PIT BITS - 2025 World Cup Downhill, Loudenvielle, France 13

Round 2. FIGHT!

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5/28/2025 4:36pm

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The 2025 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup heads to Loudenvielle in the French Pyrenees this weekend for round 2 of the series. The track is a mix of high-speed trail that's on the flatter side up top before dropping into some of the steepest terrain of the season as the track finishes. The bikes are getting prepped for a weekend of racing in what may be wet conditions once again, but fingers are crossed that things stay dry and competitive for race day. Until then, drool over some of the steeds about to do battle. Photos by Rick Schubert

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35496 — Val Holl is running a new BlackBox Flight Attendant head unit.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35529.jpg?VersionId=3 MH .G7 — LoicBruniApp.biz

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35556.jpg?VersionId=RxRZ — Still waiting to hear what these stoppers are all about.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35577.jpg?VersionId=jmy — Our forum says pink fork lowers and pink spring would sell like hotcakes. Are you industry nerds listening? Tahnee's Rallon.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35589.jpg?VersionId=ZDmsiL4wlzgZ5jMPCByWXB.vG — 37mm?

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35602 — Cereal killer.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35608 — As noted back in Windrock, a lot of the trim parts are 3D printed at Yeti for rapid tweakage.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35620 — Enstiffening.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35627 — Look at this guy! Stoked to see him race in Leogang next week! (Do you think he cut his hair for aero benefits?)

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35646 — Probably making room for the return of plus-sized tires.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35648 — Da Apes.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35653 — Shhhhhhhh.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35655.jpg?VersionId=QtknnLk — Rouge Racing started strong into the season with Daprela in fifth and Simon Chapelet riding the main show, too.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35660 — Here comes the sun...tour.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35669 — Under the hood!

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35671 — Lock 'em out.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35674.jpg?VersionId=47R lnku2smzUai699y7g2dp5y1 — An SR Suntour team engineer is building all the internals himself.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35682.jpg?VersionId=BS5dtJoyINTj6LhYcG.glPrDUUu — TMD stands for Tuned Mass Damper, not Too Many Doodads.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35689.jpg?VersionId=N8vy39fNpNknMdeKppeaN.N2ZQb Wl2 — Should be a relatively easy race on wheels this week.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35693 — Remi Thirion, the DH 22.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35695 — Kiefer's Canyon Sender.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35714.jpg?VersionId=Ekv lwfi — Team High Country is one of the wildcard teams and they won't be missed on the track with these graphics!

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35726 — Rimpact chain denoiser.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35730 — Popcorn emoji.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35733 — INTNS FCTRY on the EXT USD FRK.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35740.jpg?VersionId=snGUvjhntVwS1O6l2 zbBVB5w — Cool-as V10.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35753 — When your RB lid is still in NZ, you have to get creative. Ronan 'Factory' Dunne.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR35843 — Trying a new plus-sized 2.9 this weekend?

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR36065 — Upper and lower STFU-style guides. The way chains get abused on a DH bike, why not?

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR36793.jpg?VersionId=eIBFEwTZt TB6lL uD4Gg — Secret aero-mesh.

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR36796.jpg?VersionId=C3ymoj28uU.rKtkNnleUH

20250528 UCI EDRDH WC Loudenvielle SR36861.jpg?VersionId=e9vvXppE7R35U — YT Mob setup.

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