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Between The Tape Added a new Feature Simulated Racer - Consistency Reigns Supreme - Lenzerheide Analysis
9/26/2025 9:00am
Welcome back to another round of Simulated Racer, the series where we dig into the World Cup race data to uncover what could have been. This week, we focus in on Lenzerheide, the last European stop of...
Between The Tape Added a new Feature Simulated Racer - World Champs Edition: Champéry
9/15/2025 1:28pm
I n simulated racer we tell the stories which could have been for each race. We do this by cherry-picking each rider's fastest split times from any run across their entire race weekend to simulate...
Between The Tape Added a comment about feature Simulated Racer - Who Capitalized on the Muddy Conditions? - Les Gets Analysis
9/7/2025 11:56am
Scaling the time axis is great suggestion. I will try and incorporate it in the next simulated leaderboard plot I do. I also thought about how each run could be normalised to account for changing track conditions, but I too came to the conclusion that it would get too complicated and make any insights difficult to understand. Thankfully, most races usually have more consistent track conditions making this less of a concern. Les Gets was particularly treacherous!
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Between The Tape Added a comment about feature Simulated Racer - Who Capitalized on the Muddy Conditions? - Les Gets Analysis
9/5/2025 4:07am
I agree that seeing the time in the simulated leaderboard would be useful. In future weeks I will try and incorporate this in. For this week, I've redrawn the plot with the times instead of ranks for you here. For the time from leader plot, if we plot the percentage difference, what we end up doing is just horizontally squashing or expanding the distributions as we normalise the results. While I think this will allow us to better compare between sectors in terms of their relative importance, I think it will have no impact on the comparison within sectors. I...
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Nickoli Liked a comment about Feature Simulated Racer - Who Capitalized on the Muddy Conditions? - Les Gets Analysis
9/5/2025 3:47am
This is a really interesting analysis, thank you for putting it together! It would be really interesting to see the simulated leaderboard plotted as time rather than rank. Seeing how many places Maes and Bruni dropped down is surprising, but its not clear if that is due to other riders gaining so much (simulated) time and them being consistent. Also the time for leader plot is really insightful, and probably easer to understand than a box a whisker. I wonder with the sections being different lengths, if plotting the percentage difference might allow a different interpretation of the potential of...
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Between The Tape Added a new Feature Simulated Racer - Who Capitalized on the Muddy Conditions? - Les Gets Analysis
9/4/2025 9:26am
W elcome back to Simulated Racer, the series where we dig into the World Cup race data to uncover the stories that could have been. In this installment, we are going to review the Elite Men's data for...
Between The Tape Added a new Feature Simulated Racer - Was It Palazzari’s Race for the Taking? - Andorra Analysis
7/21/2025 12:44pm
Welcome back to Simulated Racer, the series where we take a deep dive into World Cup race data to uncover the hidden stories of what could have been. This week, we're dissecting the Elite Men's data...
63expert Liked a comment about Feature Simulated Racer - Was It Palazzari’s Race for the Taking? - Andorra Analysis
7/18/2025 11:53pm
Rogue Racing continues to impress
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kolapanda Liked a comment about Feature Simulated Racer - Was It Palazzari’s Race for the Taking? - Andorra Analysis
7/18/2025 11:53pm
Probably one of the cooler analysis I've read on this race
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Jason_Schroeder Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Race Talk
7/18/2025 2:46pm
@Between The Tape Simulated Racer from Andorra is live - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/simulated-racer-was-it-palazzaris-rac… Some really cool insights into what could have been for Davide Palazzari had he not crashed in the last split. It's also crazy how little time was actually left on the track this weekend. Enjoy!
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Between The Tape Added a comment about feature Simulated Racer - Was It Palazzari’s Race for the Taking? - Andorra Analysis
7/18/2025 2:41pm
It would be fascinating to find out how many teams actually do something like simulate a perfect run!
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Between The Tape Added a comment about feature Simulated Racer - Was It Palazzari’s Race for the Taking? - Andorra Analysis
7/18/2025 2:34pm
Thanks for the kind words! More to come in the second half of the season.
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Red Number 3 Liked a comment about Feature Simulated Racer - Was It Palazzari’s Race for the Taking? - Andorra Analysis
7/18/2025 2:33pm
Incredible stuff yet again from you. This is fascinating. Keep up the great work!
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LePigPen Liked a comment about Feature Simulated Racer - Was It Palazzari’s Race for the Taking? - Andorra Analysis
7/18/2025 2:33pm
So when Jackson told Loic "that run was PERFECT"... This lil maple syrup demon was actually telling the truth and understood Bruni left almost no time on the track. General compliment... Or he actually memorizes the simulated perfect run from tt/Q splits to have a goal to shoot for. I choose to believe the latter for fun lol
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dunnem8 Liked a comment about News Story FINAL RESULTS: Andorra World Cup Elite DH
7/13/2025 7:53am
What a race! I only caught the last 10 men due to the time change but I'm so happy to have seen Jackson then Loic battle it out. So happy for Loic, he said last week he wanted to put a stop to Jackson's run and he came out clutch
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Between The Tape Added a new Feature Simulated Racer - Less Dangerous Than You’d Think - La Thuile Data Analysis
7/11/2025 11:20am
Welcome back to another round of Simulated Racer, the series where we dig into the World Cup race data to uncover what could have been. This week, we're reflecting on La Thuile, a new track on the...
Fred_Pop Liked a comment about Feature PIT BITS - 2025 Andorra World Cup Downhill
7/10/2025 2:06pm
Hope those new Schwalbe tyres come out soon😍
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Ryan Burney Liked a comment about Feature PIT BITS - 2025 Andorra World Cup Downhill
7/10/2025 2:06pm
Bolt-in ballast weights seem like a solid guess. Good spot for them, easy win. Why not? I doubt it’s for stiffness though. Those forgings are pretty burly, and adding a brace there wouldn’t change frame stiffness all that much. Plus the lower link pivot is already acting as a good brace. Technically possible, but probably not the intent. Could just be there to hold a cover. Maybe to cap off the gravy boat for full gravy-like mud conditions? What I’m more curious about is the bolt on the headtube and the one on the non-drive leg around the shock. Accelerometer...
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mattattostown Liked a comment about Feature PIT BITS - 2025 Andorra World Cup Downhill
7/10/2025 2:06pm
Go squeeze some playdo and you'll see the hand makes a bulge in the middle. Might just work on grips.
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Between The Tape Added a comment about feature Simulated Racer - Where Was The Race Won and Lost? - Val di Sole Analysis
7/1/2025 10:46pm
I too worry about rider safety and wonder if the overall winners will be those that are able to dial it back just a little bit to finish the season consistently and injury free. I think this has always been the case to some extent, but the combination of factors you mentioned just amplifies this even more. Formula 1 went through some safety changes and I wonder if the same thing can happen in Downhill (I am presuming riders would also like this to be the case).
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