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Yes but 8? That also means Ronan is out of top 10. Oshin out if the top ten. If we said 25 ok maybe but still unlikely.
Ronan is 23 now, Oisin is 22 turning 23 bedore season so they cant be UNDER 23 next year. So that is 7.
Like I said there 2 in current 10 this year. Jackson and Keifer. Everyone else will be 23 or older. To then 80% of the 10 will turn over next year is very unlikely.
I'm going to go with a top 10 of under 23 as not likely.. Between birthdays and rookie nerves, I wouldn't bet on it... Better chance we see someone win the 100k Gates money first..
Would be the perfekt match: is a team with austrian riders, german speaking, bike is approved, has a lot of money.
Minaar is the exception. You can't bemd a rule out of this. As a pro athlete, you are usually done with 35.
I would also guess it means Kolb to Cube, first row is already red-white and the missing pice is red again, colors of the austrian flag, or Rosa Zierl off Cube :D
Don't forget that someone like Danny Hart is also employed for MTB development. That's in some ways more important than results. At least in the initial phase. I also see him as a good linespotter althoug that might be not the main purpose. I would rather see him as a rider, but his time as a podium contender is probably over. But we need more Peatys as voaches and overall good performance oriented dudes at the top of the world rankings.
Its a new bike. I'd give Danny a year on it before i start calling him the dogs breakfast
Yeah it was two seasons ago. But I hardly call barely off a world champs win washed up.
Sure Greg recognizes the value Danny offers as a model example of a racer. And on the right day (especially with a bit of luck) a big result will come.
Also the uk is a big mtb market and Danny is hugely popular across pretty much the whole of the sport. Not just at home. I mean how does he sit down with balls that big? Stay on yer bike Danny.
Legend!
some austrian newspaper wrote in an aritvle that news about andi kolb will be published on tuesday 16:00.
for the german speaking folks you can read it here: https://www.derstandard.at/story/3100000291368/die-zukunft-ist-rosa-oesterreichs-junge-downhill-talente
Da bin ich gespannt! Danke für den Artikel
And on the right day (especially with a bit of luck) a big result will come.
5 year old story...
We are talking like it it over soon. In reallity we are talking something between 3-6 seconds on a 3 minute run. No one commentating here will ever ride that fast ( apart the few who comment and really did it ) or those who did it a long time ago and are among the superfans.
My biggest respect goes out to everyone riding and commiting at that level! The entertainement is the best I know and I hope it works out great for everyone. The sport deserves more and if ever an outside of the sport marketing guy reads this: It's probably the best investet money! People really remember the name! prove: Sunn Chipie - long gone but still there! , Grundig, Volvo, Iron Horse Mad Catz, Dainese, SixSixOne, ....
Vali to commencal les orres/canyon
Kolb to cube/scott
Oisin to mondraker/trek/orbea
Dak to gwin/frameworks/ms
Dylan maples to frameworks/santa cruz/les orres
Laurie greenland to orbea/atherton
That cube with the color is
Vali to cube
They will be big enough to sign here and have a long term project
They wil want to keep Vali in the German Austria Swiss market on a brand from the area
The commencal link is ravenells who train Vali she won’t get on trek or commencal orres
Slightly off topic, I wonder who Brett Tippie will ride for now YT has gone down the pan
no chance vali is leaving sram/RS!
Money talks
Who says cube aren’t on sram next year ?
Maybe Giant???
Bruni retires?!?!?
Scott Factory is definitely going to shop for riders. Coulanges being 17th overall and their only top 30 overall is not what such a factory team is looking for especially with a newly released DH bike.
Giant would be giant! Another day and we will know.48h tick tick tick
He could be the new one for Giant. Last World Champs was Rockwell and Hart. Hart and Champéry is in the collective memory but besides Rémi - the king of mud and brakes - Kolb could form a major team and open up again the european market.
Probably not but if he will see todays race - kids risking their life! for a podium and a WC """Congratulations Jackson!!!"""" and sees in his own kids eyes he has two choices. His life for money and future for the kid or do something else and I think he will be wanthing a proud father for more than just "the next race". Like Sam Hill!
We need to wait but if his coice is to retire because of a "lost" race he will have a difficilt time of reflection comming.
Kolb to syndicate?
Vali wasting no time in ditching the YT gear!
I wouldn’t want to bring it all the way back to Europe if I didn’t need to.
Missing the pinkbike classic of "lady ridden" 😀
Dunne to Santa Cruz just for the wheel upgrade alone 🤣
With the Commencal pits in the background 🤔😜
Ed masters hinted that kolb is going to scott in his recap video today and sven said he's taking pics of him on a new bike tomorrow.
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