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That is the most pathetic thing I think I have ever read by a professional athlete on a public forum. Never mind the hypocrisy of trying to sensor the very media that gives him publicity, he should know that there's no i in team. You look beyond these things and consider how your mechanic helped you to 20 world cup wins instead. I really hope that Hall gave him the go ahead to make the post. You don't jeopardise personal relationships over meaningless stuff like that. A sad day as a Gwin fan. edited to add - having read Aarons...

Exactly. The professional response to this would have simply been "it's racing, these things happen". Throwing people under the bus and making excuses just looks bad.

I’m more upset he threw John Hall under the bus. The man is an absolute perfectionist, and there is no way a 3 year old defective part was used on a brand new build. We all know it was a squeaky clean brand new crank provided by ethirteen. Broken parts are a part of racing, call it that and move on. You can’t control the media Aaron. We are curious fans, and comments like that just further distance you from the people support your career.

Gwin is Captain America right wing, God fearing. and nothing is more important to the American Right than money. so dam right he's protecting his sponsors, his image and his wallet. at all times.

Thanks for the posting this since we don't all have IG! I've always had a ton of respect for this guy but this response is petty and childish. No wonder he wanted interview questions in advance... lol. That's what you get for riding carbon cranks!

30 years in this sport and I'm still reading the same BS as it was 1992. Pre-production,defected batch, prototype,my a$$!

yeah, the 1-2 punch today is pretty darn interesting, isn't it?

Duuude... Madeira IS Portugal..

SC trolling again

Why is Cannondale being so coy with their DH rig? Trying to build hype for something that nobody will buy anyway...

Way to go Enve. Now just lower it by another $1,000 and you'll offer competitive pricing.

And it's not like the racers get first dibs on the prototypes. That's the engineers and test riders job. They are the ones riding the first mule and the refined protos go into the racers hands. It might seem like they ride the bleeding edge stuff and the first protos, but stuff they ride still needs to work. They still have races to finish. Remember, to finish first, first you must finish (as opposed to the motor racing proverb of 'first you must be finnish').

I remember something along the lines of Loic saying he was looking forward to developing a new downhill bike in the off season, so he at least was probably riding the bike in the time since worlds.