Back to the Fort! UCI World Cup Fort William Day 1 Slideshow

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<b>After EWS Tweedlove it was time to go on an epic of our own. Duncan deep in the backcountry on an 8 hour epic ride in the wild valleys and mountains of Torridon. #toptenride #SOLO #11flats</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Between EWS and World Cup, there is plenty to see, do and ride in Scotland. Whiskey tastings must be at the top of the list.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>A classic backcountry Scottish Bothy. Mid-ride in Torridon.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>The classic Fort William view.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>This World Cup is Greg Minnaar's 100th. A special helmet fresh from Kabuto to recognize this incredible achievement.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Martin Maes, fresh off a stage win in the EWS gets some advice from Rachel during today's track walk. This will be the first World Cup for the young GT Enduro racer. Just for fun is what they are saying. We will see.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Midges, mist, rain and high humidity were all part of today's track walk. Justin Leov in the audio. He's here as a coach and is not racing.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Cement meets dirt.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Today in midge net fashion. Sam Hill's coming off a 2nd place at the BDS and feels back on track.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Mechanic Nigel with Stevie Smith's new 27.5 Devinci Wilson.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Oh, hey.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Sam Hill, not impressed with all the new bikes popping up at the race this weekend.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>The legend himself. Hard to believe he'll be 40-years old soon.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Steve Peat performing the difficult-but-necessary ceremonial 'drop' of his new helmet as Loic Bruni honors the legend in the audio.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>#motorboating</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>With strict policing of the track walk times, riders such as Mitch Ropletao and Troy Brosnan found other ways to keep themselves preoccupied; trying to beat each others' times on Mad Skills MX.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>While the shape of the top of the track remains unchanged the surface has been smoothed. Bryceland in audio.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Timeless Fort William.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>The woods provide a nice mix to the flat out nature of the rest of the track.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>If you can get out ahead of the main pack, you get a free view of the track and can see lines easily.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>If you don't make it out front, then seeing even the obvious lines become challenging.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Gee and Marc have both done well here in Fort William. Who will be higher on the results sheet come Sunday? They're rooting for each other.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Spagnolo runs through what he's seen so far in his head.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>In some places it could be debated that the surfacing has gone too far, removing all character from the trail</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Sam Blenkinsop and the new 2015 Lapierre DH bike that he influenced.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Pit-side trials practice for Peaty and Co.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Warner gets a tour of one of the Scottish 6 Day Trials stages from Peaty.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>#INSTAWARS Back in Cairns, a late night bet was made between Boris Beyer and Joe Bowman. The outcome being, whoever has the fewest followers by the last EWS race in Finale gets the other's name tattooed on their ass! Pick your side now and let the best media whore win.<br><br> Which team are you on? @steelcitymedia for Joe and @maddogboris for Boris.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>If this fog could talk... Stay tuned for the goods from Scotland througout the weekend!</b> -Sven Martin
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The World Cup downhill returns for the 3rd battle of the season as they land at the infamous Fort William venue. The course has been maintained and the consensus is that it will run fast, but will still be rough. Take a trip to Scotland and embrace the scene as Sven Martin and Duncan Philpott bring you to the UCI World Cup.

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