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@ron_goldstone, congratulations for raising an upstanding young man who is behaving in a manner that I find very impressive for someone his age and with the amount of attention and pressure he lives with. Jackson is a fantastic ambassador for the sport and true professional. He is also incredibly fast and his racecraft is phenomenal. His POV track previews are my favorite. The future of DH is bright with the latest generation to step onto the podium. This season ain't over yet! So far it has been fantastic to see so many contenders for the win. The field is stacked...

I believe Steve Peat did that. The bearings would last a run as the oil leaked out on the way down.

Lahar vibes are strong with that one.

I would also say they probably wouldn't release the enduro before they release the downhill bike it's based on first

HOW IS SHIMANO STILL ON 200MM ROTORS?!?!?!?!

How sad. Since when did this forum become some kind of gossip column, bitching about pro riders who you don’t know personally and have probably never met? Stop this nonsense and just enjoy the spectacle. This season is becoming another classic. Hope it goes to the final round.

I can confirm Jackson was genuinely happy to win the World Championship

Loic’s dad is 10x masters champ. You don’t think he has been grooming Loic since a kid? I take it as Jackson had a passion early on and his parents supported it. I find it odd that this forum is about how riders celebrate after the win. I want to see hype, emotion and psych after they cross the line. Everyone who finishes a run at this level deserves to celebrate regardless of how they end up. Henri was showing disbelief and respect, but Jordan wasn’t even able to fake the golf clap right next to him.

I'm not sure how you do that without eliminating all spectators pre race.

They should call him Middley instead of Pinky! Thank you ladies and gents... I"ll be here all week. Tip your bartenders.

impossible since „Boss“ is a fashion brand

and there is a pipeline of super fast frenchies riding commencal bikes (under commencal 101 some of them) that are today U17 cat, coming to juniors in 2026 and 2027.. remember these names.. Sacha Brizin, Leo Godin and the younger but faster Nano Lavergne and Quentin Barbe.. .. I think Spesh could bring the Spanish kid in Gen Specialized to Juniors..

On the Downtime pod they were saying that for a practice day at worlds, Amaury was following Max and getting his lines, and having to push to keep up. The biggest name on one of the biggest teams following a junior is definitely a sign of what's to come when they get to elites. Those juniors are insane.

I find it hard to root against Jackson for a bunch of reasons: 1. He's obviously a generational talent on a bike. 2. He looks like he has fun every time he gets on the bike, whether it's practice, in a race or at the local dirt jumps. 3. (Maybe the most important to me) He seems to be stoked for everyone. He placed 16th in Les Gets and is reposting Ronan's winning run. He's almost always at the finish line, waiting to congratulate his competitors. He might be one of best riders on a bike, but he hypes up...

Wasn't the Super-Bruni thing a joke a fan came up with a few years ago? I know Loic has said he leans into it for world champs weekend to try to get into an unbeatable headspace. Virtually every interview I have seen of him makes him seem like a good dude. Anyway, before talking up Jackson 4x gold titles etc, I'm seriously wondering if the Alran brothers arn't going to lock down every race next year. All the Commencal elites have been saying they can't believe the speed and lines their juniors are pulling off, and apparently they only get...

Loic is a nice dude. Jackson is a nice kid. We’re generally lucky in this sport.

Nope, sorry but Jackson has been the people's champ since that balance bike video. He seems to be a nice, head screwed on kid. I'd take that over someone who calls him self "Super Bruni" any day of the week.

Apparently there's a mtb world cup race this weekend - EDR Morillion namely - and this site doesn't even bother to at least post results (day 1 results to be exact), but more shocking are the entry numbers: about 120 elite men, 30 women, 23 male junior and 4 female juniors. Whoever said Enduro racing was alive and well ... is wrong. Oh, and there were 10 starters in E-EDR...

John Lawlor's epic documentary on the unstoppable rise of Irish downhill is now released and free to watch on Red Bull TV. Grab yourself a beverage and dive in: https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/news/emerald-storm-history-irish-downhill…