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JP-NZ
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Nothing I hate more than a weather affected race. It’s the middle of summer in Europe FFS why is it raining.
More rain in this race than the whole winter here so far. You could race this in the middle of winter here and it won’t be that wet
More rain in this race than the whole winter here so far. You could race this in the middle of winter here and it won’t be that wet
Amaury in orbit... 
.. really impressive given the conditions
.. really impressive given the conditions
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VTT | Coupe du monde | Les Gets | "Extraterrestre", "confiance de malade" : Pierron vainqueur de la descente aux Gets - Vidéo VTT - Eurosport
"C'est le Père Noël aujourd'hui !" s'est exclamé FX Rallet, en direct sur Eurosport. Amaury Pierron a fait chavirer la foule des Gets, samedi. Le Français a dévalé la descente de Coupe du monde comme un funambule, en Haute-Savoie. En laissant ses deux poursuivants, l'Autrichien Andreas Kolb et...
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Rando_12345
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One of the wettest springs and early summers in recent memory for France, worst of all: all the rain falls in massive storms that wreck all the trails.Nothing I hate more than a weather affected race. It’s the middle of summer in Europe FFS why is it raining.
More rain in this race than the whole winter here so far. You could race this in the middle of winter here and it won’t be that wet
Sick race though
Banktramp
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Gotta love the women’s racing, god bless skin tight pants 
Mabman
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
For those that want to see carnage I think that Ed Masters got the most of it........
JP-NZ
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Watch back in awe... Ive been watching downhill since 2006 and honestly I think Amaury Pierron could be the GOAT. The last two world cup races have just shown how good he is.
Husky430
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Got home after 4 weeks in the outback on holiday, excited to watch the Les Gets downhill only to find that STAN SPORT don't have a full replay, just a 17 minute highlights package, with no practice, no juniors and NO WOMEN, WTFFFF. Why do I pay for such a shit service... hopefully it will go to another provider next year, hopefully back to Redbull as the last 2 seasons have been a bit mediocre in my view broadcast wise.
JP-NZ
E*POWAH Elite
It won't be back on Red Bull. Warner brothers have the rights till 2030.
Not sure how long Stan Sports agreement is though.
Because of the schedule being moved forward , the plebs at Stan missed the start of the stream.
I messaged Stan support and delivered an earful of advice
before trotting off to find the pirate stream which was better picture quality than Stan anyway.
Cancelled my subscription there and then too.
I messaged Stan support and delivered an earful of advice
before trotting off to find the pirate stream which was better picture quality than Stan anyway. Cancelled my subscription there and then too.
Wouldn't normally trouble this thread with XC racing but I've bunked off work to watch the Olympic mens final & my lord that was exciting. Pidcock punctures halfway through, ends up a minute back, which my DH tuned mind can't comprehend & fights back to the end of the final lap where he & Koretsky collide, allowing Pidcock to take the lead & win gold. Absolute scenes.
The things you can do on a spindly toy bike
The things you can do on a spindly toy bike
I'm just finishing prepping the race bike for this weekend.
IMG-20240721-WA0000 by steveweeks59, on Flickr
IMG-20240526-WA0002 by steveweeks59, on Flickr
The boy is putting in a couple of practice days in Champery before the European championships the weekend after.
It's going to be a hell of an adventure!
IMG-20240721-WA0000 by steveweeks59, on Flickr
IMG-20240526-WA0002 by steveweeks59, on FlickrThe boy is putting in a couple of practice days in Champery before the European championships the weekend after.
It's going to be a hell of an adventure!
On a left turn Koretzky took the wide line, Pidcock took the inside line and exited the turn ahead of Koretzky. Then at the finish Pidcock was booed and had bottles and cans thrown at him.Wouldn't normally trouble this thread with XC racing but I've bunked off work to watch the Olympic mens final & my lord that was exciting. Pidcock punctures halfway through, ends up a minute back, which my DH tuned mind can't comprehend & fights back to the end of the final lap where he & Koretsky collide, allowing Pidcock to take the lead & win gold. Absolute scenes.
The things you can do on a spindly toy bike
If you go into a turn wide then you risk getting stuffed up the inside. It's racing.
Mabman
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
Not to mention that Koretzky saw him and turned into him the way I saw it but Pidcock was as you say ahead and had the racing line at that point and came out the stronger of the two. Koretzky lost the race when to went off the track earlier and as mentioned he will have to live with that. The home crowd was bound to be disappointed to the point of being unruly about it because that is what homies do.On a left turn Koretzky took the wide line, Pidcock took the inside line and exited the turn ahead of Koretzky. Then at the finish Pidcock was booed and had bottles and cans thrown at him.
If you go into a turn wide then you risk getting stuffed up the inside. It's racing.
Overall the races were slightly more entertaining than I expected, not due to the track, but the mechanicals and their ensuing comebacks. Big event overall for Ineos as it turned out.
My view of it is it was just a racing incident. Koretzky turned across Pidcock & came into contact with his back wheel. Look closely & you can see his left foot becomes unclipped which cost him the race. The booing wasn't very Olympic but I'm sure the gold medal makes up for that.
Best of luck!I'm just finishing prepping the race bike for this weekend.
The boy is putting in a couple of practice days in Champery before the European championships the weekend after.
It's going to be a hell of an adventure!
Just watched the highlights, awesome race by Pidcock!
I still can't get over how poorly prepared and rehearsed many pro teams / mechanics seem to be. The slowness to respond to his puncture was ridiculous.
My industry is Motorsport and we drill these things constantly.
JP-NZ
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Imagine how good an Olympic downhill event would be in France! No semis, a qualy and one run to rule them all
Husky430
E*POWAH Elite
WOW, what a track, when are the Euro Champs on and where can you watch them live?
Practice Fri, qualifying Sat and race on Sunday.
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Schedule etc here.
Last year wasn't televised, I'm assuming this one isn't too.
My lad is racing in U17
2024 UEC MTB Downhill Championship - Champéry, 10/08/2024-11/08/2024 : : my.race|result
2024 UEC MTB Downhill Championship - Champéry, 10/08/2024-11/08/2024, Champéry
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Last year wasn't televised, I'm assuming this one isn't too.
My lad is racing in U17
Husky430
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All the best to your young bloke and a real bummer it's not televised as it looks an awesome track, I believe that the world champs will be there next year so hopefully they are televised.Practice Fri, qualifying Sat and race on Sunday.
Live timing above2024 UEC MTB Downhill Championship - Champéry, 10/08/2024-11/08/2024 : : my.race|result
2024 UEC MTB Downhill Championship - Champéry, 10/08/2024-11/08/2024, Champéry
Schedule etc here.UEC- Article
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Last year wasn't televised, I'm assuming this one isn't too.
My lad is racing in U17
Guess I'll just have to look on youtube after the weekend to see some footage of it, you'd think in this day and age that it would be on one platform or another and that they would want to display the sport at it's best which a championship would be.
JP-NZ
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A sobering reminder of how dangerous Downhill is, even with all the safety equipment.
Expert Rider Passes Away After Crash at 2024 USA Cycling National Downhill Championships in North Carolina - Pinkbike
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