Headshot Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Hairy I also noticed that Cool Harvey and KC both had transmission issues. None for Shimano XTR which we saw several close up action shots of on Neffs bike. Win for Shimano????
Meezo Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Did not know that, but that fall looked like a lack of concentration due to fatiguehttp://www.instagram.com/p/BjSmMMeDdSB
Headshot Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 I haven't had terrible experiences with Spaz tyres to be honest. The Butcher Grids are tough. Lighter control casings work well on my wife's bike. Maybe it's a 29er thing????
kosmonooit Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Yes cool to see a few fresh faces coming through, especially with the ladies. Anne Tauber, Elisabeth Brandau and more. Kate will realise her potential soon - but I think the hype is working against her at this stage.
Wil6 Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 http://www.instagram.com/p/BjSmMMeDdSBDo you think he will admit that he was tired and lost concentration? That was not a crash caused by an injury
Warren_G Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Yes cool to see a few fresh faces coming through, especially with the ladies. Anne Tauber, Elisabeth Brandau and more. Kate will realise her potential soon - but I think the hype is working against her at this stage.I concur re Miss Courtney far too much hype, let your riding do the talking. Also great result for Emily Batty! Would so love to see her finally win a world cup but I feel it would take a few top ladies having a bad day and a bit of luck for Emily to take a win against such a strong field.
Iwan Kemp Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 What a weekend! Quite interesting to see the season pan out. When we interviewed Anton Cooper earlier this year he mentioned that the one guns don't have what it takes to put a full season's racing like that together. He and others mentioned that they may be able to take the fight to Nino at an event or two, Nino's challenge will come from several different riders getting it just right on A weekend. So Nino may not always win, but he'll (most likely) always be at least top three. Where the younger guns will be 98% one weekend and 80% at the next event. So far it looks like that's how it is going to play out.Consistency from Nino is incredible. Link to that interview:extract from it Will we see some changes on the podiums this year with the younger riders stepping up? Every year people have been saying that. Absalon and Kulhavý haven’t been consistent recently to compete with Nino. The younger guys can be really good for some races but it's hard to be consistently good at every World Cup. You need experience and lots of training in the legs so you are more physically robust. Younger guys fluctuate a lot more. I find myself picking and choosing races.
Robbie Stewart Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Do you think he will admit that he was tired and lost concentration? That was not a crash caused by an injury I would love to know how to avoid trees after having broken your wrist, as I also suffer from the expected results of going OTB one too many times. If this reasoning is true, then I should rather not ride forested trails, as trees and wrists seem to have a magnetic and masochistic attraction to each other.
CAAD4 Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 It seemed like N1No rode mvdp into a coma up that climb, before he just rode straight into the tree, as he could not see through the red mist. I like mvdp, he's enormously talented. Just as well the Commonwealth tantrum has already occurred, as Copper would have received picture no sound from his "mate", as he dared to beat him. What a season we're in for.
Sidersky Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Did not know that, but that fall looked like a lack of concentration due to fatigueI must admit I thought he just had bad front wheel wash and was unlucky that the root was there. I only saw a rear angle so hard to tell from just the one view.
Eugene Oppelt Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 What a course, geez!Up and down Little time for relax.
Iwan Kemp Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 It seemed like N1No rode mvdp into a coma up that climb, before he just rode straight into the tree, as he could not see through the red mist. I like mvdp, he's enormously talented. Just as well the Commonwealth tantrum has already occurred, as Copper would have received picture no sound from his "mate", as he dared to beat him. What a season we're in for. That seems to be the word on the street. Nino gunned it, he kept coming - surprising even Nino. Nino kept going and kept going and when he looked back at one stage could see in MVDP's eyes that he'd been broken. We all know what happened next. It can happen that the best of them misjudge a line or get knocked off their prefered line through wheel deflection or a rogue root or rock, but I also freckon that on that section it was more likely due to fatigue than just a plain riding incident.
Stretch Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 The one thing I was thinking while watching the racing on the weekend.... Except for Annie last... Does the UK not have a XC program..... Especially in light of the number of DH competitors at the top of their game
nathrix Posted May 28, 2018 Author Posted May 28, 2018 Would love to see Nino competing at the Cyclocross World Cup against the likes of MvdP and Wout van Aert
Hairy Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Would love to see Nino competing at the Cyclocross World Cup against the likes of MvdP and Wout van Aertinteresting twist!
cadenceblur Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 What would be equally nice if Peter Sagan gave it another shot
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