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Am I the only one that thought Gwinn looked like he was pedaling uphill through the urban section?  Just a big gear or issues with derailleur?  He lost a lot of time there.

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I thought it was brilliant. ROCKY AF, technical as hell and very very easy to get wrong.

Got to agree. There was not one pro that I saw that moaned about it. Even Brendon F had nothing to say and he's normally winging like a 2 year old.

 

Ask bulldog or tracey if they thought it wasn't a proper course. We saw multiple lines..gnarley crashes and on the edge riding..I was entertained alright

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I thought it was brilliant. ok at best. ROCKY AF, technical as hell and very very easy to get wrong. 

 

Kind of agree but its too short and not steep enough, too pedally.

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Kind of agree but its too short and not steep enough, too pedally.

 

Ya, I agree. I did enjoy the race and the venue - its beautiful,  and the rocks made it a memorable event, but to me its way too short and the last bit after the rocks was just dull. 

 

Gwin really showed his class - he nailed the rocks beautifully. 

 

What was I saying about Greg and his cursed flimsy 29er wheel/tyres? :-) 

 

Cant quite work out what Bulldog did  - looked like a rookie mistake.

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Ya, I agree. I did enjoy the race and the venue - its beautiful, and the rocks made it a memorable event, but to me its way too short and the last bit after the rocks was just dull.

 

Gwin really showed his class - he nailed the rocks beautifully.

 

What was I saying about Greg and his cursed flimsy 29er wheel/tyres? :-)

 

Cant quite work out what Bulldog did - looked like a rookie mistake.

A rock dislodged under his front wheel and sent it sideways

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A rock dislodged under his front wheel and sent it sideways

And then he shifted the earth 1 degree on its axis... Got a bit of attention... Dusted himself off and rode down to the finish.
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I attendend the race here in Croatia, it was awesome!

I think the telly doesn't quite show how technical the track was.

Steep in places, hectic Rocky sections, and a great location.

Sure, wasn't exactly Champery or Andorra, but the beer is cheap and the sun is out.

Great to watch some saffa boys out on the course too!!

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I think Mr Minn summed it up in his comments about the track after Quallies. Something along the lines of the track wasn't the steepest but it was quite technical and that made line choice all the more important because if you made a mistake, you didn't have the elevation to regain the momentum that you lost and that coupled with the track length made it difficult to try and catch up after a mistake. He also mentioned that a lot had been said about the track but that it had mostly come from online forums where he doubted that the desk jockeys even rode bikes.... :D

 

I unfortunately missed the race but will have to catch up on RedBullTV

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I must say I enjoyed the ladies race .... my wife was not very impressed with me shouting out my favourite ladies names like a lunatic whilst they were racing though :P

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I must say I enjoyed the ladies race .... my wife was not very impressed with me shouting out my favourite ladies names like a lunatic whilst they were racing though :P

As long as you only shouted out their names while they were racing....
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I must say I enjoyed the ladies race .... my wife was not very impressed with me shouting out my favourite ladies names like a lunatic whilst they were racing though :P

Yeah... But 16 ladies in total...wtf!

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