2026 Lenzerheide World Cup Downhill

sspomer wrote:

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bnflynn wrote:

Sure, 3 seconds may be enough for a marshal to raise a flag. But that marshal would need to be placed between the down rider and...

Sure, 3 seconds may be enough for a marshal to raise a flag. But that marshal would need to be placed between the down rider and Troy. So to follow your argument, they should have marshals stationed every 2-3 seconds down the track. That works out to maybe 100 marshal stations for this track. Realistically, when riders are only 2-3 seconds apart, as they are during training, it is not practical to expect a marshal to be able to stop riders at absolutely any position on track within 2 seconds.

The road crossing, however, is a different matter. They absolutely have someone there letting people on the road know when they can cross, and that person made a mistake. Luckily it didn't result in a rider getting injured, and hopefully they learned a valuable lesson.

bulletbass man wrote:

But there is only so many blind landings.  in most situations on a dh course the rider has an opportunity to react.  If a Marshall was...

But there is only so many blind landings.  in most situations on a dh course the rider has an opportunity to react.  If a Marshall was there and made a mistake I suppose it happens.  But there wasn’t a Marshall at all.  

I don’t expect everything to be perfect.  But this isn’t a local race hurting for volounteers and budget.  it’s a wc race in Central Europe at a long established venue.  If they can’t get Marshalls for the motorway knock down some jumps.  Or you know just get the Marshalls you need.

BGoldstone wrote:

Watch it slowly and Troy passes the marshall who looks like he is reaching for his flag. Look farther down the track and you see Jed...

Watch it slowly and Troy passes the marshall who looks like he is reaching for his flag. Look farther down the track and you see Jed is still in the process of crashing and hadn’t even gone off the track completely yet. All this on a fast but fairly straightforward section of track that doesn’t see a lot of crashes over the years so probably why you don’t see a Marshall every 100 feet.

I’d feel the same way if was Jackson just like I don’t feel Hardline needs to pad every tree especially in a tech section like the one that took him out for a year 

samcp99 wrote:

If it's handy while the riders come down, I've got the live splits, sector-by-sector, here at gravitylab.live/live. Hopefully more engaging that the teletext (UK reference) experience...

If it's handy while the riders come down, I've got the live splits, sector-by-sector, here at gravitylab.live/live. Hopefully more engaging that the teletext (UK reference) experience on Chronorace. Keeping it updated through elite. 

Shout with any comments/improvements as its a live project

MJT420 wrote:

So which North American male rider is going to win this round? ;). I only kid, but it would insane if somehow the streak kept going...

So which North American male rider is going to win this round? . I only kid, but it would insane if somehow the streak kept going, even crazier if Dak or Pinkerton take it as a first timer, which they're both in a good position to try for.

MJT420 wrote:

So which North American male rider is going to win this round? ;). I only kid, but it would insane if somehow the streak kept going...

So which North American male rider is going to win this round? . I only kid, but it would insane if somehow the streak kept going, even crazier if Dak or Pinkerton take it as a first timer, which they're both in a good position to try for.

Eae903 wrote:

I hope Dak, but only because Pinky has more career left. I would be stoked with either one though 

sspomer wrote:

sorry to keep bringing up how close things were in quali, but...waite and introzzi .001 apart - at 30mph, that's .5" / 1.27cm dak and troy were...

sorry to keep bringing up how close things were in quali, but...

• waite and introzzi .001 apart - at 30mph, that's .5" / 1.27cm 
• dak and troy were .003 apart - at 30mph, that's 1.5" / 3.81cm
• finn and craik were .008 apart. That'd have put Craik off a podium by 4.2" / 10cm

 

MJT420 wrote:

So which North American male rider is going to win this round? ;). I only kid, but it would insane if somehow the streak kept going...

So which North American male rider is going to win this round? . I only kid, but it would insane if somehow the streak kept going, even crazier if Dak or Pinkerton take it as a first timer, which they're both in a good position to try for.

Eae903 wrote:

I hope Dak, but only because Pinky has more career left. I would be stoked with either one though 

TEAMROBOT wrote:

Pinkerton's obviously on one based on Q1 times, but for me the dark horse USA rider is Dylan Maples. I think he's due for a big...

Pinkerton's obviously on one based on Q1 times, but for me the dark horse USA rider is Dylan Maples. I think he's due for a big result sometime soon.

mfoga wrote:

Did Jackson call himself and idiot when he crashed 😂

virxxu wrote:

So stoked for Anna!! I love seeing first-time winners!! Hilarious the podium champagne, seemed to be a bit of a problem for finn and amaury too...

So stoked for Anna!! I love seeing first-time winners!! Hilarious the podium champagne, seemed to be a bit of a problem for finn and amaury too haha so funny

Red Number 3 wrote:

Just wondering: When's the last time there wasn't a single French winner in any category after 4 World Cup races?