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so what's the rumor exactly?

How is it a team rumor exactly? I have no issue with this on this site but how you chose to put it up makes it easy to question your intentions.

Probably cause most people make mistakes and he is one of the most talented and accomplished riders in his sport. If everyone was judged solely on their lowest moments then the world would be a pretty sad place. I’d be willling to bet most men zink’s age has used the word faggot derogatorily. It was extremely popular among my generation to the point to many of us it no longer was really tied to homophobia. South park has a great episode about it. Beyond that everyone has done regrettable things to others or just being reckless. I stopped using that...

Jeez louise! Is vitalmtb looking for forum administrator!?

This reminded me of something: In 2004 we were with our National Team at the Worlds in Les Gets and the last World Cup round in Livigno. Vanessa Quin won the Worlds that year on a baby blue Intense M3 with Dorados, that was still to be released. She was riding on the Dirt/Intense team, with Shimano, Manitou and Troy Lee as co-sponsors. I was watching the men's finals and slowly descending the course, when I met Mike Rose, who was talking to somebody, most likely Sabrina Jonnier. What I overheard baffled me: Dirt/Intense weren't sure if they could provide...

He also picked up a Monster sponsorship and his YouTube channel is great content.

We haven't even started talking about team huffy and you're already frustrated?

Seems like we should change the name of this thread to "2022 Team Speculation and Wishes"

I have a lot respect for Sik Mik. I really hoped he would continue racing until he was 40. Btw, in an odd set of coincidences, he seems to be the only athlete to medal at an elite mtb World Champs event every 4 years (2009, 2013, 2017). I wish him the best of luck in this next chapter of his life. I certainly hope he stays in the MTB industry somehow.

Here's the full post on Sik Mik's retirement via his team: After an incredible 20 years of racing, the legend of our sports Sick Mick Hannah announces that his last World Cup will be this weekend in Snowshoe, West Virginia. Mick’s first elite mountain bike race was in Maribor in 2001 where he finished 6th! He stood on the UCI World Cup podium 17 times with one victory, scored 3 medals at World Championships and 16 Crankworx medals! Here are Mick’s words: “The time has come to announce that I’m retiring from World Cup racing. This is a...

I was the Coulanges mechanic for 4 seasons at the start of the Dorval team and I don't think he is ready to change structure for the moment even if his results are getting better and better ! Dorval team staff are very professional now and they are one of the "smallest" of the big teams. i'ts perfect to confirm level and confidence before going to an international structure later ..

Yes! With more actual corners it takes cornering skill to win races, not just letting off the brakes and trying to go ludicrous speed. When Amaury Pierron won Les Gets in 2019 his cornering form was perfect. That track had a good mix of actual 90 degree corners (as opposed to 30-50 degree wiggles) that actually rewarded technique over balls.

Make the courses more twisty. Job done.

I like most have enjoyed VitalMTB for reviews, articles, and great videos. I personally mostly watched the PB comments with beer and popcorn. It's kina like watching the primate exhibits at zoos. I hope VitalMTB benefits from more traffic, and that the petty trolling stays out. Cheers!

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Hi, cool comments section. Where do I stash my beer? Anyone bring pretzels or nuts? Cheers from a PB refugee.