Official Lourdes World Cup Thread

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Acadian 4/11/2015 6:04am
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sspomer wrote:
getting a report that gee went down and may have a hand/wrist injury. unconfirmed about injury, but he did crash which is why he failed to...
getting a report that gee went down and may have a hand/wrist injury. unconfirmed about injury, but he did crash which is why he failed to finish.
Bummer :o( Not a good start to the season with all the injuries
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schwaaa31 4/11/2015 6:10am
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Whats the protected rider situation for the first race?
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JoeyHooo 4/11/2015 6:16am
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Damn ! Almost every rider of the top ten is injured.....
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JoeyHooo 4/11/2015 6:22am
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So Gwin had a crash between the start and the first split and i think, goes out of the track.
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MattPatt 4/11/2015 8:03am
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AdamO wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo_a9Z-Sw7M Crash definitely not slow him down!
Anyway what did he say?
No it didn't, but the strap on that safety pad sure as shit did!

How about some of these up-and-comers/no-names in the quali results!?

Dean Lucas 4th, Mark Wallace 17th, and Luca Shaw doin it for the USofA qualifying 22nd. Oh, and who the hell is Rudy Caribou in 13th?!?

One of my favorite things about the first race of the season is seeing the field get shaken up a bit!
styriabeef 4/11/2015 8:16am
4/11/2015 8:16am
how? unscathed! because he´s not to cool to wear full upper body protection Wink
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AdamO 4/11/2015 8:51am
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Yeah. I'm still wondering what kind of upper body armour he is wearing... looks like the same as last year despite his 661 sponsor.

Anyone knows?

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sspomer 4/11/2015 9:17am
4/11/2015 9:17am Edited Date/Time 4/11/2015 9:18am
i think back, knee and elbow pads are mandatory at french races? remember cardboard box "pads" at past races?

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Scrub 4/11/2015 9:22am
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sspomer wrote:
i think back, knee and elbow pads are mandatory at french races? remember cardboard box "pads" at past races?

Gloves too.
styriabeef 4/11/2015 9:39am
4/11/2015 9:39am
It has been in the past. Don´t know if it´s changed - miraculously there's no whining about it. Maybe it comes in handy at this kind of course.
Bruni though has always been wearing it - at least from what I saw last season
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sspomer 4/11/2015 10:12am
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gee's crash. holy hell. SO BRUTAL.
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easton 4/11/2015 10:28am
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Did he get a concussion? I can't tell from the sequence.
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sspomer 4/11/2015 10:59am
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Vital RAW from today. Short but oh so gross LOL
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sspomer 4/11/2015 6:01pm
4/11/2015 6:01pm Edited Date/Time 4/11/2015 6:02pm
gwin went serious OTB! i understand why the DSQ, but whoa...


potatosalad 4/12/2015 4:41am
4/12/2015 4:41am
Yeah. I'm still wondering what kind of upper body armour he is wearing... looks like the same as last year despite his 661 sponsor.

Anyone knows?

Dainese Rhyolite jacket. He is one of the few riders that regularly wears body armour for races. Makes sense, as it could make the difference between being battered and bruised and missing a whole season due to injury.


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AdamO 4/12/2015 1:43pm
4/12/2015 1:43pm
@potatosalad Thanks! Looks like a great no bulky armour Smile
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nehuen93 4/12/2015 8:42pm
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Ok i cant wait any more, where is the slideshow???!!
Im refreshing the page like every 10 minutes
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ardor 4/12/2015 8:51pm
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Hahaha! ^^ You know it will be worth the wait. Smile
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sspomer 4/12/2015 8:53pm
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nehuen93 wrote:
Ok i cant wait any more, where is the slideshow???!!
Im refreshing the page like every 10 minutes
unfortunately there were some serious computer problems w/ the crew, so the show won't be up until 10am or noon (cali time) tomorrow. but like straightshot said, it'll be worth the wait!
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sspomer 4/13/2015 11:24am
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DH FINALS SLIDESHOW!

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timlake 4/14/2015 5:02am
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potatosalad wrote:
Yeah. I'm still wondering what kind of upper body armour he is wearing... looks like the same as last year despite his 661 sponsor. Anyone knows...
Yeah. I'm still wondering what kind of upper body armour he is wearing... looks like the same as last year despite his 661 sponsor.

Anyone knows?

Dainese Rhyolite jacket. He is one of the few riders that regularly wears body armour for races. Makes sense, as it could make the difference between being battered and bruised and missing a whole season due to injury.


There is a new 661 protection jacket out this year - it's a prototype.
bikeman64 4/14/2015 5:13am
4/14/2015 5:13am
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