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jeff.brines 7/24/2019 12:54pm
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Hey friends, little bit of an update. Shoulder rehab is goin well, makin progress everyday and workin hard to come back strong. My right shoulder is starting to feel decent but unfortunately the left one is taking longer than I’d hoped. I’m able to do easy riding but can’t pull up on the bars hard or handle any type of bigger impact. I was really hoping to make National Champs this week and the following 2 World Cups but I’m still a ways out. I’ve been racing injured most of the year and I’m going to be patient with this one and wait till I’m back to full speed. So as of now, I’ve shifted my focus to World Champs. That’ll give me the time I need to fully heal and then a few weeks of riding to get back up to speed. I’ve never won that race and I’m really looking forward to being strong there. It’s been a tough season so far, probably more mentally than anything. I’m really missing ridin at 100% and it’s rough to be watching these races from home. I’ve been taking advantage of the time away though the best that I can and I’m happy with the progress there. I’ve been focused on rebuilding the strength in my lower body/ankle since the ankle injury a few months ago and that’s going well. Upper body will come next. I’ve had some great meetings with my crew at @intensecycles on bike setup and we’ve got a few new projects releasing in the near future which has us excited. I’ve finally had some time to finish my house and I’m hoping to get through final inspection in the next week. The amount of paperwork and fee’s to handle all that has been real. Lol Hoping to move in middle of next month, been pretty much living out of a suitcase in by buddies guest bedroom for almost a year now haha. Other than all that and some extra guitar time, I’m just really enjoying this time with my friends back home. The support crew here has been epic and that’s keeping things fun when I’m off the bike. Anyways, long post but was waiting till I knew what was going on and when I’d be coming back. Thanks to all you guys for the support and messages. Really looking forward to coming back and hoping to finish this year strong. 🤜🏼🤛🏼

A post shared by Aaron Gwin (@aarongwin1) on Jul 24, 2019 at 10:52am PDT



Bummer Gwin out until World Champs.
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bturman 7/25/2019 12:15pm
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jeff.brines wrote:
View this post on Instagram Hey friends, little bit of an update. Shoulder rehab is goin well, makin progress everyday and workin hard to come back...
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Hey friends, little bit of an update. Shoulder rehab is goin well, makin progress everyday and workin hard to come back strong. My right shoulder is starting to feel decent but unfortunately the left one is taking longer than I’d hoped. I’m able to do easy riding but can’t pull up on the bars hard or handle any type of bigger impact. I was really hoping to make National Champs this week and the following 2 World Cups but I’m still a ways out. I’ve been racing injured most of the year and I’m going to be patient with this one and wait till I’m back to full speed. So as of now, I’ve shifted my focus to World Champs. That’ll give me the time I need to fully heal and then a few weeks of riding to get back up to speed. I’ve never won that race and I’m really looking forward to being strong there. It’s been a tough season so far, probably more mentally than anything. I’m really missing ridin at 100% and it’s rough to be watching these races from home. I’ve been taking advantage of the time away though the best that I can and I’m happy with the progress there. I’ve been focused on rebuilding the strength in my lower body/ankle since the ankle injury a few months ago and that’s going well. Upper body will come next. I’ve had some great meetings with my crew at @intensecycles on bike setup and we’ve got a few new projects releasing in the near future which has us excited. I’ve finally had some time to finish my house and I’m hoping to get through final inspection in the next week. The amount of paperwork and fee’s to handle all that has been real. Lol Hoping to move in middle of next month, been pretty much living out of a suitcase in by buddies guest bedroom for almost a year now haha. Other than all that and some extra guitar time, I’m just really enjoying this time with my friends back home. The support crew here has been epic and that’s keeping things fun when I’m off the bike. Anyways, long post but was waiting till I knew what was going on and when I’d be coming back. Thanks to all you guys for the support and messages. Really looking forward to coming back and hoping to finish this year strong. 🤜🏼🤛🏼

A post shared by Aaron Gwin (@aarongwin1) on Jul 24, 2019 at 10:52am PDT



Bummer Gwin out until World Champs.
Wise move at this point in the season!
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sspomer 8/5/2019 10:37am
8/5/2019 10:37am
new section of track in lenzerheide. bowman was there early and snapped it. looks steep, straight and full of options.
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sspomer 8/5/2019 12:14pm
8/5/2019 12:14pm Edited Date/Time 8/5/2019 12:18pm
USA Cycling Names 2019 World Champs Team
The Team USA roster is as follows:

DOWNHILL
Junior Women:
Anna Newkirk* (Riehen, Switzerland; Team Project)
Jordan Scott* (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Autumn Parham (Edmunds, Wash.)

Junior Men:
Matthew Sterling* (San Jose, Calif.)
Joey Foresta (South Jordan, Utah)
Cole Suetos (Temcula, Calif.)
Dante Silva (Chula Vista, Calif)
Zach Gareis (Mars, Penn.)
Austin Dooley (Yucaipa, Calif.)

Elite Women:
Jill Kintner* (Seattle, Wash.)
Caroline Washam (Mooresville, N.C.)
Samantha Soriano (Littleton, Colo.)
Abigail Hogie (Beckley, W. Va.)
Mazie Hayden (Pittsfield, Vt.)

Elite Men:
Charlie Harrison* (Trabuco Canyon, Calif.; Trek Factory Racing)
Aaron Gwin* (Murietta, Calif.; Intense Factory Racing)
Luca Shaw* (Hendersonville, N.C.; Santa Cruz Syndicate)
Dakotah Norton* (Rotten Oaks, Tenn.; Unior Devinci Factory Racing)
Neko Mulally* (Pisgah Forest, N.C.; Intense Factory Racing)
Bruce Klein (Altadena, Calif.; Commencal/ 100% Racing Team)
Nikolas Nesteroff (San Diego, Calif.; KHS Factory Racing)

XCO

Junior Women:
Madeline Robbins* (Durango, Colo.; Bear Development Team)
Alexis Bobbitt* (Austin, Tex.; Bear Development Team)
Madigan Munro* (Boulder, Colo.; Boulder Junior Cycling)
Ada Urist (Boulder, Colo.; Boulder Junior Cycling)
Haley Randel (Mill Valley, Calif.; Bear Development Team)

Junior Men:
Riley Amos* (Durango, Colo.; Bear Development Team)
Bjorn Riley (Boulder, Colo.; Bear Development Team)
Robbie Day (Evergreen, Colo.; Racer X Cycling/ColoBikeLaw
Nolan Jenkins (Colorado Springs, Colo.; Rouler Devo p/b DNA Cycling)
Brennon Peterson (Sandy, Utah; Rouler Devo p/b DNA Cycling)

U23 Women:
Haley Batten* (Park City, Utah; Clif Pro Team)
Kelsey Urban* (Kentfield, Calif.; Rouler Devo p/b DNA Cycling)
Savilia Blunk (Inverness, Calif.; Sho-Air TWENTY-20)
Gwendalyn Gibson (Ramona, Calif.; Norco Bicycles)

U23 Men:
Christopher Blevins* (Durango, Colo.; Specialized Factory Racing)
Jerry Dufour* (Birmingham, Ala.; Bear Professional Team)
Cole Paton (Cashmere, Wash.; Giant Factory Off-Road Team)
Henry Nadell (Carbondale, Colo.; CZ Racing)
Sandy Floren (Berkley, Calif.; Bear Professional Team)

Elite Women:
Kate Courtney* (San Francisco, Calif.; SCOTT p/b SRAM)
Chloe Woodruff* (Prescott, Ariz.; Stans NoTubes Pivot p/b Maxxis)
Lea Davison* (Jericho, Vt.; Sho-Air TWENTY20)
Erin Huck* (Boulder, Colo.; CZ Racing p/b SCOTT)
Alexis Skarda (Grand Junction, Colo.; Spintertainment Video)
Hannah Finchamp (Salt Lake City, Utah; Clif Pro Team)
Rose Grant (Columbia Falls, Mont. (Stans NoTubes Pivot p/b Maxxis

Elite Men:
Keegan Swenson* (Park City Utah; Stans NoTubes Pivot p/b Maxxis)
Russell Finsterwald (Colorado Springs, Colo.; Clif Pro Team)
Alex Wild (Los Gatos, Calif.; Specialized Factory Racing)
Luke Vrouwenvelder (Chapel Hill, N.C)
Stephan Davoust (Durango, Colo.; Giant Factory Off-Road Team)

Automatic qualifiers are noted with an asterisk (*).
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TrillWill 8/6/2019 9:29am
8/6/2019 9:29am
We should have some contenders for top 10 finishes in the Women's race. Caroline Washam qualified 10th last year at MSA (crash in finals) and Samntha Soriano had a 2nd place finish last year in Juniors at MSA. The Junior womens squad is stacked with Newkirk leading the way with some great WC finishes this year.
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Verbl Kint 8/8/2019 8:26am
8/8/2019 8:26am
When did Loris decide to go back to 650b wheels? Doesn't seem to be any mention of it anywhere.
iceman2058 8/11/2019 10:13am
8/11/2019 10:13am
Do you ever wish you could communicate as effectively and as seamlessly about suspension as Loris Vergier and Jordi Cortez? Well now you can finally learn the secret language of the pros as the Loris Vergier Soundboard becomes available to the greater public. Suspension packing down? That's probably a "Duusvduusvduusv" event. Skipping off the top and harsh? "Cah cah cah" or "Cahcahcahcahcah", and you've made yourself clear!





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Freepeoplesportgroup 8/11/2019 11:01am
8/11/2019 11:01am
iceman2058 wrote:
Do you ever wish you could communicate as effectively and as seamlessly about suspension as Loris Vergier and Jordi Cortez? Well now you can finally learn...
Do you ever wish you could communicate as effectively and as seamlessly about suspension as Loris Vergier and Jordi Cortez? Well now you can finally learn the secret language of the pros as the Loris Vergier Soundboard becomes available to the greater public. Suspension packing down? That's probably a "Duusvduusvduusv" event. Skipping off the top and harsh? "Cah cah cah" or "Cahcahcahcahcah", and you've made yourself clear!





fantastic
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ezmb 8/11/2019 9:53pm
8/11/2019 9:53pm
iceman2058 wrote:
Do you ever wish you could communicate as effectively and as seamlessly about suspension as Loris Vergier and Jordi Cortez? Well now you can finally learn...
Do you ever wish you could communicate as effectively and as seamlessly about suspension as Loris Vergier and Jordi Cortez? Well now you can finally learn the secret language of the pros as the Loris Vergier Soundboard becomes available to the greater public. Suspension packing down? That's probably a "Duusvduusvduusv" event. Skipping off the top and harsh? "Cah cah cah" or "Cahcahcahcahcah", and you've made yourself clear!





That may be the greatest thing of all time.
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LLLLL 8/12/2019 1:00am
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iceman2058 wrote:
Do you ever wish you could communicate as effectively and as seamlessly about suspension as Loris Vergier and Jordi Cortez? Well now you can finally learn...
Do you ever wish you could communicate as effectively and as seamlessly about suspension as Loris Vergier and Jordi Cortez? Well now you can finally learn the secret language of the pros as the Loris Vergier Soundboard becomes available to the greater public. Suspension packing down? That's probably a "Duusvduusvduusv" event. Skipping off the top and harsh? "Cah cah cah" or "Cahcahcahcahcah", and you've made yourself clear!





OK that's brilliant 😂
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banj 8/12/2019 6:36am
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iceman2058 wrote:
Do you ever wish you could communicate as effectively and as seamlessly about suspension as Loris Vergier and Jordi Cortez? Well now you can finally learn...
Do you ever wish you could communicate as effectively and as seamlessly about suspension as Loris Vergier and Jordi Cortez? Well now you can finally learn the secret language of the pros as the Loris Vergier Soundboard becomes available to the greater public. Suspension packing down? That's probably a "Duusvduusvduusv" event. Skipping off the top and harsh? "Cah cah cah" or "Cahcahcahcahcah", and you've made yourself clear!





ezmb wrote:
That may be the greatest thing of all time.
Almost as good as the Rob Warner one liner app.

https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/The-Hub,2/Freecaster-iPhone-App,5721
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BHowell 8/14/2019 8:10am
8/14/2019 8:10am


It's getting so real out there with the battle for the points lead! I'm such a sucker for this kind of photo-work. Does anybody else remember Kill Trail?
ryan_daugherty 8/16/2019 5:38pm
8/16/2019 5:38pm
iceman2058 wrote:
Do you ever wish you could communicate as effectively and as seamlessly about suspension as Loris Vergier and Jordi Cortez? Well now you can finally learn...
Do you ever wish you could communicate as effectively and as seamlessly about suspension as Loris Vergier and Jordi Cortez? Well now you can finally learn the secret language of the pros as the Loris Vergier Soundboard becomes available to the greater public. Suspension packing down? That's probably a "Duusvduusvduusv" event. Skipping off the top and harsh? "Cah cah cah" or "Cahcahcahcahcah", and you've made yourself clear!





ezmb wrote:
That may be the greatest thing of all time.
banj wrote:
Almost as good as the Rob Warner one liner app.

https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/The-Hub,2/Freecaster-iPhone-App,5721
RIP
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bturman 8/19/2019 11:12pm
8/19/2019 11:12pm
Great Britain's DH squad for World Champs:


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iceman2058 8/26/2019 9:43am
8/26/2019 9:43am
It's almost time for Worlds! Just before we dive into the madness head-first, take a look back at the last World Cup round through the eyes of Team Commencal/Vallnord:

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danposs86 8/26/2019 10:04am
8/26/2019 10:04am
Eddie Masters now out after a slight break to bone.
Freepeoplesportgroup 8/26/2019 11:12am
8/26/2019 11:12am
iceman2058 wrote:
It's almost time for Worlds! Just before we dive into the madness head-first, take a look back at the last World Cup round through the eyes...
It's almost time for Worlds! Just before we dive into the madness head-first, take a look back at the last World Cup round through the eyes of Team Commencal/Vallnord:

thx for video
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dolface 9/4/2019 2:30pm
9/4/2019 2:30pm
Loris is limping with a cane and taped knee and his wrist is has a brace on it in the Syndicate's Sad Snowshoe Insta story, that crash must have been pretty bad.
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sspomer 9/4/2019 3:35pm
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dolface wrote:
Loris is limping with a cane and taped knee and his wrist is has a brace on it in the Syndicate's :( Snowshoe Insta story, that...
Loris is limping with a cane and taped knee and his wrist is has a brace on it in the Syndicate's Sad Snowshoe Insta story, that crash must have been pretty bad.
bummer : (
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Zuestman 9/4/2019 8:33pm
9/4/2019 8:33pm
Looks like Gee is having a rough day at track walk. (Can’t embed photos from my phone but check his IG stories)
iceman2058 9/7/2019 7:22am
9/7/2019 7:22am
Finn not racing Snowshoe:

iceman2058 9/7/2019 7:23am
9/7/2019 7:23am
Matt Walker out for finals too:

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sspomer 9/7/2019 7:47am
9/7/2019 7:47am Edited Date/Time 9/7/2019 7:50am
add kye a'hern and pardal to the list. kye broke his wrist this morning in training according to the squids.
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bizutch 9/7/2019 10:24am
9/7/2019 10:24am
Is there a love timing link?
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dolface 9/7/2019 3:04pm
9/7/2019 3:04pm
Well holy hell, that was a helluva a race. I'm exhausted and haven't even gotten on a bike today.
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danposs86 9/7/2019 3:30pm
9/7/2019 3:30pm
Proper edge of your seat stuff at the end there. What a end to WC! Plus not forgetting the end of Champs.

Roll on 2020
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peecee 9/9/2019 3:01pm
9/9/2019 3:01pm
I know it was the race of the season but where’s the winning bike article ? I’d be bummed if I was Saracen even with its trick floating brake arm not available to the public this is what we want to see especially since it’s only 1 of 3 bikes to win a round this year
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