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History in the making as the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships downhill kicks off with track walk. Sven Martin, @maddogboris and Dan Hearn collect the data and emotion of our sport's biggest one-day race.
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Without a doubt, MTB Photo of the Year. -Sven Martin
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Aww yeahhhh it’s World Champs time! -Dan Hearn
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HECK YES, #USDH!!! GO GET 'EM! -Sven Martin
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The kids be alright. These #USDHers will turn it into Shimano the Sidewalk. @maddogboris
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Wonder what Sam Hill thinks when he sees this picture of the crew cleaning his famous corner. @maddogboris
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There are 219 DH racers registered this weekend. 218 of them are scared of the track. 1 of them has the track scared. Brook getting papped by Troy “the light master” Brosnan. -Dan Hearn
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The GOAT with more experience and stack height than anyone. -Sven Martin
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Loris, Chuck and Reece with their support squad. -Sven Martin
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Mini Lolos everywhere... @maddogboris
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Gambler vs Rainbows. -Sven Martin
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Look who's back! @maddogboris
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Camille Ballanche stepped her game up at Worlds last year and hasn’t let off the gas. -Dan Hearn
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#alreadyWon -Sven Martin
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I think they mean Soul. -Sven Martin
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Syndicate sassiness. -Sven Martin
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Pivot reality. -Sven Martin
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EdBull Media House -Sven Martin
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EdBruise Media House -Sven Martin
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gordo's pick. @maddogboris
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Oh we be trippin' in VDS. -Sven Martin
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Team Vali -Sven Martin
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Possible winning front triangle? -Sven Martin
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Our favorite Frame Design...or at least mine. @maddogboris
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Fresh from the podium in Maribor, Laurie Greenland is looking forward to throwing a leg over his fresh Mondraker. He’s a fan of the track and has excelled here in the past. -Dan Hearn
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PA scored two bikes for Loris at World Champs again! -Sven Martin
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Tattoo territory -Sven Martin
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Life lessons from a two time World Champ. First comes track walk, then comes training. -Dan Hearn
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If you've made it this far in your run, you're basically a winner. Finn Iles in audio. -Sven Martin
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Claire and the Canadians. -Sven Martin
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Shit be steep! -Sven Martin
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There are like 30 pythons in this photo. -Sven Martin
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We're #1. -Sven Martin
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Steep as ever. -Sven Martin
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#Work -Sven Martin
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Blue skies and big rocks. -Sven Martin
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Media bib enforcer? -Sven Martin
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Blank canvas of nails for easy addition of rainbow stripes. -Sven Martin
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French champ, Benoit Coulanges scopes lines in the first rock section. -Dan Hearn
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Will Longden took the Masters World Champs stripes last week. -Dan Hearn
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Let's go...-Sven Martin
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Nina Hoffman, head-to-toe. -Sven Martin
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Laurie Greenland looking confident as he has some good Val di Sole memories already. @maddogboris
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Local yums. -Sven Martin
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The face you need to take on VDS. -Sven Martin
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Spray n Pray -Sven Martin
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More black snakes! -Sven Martin
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Technology -Sven Martin
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Why are Sven's captions lacking a bit? Oh... -Sven Martin
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#nojinx-Sven Martin
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Rainbow nips. -Sven Martin
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E-Moped'ing -Sven Martin
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Emilie's top tube -Sven Martin
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#mainliningNutella2022 -Sven Martin
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Rainbow dreamin' -Sven Martin
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Bernard's bike -Sven Martin
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Grillin' n chillin' -Sven Martin
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Cabirou calculating -Sven Martin
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Don't pick on him. -Sven Martin
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Personal items -Sven Martin
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Popcorn emoji is right! -Sven Martin
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E-Mopeding the fun way. -Sven Martin
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Matt Walker and Jordan Williams looking for the smoothest line. @maddogboris
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Luca wont be the only one rubbing his head in Italy @maddogboris
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It's like Glen Plake and Dustin Dollin's long-lost nephew. -Sven Martin
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Vali is probably looking for redemption after last year's world champs. @maddogboris
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Also Fabien Barel is helping his boys to find the fastest way down the black snake. @maddogboris
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Tahnee had some issue with her neck again and is making sure she is warmed up for trackwalk. @maddogboris
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FMD's Phoebe Gale could get the matching Jersey to her socks this weekend. @maddogboris
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Italy uplifts. @maddogboris
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Probabaly the most famous dog in the pits. @maddogboris
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Some time travelers in Val di Sole? @maddogboris
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Just some big rocks. Imagine racing these with 26" wheels? @maddogboris
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Who wants to see Greg Minnaar win the race? @maddogboris
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Team GB in Val di Sole @maddogboris
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A lot of wheels will be sacrificed this week. @maddogboris
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Can you guess the rider? @maddogboris
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Veronika Widmann and Harry Molloy from Madison Racing talking line choices @maddogboris
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The Trackbuilders took it very seriously when they were told to clean the track. @maddogboris
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Do you remember the section where Greg Minnaar broke his Frame? That's this section with a new taped line. @maddogboris
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Parts of Team MS Mondraker Highlighted @maddogboris
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Eliot Jackson picking the fruits of his career. @maddogboris
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You first. @maddogboris
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Not sure if these Maxxis Wetsreams get packed away or prepared for the race? @maddogboris
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Let’s just say the conversation between these two was a little more casual than the riders before. -Dan Hearn
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A few minor last-minute safety tweaks… -Dan Hearn
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A few storms floated around the valley but never made it to the track. It’ll be a dry and dusty first day of training tomorrow. -Dan Hearn
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Veronika Widmann is one of many fast Italians ready to make their mark in front of a home crowd. -Dan Hearn
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Plenty of loose dirt to shift around in training. -Dan Hearn
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The direction of the track may be similar but there are some gnarly new rock features to test riders' bravery, skill and wheels. -Dan Hearn
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The upper corners have been packed hard and brushed clean. It’ll be interesting to see how that changes in the first few hours of training. -Dan Hearn
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Charlie Murray is giving the downhill a shot alongside ebike World Champs. -Dan Hearn
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Dust bombs galore. -Dan Hearn
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With limited parts availability and time to arrange painters, plenty of teams had to get creative. A freshly polished Madison Saracen ready to rumble… and probably a few grams lighter now too. #marginalgains. -Dan Hearn
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If Danny Hart’s wins are 5 years apart, then when will the next one be? Sharpie at the ready. -Dan Hearn
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