Bratislava City Downhill Track Walk

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http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg Doing a nose wheelie was one of the ways of tackling the wallride, and Martin Knapec, rising Slovak World Cup hope, showed proficiency in this technique every ride.

 

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http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg Racing in a true privateer fashion was Gergö Palla, a young Hungarian ripper on an Ironhorse Sunday with a beater build. Launching the stairs a bit too far to flat sent him tumbling down. Luckily, he got up, and so did his bike after some TLC from the mechanics.

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http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg Brendan Fairclough, an avid off-season dirtjumper, showing flawless form on the sketchy wallride, that would be better suited in a slopestyle course than on a high-speed downhill track

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http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg The crowd is always drawn to the biggest obstacles and the 13-foot drop to a steep landing was no exception. Walker sends it

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http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg Ed Masters, a Kiwi privateer, Wyn Masters‘ brother, a quite rapidly rising star on the World Cup circuit, and the Batman in his off-season. Donning an open black leather jacket for his race runs, riding a black Zerode G2, and looking dangerously fast.

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http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg Equality matters – Ed Masters making use of the Holocaust Memorial wall and sending out a powerful message. Intentionally.

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http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg Austin Warren, young ripper from the US, pumping the transition in a true BMX fashion he is known for, losing his urban downhill virginity.

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http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg The riders had an option of scrubbing the jump and landing in the stairs right after the take-off, or going big and sending it into the second set. Bernard Kerr went for the latter in his race run that brought him third place with his front tyre exploding spectacularly right on the finish line.

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http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg Marcelo, third rider to the last down the track, staying low on the 40-foot wooden gap in the speed section that saw many of the riders push out massive whips for the crowd. He smashed everyone’s time by a good measure, but there were still two riders waiting their turn in the courtyard.

 

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http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg Ladies and gentlemen, your champions. Right to left Tomas Slavik, Matt Walker, Marcelo Guiterrez, Bernard Kerr and Filip Polc

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http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg It takes mad skills to ride down urban downhill courses, and even madder ones to concentrate on a photorealistic painting while riders thunder by jumping into the stairs thirty miles an hour. This bearded chap seemed to have the madder set of skill covered.

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and the chicks?

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and the chicks?

Hannah was the only female guest .

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Hannah was the only female guest .

no wonder she was hesitant. But it is race season with world champs coming up. Got to save em lovely bones!

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no wonder she was hesitant. But it is race season with world champs coming up. Got to save em lovely bones!

Polc widened most of the tape for her to chicken alot of the course, think that 1 huck made most reconsider. No point getting hurt when you get payed on the pro circuit . Fairclough def not a wimp always steps up even if he doesnt win.

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yeah, i saw the landings of some of the jumps also were widened. As for facecloth, that boy needs to sign up to the FMB tour: where style actually wins you points.

Edited June 23, 2013 by Capricorn

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yeah, i saw the landings of some of the jumps also were widened. As for facecloth, that boy needs to sign up to the FMB tour: where style actually wins you points.

HAHA FairJaw