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On a positive note, I am loving the explosion of behind the scenes vlogs. By far Ed Masters is my new favorite. He is a treasure. I can't get enough. I wish him a speedy recovery, but I'm guessing the videos will slow up when he is back on the enduro bike.
Red Bull recap show with Warner, Elliot and Emily Batty
https://www.redbull.com/int-en/episodes/beyond-the-line-s1-e1
Yo Yoda! The onsite commentator that travels with the World Cup circuit is Randy Ferguson. He is French/Canadian from Quebec. The dude is always on point and I agree he is just as good as any on screen commentating. I am stoked to get on the mic with him at the Snowshoe World Cup DH again this September!
Love the insight from the venue. It makes sense that the new format is an action packed race day for spectators. My voice will be reeling commentating all of the semi/final runs in one day, but nothing some post-race whiskey can't smooth out.
Cheers!
Didn't someone win the overall without winning a race in the last couple years?
Yep, Matt Walker
Stoked on that one.. just not a fan of Emily but will take it anyways.
Red bull posted final rider list for hardline. No goldstone anymore
I thought he said he was finally having his appendix removed during the break in WC races.
With Hardline now being in the middle of the season it seems less attractive for riders in the hunt for the WC races. Risk vs reward is kinda skewed vs in the past when it was at the end of the season.
Where did you see it? The Red Bull site still has him on the list but wouldn't be surprised if he skipped it to focus on getting better in time for Worlds.
Definitely a bummer, but unfortunately, Hardline always claims a few victims. It's almost like it's kinda hard
Just too much at stake right meow.
On the plus side, Bryceland, Strait, and the return of Gee!
In a 4 race series where loris flatted in one round. Only took place at two locations with only slightly modified tracks.
the largest points gap in qualification, semi, and finals is from first to second place. Winning every chance at points is the way a rider can fly up the standings. And anyone who tries consistency will still need to be on the podium in every run and absolute can’t afford a bad round.
Whistler has had riders testing the 1199 trail this week. Good looking course but it’s nothing like hardline but looks more like Val di Sole if anything. A few vids up on IG and Carter Krasney posted a top to bottom lap
He’s said in interviews that he’s taking advantage of the break to finally have an appendectomy. As much as I’m looking forward to watching Hardline, I can’t see how it would make sense for anyone in the top of UCI rankings to do it in the middle of the season.
red bull making full-length post-world cup shows with rob, eliot and emily batty!
https://www.redbull.com/int-en/episodes/beyond-the-line-s1-e1
Couple mentions from Rob about how it took him some time to get over not being at the races any longer.
We miss you too Rob.
Damn RB has said oh you want the WC GNC we are going to do a show that is better than anything else you have done so far.
GCN hasn’t even put out a recap show other than the highlights and click bait video on whether dh is too dangerous or not
I don't remember Red Bull doing much other than just having the replay available to watch and posting winning runs? There wasn't a stand-alone recap show as far as I can remember, although I didn't really seek it out.
The other video you're talking about wasn't GCN.
True but they also did the Fast Life series.
they are all here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6pTrW6QGFHR-ixV8QQlDB-FYNECVE_DC
My bad I said GCN went it’s GMBN that did the dh video but it’s hosted where the race replays are.
Show is awesome. Hope they do one for every round. I spend more time watching bubbas world than I do actual Supercross. Sure I’m not the only one out there.
Dak said on the vital b practice podcast he can’t hear it.
but they didn’t ask riders permission either.
There was always a 20ish min recap show the week after world cups. Elliott presenting etc... Covering BTS stuff and replays of runs
Example https://youtu.be/JDjFcQKz0Oc
Jackson out of Hardline due to complications w/ his appendix surgery.
Been thinking about this a lot lately. As far as I know the biggest reason whistler doesnt have a world cup right now is because crankworks is such a huge event that they don’t need or want another one. With enduro now packaged into the WC I can bet it’s a lot more enticing but I don’t see crankworks going away and I don’t see redbull appreciating sharing the spotlight.
I also heard another rumor on why there hasn't been a world cup from a staff person at the Whistler bike park... SRAM sponsors the bike park. Shimano sponsors the world cup... Issues there possibly.
I've heard the excuse that Crankworx is already too big or that they don't want another event because it's too crazy and stuff like that... Whistler hosted the Olympics, Whistler sees 10's of thousands of skiers daily in the winter. They can handle more if they want to. Also, I wouldn't see them link a world cup with Crankworx. It would be a stand alone event.
If the 1199 trail is going to be used as WC course I don’t see how it work. Creekside is too small to host the pit area and there isn’t really another spot close by.
Doesn’t 1199 end a ways up on the mountain as well? The map shows it going into lower Insomnia. They’d probably have to extend it down to the base, you don’t want to race Insomnia.
Dak was saying on Vital B that there wasn't any courses in North America that can replicate the what the riders experience in Europe. Why is this? Certainly we have the verticality in places like the Rockies and Sierras. Is it just that lift access bike parks don't want to waste the time on trial that will rarely get ridden?
Given that most World Cup venues lose money hosting, you'd have to wonder why Vail Resorts would bother. It's not like they need to get it into the public consciousness as a place to ride bikes.
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