What Was the Best World Cup of 2011?

Kusa

8/24/2011 2:52 AM

Why poorly? I do not agree at all. Well maybe the thing that i noticed was that a lot of people were spectating on track which was a little bit dangerous.

tomgrundy

8/24/2011 2:40 AM

I went to every European world cup. Val di Sole was the most poorly organised, but the riding there was so spectacular it made up for it. No video I've seen truly shows how gnarly that track is!

Kusa

8/24/2011 1:11 AM

Val Di Sole for me (but i never visited the non europeans wc) - great location, epic scenery all around and for me one of the best trips every year (gonna to post some shots asap), the track is same but super hard, long and every part is interesting. Nothing boring, from up to the bottom, and thats all about!

+ nice italian girls
+ italian food
+ people all around
+ weather
+ organization (even i was having some problems to get my media accreditation)
+ one of the best tracks for taking pics

and +++++ for the superb racing!

bigzink

8/23/2011 4:42 PM

VDS, Gwin did something no other rider has ever done, let alone an American.

k.shiz

8/23/2011 9:22 AM

MSA is always rad, La Bresse was short but sweet, and VDS was nuts. I'm a big fan of the more natural downhill tracks. I think a lot of the top racers would agree those not only look better but are way more fun to race than single line bike park tracks.

Pininator

8/22/2011 10:37 PM

I would say MSA, but Gee's flat kind of put a damper on an otherwise killer race day. That being said, VDS hands-down. Probably the most exciting racing I've seen since...well...VDS Worlds in '08.

Balfaboy

8/22/2011 8:27 PM

VDS for me was the craziest thing I have ever seen. I was puckered the whole time watching. Just bummed my man Gee did not win.

Dynamatt

8/22/2011 8:13 PM

I said PMB just due to Gwin's win. That was such a huge moment for US mountain biking. To finally have a win again was amazing. And Gwin's tears when they played the national anthem showed how much of a great moment it was for him

bstens

8/22/2011 4:57 PM

I'd think everyone would say Val Di Sole based on the fact that it was yesterday, there were a lot of emotions for everyone throughout the entire season:
*Gwin winning Pietermaritzburg
*Hart / Brook / Young Guns destroying at Fort William
*Eliot Jackson having such a killer run before his explosion
*Gwin getting on a roll at Mont-Sainte Anne as well as Troy killing it
*AMERICA
*Old School and Minnaar's fight back
*Craziness. Straight up.

I lost stamina but ya. Each year just keeps getting more exciting.

CaptHappy

8/22/2011 4:39 PM

Have to say Fort Bill just because it saw the break through of the next generation of riders. It showed the new contenders for the next few seasons to come.

sideshow

8/22/2011 4:27 PM

VDS: race runs were batshit insane, it was historic, and it was dry as dry gets. Boom; bikes.