SMASHING RUTS - Leogang World Cup DH Action

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<b>Marcelo is grounded and humble. He was also fastest today and doesn't mind washing his own kit. Coach Oscar Saiz in the audio.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Marcelo smashed ruts all day. Coming off his good form in Fort William, he should be carrying plenty of momentum into this weekend thanks to some refined focus.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Loic Bruni smashing into the hook-up rut. That was the name of the game today. Let's see how long the catch berms and ruts hold out. More rain is expected tomorrow. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Gee hunkered down and going very fast. 2nd in timed training with all focus on winning.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Aaron Gwin not making it onto Red Bull TV. #needanotherparkin</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Todd from SRAM puts the big machinery to use today grinding some custom headset cups for one of his supported teams. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Danny Hart. Not even one and done. Bummer.</b> -Johan Hjord
<b>B Practice as they call it has a wide range of skill levels. Walker Shaw stands out for the right reasons.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Jill Kintner roosting the first tun that was baked hardback during trackwalk but muddy, rutted, whooped loam during practice. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Alex Marin poised smooth and dialed as always. Even on his first run.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>After a shaky start to the season, Nick Beer looked good during practice today.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Minnaar's approach to practice showed he's not lost any of his bravado after last week. Analyzing everything closely and fully committing to lines.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Loris Vergier boosting into the impressive backdrop.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Mick Hannah DIY's with the best of 'em</b> -Johan Hjord
<b>Benoit Coulanges cutting into the deep, forming ruts without a care in the world because of his gearbox, belt-driven bike. Check out PIT BITS for the details.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>#doyouevengoprobro? Enough for any point of view.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Needles back on track and on pace here today smashing out a quick timed run. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Remi Thirion is the biggest contradiction in the sport of downhill. Soft-spoken, shy and polite off the bike, but a death metal Slayer demon on the bike. Mercy.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Sickest scrub of the day. Moto backgrounds pay off you know.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Dave dangles deceivingly delicately into the distance. MacMillan.</b> @maddogboris
<b>Erection section.</b> -Johan Hjord
<b>Mike Jones marauding.</b> -Johan Hjord
<b>Phil Atwill threading needles in one of the two make-or-break woods sections where the race will most likely be decided on Sunday. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Ruaridh head-over-heels from the #VitalRAW video.</b> @maddogboris
<b>Miran Vauh from Slovenia is a big guy with an even bigger beard. Squeezing between the trees is no small feat.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Brendan seems to be thriving on the trickier and slippery sections. He's having fun and it's doing wonders for his attitude and speed. I bet he wishes the track was like this from top to bottom.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>#looseboard</b> -Johan Hjord
<b>Leaned in and looking fast on track, Rachel Atherton looking for a first-time win in Leogang.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>This is a Brookback with Look MacDonald.</b> @maddogboris
<b>Fresh off his EWS win Justin Leov's knowledge is pretty invaluable for the Trek World Racing riders.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Remy Morton. The Aussie Junior was frothing as they say. Smashing out the runs all morning long.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Sun's out, mane's out. Ratty.</b> -Johan Hjord
<b>Troy on the tricky, multi-lined first woods. There were three entries, three crossovers and three exits giving you 27 different possibly line combinations in just one section alone. Or something like that. Where's Duncan when you need his math skills?</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Stand out rider for me today was young Finn Iles. As course sweeper, he took his job literally by scraping bars, knees and the sides of his pedals (foot up) on the track. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Peaty's first bit of extreme riding since his surgery. #canyouevenwheeliebro </b> -Sven Martin
<b>In order to mask the mess of tracks up top sometimes abstract panning is required!</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>The inversion layer had us fooled this morning with half of us going up in full rain gear...</b> -Sven Martin
<b>...which we did not need. It couldn't contrast more with last night and Scotland.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>As the sun gets higher in the sky, the A plate course sweep sets the morning off on a stylish tone. What else would you expect from a Whip-Off World Champ?</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>After a lot of rain, the surface of the track was ready to be churned up!</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Kablooey.</b> -Johan Hjord
<b>Hmmmm...Duncan is looking for a new 5d3 body, any sponsors?</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Max Warshawsky casually crooked.</b> @maddogboris
<b>Wyn's wheelie Wednesday just a couple of days late, but just as rad.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Sam Dale will be looking to keep that plate in the Top 10 this week. His competency in the technical sections as well as his massive power on the motorway makes him a danger man.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Style for (m)Iles.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Isak always turns heads at Hafjell every year and with scrubs like these it's hard to ignore him here, too.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>With the dirt jump crew in town, there are plenty of troublemakers afoot. Don't let Sam Reynolds' innocent grin deceive you.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Throttle at full twist for Remi.</b> @maddogboris
<b>#moarrutz</b> -Johan Hjord
<b>#moarrutz. Stay tuned for the dirt-flinging action from Austria as the weekend continues.</b> -Johan Hjord
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The ruts don't dig themselves. The UCI World Cup Downhill digs deep in the heart of Austria as action launched in Leogang today. New course sections were generally well-received and created for some sketchy moments for a few. Soak up the sights and sounds from Sven Martin, Duncan Philpott, @maddogboris and Johan Hjord.

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