Brian Lopes adds another official World Cup win to his long list of stats, this time with the first XC Eliminator event in Houffalize, Belgium. The format is like 4X race with a hill climb, with heats that are about 1 to 2 minutes long. Lopes felt victory hinged on the climb. On cyclingnews.com, he's quoted as saying passing on the downhill is almost "impossible."
Nakedracing
5/2/2012 3:06 PM
You can watch the 4X Pro Tour live this Saturday night on www.extreme.com
Great comments guys.
Ol Dirty Jose G
4/16/2012 2:22 PM
tstep
4/14/2012 9:48 PM
iceman2058
4/14/2012 6:31 AM
That was definitely underwhelming and boring. At least put some difficulty back into the downhill parts, that course was just lame. If they build a course where you actually NEED a dropper post not to die on the way down, they could be onto something.
Not that any amount of tech would stop Lopes of course, he looks like he could be unbeatable in this discipline...damn he has some power off the line, and his bike handling is second to none, so either way, he looks like a sure bet for this one.
filthyanimal
4/14/2012 12:19 AM
MW
4/13/2012 8:31 PM
Andy_Platt
4/13/2012 2:23 PM
nosi0
4/13/2012 2:19 PM
Hey guys, 4X is soo boring. So lets put the 4X gate at the bottom and make the riders ride up. Muahaha
FFS seriously? just broadcast the damn 4x protour!
Scrub
4/13/2012 1:23 PM
cake1dlx
4/13/2012 12:08 PM
t.martin
4/13/2012 11:55 AM