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bizutch sometimes I wonder how you manage to eat with how full you are of yourself already also can we keep this to racing and not derail it into people showing their asses on the race course thank you very much

Beyond that in mtbing that first generation only had to compete against themselves. The second generation only really had to compete against themselves (other than Greg and peaty) and most of them only started riding and racing mtbs as teens in pretty small fields. Now you have kids who grew up riding and racing modern bikes in large fields of riders and or developed mtb communities. And it shows in the results. It’s going to continue to get way more competitive from here on out. Pretty much every pro/team manager/industry insider constantly talks about how much more competitive it is...

val di sole banger edit from roman tunbridge and b practice podcast too #horns

The Dirty Dan is a pretty grippy tire on roots and rocks compared to other mud spikes, so... maybe? I know a lot of the French racers run like to run super low tire pressure and bounce off their rims all the time, so that wouldn't hurt on wet roots and ice-rink greasy clay sections. Ultimately, my gut says it wasn't about tire choice on Saturday, just the rider being in the right head space. His interviews were super interesting. Seemed like he thought he was in a great tactical position for a win in tricky conditions, which would set...

All sports have gotten more professional, especially the non traditional "stick and ball" sports, and because of that the entire field is significantly better than it used to be. Margins are tighter and there's just more "capital from investors" looking for a return on said investment. And even if these guys were training just as hard "back then" as they do now, their training wasn't nearly as effective as the sport specific training top level athletes have access to now. A lot of this has to do with advances in sports science and performance, but also the equipment meant to...

Do you think running full mud spikes might have been part of that? I didn't catch what tires Finn and Troy were on but I thought they might have been on less aggressive mid-spikes.

I forgot about the shorts!

Yup, she said she was hoping/planning to be back for Worlds on WynTV...

i think she said 4 weeks. that still gives over a month of rehab before worlds and the last 2 rounds.

weekend of photos and interviews from jack rice https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/photo-blast-and-podium-interviews-val…

Anybody know where a guy could find the World Cup standings after VDS? Curious where Amaury is at now that he took a win. He's already been on the podium a couple times I think, so I wonder if he's actually in touch for the overall. I'm sure Loic is still way in the lead with two wins, a second, and a fifth.

@TEAMROBOT try this UCI Mountain Bike World Series | Rankings (ucimtbworldseries.com)