2025 Race Talk

Richie entered to race EDR #1. Will he race, if so how will the tight turnaround with Poland DH #1 be affected?

https://ucimtbworldseries.com/news/warner-bros-discovery-sports-presents-grit-glory-an-exclusive-look-inside-enduro-mountain-bike-racing

So enduro gets it's own "Drive To Survive" this year. Could be brilliant, could be cringe. For the love of enduro, please let this be good.

Hoping its great, but either way its still good news!

Dakota would be a good one!!!  At a minimum it would make sense to give Dak a mic as a quick guest on the broadcast or even a sideline correspondent at the finish or in the pits.  I love that folks are taking a crack at guessing who the next analyst voice will be, I promise to be honest if my sources are wrong when we get to hear the round 1 broadcast 😎.  I can say from experience it's a little wild west with that broadcast team at times so it wouldn't be unheard of if they make a last minute switch.  That's why I'm hesitant to outright say who it is in case the deal falls through.  I got pulled into their mobile studio at the 2023 Snowshoe World Cup to do some show intro voiceover and then it never aired because they were able to pull Gwin in to get the take instead.

I really appreciate Dakota's perspective on the Women's World Cup field.  He is close to that racing with his Friday Ronning (his girlfriend) being in the mix and could provide some good insight we don't normally get for the women's race.

Last minute mountain creek entry…

They're getting the authentic creek experience. Opening weekend they had to shutoff the lift because of high winds and power outage. Got a total of 3 runs in for the whole weekend. That being said it is my home park and the trails are awesome. 

Mt creek is insanely rough on bikes in the wet.  Dirt is insanely grippy but it just seems to absolutely coat, stick, and wear in a way that other places do not.  Kind of like driving your truck on the beach.

Pit bits from the EDR World Cup in Pietra Ligure this weekend: https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/pit-bits-pietra-ligure-edr-world-cup-2025.

Classic Creek

Anyone knows why Harriet Harnden is on a nicolai?

Gamux don't have a trail/enduro bike yet.

Gamux don't have an enduro, and AON racing's sponsors include Pinion and Gates so Harriet would need to ride a belt-drive-compatible gearbox bike that can accommodate the sponsored Manitou shock

That's devastating. What a bummer.

@sspomer is Fantasy going to happen this season?  

Does anyone know when the youtube race video will be out? Always more fun to watch when before looking at the results. 

Gwin for the win. 

Dakotah in 6th? The dream of a 2025 WC win for Stack Attack Dak might be alive after all. 

So... With Harriett winning Pietra on a belted bike, can we assume 

- she won the 100k belted purse, first try (?)

- all other belted DH teams are sheding a tear or two as they did not even raced ONCE before the purse was won (likely)

- everyone bitchin about "gearboxes are not suited for enduro bikes" might be a little quiter now (unlikely)

The 100k prize if for DH world cups only. 

if the prize is not collected this year, (seems unlikely) they should change it up and double down for world chumps.

Hattie did win the EDR Overall last year on a derailleur. I don't think her winning or not winning is something a person could pin on a drivetrain. She seems to be good on bikes.

...she also has won in XC, Cyclecross. I get the feeling she's just really damn fast on a bike a knows how to win. 

Bernard out with a broken wrist and hand, and Ryan Griffith sustained a concussion and a gnarly gash to his face. Apparently both crashes happened in the same section. Healing vibes and bummer news for the Pivot crew just days before the first race :/

second photo is nightmare stuff, how do you wipe your butt