2024 Racing Talk

RobMil
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8/10/2024 6:51am

Is it being shown on any TV channel/website?! 

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8/10/2024 7:24am

watching qualifying—pile up of masters struggling to get down the track is glorious! 
U19 women now, and they’re ripping. What a great day in Europe look at it

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8/10/2024 7:27am

Correction: they’re getting broke off too. Steep!!!

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8/10/2024 10:43am

I saw an IG story that elite seeding got canceled because of too many crashes, is that true?

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8/10/2024 11:49am
Karabuka wrote:

I saw an IG story that elite seeding got canceled because of too many crashes, is that true?

Yes that’s correct, that will happen when you let 497 competitors race a track like this, alot of underqualified riders on course who do not belong in a race of this caliber. Very difficult to navigate practice do to the sheer number of people on course and lift ques couseing alot of riders to drop into seeding unprepared.

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8/10/2024 12:54pm Edited Date/Time 8/10/2024 12:55pm
Karabuka wrote:

I saw an IG story that elite seeding got canceled because of too many crashes, is that true?

JokullThor wrote:
Yes that’s correct, that will happen when you let 497 competitors race a track like this, alot of underqualified riders on course who do not belong...

Yes that’s correct, that will happen when you let 497 competitors race a track like this, alot of underqualified riders on course who do not belong in a race of this caliber. Very difficult to navigate practice do to the sheer number of people on course and lift ques couseing alot of riders to drop into seeding unprepared.

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buckoW
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8/10/2024 7:57pm Edited Date/Time 8/10/2024 8:13pm

There should be a live stream from the finals today on the Region Dents du Midi YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/@regiondentsdumidi/streams

Since the Elite Men’s and half the juniors got canceled yesterday the EUC and UCI have decided to run the categories in this order,

Juniors Women’s

Juniors Men’s 

Elite Women

Elite Men

U15

U17

Masters

The race starts at 11:30 Swiss time. 
 
Start list for finals

https://www.uec.ch/resources/2024%20Event/downhill/liste/Ordre%20depart…

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8/11/2024 6:44am

Results from the 2024 UEC MTB Downhill Championship in Champéry today:

Elite Men

elite men eu.jpg?VersionId=UIVnD.

Elite Women

elite women eu

U19 Men

junior men eu.jpg?VersionId=FKRQ8zGO8.POA

U19 Women

junior women eu
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8/11/2024 7:01am
iceman2058 wrote:
Results from the 2024 UEC MTB Downhill Championship in Champéry today:Elite MenElite WomenU19 MenU19 Women

Results from the 2024 UEC MTB Downhill Championship in Champéry today:

Elite Men

elite men eu.jpg?VersionId=UIVnD.

Elite Women

elite women eu

U19 Men

junior men eu.jpg?VersionId=FKRQ8zGO8.POA

U19 Women

junior women eu

Amaury was on the start list, anyone know why he didn't race?

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8/11/2024 4:21pm

Yes, he wanted to save energy.

He was just here to check the track for next year world champs, and he said it's a very physical one.

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8/11/2024 4:25pm

u.s. national champs whip-off vid

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bizutch wrote:
So is Austin Dooley not National Champion?I saw video on AG’s post of Dooley standing in 2nd w/ no champions jersey.I know you can give a...

So is Austin Dooley not National Champion?

I saw video on AG’s post of Dooley standing in 2nd w/ no champions jersey.

I know you can give a fastest time of the day at your own race, but how did Asa get “National Champion” in Pro?

adamdigby wrote:
They raced 17-18 Cat 1 meshed in with Pro so they were effectively in the same race. I think they first started running them together at...

They raced 17-18 Cat 1 meshed in with Pro so they were effectively in the same race. I think they first started running them together at national champs in 2021 so results before that do seem a little unfair as conditions change. There was a big hullabaloo about Logan Bingelli (Pro winner) and Neko Mulally (Junior but fastest of the weekend) in 2011 and who would wear the stripes and I think the UCI for some reason said it should Neko. The next year they included the rule on the books but they still ran juniors separately at National Champs. Juniors also still raced in elite at world cups until 2013 when the junior class was introduced. 

bizutch wrote:
So for the rest of the year, NO ONE in Elite will wear the US National Champion's sleeve?Asa is going to be racing Juniors for 2...

So for the rest of the year, NO ONE in Elite will wear the US National Champion's sleeve?
Asa is going to be racing Juniors for 2 more years. 


Luca has to take the sleeve off & we just don't have a flag in World Cups until Asa ages in or someone gets it next year?

The Canadian sleeve almost went to an enduro racer today. Jonathan Helly dropped last but finished 3rd. Kasper Wooley took 2nd and Jakob Jewett took the W. Jesse Melamed took 4th and Eliot Jamieson 5th.

Women’s side was Emmy Lan taking the win. She’s been doing more dh. Gracey Hemstreet then ALN followed by Sophie Lawrence and Miranda Miller.

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8/12/2024 8:26am
iceman2058 wrote:
Results from the 2024 UEC MTB Downhill Championship in Champéry today:Elite MenElite WomenU19 MenU19 Women

Results from the 2024 UEC MTB Downhill Championship in Champéry today:

Elite Men

elite men eu.jpg?VersionId=UIVnD.

Elite Women

elite women eu

U19 Men

junior men eu.jpg?VersionId=FKRQ8zGO8.POA

U19 Women

junior women eu

What a result for Lisa Baumann!

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sspomer wrote:
haha "almost went to an enduro racer" - canadian national champs results (thanks for the link @BGoldstone ) - https://zone4.ca/race/2024-08-11/20caec6a/resultselite men/women top 10 below

haha "almost went to an enduro racer" - canadian national champs results (thanks for the link @BGoldstone ) - https://zone4.ca/race/2024-08-11/20caec6a/results

elite men/women top 10 below

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I think if Johnny's fork didn't break in Sunday practice causing an ankle injury...he woulda have been up there. His qually time was faster that Jacob Jewett's finals time. 

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8/12/2024 1:18pm
sspomer wrote:
haha "almost went to an enduro racer" - canadian national champs results (thanks for the link @BGoldstone ) - https://zone4.ca/race/2024-08-11/20caec6a/resultselite men/women top 10 below

haha "almost went to an enduro racer" - canadian national champs results (thanks for the link @BGoldstone ) - https://zone4.ca/race/2024-08-11/20caec6a/results

elite men/women top 10 below

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fuckbag wrote:
I think if Johnny's fork didn't break in Sunday practice causing an ankle injury...he woulda have been up there. His qually time was faster that Jacob...

I think if Johnny's fork didn't break in Sunday practice causing an ankle injury...he woulda have been up there. His qually time was faster that Jacob Jewett's finals time. 

rained hard during pre-pro finals, bottom of the course was pretty wet

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8/12/2024 7:42pm
sspomer wrote:
haha "almost went to an enduro racer" - canadian national champs results (thanks for the link @BGoldstone ) - https://zone4.ca/race/2024-08-11/20caec6a/resultselite men/women top 10 below

haha "almost went to an enduro racer" - canadian national champs results (thanks for the link @BGoldstone ) - https://zone4.ca/race/2024-08-11/20caec6a/results

elite men/women top 10 below

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Seems Canada is stronger in Enduro than DH, or maybe just need to add back Goldstone and Iles.

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8/13/2024 6:59pm

gwin's vlog from national champs

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8/14/2024 6:03am

Shows what type of guy Aaron is that the thumbnail is him and his wife instead of new pedals, a sick scrub, or the podium.

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8/14/2024 8:32am

stoked to post up our Inside Line with Clay Harper. so many great stories but also great insights into what the future of #USDH could look like. Clay runs the Pro Downhill Series (among 400 other things he does : )

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8/14/2024 10:20am

Shows what type of guy Aaron is that the thumbnail is him and his wife instead of new pedals, a sick scrub, or the podium.

This comment is so asinine. What ‘type’ of man is Aaron? What type of man would he be if the thumbnail was riding? Would he not love his wife?

Not to mention the thumbnail was probably chosen by an editor and Aaron may not have even given input.

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8/14/2024 10:32am

Shows what type of guy Aaron is that the thumbnail is him and his wife instead of new pedals, a sick scrub, or the podium.

Buckets Up wrote:
This comment is so asinine. What ‘type’ of man is Aaron? What type of man would he be if the thumbnail was riding? Would he not...

This comment is so asinine. What ‘type’ of man is Aaron? What type of man would he be if the thumbnail was riding? Would he not love his wife?

Not to mention the thumbnail was probably chosen by an editor and Aaron may not have even given input.

1. Odd AG chose the thumb nail: zero.

2. Odds he chose it because it was a nice picture, a bit higher.

3. Oodds he chose it consciously or not to demonstrate his ccommitment to family,  3%.

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8/14/2024 10:34am

There are probably plenty of ways to decide AG is a good guy. I wouldn't count tasteful youtube thumbnails as a significant deciding factor.

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8/14/2024 10:50am

Thumbnails aside, that bike looks like it was working well for him and riding high in the travel. Does anyone know if he’s lining up for any of the remaining World Cup rounds or World Champs?

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8/14/2024 12:40pm

Shows what type of guy Aaron is that the thumbnail is him and his wife instead of new pedals, a sick scrub, or the podium.

Buckets Up wrote:
This comment is so asinine. What ‘type’ of man is Aaron? What type of man would he be if the thumbnail was riding? Would he not...

This comment is so asinine. What ‘type’ of man is Aaron? What type of man would he be if the thumbnail was riding? Would he not love his wife?

Not to mention the thumbnail was probably chosen by an editor and Aaron may not have even given input.

1. Odd AG chose the thumb nail: zero.2. Odds he chose it because it was a nice picture, a bit higher.3. Oodds he chose it consciously...

1. Odd AG chose the thumb nail: zero.

2. Odds he chose it because it was a nice picture, a bit higher.

3. Oodds he chose it consciously or not to demonstrate his ccommitment to family,  3%.

4. Odds that YouTube users - especially mtb video watchers - click on an attractive lady: 95%

5. Odds that YouTube's algorithm prefers/promotes videos with thumbnails of people's faces more than products thumbnails: 100%

Just wanted to also add those in there.

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8/16/2024 9:34pm

Vital RAW form Monster Pro Downhill Series Big Bear

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