DH World Cup thread

[Spin]

The highlight of the race for me was Erice Van Leuvens run. Man , that girl is the living definition of grit and determination. It's scary!!! Can't wait to see what she does over the next couple of years.

 

[RustyMTB]

Her cursing all the way down the hill was beautiful. If you want to win, that's what you need inside. Greg is a head scratcher, crashing out on that berm inside line was a shock, almost like a rookie error, so out of character.

 

[Spin]

Minnaar was one of the first to go full 29" on a DH bike and never looked back. He said thatvwith the bigger wheels and a bigger frame proportional to the new wheel , he finally felt he had a bike that fitted him.
His results from that point onwards were impressive especially given his advancing age.

When I saw him in a pre race interview this weekend saying they were playing around with a mullet setup , I figured he was desperately searching for something that resembled the V10 that he had helped develop for many years. That thing had to be as close to perfect as he could ever hope for.
I didn't think he would do well on the Norco , he only just snuck into finals and then the crash.
Minnaar on a mullet alone looked wrong!

 

[RustyMTB]

I was coming & going & hadn't noticed the mullet, that's a fair point. That V10 must have felt like a pair of old Crocs to Greg. Did notice him kick the bike when he got up though

 

[JP-NZ]

Her cursing all the way down the hill was beautiful. If you want to win, that's what you need inside. Greg is a head scratcher, crashing out on that berm inside line was a shock, almost like a rookie error, so out of character.

He couldn't pull on the jump to inside line because of his crash before that where he hurt his shoulder. WynTV finals video talks to his staff about it.

Erice is a weapon, will be one to give Vali and Nina a good battle in the coming years.