Windham World Cup Race Insanity

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<b>It's green! Ratboy takes his 2nd World Cup victory.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Josh Bryceland <3 NY. Although he wasn't the biggset fan of the track, he's got it done in true rocker fashion.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Josh and Steve discuss their race runs right after Josh came down. Josh had some big ones as you can tell.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Ragot was looking fast from day one, run one, and picked up her second win of the season. This time there were no punctures to disrupt preceedings and everything felt just.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Ecstatic. Taylor Vernon after Luca Shaw crossed the line just out of reach. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Taylor Vernon whipping it sideways into Peaty's Plunge on the way to his first World Cup win in the Junior class. This time last year he was just learning to walk again. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Stars, bars and chrome. USA.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Aaron Gwin didn't have the perfect run, but pushing at the level the sport is currently at is a serious challenge. 2nd place and in one piece.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Rachel Atherton with more 2nd places this year than 1sts. A small mistake is all it took for her to slip behind Emmeline.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>GT hosted an end-of-weekend BBQ after the race. Rachel made sure the meat is well-cooked. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Tracey Hannah manages to follow up a good result here two years ago with 3rd place. Dusty, fast singletrack is her style.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Manon Carpenter seemed trying to limit her losses here at Windham and is looking forward to Meribel.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>4 blinks of an eye for some sick Blenkinsop scrubbing.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>A packed finish arena is always encouraging for riders when they storm towards the line. Brook MacDonald with a well-deserved 5th place.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Loris Vergier has been the closest Junior this season to the Elite winning time in previous rounds. Small mistakes on this track result in big time gaps.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Mike Jones did not make the UK Worlds team selection, but barely missing the podium this weekend. Massive talent pool for the UK in DH. Mike's having a great rookie year. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Luca Shaw holding onto the Junior leader's jersey for the USA. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Some squashed the jump into the plunge while Greg has some fun with it in morning practice. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Soaking up the sun and the cheers of the crowd on his way up for his race run. Ratboy in the spotlight. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Solo lift ride to get into the zone for her race run. Ragot 1st place.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Tahnee Seagrave was given a re-run after Micayla Gatto crashed. Tahnee didn't let the change of plan get to her and she ran it to 5th place.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Eliot Jackson scrubbing for the USA.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Sam Hill only 0.3 sec off the podium but sideways and inside as usual. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Mike Jones is showing some serious promise for a first year Elite rider. It's a shame this result came too late for World Champs selection.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Blenki did one of the best scrubs off the box jump, pedaling while in the air, too. It was the first time Blenki and Brook have shared a World Cup podium together. GC's.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>On home turf and in the leader's jersey, Luca Shaw was looking super smooth all day. In the end he missed the victory by just .86-seconds.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>The trail of dust on the lip shows just how hard George Brannigan whipped and scrubbed this to 8th place.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Troy tucking into the speed trap. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Time to reflect for Dean Lucas after turning over his first Elite Top 20 result in 18th. Solid.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Kathy Sessler and the winning bike. Time to celebrate!</b> -Sven Martin
<b>With the hottest temperatures of the weekend on raceday, the track continued to get beaten and dustier.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>What could have been (again). Front flat for Loic Bruni was not how he hoped to go on one of his favorite tracks.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Casey Brown, possibly the most stylish female riders at the moment.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Jill Kintner in full race mode, repping the stars and stripes to 6th place.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Every rider on the CRC team made the Top 10 today. Flat pedal thunder with Joe Smith (pictured) and Sam Hill.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Josh's version of a recovery drink. No protein shakes or gluten-free diets for the RAT.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Peaty won't let Josh have all the attention! A huge thanks to Sven, Duncan, Joe, Boris and everyone who made the action at Windham out of this world!</b> -Duncan Philpott
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Another victory for Ratboy and Emmeline Ragot claws her way back to the top, too. The tight racing at the Windham World Cup was nothing short of incredible. Sven Martin and Duncan Philpott captured the high-speed action and stories from the only World Cup downhill in the U.S. Enjoy the chaos!


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