PIT BITS - 2025 La Thuile World Cup Downhill 11

As the season half-way mark approaches, we're starting to see new things.

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7/3/2025 10:16am

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A new track, but mostly the same bikes. The 2025 UCI Mountain Bike World Series heads to La Thuile, Italy, for the fifth DH race of the season. While riders were frothing at the duffy, natural track, mechanics were in the pits prepping rigs that had been sessioned in Champery and other places the week before. Rick Schubert sends us his snaps so we can learn (or guess) a thing or two about the fastest downhill bikes on earth.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile H8A7074 — Orbea dirt sled ready for some Italian skids.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile H8A7081.jpg?VersionId=7gJGlC99jcat4Jdh — Loris Vergier's Commencal Supreme.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile H8A7090.jpg?VersionId=r azcsPpaTN08EA m2FBECyCKTYZ19 — Norco test mule.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile H8A7093.jpg?VersionId=HEuvGVSnx6Hu31jn — Norco with rear-center 3 and 2 (below) chainstays

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile H8A7110.jpg?VersionId=sKdFhqxe 5Pch — Jess Blewitt's Cube 215

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile H8A7114.jpg?VersionId=t7G7sVMkcMvB — Bottom bracket area tweakage in the Mondraker pits.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR38590.jpg?VersionId=RGlPb9sPvvCASBqAcMQkKx7o — Andreas Kolb gets a freshie this weekend.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR38642 — Hmmmm.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR38730.jpg?VersionId=ZZS6HlcUtNynE9i.MmoSY0C4AT.bk5

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR38770 — Mallets

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR38826.jpg?VersionId=RTeLq4ldxIEF0hBm — Mavens

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR38958 — Rebuild time after a week off (and likely heavy shredding).

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR38967 — Atherton Bikes

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR38974 — Tune in for the damping.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR38980.jpg?VersionId=4BFk0BFl1 NQUAgG08ov2e — Steep track = big rotors.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR38983 — Benoit's big, sticky grips.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR38988.jpg?VersionId=9oIPcvDsVnByksLkXZVd4x7jDth — Marine Cabirou getting some new wheels. Wonder what's inside that hub?

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR38995 — Rumor has it Loic requested on-board satellite internet. Jack obliges.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR39000.jpg?VersionId=GxissftIbyvc Fs64FQf60.zUNfTrP — www.droolbike.demo

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR39027 — Rumor is that Loic was dragging bars.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR39042.jpg?VersionId=Ky54Lmz — Rosa Zierl's Cube 215

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR39046.jpg?VersionId=ugja.nRsqVAD — Jackson Goldstone's prototype Maxxis tire (so sticky, they catch flies)

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR39065.jpg?VersionId=EmjAx9kPj — Jack's prototype Shimano brakes. Even he'll have to use them in La Thuile. It's that steep.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR39068 — Compliance authorization.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR39072.jpg?VersionId=015PFzt — Mondraker's many options.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR39100 — Oisin and Andi - country boys wishing they were home driving tractors.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR39184.jpg?VersionId=KVWSiaec62Ml2zcUa5gw1Dd2GHL — Clinically clean in the Gwin Racing pits.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR39186.jpg?VersionId=.m4X0YiAQrzCtK2fMlsUQh — Weight, weight. Don't tell me.

20250702 UCI DHEDR WC LaThuile SR39194 — Always go for the King James translation.

Related:

La Thuile, Italy

UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

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