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How does everyone want to celebrate once we hit 1000 pages on the thread? I was thinking maybe we could all go to Chilis and share a Triple Dipper. lmk.

I know a lot of people like to cr*p all over UCI, but I think changing to the Q1/Q2 thing and doing away with the Protected status have contributed to making this an incredibly exciting season. Now, if they (by they, I mean the broadcasters) would just consider streaming the Elite qualifying rounds and Youtubing the Junior finals next season .... I'm really amped for this week's race and the last 2 races.

Asa just signed a 3 year contract this spring with FW. Speaking of FW, woof. Those updated team rankings. I though junior got the same points at elite? Angel being out all season and Anna just coming back from injury is rough.

Fucking LLMs will be instrumental for accelerated enshittification of absolutely everything.

@grok is this real?

@ron_goldstone, congratulations for raising an upstanding young man who is behaving in a manner that I find very impressive for someone his age and with the amount of attention and pressure he lives with. Jackson is a fantastic ambassador for the sport and true professional. He is also incredibly fast and his racecraft is phenomenal. His POV track previews are my favorite. The future of DH is bright with the latest generation to step onto the podium. This season ain't over yet! So far it has been fantastic to see so many contenders for the win. The field is stacked...

Saw the new Demo being ridden at Sun Peaks yesterday

Can we officially rename this thread to "The Derailleur"?

Gwin is back at Whiteface so hopefully we get some updates soon.

Didn’t he say in an interview his hand/thumb was heavily taped, but he didn’t go as far as loris by taping his hand to the bar.

This is where the secondary ‘intangibles’ of being a ‘professional’ come in. Dak also has personality, a story, and some magnetism. Things that make him a good ambassador for your company beyond just results. Sure, some of the young guns are wicked fast, but outside of Asa, we really know nothing about them or who they are. The Alran’s aren’t drawing me into to Commencal the same way Dak might to Mondraker. At the end of the day you need good (enough) results but as long as that threshold is met, other things matter too. I guess my argument is...

Do any of you nerds have a theory on what happened with Loic’s fork on his world champs race run? He said he had a mechanical and lost all support from the front. In the video just before his crash, he bottoms it out a few times almost like he lost the spring or damper. But then looked fine after. Did those fancy electronics malfunction?

Mondraker splitting up their team or not re-signing anyone would be a huge mistake. From outward appearances, they all get along well. All they need is an absence of bad luck, not even really good luck and they could have three top 5/10 riders next year. Ronan is already there currently. Dak has been there and all signs point to him climbing back once recovery is complete. Pinky has shown so many glimpses of brilliance and with just a tad more development should be there too. Keep them together and on a consistent program and they are 1 of only...

Add me to the list of people interested in seeing some behind the scenes from the Lake Placid course build

How sad. Since when did this forum become some kind of gossip column, bitching about pro riders who you don’t know personally and have probably never met? Stop this nonsense and just enjoy the spectacle. This season is becoming another classic. Hope it goes to the final round.

I can confirm Jackson was genuinely happy to win the World Championship

Anybody have insights to the NY track? Updates or riding videos?

Can’t imagine being anything other than very much pro- Boost Bro. He seems to like riding bikes as much as anyone on the planet. Does psycho DH lines at mega speed and could probably break out a double backflip in a half hour again. Cmon! All while maintaining appropriate grammar for the situation: “we played to win the game” pro sportstalk in big interviews and “holy shit dude swinging off the back of it” in ripping vids. You diss JG you diss yourself!