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Akula Added a comment about feature Vital's B Practice Podcast - Leogang World Cup Downhill
6/17/2022 2:04am
The company that run the timing infrastructure at World Cups is Chronorace. Hired by UCI and RBTV since 2014/15 to provide accurate timing with 20 + splits on track, something Tissot apparently said they couldn't do. The timing infrastructure for timed training, qualis and racing is the same. It's live. The RBTV feed on race days is delayed by anywhere from 30 secs to 1 minute to help facilitate live graphic construction for the TV show using the timing infrastructure. The live timing you see on the UCI site is made using the start-wand as primary start timer, the riders...
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bizutch Liked a comment about Feature Vital's B Practice Podcast - Leogang World Cup Downhill
6/17/2022 1:33am
@Akula One thing I'd love clarified on split timers on mountain is if they are synced with the wand/photocell tripped at the start hut (the mark during the 5 second countdown when they actually trip the gate sensor) or the split timers synced up with the riders Published Start Time of say 1:01:00 pm ? I would assume that if hard wired they would mesh to the actual start sensor/trigger/wand photocell since any course hold would be disaster for splits.
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Akula Added a comment about feature Vital's B Practice Podcast - Leogang World Cup Downhill
6/16/2022 2:41am
You are correct about some of your assumptions regarding timing at World Cups, incorrect about others. If you want to know how it all actually works just drop me a message.
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2021 Mountain Bike Team Rumors
1/1/2021 7:32am
there are post/view counts on the forum. i love the crowd in this forum. they are civil, knowledgable and calculated. please do not respond to this reply, let the team rumors carry on w/o these distractions.
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Akula Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
12/14/2020 10:13am Nerds
danposs86 Liked a reply to forum topic 2021 Mountain Bike Team Rumors
11/18/2020 7:15am
So Trek scrambled to keep him on the team then.
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Akula Added a reply to UCI DH Rule Unclear - DSQ for Riding Over a Course-Marking Pole?
10/30/2020 11:37pm You guys can't read a rule book! ;-) Rule states "rider" not bike (Finn..... it's ambiguous for a reason. Because somewhere in the wide world there's a keyboard warrior who moonlights as a UCI commissaire ready to DSQ all who breath. :-)
Verbl Kint Liked a reply to forum topic UCI DH Rule Unclear - DSQ for Riding Over a Course-Marking Pole?
10/22/2020 7:40am
Part 4.1.035 of the rule book was changed for the 2019 release to actually mention course markers and that it can result in a DSQ. I recall 2018 had quite a few instances were this rule needed to be more clear: a) some commented that riders should merit a time penalty but not a DSQ (perhaps due to short unintentional adventures outside the course markers), b) it has to be defined how one actually exits a course and where a rider might be deemed to return fairly, as there were also notable incidents in 2018 where this needed to also...
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adamdigby Liked a reply to forum topic UCI DH Rule Unclear - DSQ for Riding Over a Course-Marking Pole?
10/20/2020 12:42am
I don't understand why people think being in the air or on the ground makes a difference for going out of the course, nothing in the rules states or suggests this matters. Same with the people considering "advantage" gained or not. That is in the old rule and was too vague so they amended it to the current one which states you have to enter between the "markers" you exited between. Current Rules - UCI MTB General Rules Sections Rule 4.1.035: "If a rider exits the course for any reason, he/she must return to the course between the same two...
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Nukeproofbikes Liked a comment about Press Release Nukeproof Introduces Limited Edition Reactor 290c ST
4/27/2020 7:34am
Very true, none of our Reactor models would be considered "extreme" or win a game of Top Trumps. However we put a lot of of effort into the engineering, R&D and testing to ensure they perform for riders in the real world on the trail. So far most riders, racers and media seem to enjoyed riding them (check Vitals review the other week). But happy to accept that they may not be for everyone- the beauty of the bike industry is there are a lot of brands to choose from.
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Akula Added a comment about video AMAURY PIERRON - Vital RAW
4/24/2020 8:13am
Hhmmm, check out the technique @ - 0:28, 0:54, 0:55, 0:58, 1:12, 1:16, 1:47, 1:59, 2:09, 2:39. What you are seeing is more so how many turns with support we have a WC's, how subtle Amaury's foot work is and how stable modern race bikes are!
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Rob_Stevens Liked a comment about video AMAURY PIERRON - Vital RAW
4/23/2020 11:28pm
As a picky bastard, I’ll say to have a look at that again. In unsupported corners, or where the turn is longer, he drops the outside foot. That’s about the only time it looks like his hips are outside too. He’s otherwise really lined up feet to head, level pedals like you say. All edging, no hedging. F’in amazing riding.
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Akula Added a comment about press release 2020 GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM STRENGTHENS WITH MIX OF VETERANS, NEW FACES AND EXPANDED XC SQUAD
4/7/2020 7:36am
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Mr. P Liked a reply to forum topic DH Not In Cycling World Champs 2023 Athlete Message Video
3/13/2019 8:20am
Don't read to much into it, pulling these videos together can be a challenge and you work with what you get. P
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Laurent PureAgency Liked a reply to forum topic DH Not In Cycling World Champs 2023 Athlete Message Video
3/13/2019 7:51am
Hello, We can't blame UCI for that, because they asked us to provide them video from Loic BRUNI, and because of traveling and testing a lot currently, we were late and missed to do it. They consider DH as good as the other Cycling sports, don't be afraid...They did the job. We as a Team were not good. Thanks for supporting DH, and sorry for having been slow and not efficient. And YES, we are fuck..g happy to be part of this huge event. It will be a great show, and good moment to celebrate with all the riders...
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Akula Added a reply to DH Not In Cycling World Champs 2023 Athlete Message Video
3/13/2019 7:52am "Like, they can get the African U23 champion straight from the bush on a cellphone" WOW!! Africa = Bush; that's awesome iceman2058, that's truly awesome. FACEPALM
Akula Added a comment about video What Does the EWS and UCI Partnership Mean for Riders?
11/16/2018 1:53am
Sorry. I wasn't solely replying to you. There was a comment below yours which mentioned money. All the info you have copied and pasted I am well aware of and is available in the documents I linked. Likewise the hosting costs for staff and the like for a uci world cup is simialr to how ews organise their "system" also. Likewise there are quite a lot less uci officials at world cups than you may think. It's actually Red Bull Media house with 68+ staff that burden the most. But they look after themselves. Your arguments that ews is still...
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Verbl Kint Liked a comment about video What Does the EWS and UCI Partnership Mean for Riders?
11/15/2018 12:37am
The EWS already has a rulebook of its own. The rules and regulations in place for enduro from the UCI are very elementary. I fully expect the UCI to embrace how the EWS is sanctioning enduro as opposed to the other way around. However, there are very serious complexities in the sport that need to have some form of oversight from a world governing body. Foremost of which, is doping control. Next will be standardized training and certification for race officials (whether these will be called commissaires or not, who knows) all over the world. In addition, there has to...
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Akula Added a comment about video What Does the EWS and UCI Partnership Mean for Riders?
11/15/2018 12:30am
Just because comments like the two above almost always go "unchecked" and "unchallenged" - you two guys clearly don't know as much as you think you know. Maybe if you attended all EWS and all UCI World cups you'd have a more informed opinion. Or if EWS's partnership with the UCI actually affected your livelihood etc... EWS Prize money - Win €750 - https://www.enduroworldseries.com/ews-general/ews-rule-book/#_Toc507585… UCI World Cup Prize money - Win €3,750 - http://www.uci.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2018_uc… Registration Fee EWS - €125 to €200 Registration Fee UCI WC €40 - €80 http://www.uci.org/docs/default-source/imported-library/ucifinancialobl… EWS Event Hosting Fee - Info currently not available due to...
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Akula Added a comment about news story Danny Hart Won't Race 2012 World Championships
8/23/2012 12:54am
No, morning after the Crankworx Les deux Alpes Air DH race on the race course, Some body put course tape over the take off of one big jump, Danny hit it blind and went over the bars.
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