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Yo, I am actually on the crew that is building the course, and we rode the track T -> B last week on trail bikes...
Yo, also on the trail crew. Not really down to get into the mud with all of the environmental permitting stuff which is really above my dirt-shaping pay grade, but misinformation about the crew test riding our own course build is where I draw the line. We rode it last week on trail bikes and will be riding more this week. T>B
Hell yes. Talk all you want about politics and bureaucracy but do not for an instant imply these mofos couldn’t ride it!!!!
Please break it down as much as you’re able. The track. What’s the overall vibe of the thing, chop it into sectors with corresponding personalities, who’s this track made for, what’s it gonna take, what to look out for, how’s it gonna degrade / hold up, what’s the L.O.A.M. Index for Robot, will the taping change its intended character, sun wind weather time of day relationships, let your inner Kilmurray execute!
Will they be able to film it, is it too tech for Thirion, is it too steep for BoostBoy, too scary for AP, is it too complex for Bruni?
Hyped
They said these dudes didn’t ride it holy shit
I’m seeing full Excitebike quad that first battleship thing followed by insiding the shark fin…poles are in place!
Again, stolen valor. I asked our 3rd grader to do the maffs and he said you’re still in your 30s claiming washed up???
We scoff at you from our stretching corners. Where we move the chair and breathe and wince and grunt for a half hour every other night. Glucosamine suppositories with an olive oil back cuz we heard it on a podcast.
You fool.
Man I said quad at first, then watched it again and talked myself into it being a triple and edited my post to not look like a dum-dum. Well look at me now.
Dumdums unite!
Call it a downward dog dragonback, I dunno.
Upon further investigation, the jump im referencing, Piece R, is a triple itself. You’re good:
Well, thank you guys for dispelling that rumor I was told!
And, also, thanks guys for cleaning up someone else’s sloppy work!
I know that today courses with alot of flow and huge jumps are the thing but I would love to see an all natural track come back.
2009 and 2010 Gravity East Series courses at Whiteface where winning pro time was 7+ minutes.
Ask Neko how taxing these courses were!
No machine work needed!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DPEZeysjEki/?img_index=1&igsh=NHd4ZXU1ZWNsamRl
Race related I suppose, but YT is officially finished
Rouge laps after the race?
Women's Results from US Open seeding:
1. Aletha Ostgaard 3:08.786
2. Maylei Leaneagh 3:18.212
3. Anna Newkirk 3:18.673
4. Kailey Skelton 3:20.085
5. Arleigh Kemp 3:21.177
6. Mille Johnset 3:23.994
7. Camille Balanche 3:25.964
8. Taylor Ostgaard 3:27.513
9. Ruby Wells 3:29.625
10. Zanna Logar 3:31.212
11. Raina Logar 3:33.329
12. Mazie Hayden 3:34.611
13. Jordan Scott 3:34.990
14. Cameron Bragg 3:38.759
15. Tayte Proulx Royds 3:39.602
16. Kallie Stewart 3:40.857
17. Leah Macartney 3:43.277
18. Indy Deavoll 3:43.305
19. Kale Cushman 3:44.220
20. Roisin McGuinness 3:45.916
21. Florencia Rodríguez Contardo 3:48.011
22. McKenna Merten 3:48.200
23. Isla O Connor 3:51.446
24. Sophie Gregory 3:53.714
25. Ashley Stearns 4:03.736
26. Kimber Burger 4:25.224
27. Bee Black 4:27.074
28. Sarah Shymske 4:27.356
29. Sheryl Hunter 4:28.969
30. Sophie Mascolino 6:29.583
Men's Results from US Open seeding:
1. Asa Vermette 2:45.548
2. Troy Brosnan 2:46.248
3. Richard Rude 2:47.488
4. Lachlan STEVENS-MCNAB 2:48.999
5. Dakotah Norton 2:49.688
6. Aaron Gwin 2:49.723
7. Alden Pate 2:50.738
8. Dante Silva 2:51.451
9. Cole Suetos 2:51.827
10. Evan Medcalf 2:52.840
11. greg williamson 2:53.176
12. Aiden Chapin 2:53.665
13. Mark Wallace 2:54.188
14. Austin Dooley 2:54.192
15. Nikolas Nestoroff 2:54.194
16. Andrew Driscoll 2:54.273
17. Joe Breeden 2:55.626
18. Lucas DeDora 2:55.628
19. George Brannigan 2:55.746
20. Chris Grice 2:55.828
21. Jonty Williamson 2:55.841
22. Tyler Waite 2:56.077
23. Tegan Cruz 2:56.091
24. Jagger Bucy 2:56.363
25. Mack Manietta 2:56.677
26. Jon Mozell 2:57.186
27. Shane Leslie 2:57.454
28. Nicolas Brochet 2:57.921
29. Michael Delesalle 2:58.046
30. Gavin Tomlinson 2:58.052
31. Daniel Castellanos 2:58.320
32. Cody Kelley 2:58.844
33. Jed Stanton 2:58.962
34. Jake Polito 2:59.857
35. Drake Parker 3:00.080
36. Nathan Kitchen 3:00.465
37. Loick Hudon 3:00.515
38. Bergen O'Neill 3:00.983
39. Braedyn Davis 3:01.032
40. Minnaar GREG 3:01.166
41. Mitch Ropelato 3:01.406
42. Dylan Conte 3:01.424
43. Cade Clason 3:02.785
44. Max Abrams 3:03.229
45. Connor Casler 3:03.880
46. Santiago Vazques 3:04.455
47. Austin Haessly 3:04.484
48. Will Hynes 3:05.250
49. Nathan Sterckx 3:05.292
50. Eli Gadbois 3:06.031
51. Eddie Reynolds 3:06.383
52. Julien Markewitz 3:06.511
53. Jordan Bouldin 3:06.693
54. Kahlil Kem 3:07.892
55. Sam Toohey 3:07.979
56. Dan Moon 3:08.194
57. Ronnie Vance 3:08.705
58. julien laramée 3:09.756
59. Justin Gagné 3:10.640
60. Will Goody 3:10.742
61. Paul Ordoñez 3:12.120
62. McLure Bailey 3:12.163
63. George Ryan 3:12.679
64. Luca Cometti 3:13.436
65. Bodie Heflin 3:14.441
66. Mikey Haderer 3:14.442
67. Kyle Findlay 3:15.149
68. Colin Mulally 3:15.177
69. Jake Desmarais 3:15.776
70. Colby Smith 3:16.159
71. Adam Robbins 3:17.654
72. Yoan Phaneuf 3:18.043
73. Michael Williams 3:18.116
74. Marius Dallaire-Bouchard 3:18.753
75. James Frost 3:20.853
76. Dexter Wilson 3:22.211
77. Henry Davis 3:25.853
78. Danny Pugmire 3:31.413
79. Marvin Musquin 3:31.790
80. Zane Hulet 3:33.849
81. Dmitriy Semenov 3:42.937
82. Jack Robbins 3:45.345
83. Colin McElyea 3:47.499
84. Nathan Sykes 3:49.372
85. Jackson Connelly 3:55.772
86. Avery Sykes 5:03.345
Link to live timing sheet with all results - http://www.artiming.eu/results/2025/Prodownhillseries5/
Alright who's got the backstory on Maylei? I suppose the world cup girls are keeping things chill, maybe even on finals day, considering they have more season left to race.
Also hoping Alden turns it on for finals.
A few notes on the Men's US Open seeding runs:
Troy Brosnan had the fastest time through the first 3 (of 5) sectors, up more than a second over Asa. He also had the fastest 1st split time. I mention that because in tomorrow's final the racer with the fastest 1st split gets a $500 Hole Shot prize (prizes for both women and men).
Fourteen-year old Canadian prospect Mack Manietta finished a very respectable 25th in the Men's Pro division, within 1 second of WC racers Tyler Waite (22nd) and Tegan Cruz (23rd).
Greg Minnaar was last to drop and finished 40th. Greg came in 3rd at Killington in 2023 and might just be racing for fun this time around.
"Live" timing for the race is by AR Timing. It leaves quite a bit to be desired.
Maylei's had a good season in the Monster Energy Pro DH series, finishing 5th place or better at all 4 previous races. She finished 4th at US National Champs behind Skelton, Ostgaard and Melton.
I'd like to see Alden get a solid result tomorrow. I read that he's 6'6" but I swear the guy is 6'9" if he's an inch!
The backstory is that Maylei is fast and she's having a strong year..😜
79. Marvin Musquin 3:31.790 !!!!!! WTF
Cade Clason 43rd.
Roczen needs to do some DH this off season so he can race the Open next year...
US Open course preview with Lachie and Dakota: (Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to insert the video.)
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPE1yUHD5PN/
https://www.instagram.com/stories/cadeclason/3730375616312226176?utm_so…
Msquared on an Intense M1?
Hmmm, no mention of Enduro. That sucks.
Pretty good considering today was his first time on a dh bike
Nina Hoffmann said on IG that she was going to be at Killington today to watch the races. She doesn't say why she isn't racing this year. She's won the last 3 years. (Aletha came in second last year about 0.3 seconds behind Nina.)
Probably just didn’t make sense for her to race with travel from lenzerheide and having to the privateer thing. Probably came to us a bit early to adjust the body clock and that’s where her posse is at until the upcoming week.
She is from Colorado, enough said. 🙂
Syndicate is there kissing hands and shaking babies for Fox
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