Downhill No World Cup DH Thread?

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  1. SeanC

    SeanC Active Member

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    my favorite line was "and the crowd, look like italian cruise line passengers"

    Nice job Gwin!!!

    I like how Rachel kept her helmet on and not talking to anybody after coming in 2nd.
     
  2. Bryguy17

    Bryguy17 A little Shaggy

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    that was a great race. plenty of good riding and close racing. Hart had me worried there for a minute at the end of his run. making up 1sec on Gwin during the motorway was impressive.

    Good on Gwinny though, it's still awesome to see an american on top of the podium.
     
  3. Fearless Fly

    Fearless Fly anachronistic and impulsi

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    Gwin rules!

    Dirty Drunx were there for support as well...

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  4. herzalot

    herzalot Well-Known Member

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    Wait -what happened to the new WC thread?

    I thought or sure Gwin's time would be bested. I went for a ride with the top 20 yet to race. Imagine my surprise when I returned to find out it held! Fontana is great training for Ft. Bill. The similarities are uncanny! (again, sarcasm)
     
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    I'm really stoked to see Danny Hart on top again! That guy certainly knows how to ride a bike! Don't get me wrong, Gwinny is a badass, and you know Team USA! After Via De Sole and a 9 second crushing win. I like to see that Hart can reel gwin in. Here is a shot danny posted to Facebook from practice!

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    Also, Did anyone else catch that Minaar's Chain broke off? And he was only what like 5 seconds off or something. Imagine what his time would have been had he had a chain the whole time!

    It was nice to see Sam Hill in the top 5 again! Sam, as we all know, has been plagued with injuries and bad luck lately. Could this be a sign of his come back? I sure hope so!

    Hey, what also happened to Duncan Riffle? The guy splits from Giant Factory team and now is on Norco and what? I haven't seen him on any of the race broadcastings...

    There was a lot of signs for Cedric Gracia, Healing vibes for that guy! Its such a rough injury that he had. I forget which one but one of the team videos from VDS had a clip of him. He was track side, and you see him try to sit up and then you see a look of utter terror and pain in his face. I hope the guy has a full recovery. CG is a such a cool guy, if you watch his videos and the CGRB videos on Facebook and pinkbike he seems real rad.


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  6. thomaswildchild

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    I guess, "D.Riff" is aspiring to be a chef now!

    [video=vimeo;43748596]http://vimeo.com/43748596[/video]
     
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    It sounds like the legendary champion Sam Hill, in addition to Gwin pull it.
     

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