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Lou’s IG story from this AM is at the Gale Webb sports park in Menifee (10 miles from Intense’s HQ), with Ryder tagged in the video.

I'm saying: Lou Ferguson (the hat/long af hair is very distinctive), Oscar Griffiths (his bro Felix is in CA as noted in this thread earlier, and insta stories showed Oscar was there too, he's just left his team from 23). The other two....Joe Breeden (also from said insta stories), not sure about the guy in the white top...? Edit: white top - Ryder?

Is there a possibility of both MS Intense and IFR this year? It would explain why Trummer and Breeden have both been on M1s with different suspension, with IFR on Ohlins and MS on Fox. This would be in line both with what Intense is speccing on their bikes and what the MS team has been running recently, respectively. It would be sick seeing some other brands have multiple teams besides Commencal in my opinion, especially if one of them is Intense given that they have become a bit of an underdog company compared to what they used to be...

I think Greg just sold me a Norco

Announcement obviously coming ……

Pure speculation, but would it not cost considerably less for a brand to supply frames to the MS team (MS Intense) instead of being the title team sponsor and owner(I.e Intense Factory Racing)? Intense are just about to release the updated M1, so surely they need to keep it at the world cups for marketing? Would being a frame sponsor for a team like MS not be the best way to do that when money is tight?

and here’s the instagram post

greg minnaar on norco official. here's our interview w/ him yesterday. a bit more info here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/greg-minnaar-norco-bicycles-inside-li…

I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal. People know me. I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.

Red Hair, Red Bike, your move now Steber 😎

We’d like to think we are as sophisticated as Scully, but in reality this is us

if he didn’t win a world champs when he was completely dominating the sport, I’m not sure he’ll be able to win one now. I’d love him to prove me wrong though. I’d like to hear more of him in the booth. Aaron’s input last year improved the whole broadcast. He’s a natural on the mic.

Agreed, he is an announcer. His job is to speak clearly so everyone listening understands what he is saying. Claudio has a pretty thick accent and English is not his first language but we could understand him. I don't know Ric, I bet he's a nice guy. However, he wasn't very good at announcing. AG came in with zero experience and did a better job of preparing (researching the athletes, asking them questions about the track, their season, their health, etc.) and a much better job speaking. Aaron was easy to understand and much more informative, all without stepping on...

Making fun of anyone's accent is juvenile and pathetic. Do better.

I think he got better towards the end of the year. Cedric was the worst of the commenting IMO. Ric did a really good job a few years ago doing the EWS highlight videos. Seems like he is the guy in the booth moving forward so hopefully he keeps improving.

Hosted by Ric McLaughin.....for me that's reason enough not to listen to it, based off the terrible commentary we've had to endure during the world cups in 2023 Next...

so I suppose pinkbike racing ends?

Maybe he sold it to help fund his trip. A nicely specced DH bike would probably get you 2 or 3 nights accommodation in Queenstown, provided you don't go too upmarket.

Would you ride a cube if you weren't getting paid to ride it?

Why would he? He's no longer being paid by said company so why would he promote them for free, especially someone of Danny's status / follower count