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Lopes brings new meaning to the term "podium threat".

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Kades helmet thread.

Alternate perspective: Maybe it's best he didn't race after breaking two helmets a week apart?

Isn't that picture missing about 55 other riders

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Anyone else feels that Gwin has become too money-focused.

That's one way to look at it. Another is to consider that he's very difficult to work with (perhaps too particular, too needy, pain in the a or just a jerk). But it sure seems like sponsors can't wait to get away from the guy after a couple of years and he's left with second tier choices for gear and components. A-la Brian Lopes. And this is not *my take* this is what I have heard first hand from industry folks.

I don't understand why Aaron Gwin hates good tires

I see three options for Rheeder: - YT - making use of that MOB money and going back to the brand roots of slopestyle and Freeride - Specialized - getting a big name that can and wants to ride a wide range of bikes but definitely gets screen time at big events like Rampage and Joyride Canyon - just because they dont know what to do with their money except spend it all

I think this one got missed but Raphaela Richter on a pro contract with Ibis racing EWS. I often had her in my fantasy teams thanks to her affordability, perhaps her price will go up!

Outside contender: Sam's '03 Lugano World Junior Champs winning run. A crash denying him fastest time of the day.

Lots of good answers and good (bad?) memories as well. Also want to throw in Mick Hannah's worlds run in Cairns. Obviously no crash, he just didn't quite have the speed. But what a moment that would have been for him. And then Tracy also missing out on the top step because she KO'd herself and even after being knocked out after the crash came in second as well.

I'm also on board with Sam's Val Di Sol run. Not only was he on fire the whole way down, but in my mind that run also opened the door for what modern DH races became. It had been an exciting season to have freecaster steaming races and that run, being special, heart breaking and showing the give take and emotional toll on racers to the public, how it could be going so right and then go so wrong, also have Rob Warner his moment. If Rob hadn't been screaming times, obscenity's and feeding on the high stakes the whole...

Ratboys run in Haffjell world champs. I remember i was more devastated than him at that moment.

Hill was 3rd at Champery. Matti was 1st and Peaty was 2nd. Sam Hill at Val Di Sole 08 was another "what could have been" run...

Sam Hill Hafjell Worlds

Sam Hill's second place in Finals in champery...