What Was the Best World Cup of 2011? 11

bturman
8/22/2011 4:16pm
This season as a whole has been incredibly exciting, but which race was the best? We'd like to know what you think. 

Let's hear it! Vote below.

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sideshow
14 years ago
VDS: race runs were batshit insane, it was historic, and it was dry as dry gets. Boom; bikes.
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CaptHappy
14 years ago
Have to say Fort Bill just because it saw the break through of the next generation of riders. It showed the new contenders for the next few seasons to come.
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bstens
14 years ago
I'd think everyone would say Val Di Sole based on the fact that it was yesterday, there were a lot of emotions for everyone throughout the entire season:
*Gwin winning Pietermaritzburg
*Hart / Brook / Young Guns destroying at Fort William
*Eliot Jackson having such a killer run before his explosion
*Gwin getting on a roll at Mont-Sainte Anne as well as Troy killing it
*AMERICA
*Old School and Minnaar's fight back
*Craziness. Straight up.

I lost stamina but ya. Each year just keeps getting more exciting.
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Dynamatt
14 years ago
I said PMB just due to Gwin's win. That was such a huge moment for US mountain biking. To finally have a win again was amazing. And Gwin's tears when they played the national anthem showed how much of a great moment it was for him
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Balfaboy
14 years ago
VDS for me was the craziest thing I have ever seen. I was puckered the whole time watching. Just bummed my man Gee did not win.
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Pininator
14 years ago
I would say MSA, but Gee's flat kind of put a damper on an otherwise killer race day. That being said, VDS hands-down. Probably the most exciting racing I've seen since...well...VDS Worlds in '08.
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k.shiz
14 years ago
MSA is always rad, La Bresse was short but sweet, and VDS was nuts. I'm a big fan of the more natural downhill tracks. I think a lot of the top racers would agree those not only look better but are way more fun to race than single line bike park tracks.
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bigzink
14 years ago
VDS, Gwin did something no other rider has ever done, let alone an American.
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Kusa
14 years ago
Val Di Sole for me (but i never visited the non europeans wc) - great location, epic scenery all around and for me one of the best trips every year (gonna to post some shots asap), the track is same but super hard, long and every part is interesting. Nothing boring, from up to the bottom, and thats all about!

+ nice italian girls
+ italian food
+ people all around
+ weather
+ organization (even i was having some problems to get my media accreditation)
+ one of the best tracks for taking pics

and +++++ for the superb racing!
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tomgrundy
14 years ago
I went to every European world cup. Val di Sole was the most poorly organised, but the riding there was so spectacular it made up for it. No video I've seen truly shows how gnarly that track is!
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Kusa
14 years ago
Why poorly? I do not agree at all. Well maybe the thing that i noticed was that a lot of people were spectating on track which was a little bit dangerous.