DH World Cup thread

[RustyMTB]

No spoliers please, it's not been shown here yet

 

[TheSnowShark]

I didn't say anything !!!

 

[RustyMTB]

Whew! Fastest tache on the circuit.

 

[JP-NZ]

Was a great race and I’m so very happy for Loris. Finally ticks off the biggest race! Loic was so happy for him too.

 

[TheSnowShark]

Really a shame to see Bruni make a mistake with -1.8 seconds lead... but hey !! .. that's the game !

 

[Husky430]

Just waiting for the BBC to announce when the coverage is on iPlayer

Thought it was "Match of the week"

 

[Husky430]

Great to see Danny Hart serving it up to the French boys, his run was epic as he was way down at the top and managed to pull it all back where everyone else was losing time. He still got the fire and absolutely stoked for him, especially as he ended up in front of Amaury which is no mean feat.

 

[Mabman]

Never did get a feed of the DH race other than Danny's run and some Ed Bull mayhem shooting but looked like a fair race! Did catch the XCO on vecha3 YT channel that runs without any commentary which is fine with me. Plus not watching it live you can amp up to x2. I saw that the woman who won the eXC race was on a Levo somewhere too.

 

[RustyMTB]

Definitely a race of two halves. The lower woods section was the key & Danny gave a near masterclass. Pleased for Loris though, he's been so close forever & the raw emotion showed us what it meant for him to top the box at last & he really is an artist on a bike.

 

[RustyMTB]

Loudenvielle on line one.

Rain forecast & so my instincts say Amuary, he loves a wet one. For the women, my head says Vali, my heart says Pom Pom. She was up on Vali for three splits at Andorra, ultimately losing out in the woods but it feels to me that she's not only back up to race pace but also on a home race edge.

Also saw a couple of track walk videos last night pointing out how soft crucial parts of the track seem to be, most notably, the final jump which looks like it's bad enough to cause problems for riders.

 

[RustyMTB]

Fair to say it's going to suit the bog trotters.

 

[JP-NZ]

Good luck to my fantasy team