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- Isabeau/Enduro Collective
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Double boom...?
My take between the lines:
- Gwin can screw a team's vibe up pretty bad 🤢
- Intense had the most fun team out there and they decided to kill it because of above primadonna; oh, and money 💩
- Cannondale's cock is much smaller than it used to be 🤫
- Jack is REALLY diplomatic about his ”choice” 🥺
- when you don't have much to choose from, you accept a change of discipline too 😔
- enduro is actually killing top-level downhill and we act it's not happening 💀
- they are ”letting” him ride downhill, a top pro, LETTING him! 🤭
- internet-based bike companies have shitloads of money already, but keep sending them yours, because they invest in your local scene a lot (sic) 🐷
- Jack doesn't seem like a happy pup and it's obvious why 😐
- enduro still isn't the cool thing to do, except for some of us dinosaurs; please stop pretending it is 🙄
There's also my redundant comment that I left in said comment section, but I feel it belongs here too:
I see everybody talking about bikes and components, and while at it forgetting that Jack helped develop the M29 (and had the best results while with his buds on the squad), but few talk about a team's chemistry, which is far more important in a sport such as DH, where having a strong mental game is key, especially with the narrow wining margins of these days. Is anyone surprised that a stuck-up personality like Gwin's and a laid back one like Moir's don't fit well together? I have seen the Intense boys in the flesh at Lenzerheide in 2018 and they were BY FAR the bunch who had the most fun; you can't fake that! So for a while we had this rare thing: a team that is all laughter AND brings in the results. I understand the reasons of change for Intense, but I do miss seeing people race in polka-dot gear and storming the podium. In a weird way this feels like an NBA team loaded with young talent which becomes good before everyone else plans to and then it needs to split up because young talent with good results is expensive and you can't keep it all together...
All in all I am a sad pup today, having read that interview, although I feel happy for Jack that he found a home and at least can keep racing.
Need a hug?
Now let’s stop criticizing Cody for “not winning an EWS Race” He helped win trophy of nations, the fact is, keeping up with Richie is nearly impossible. He has also won a ton of national level races like the BME, CES, and other North American titles. He’s even got a stellar track record on the dual slalom scene.
Enough with the ranting about if someone “deserves” a sponsorship. If they race at the top level of the sport, and risk their lives down trails most of us would not even think about walking down, then they deserve sponsorship, end of story.
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