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pit bits from MSA (may still be processing to HD etc...unlisted for a bit...you nerds get it first : )

This is the exact info I've been looking for, being too lazy to actually calculate it myself. A tip of the hat to you.

At first I was a little put off by not offering qualifying and semi points, but I suppose they did that so that if the season is close (like it is) they wouldn't be awarding a championship for a quali or semi run. That being said it would have been even more interesting if they would have put all the points on the finals run. It would have made things a bit spicier! As it stands now it looks like Loic only controls his own destiny if he finishes in 2nd or better. Loris can take it home if he...

My 2cents. I raced the 'prototype' tire in Chatel, after testing it at home, and was extremely happy with it. It shrugged off some gross impacts and felt good doing it. I'm running DT Swiss so that might help too.

Warning. Vital MTB may cause stoke for downhill bikes. (did i just legally prove in the USA that downhill bikes are sick? ; )

https://mtvanhoevenberg.com/todo/uci-mountain-bike-world-cup/ The link to Lake Placid world cup event^^ It would be cool if the UCI approved the full old Whiteface course (assuming that’s on the the same hill) but the rulebook makes no concessions for a commissaire or other official to make exception to the 3.5km and 5 minute maximum/ 2 minute minimum course length.

The #VitalMTBShortsBounty is on for snowshoe! https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/vital-mtbs-shorts-bounty-2023-snowsho…

raw from the last downhill rockies at purgatory (durango). race was sept 9/10, raw just came through, but so rad. that track is so rad even 23 years (i think?) after it was first ridden. pretty sure this photo is from 2000 on the same track. one of the first times i ever tried to take pics at a mountain bike race. minnaar on global if you really wanna go down the rabbit hole, durango world cup 2001 from alpha project "movie" that i made. it's pretty rad to see the same cliff hucks and sections from the downhill rockies...

Peaty in 36th place. Only one born in 70’s

This is a great opportunity to mention the Strava global heatmap and its effect on illegal trails. If you're using Strava, even if you set your ride to "Private" so only you can see your map, your ride will contribute to Strava's global heatmap unless you go to your privacy settings and turn off "Aggregated Data Usage." Here's a link that shows how to do this. And if you think this isn't an issue, click this link and use the global heatmap to navigate to an illegal trail you enjoy. I bet you 10 to 1 that the trail is...

If you don't think Wyn Masters is one of the truly great people in the downhill racing world, well... figure out a way to vote yourself down. Awesome episode of Wyn TV here:

Dh may be the f1 of mountain biking. But it’s the professional disc golf of racing sports. Unless you mountain bike almost nobody cares and the percentage of mtbers that watch World Cup dh is slim. Now that doesn’t take away how amazing it is and how hard these athletes and teams work to take part. But to think the sport is suddenly going to become popular by cutting the field and participants is just frankly stupid thinking.

dylan maples getting commencal muc-off support! https://www.instagram.com/stories/dylan.maples/3185852480394321253/

this thread should be renamed 2024 Team Bummers

Why would any team stay in enduro honestly? There’s absolutely zero coverage or exposure besides what the racers put out themselves. No return on investment. Discovery has mangled the DH and more so enduro racing. Bike companies will be pulling the plug on gravity race teams and you can’t blame them.

Dakotah started 47 minutes before Loic and Remi was 21 minutes before Dakotah, those two definitely had the rides of the day given the conditions. Can't wait to hear what Dakotah has to say about all the foot off moments and how slippery it was on the B Practice Podcast.

IF THE TRACK IS ANNIHILATED THAT'S WHAT SPIKES AND TEAROFFS ARE FOR PROBLEM SOLVED

quali results - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/news/results-elite-downhill-qualifying-lo… lots of big names way off the back. but luca shaw 6th and dylan maples 8th?! heck yeah!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwnxLhcsjrK/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== I was hoping someone would do this since the first course preview a couple months ago, hopefully it’s actually faster. 😎