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How? The laid out the criteria for selection and other riders had better results to get selected. Should they get bumped just because it’s AG? If anything it’s one drawback for Gwin racing part time on the WC circuit

4x is listed on the schedule for Friday night - "Side Event"

Yep, it's not like we require it for 'viewing/broadcast purposes' Put the flag as an arm band on the kit, and then have fun with it. Work the colors in or don't, doesn't matter.

Yeah rule number one of illegal trail building is don't use any wood or screws. Besides the fact that it looks more illegal and permanent than piles of dirt, my understanding is that wooden structures of any sort leave the land manager more legally exposed. Crashing and getting hurt on a dirt trail is different in the eyes of the law than crashing and getting hurt on a structure made of imported construction materials that should have been permitted and engineered for safety.

Silver lining? That was the most even-handed news report on illegal trail building that I've ever seen. A conspicuous absence of pearl clutching and hyperbole. Maybe there's hope for the future yet.

Land managers and NIMBYs lose their minds when they see wood structures built for skinny's and drops. Alarm bells go off for "double black", "unpermitted construction", and "Liability". If they had kept the trail limited to dirt and natural features, they might still be riding that trail today.

Notes on some of the Elite men riders at Val di Sole Currently active riders with Elite wins at Val di Sole: Gwin* (4 wins), Am. Pierron (2), Goldstone (2, including last year), Vergier (1), Hart (1, World Champs 2016). * [Edit: as @chriskief has pointed out, Aaron Gwin won't be racing this weekend. I just assumed he was on the US team. Sorry for the error.] Til and Max Alran went 1-2 at Val di Sole in 2025 as Juniors. Max qualified 1st in both 2024 and 2025 and won in 2024. Til went 16th in 2024. World Cup...

Only 450 points available if you run the table the last 2 races. Weird thing and I think this may have been answered last year is that the Uci rule book says 250 for a win and 50 for a qualie win (except the last race ) but standings show 200 and 50.

Notes on a few of the women in the 2026 Downhill World Championships: Vali Höll: She has won the last 4 Elite World Champs. She also won twice as a Junior. Vali has won 1 Elite race at Val di Sole and 1 as a Junior. She’s had 5 podiums in 7 races there (combined Junior/Elite). Myriam Nicole: Myriam has won 2 World Champs, the most recent in 2021 at Val di Sole. She’s had 11 podiums in 16 World Champs races. Including World Cups, at Val di Sole she has won 3 times and finished second 5 times (one...

Heck yeah. Let’s see some dope paint jobs!

The first song kind of made sense since event had some Woodstock 99 vibes 😂

Here's another Sleeper song choice to complain about :-)

downhill bike winner = astronaut

re: rushing the finish, in a chat of videographers at the race, filmer, TJ Smith is going to get x-rays on his leg as he was smushed in the melee near max at the end and it was reported that a girl in the crowd was removed w/ a bone sticking out of her arm (compound fracture). perfect storm of racing, fans, alcohol and narrow spaces. lawlor said he was near a barrier before the end of the race and realized it was a bad idea and got away from it. it was leaning in at 45 degrees once everyone...

I'm not actually 100% sure of what I witnessed today. This was by far the most unhinged thing I've ever seen involving bikes. Conditions, weather, riding, fans, etc... all completely unhinged.