imagine the first portion of the mens race will look hopelessly out of their depth and then it'll speed up when we get to the WC regulars.
It really needs to rain and loosen up that gloop or it's going to be a circus.
Is the mens live yet?
Can't decide if the iPad/red bull feed is playing up....
Is the mens on bbc as well ?
This is becoming a bit of a joke tbh. Funny to watch but it won’t take much for someone to get seriously hurt and then it’ll no longer be funny.
Calm down, the risk factor is probably actually a bit lower, once you consider the speeds are way down on a dry course, and that even the pinners are just getting tipped off on slow nadgery roots not pinged off at warp speed...
It's just that the course and conditions didn't reward flat out attack... It's not 'worse' just 'different'...
Of course the Mens race could be completely different, I'm expecting more higher risk line choices (for example, Tahnee stuck that small drop to the right, which would have scored her a good few seconds without the later off, expect more men to do the same) and for male riders to carry more speed through the middle section, if a handful can clean the wooded, then their speed in the top section comes more into the equation...
Is the mens live yet?
Starts in 5 minutes.
Last world cup with conditions even remotely close to this was at Fort Bill (new woods section before the rocks were laid) and Minnaar rode it like it was almost dry, I’ll be surprised if he isn’t on the podium today
I made this very point yesterday whilst out on my regular Saturday morning tootle with a riding buddy.
I think Minnaar was the only one who made it through without stopping or crashing. On one hand an entire race being about one section is not ideal, but on the day it separated the best rider from the rest, so it did its job, I guess...
As above is the men's 'its a UCI knockout' not on bbc iplayer too?
Starts in 5 minutes.
Cheers, fella.
These modern websites and feeds have loads of pizzazz, but I'd prefer a nice neat table in one place showing what is where and when!
Would it be so difficult just to have a table laid out by day, event by category by start time with a link next to each one....?
I took these photos October 18th 2017
It typically doesn’t snow until the end of November
Well that was carnage. I’m actually looking forward to how the top men will cope with this.
The French will do well I think, Minaar and Hart too but it seems such a lottery that bottom section.
Not really a typical year in general.
I just realised that the men started racing at 10 past. So by the time the coverage starts we'll have missed the worst of it. Of the first 50 riders only a few of them are world cup regulars.
Has everyone just got lift music with a picture of an dc rider on bbc
Where is it on BBC iplayer? Women's was easy to find.
nope womens football here.
When is it going to be on. Am watching the build up on the RB link above but it's sketchy ?
BBC are showing it aren't they ??
RedBull haven't started coverage yet either, guessing a technical issue or they have had a storm roll in.
Edit: just kicked in now.
BBC haven’t been able to do live sports since des lynam finished up
Flipping frustrating, poss Redbull but showing restricted, can’t see on bbc?
Anyone know where it might be seen?
Just started on iPlayer
redbull's not restricted if you're in UK (well, England anyway)
flaky stream though 🙁
On iplayer use the search engine and type UCI, this will bring up the XC, click on that then at the bottom you have the choice of DH.
On RedBull just click through and it will start working, the Geo Restriction barrier appears regardless.
Men’s speeds slower than the Juniors so far
Christ, now it is a bloody blizzard!
Looks atrocious.
Ooft. Massive case on the big gap!
My comment above about no one getting seriously hurt didn't take into account the possibility of someone getting squirrely just before the big gap out of the woods.....🙅♂️🙅♂️
Had to switch to the been, Redbull streaming has fallen over for me...
Scottish lads could do it?
That woods section looks Absolutely vile
Yep, the course is just crumbling underneath them.
Looks just like 6 months of the year in our local woods in terms of the mud, just tilted by 45 degrees or so...
Holy crap he just got away with that gap jump by the skin of his teeth
It is a good job Rojcek had mud on the seat of his trousers, it will have helped disguise the shit...
If the course continues to fall apart, Wilson's run might start to look VERY good.
How that wheel kept whole I'll never know.
This is the best racing I've seen in years 😁
I think it's a real shame. Wet and slippery is cool but deep mud just makes for meh viewing
deep mud just makes for meh viewing
Until someone bosses it...
It's not exactly fast though is it , even if bossed. Close racing is more exciting I think.
I was about to write that I thought the best riders would probably still be pretty close, and ride the mud like it wasn't there.... Then Gwin came down and was still sketchy. I reckon Reece Wilson could be in with a shout.
Until someone bosses it…
The fast frenchies are still to come...
The last 10 or so should be very interesting indeed.
It’s not exactly fast though is it , even if bossed. Close racing is more exciting I think.
It takes all kinds. I don't think every world level DH race should be won by the 'stay in the middle of the bike and hammer everything' mob. It is good to have some races that can be won by what you might call a 'specialist'.
Greenland is starting? I thought he'd spangled his thumb?
It’s miserable watching them tripod down. It’s like waiting for a great football game and giving the players a rugby ball.
I'm just waiting for Bruni to make it look easy!
Gutted for Daprela there, but someone might be able to make a blind controlled crash through the woods stick looking at that...
What a shame for Daprela. Different route through the woods is needed.
Greenland has strapped up for the race according to social media. Something tells me he'll be all-in on his run.
I'm really not sure I could even WALK down this course!
Visibly worse now than it was for the early guys. Going to take something pretty special (and lucky) to win from now on.
My missus just said she'd be walking. Nah, impossible.
Someone needs to gag Claudio.. every single time he starts saying how well a rider is doing they go down.!! 😀
Easier riding down that walking for sure.
That wood section just looks insane now.
Crikey, every time someone goes for that gap I'm clenching...!
∆∆ same here 😲
Thirion was totally wild!!
Same here! That was a great run by Thirion, all things considered.
This is going to be a good last ten