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One that caught my eye, was Angel Suarez. The dude clocked in 13th today, almost 9 secs back. that's seriously damned good. was wondering when this little sideshow by YT was going to show some returns. Neko is nowhere. The only one flying YTs flag is Valentina Holl. She's utterly crushing this season.

 

Also, for the Rachel Atherton haters, she's looking like she's coming into World champs form in a hurry ;)

 

Was only a matter of time. Really stoked for Vergier - top class rider and very humble in his win. Bit bummed for Pierron, but the weight of the expectation of four in a row must've been crazy. 

 

It's a shame there were no cameras on the top section, so that we can see what Vergier did to make up that time. 

 

Let's also not forget the Bulldog! Super stoked to see McDonald finally riding to his abilities, after those years in the wilderness with GT. 

 

I sometimes wonder whether the YT Mob intentionally pair Gwin with second-tier riders to placate him and not have competition in the team. 

 

If Rachel stayed on track she would've absolutely decimated the time of Seagrave. I'm hoping Nicole can be back up to speed in MSA and give Atherton a run for her money. 

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If Rachel stayed on track she would've absolutely decimated the time of Seagrave. I'm hoping Nicole can be back up to speed in MSA and give Atherton a run for her money.

Wouldn't say that... Ride on the edge you pay the consequences.

 

That's like icecreamman saying that if Kane had sunk that sitter England would have won... He didn't and they didn't... She didn't stay on her bike so the points moot

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Was only a matter of time. Really stoked for Vergier - top class rider and very humble in his win. Bit bummed for Pierron, but the weight of the expectation of four in a row must've been crazy.

 

It's a shame there were no cameras on the top section, so that we can see what Vergier did to make up that time.

 

Let's also not forget the Bulldog! Super stoked to see McDonald finally riding to his abilities, after those years in the wilderness with GT.

 

I sometimes wonder whether the YT Mob intentionally pair Gwin with second-tier riders to placate him and not have competition in the team.

 

If Rachel stayed on track she would've absolutely decimated the time of Seagrave. I'm hoping Nicole can be back up to speed in MSA and give Atherton a run for her money.

starting on track and on your bike is just as important as going fast..
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Wouldn't say that... Ride on the edge you pay the consequences.

 

That's like icecreamman saying that if Kane had sunk that sitter England would have won... He didn't and they didn't... She didn't stay on her bike so the points moot

 

Stretch, don't get me wrong. I'm no fan of Rachel, but her quali time was a strong indicator of her pace. Nevertheless, she binned it and Seagrave took a well deserved win. Picked her for my fantasy league, so scored some points there. 

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Stretch, don't get me wrong. I'm no fan of Rachel, but her quali time was a strong indicator of her pace. Nevertheless, she binned it and Seagrave took a well deserved win. Picked her for my fantasy league, so scored some points there.

I still reckon it would have been close if she didn't go off course. She was 4 or 5 up before that and ended up 6 behind. Tahnee finished 4 secs faster than Rachel's quali time. But you know im a fanboy.... So I might be biased![emoji16]
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Great race but in a way not as exciting as the Val di Sole version. I think the track while hard and steep doesn't have the same difficulty and it was harder for riders to let it hang out and make up time like last week. My FL team took a beating... dropped 100 in the overall thanks to Shaw and Estaque. Estaques run was the best to watch though :-)

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Mmm what happened to Shaw. Well down when he fell over. Vergiers run was awesome. Chuffed that Macdonald is back.

Also asking...Luca Shaw..? It was like he was in limp mode? Was he riding for the overall? 

Its like hes over thinking it? In the team vids after Val De Sole he said he didn't know what happened, next thing he was on the ground. But this week he was slow from the get go. 

Its a shame because he seems a great talent and nice guy. He'll pull through. 

 

I'm really liking how the young guns are stepping up at Syndicate in Greg's absence. Although Its sad not seeing Greg fight it out, It definitely helped push the other two.

Vergier is also such a great kid. Doesn't seem to take himself to serious and when all the attention was on Shaw the last couple of weeks he just kept doing his thing.

 

Greg and Gwinn is back at MSA in Aug. I think everyone will go home, take a quick break before Canada. Expect it to be one heck of a race.

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Also asking...Luca Shaw..? It was like he was in limp mode? Was he riding for the overall? 

Its like hes over thinking it? In the team vids after Val De Sole he said he didn't know what happened, next thing he was on the ground. But this week he was slow from the get go. 

Its a shame because he seems a great talent and nice guy. He'll pull through. 

 

I'm really liking how the young guns are stepping up at Syndicate in Greg's absence. Although Its sad not seeing Greg fight it out, It definitely helped push the other two.

Vergier is also such a great kid. Doesn't seem to take himself to serious and when all the attention was on Shaw the last couple of weeks he just kept doing his thing.

 

Greg and Gwinn is back at MSA in Aug. I think everyone will go home, take a quick break before Canada. Expect it to be one heck of a race.

I think both he and Loris are going to be inconsistent for a while yet. They have the speed but still crash regularly. Vergier luckily didn't in this race run and got them over with in practice. 

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