UCI DH World Cup 2018 Season

[Duane_Bosch]

 

Agreed wrt Gee: the dude is clearly not the fragile kind. Makes me doubt the extent of Gwin's thumb issue. Frankly, I think he is focused completely on that one thing he cannot win

You see it with the MX guys too. A seemingly small hand injury keeping them off the bike for ages but break a collar bone on Tuesday-Race on Sunday.

 

I reckon you're right. The WC overall was gone a long time ago so pointless to rush back for 15th overall. Better to stay home, get healthy and focus on Worlds.

[Headshot]

I'm 218th in the PB Fantasy League - no chance of winning Gee's bike... sob :-)

 

Any predictions of what the La Bresse track will look like. A video I saw a while back was not promising...

[Capricorn]

world cup for the men is over, with Pierron not needing to even show up. rest well you champion.

Rachel however, needs to work abit. She's on 986 points, and 2nd placed Tahnee on 906. IIRC ,with the 2018 rule changes, the final race of the WC season doesn't earn you any qualifying points, so only the points from finals counts.

According to the UCI, points are as follows (qualifying points in brackets):

 

1. 200 (50)
2. 160 (40)
3. 140 (30)
4. 125 (25)
5. 110 (20)

So if Tahnee wins at La Bresse (next weekend, 24 -26 Sep), Rachel only needs 121 points to take the series. That is, she needs to finish 4th or better.

Unless Rachel stacks out, La Bresse could be bitter-sweet for Tahnee.

 

And, with only a week between world cup final round and world champs, no one needs to stack.

[Headshot]

The track walks articles and videos have gone up already. Track looks interesting if a bit short. 

 

[Nick]

Pottie sent through his course preview from practice today:

 

[Albatross]

Looks like Gwinn is going to be on big wheels this weekend 

 

edit 8:00 on clip

 

[Stretch]

Course already looks blown!

 

[Stretch]

Yowzers

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm1QqVGjHVB/

[Headshot]

Yowzers

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm1QqVGjHVB/

Jeez, that looked painful and potentially bone crunching. 

[Headshot]

[Capricorn]

world cup for the men is over, with Pierron not needing to even show up. rest well you champion.

Rachel however, needs to work abit. She's on 986 points, and 2nd placed Tahnee on 906. IIRC ,with the 2018 rule changes, the final race of the WC season doesn't earn you any qualifying points, so only the points from finals counts.

According to the UCI, points are as follows (qualifying points in brackets):

 

1. 200 (50)
2. 160 (40)
3. 140 (30)
4. 125 (25)
5. 110 (20)

So if Tahnee wins at La Bresse (next weekend, 24 -26 Sep), Rachel only needs 121 points to take the series. That is, she needs to finish 4th or better.

Unless Rachel stacks out, La Bresse could be bitter-sweet for Tahnee.

 

And, with only a week between world cup final round and world champs, no one needs to stack.

 

I need to revise this: that final points tally is a bit odd where qualifying points are apparently wrapped up in the total. Mr Cathro mentioned something about it.  If that is true, and assuming the qualifying points are determined by your finals position, then Rachel needs to come 2nd to take the overall, otherwise, they'll be on a dead-tie. Dang!

Cathro however said Rachel needs to podium to take it, so  i need to get the points rule verified. 

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

I need to revise this: that final points tally is a bit odd where qualifying points are apparently wrapped up in the total. Mr Cathro mentioned something about it. If that is true, and assuming the qualifying points are determined by your finals position, then Rachel needs to come 2nd to take the overall, otherwise, they'll be on a dead-tie. Dang!

Cathro however said Rachel needs to podium to take it, so i need to get the points rule verified.

It's true. No points for quali, all the points on the race run incl those that would have been for quali. So I think that's where he gets podium from.

[Capricorn]

It's true. No points for quali, all the points on the race run incl those that would have been for quali. So I think that's where he gets podium from.

verified was the wrong word; i wasn't doubting him. Rather, wanted to know the points allocation. Logically (to me at least), it would seem winner gets 200 + 50 (as if they won qualies as well).

[Capricorn]

Theo getting some cathro loving..

 

https://youtu.be/LYD_i7C0KlU?t=8m46s

[Albatross]

Qualies

 

 

What happened to GM? Only managed 115th position

[Capricorn]

Qualies

 

DH Quali.jpeg

 

What happened to GM? Only managed 115th position

he should be protected since he was top 20 last season. Track looked wet during qualies,so maybe a bit of stack. Or, he is a playing the weather game. Or, he is just cruising,saving his carcass for worlds next week.