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We're back at Mont-Sainte-Anne and ready for another epic race - dig into the slide show goods from Sven and Dan and stay tuned as the coverage blows up all week.
Ready Set Go. Another year of awesome MSA racing ahead of us.
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Rachel stoked on the new section in this years track.
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Monkeying around with Luca Shaw. But some wisdom in the audio.
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Neko Mullally's fresh off two back to back East Coast wins, can he make it a hat-trick here in MSA.
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Loris wondering just how you are meant to hit this new step drop/roll section (the rough long open sweeper turns have been replaced by this)
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Giant dwarfed by the scope of this big track.
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DJ Jazzy Jackson coming at you here in Mt St Anne.
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Amaury Pierron took his time in track walk today. He may seem like a jokey on his Insta Stories but when it comes to racing he is deadly serious.
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Yes. No. Go. Woah! This is the Boom Boom Huck gap that Greg Minnaar pioneered last year after a decade of looking at it and wondering if..... Will his elbow be up to it this year or not? Will anyone else give it a yank like Luca did last year?
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Every year there is less and less dirt on the track at MSA. Sections riders used to double and triple have little in the way of landings now.
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Finn Iles is out here for the Mt St Anne masters despite being barely out of juniors.
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Big clean up after a cross country drive for John Hall and the YT mob techs.
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Since Kaos has missed 2 races, Tahnée thought she would bring him back up to speed with the latest tweaks. Great to have you back K-Man!
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Even the "easy" bits of the track are hard.
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This is the first race the Unior Devinci team have ridden together since Croatia. Dakota Norton in audio.
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Adam Brayton just borrowing the quad's odometer to measure how far he will gap in his race run. #gastoflat
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The Mont Sainte Anne go karting track is like a compulsory team building exercise for most teams. Madison Saracen making the most of their early arrival on Monday evening.
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If you want a stiff neck right before practice at Mt St Anne go go karting which is taken almost as seriously as the Word Cup itself. Sometimes more seriously.
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Brook Macdonald and many others contemplated the gap only Minnaar made work and Luca Shaw attempted last year.
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We bring you wheelie Wednesday with Wyn Masters.
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Rachel Atherton - future freeracer? Doing the pool path transfer gap with grace and ease.
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Gestev who organise the Velirium which the UCI MTB World Cup is part of are dialled. They look after the media and just run a very slick event. Vaea at this mornings press conference hot off Nat Champs and US Open win.
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So Canadian eh.
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Marcello makes his way down the new Tarzan section, hoping it is easier tomorrow on the bike.
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A mixture of Vanzacs and GC's up on Stevies rock taking a moment.
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Lots to remember and learn here for Vali Höll intimating no doubt to be racing outside of Europe.
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When Sven suggests a huck to giant messy rock garden...
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Those hands have seen many wheel builds. Marshy prepares Greg's bike for some action tomorrow.
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American muscle: John Hall drove the YT Mob Peterbilt truck from California to MSA. Don't be fooled though, Aaron Gwin is not racing this weekend.
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Kye, Troy and Mark have a great relationship within the team and are rarely seen walking the track alone.
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Monika Hrastnik is sitting 5th in the Women's overall, and not many points behind Myriam Nicole.
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Straight straights and big views. Classic Mont Sainte Anne.
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Reece Wilson showing Thomas Estaque the lines, gap opportunities and where not to land. The mixture of flat out speed and precision in Mont Sainte Anne is what makes it one of the most spectacular venues of the year.
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Sunset in Quebec City - the Mont Sainte Anne race track flows down the mountain tucked behind the buildings in the background.
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Quebec is full of culture and traditions like the street entertainers that perform almost continuously throughout the day.
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Local shredder Anthony Poulson preparing for a hot day of laps tomorrow.
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Nothing gets missed by Danny Hart's observant eyes.
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Between a rock and a hard place.
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The award for best prepared team on a crazy humid track walk goes to Pivot Factory Racing!
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A titanic moment? This will be Gee Atherton's 100th World Cup start.
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The new 'Tarzan' section had the Transition team swinging with excitement!
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A lot of dirt has washed away from the track in the recent thunderstorms.
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From 1x12 to 4x4. Shimano like to keep their options open...
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Mirror mirror on the wall. Only the crystal ball knows who will win here this weekend. <br />
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If there was ever a hall of fame for World Cup tracks, MSA would be a first-time ballot lock. The organizers have made a few changes again this year to keep things fresh and the riders on their toes, so jump right in and get ready for racing!
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