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Major bummer for Slawek Lukasik as he dropped from 6th overall to 11th. Also as I privateer it must really suck to go all the way to Scotland and get DSQ after the first stage.

Agreed. Situations like this, where I'm clearly not there, it seems best to hear what other racers think of this. Consensus appears to be "bullshit". White tapegate is going to be talked about a lot, its pretty clear only 1 other rider had a tough time with this one. All that said, trying to beat Richie up for this is lammmeeee. He made a mistake. Happens. Own it and move on.

Via USAC, this is how to watch World Champs if you're in the USA and honest. ----------------- How to Watch the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships VAL DI SOLE - TRENTINO, Italy – USA Cycling announced the athletes who will represent the United States in the Cross-Country, Short Track, Downhill, and E-MTB races at the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike Racing World Championships that will take place in Val di Sole, Italy on August 25-29, 2021 You can watch the Elite Short Track, XCO, and DH races live on FloBikes with recaps available for other categories. Follow @USACyclingLIVE on...

Looking forward to yelling at the TV at an ungodly hour drunk AF.

if you haven't seen, austin is going to world champs. stoked for him. also new USDH Unfiltered is live in our podcast channels. will get it on site in a few. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Austin Dooley (@austin_dooley_)

I think we are still figuring out the injury. Could be a week and a half, could be 3 months. I just hope he moves to sort that out quickly so that if he's out, austin is able to to go on the proper team, not as an alternate or a "maybe." I doubt there is a rule that says he can be removed due to injury. Gwin is pre-qualified, is it up to him to make that call? surely they consider alternates under normal circumstances? I bet you that it isnt as simple as saying USAC should just decide...

I'll just flat ask the question... With how close WCs are to Maribor, at what point does Gwin give his spot up? If he can't race this weekend, but somehow can be at full strength at WCs, more power to him. Love to see him crush it. However, that seems unlikely, no? ...a hobbled Gwin is not exactly in the spirit of the "US team". Isn't it selfish? Especially with up and comers waiting in the wings. Tough situation, but with COVID, Europe, mental prep etc. its not something where he should drag his feet imo. Unless its some weird...

i wonder if he forgot.... the same way VDP "forgot" that ramp was going to be removed before finals at the olympics