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Highlights from this weekend's World Cup In Hafjell, Norway


Claudio

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What was initially thought to be a dry weekend quickly turned around as riders met slippery conditions and had to adjust their strategies to suit the wayward weather. The practices on the dry courses couldn't prepare the riders from either XC or Downhill for what the actual race runs would be like.

 

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minnaar did make the podium in 5th - his 60th world cup podium in 97 races.......(stats from martin whitely)

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WTF??? Check the dude in the maroon tights!!

You'll find one at every DH event. In SA we had the guy with the speedo when Greg won.

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although.....the UCI has been pushing to get the podiums to three and I note in some of the U23 events there are only 3 guys on the podium, pity cos Mariske Strauss got 5th put no podium......

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The winners

 

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb10100695/p5pb10100695.jpg

 

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb10100339/p5pb10100339.jpg

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5th is a podium. Bad reporting I guess... Two South African's on the podium!!

 

even more impressive is Peaty in at number 6....all 39 years of him!

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