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You're closer to the truth. Until he has a team and budget, he's not flying his Cube to NZ. Easier to either borrow, rent or have an importer fit him a bike for his vacation.
The way the WC schedule played out this year, he missed out on his annual Whistler trip from what I can tell & hit NZ on his own dime instead.
Everybody might want to check out AG's Instagram story. He's tossing a hint.
I think the Gwin / yeti thing is more plausible than people give credit.
Athletes returning to their roots later in their careers is VERY common in lots of action sports. It benefits both, and for the story telling, the interviews and content usually go bonkers for that stuff.
Yeti did spend last season developing a DH bike after all...
Him sharing a post someone else made referencing a barhump? Really grasping at straws here aren't we?
I was going to say the same thing.... if you go to the Squids IG it is clear it si part of a big throwback story post.... amazing how EVERY social post always has some hidden meaning.
It's an account run by Sven Martin (I think?), who may just know something we don't. It also might just happen to be Sven sharing some cool photos of World Cup racing from 15 years ago, but who wouldn't love to see Gwin win a World Cup on a Yeti in 2024?
Yeah, and we shall demand that he starts just behind Pidcock!
You still gotta get your National Federation to back you BUT he was originally an XC racer so ya never know...
Narrator: It's not happening
Fox? TLD? USA? Too many 3 letter possibilities!
That’s just a small hurdle to get past. I think the big one is to get Jesse on it! Haha
The Greg Minnaar livestream thing got moved to tomorrow apparently because of a huge number of people signing up? Respect as always to Greg for maximizing earnings toward the end of his career, but really surprised more than a handful of people will pay a subscription fee to stuff like OF and Hotchillee.
Hosted by Ric McLaughin.....for me that's reason enough not to listen to it, based off the terrible commentary we've had to endure during the world cups in 2023
Next...
I think he got better towards the end of the year. Cedric was the worst of the commenting IMO. Ric did a really good job a few years ago doing the EWS highlight videos. Seems like he is the guy in the booth moving forward so hopefully he keeps improving.
It was mentioned somewhere by Cathro that it's done.
"What was his qualifying time Ric?"
"Free Firty Free & Free Hundrits"
Are you new to the concept of this thread?
Making fun of anyone's accent is juvenile and pathetic. Do better.
what’s the point if the viewer doesn’t understand him though?
If you can't understand Ric, you're the problem, not him. (I'm not a fan of his commentary but that has nothing to do with his accent).
Back to rumors please!
Agreed, he is an announcer. His job is to speak clearly so everyone listening understands what he is saying. Claudio has a pretty thick accent and English is not his first language but we could understand him.
I don't know Ric, I bet he's a nice guy. However, he wasn't very good at announcing. AG came in with zero experience and did a better job of preparing (researching the athletes, asking them questions about the track, their season, their health, etc.) and a much better job speaking. Aaron was easy to understand and much more informative, all without stepping on Ric's toes (he was a team player, impressive).
I just spit my water out, that was hilarious. Lighten up Francis.
I really enjoyed AG's commenting, but having 3 people in the booth didn't work (no ones fault). I would love for Gwin to be a full time commentator, except who in North America is actually going to watch any world cup racing this season, plus I would love to see Gwin finally become World Champ once before retiring.
if he didn’t win a world champs when he was completely dominating the sport, I’m not sure he’ll be able to win one now. I’d love him to prove me wrong though. I’d like to hear more of him in the booth. Aaron’s input last year improved the whole broadcast. He’s a natural on the mic.
Wait that livestream costs money?
Well, Markus Stoeckl liked my comment regarding the IFR announcement in the Intense Bike Owners Facebook group (he is a new member as of today)
Everyone is obsessed about the wrong person. There is only one thing we should be talking about. Where is Roidy going to go?
Nope, been around these parts for a while. Just think that a rider posting a favorite old picture of his does not immediately connect to them dropping a spoiler alert.
Steve Peat would like a word with you.
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