2025 World Cup - Lake Placid, USA

you can put down as many runs as you want in the session...

Cute little buttons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcWkUD8aJtE

Yes that is a great reference is it not. 

So looking forward to the weekend and seeing the track after Aaron told me about it back in March. The previews rock but we all know the camera never provides the proper steepness aspect, still have to see that with your own eyes and feet on the ground. Plus beautiful weather to boot. Presently the forecast for MSA is wet and cool, not the most favourable conditions for a last hurrah 

Andi Kolb POV run with some German commentary:

 

I got a feeling in my balls Luca is going to win.

I can feel it in my plums

photo pit bits from jack rice - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/pit-bits-2025-world-cup-downhill-lake-placid-usa

will be interesting to look at quali and/or race speeds, but in TT, jackson's and laurie's top speeds were 60.1kph while there were some bigger riders like Kolb and Richie who hit the mid 63.5kph mark. Jack Piercy (not sure how big he is) went 63.9. amaury (fastest time) only topped out at 60.4kph though, but the track sure seems rad that there are "sections for everyone" to some degree.

I just have to brag for a sec:

dang! you were spot on (for TT at least!)

here's XC track POV

raw on its way in not too long. from lawlor - "lots of crashes from some of the top boys. Dak wrecked a frame in front of me. Loic has a front wheel washout and Gwin binned it on his first run. Oh and Jackson went off track and nearly ran me over."

can't wait!

been a minute since seeing a steering stabilizer. seems like less use it but you still see em here and there. Richie has been on and off it on both bikes.

vital raw is here. everything looks so fun and kinda chill until you see dak, loic and gwin's slams. just body slammed. crazy how fast it can go wrong! 

who was that in the shorts at 0:55? Jonty Williamson? Do we still have the VitalMTB prize for a podium in shorts? Do Juniors count?

alright just saw quad on the gram! Either Richie cased quad or over sent the triple but we almost got quad going on!

Yes, I've never really followed timed training live and have always just looked at the results, so I thought they did one timed run and that was it. Well, I'm always happy to learn something new, no matter how much of a dope I seem in the process!🙃

damn!

The top looks really hard to put all your lines together at full speed.

Anyone know if the UCI live timing website will do the PDF sheets for the Timed Training sessions? They usually post a detailed overview of all riders and their TT runs, as well as a seperate document outlining the top 20 for each sector, or maybe I'm just an impatient bastard

Long Live Photo Pit Bits 

Ps thanks for making it scrollable 

-bike nerd 

is there another thread housing the discussion about what the hell is going on with Reece's seat post? I legit thought that was a non-riding function piece or, at most, a silly joke.

but you can see them in the vital raw. Hwut in the HWHIRLD

This clip? 

https://www.instagram.com/stories/point1athletic/3734697792359981108?ut…

Richie said he went for the triple, but being just behind Jordan made him come faster than usual and overshooting the triple

Just heard that VIP tickets are sold out for whiteface. So seems like they won’t be too bad financially. 

Course crew has been putting in work, watering berms and jumps where snowmaking pipes are available, maybe slapping some berms, and leaf blowing this morning.

Our man on the ground Dante! 👌🏻👍🏻

More puzzling

All of elite men is right here in the upper woods trying to figure it out. Jackson and Finn are saying the dirt is like Fernie.

@dantecusolito how can we send you a beer?