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Stop using AI for frivolous shit.

Woah, stop stop stop, please, This thread is wild. Yes Les Gets is a long way from Bordeaux, where the fires there are getting the most press. However there are fire's all over the country and surrounding countries of Europe. Yes it does rain a lot in the northern French Alps, but over the past few years the number of strong, violent thunderstorms has increased. These are frequently difficult to forecast and often very localised. Where I now live, often seems to miss the storms, where as friends 20 minutes drive away still get hammered. Even Meteo Suisse struggle to...

Her name is Rosa Marie Jensen

Marc Beaumont has done a remarkable progression, it's night and day.

Now that the commentary has been decent for two races I'm ready to complain about stream accessibility again

I would much rather have him be the guy doing trackside interviews before race , during race. I think his personality lends to that type or role better than talking about what he sees on a screen. I might watch the pre race if that was the case.

I think it has more to do with the speed they are carrying, the gradient of the slope, and the lack of trees. They are straight hauling so any little mistake and you are traveling a pretty good distance in the wrong direction real quick. The slope is pretty steep in the bottom where a lot of people are going off, they are trying to hold on a off camber with the worse dust and loose rocks showing up off line so miss your rut and all of a sudden you are along for the ride. The course is pretty...

To say riders wouldn’t have dsq’d today if there were tape would be a huge underestimation of the prep these riders put into a race run. Once race day comes along they aren’t seeing flags or tape anymore, just their line. Now I would argue that tape can sometimes be less confusing for the viewer on the broadcast but I think the lack of plastic waste and not getting tangled in the tape is worth that small trade off.

2030 for World Champs with, I believe, expectation for a race there in 2029 as well as a "test" event.