UCI XCO World Cup 2020 -2021 Season

[DieselnDust]

Well that’s something that needs to be sorted out. His team shuts up shop at the end of the year. Will spez sign him or Cannondale?

my only fear for him is that he becomes someone’s poster boy for diversity in cycling . He is a very talented kid and long may he prosper 

[Paulst12]

I suspect if Nino didnt have that front wheel puncture that the finish would have been a tightly contested affair.... but the same can be said for Flueckiger and Koretzy i guess? Most enjoyable to watch. What a pity the season ends now !!

Edited September 20, 2021 by Paulst12

[Nick]

2 hours ago, Hairy said:

He also came across rather humble which was in my mind rather cool ... let's see what 2022 holds for him.

He is also a poet...
 

 

[kosmonooit]

2 hours ago, Hairy said:

He also came across rather humble which was in my mind rather cool ... let's see what 2022 holds for him.

Signed for a road team B&B Hotels apparently, guess that means the end of his role in Trinity, which is a great team it should be said. Piddlecock's old stomping ground as well.

He rode a clever race yesterday, you could see him in touch with the leaders all the time, looked so strong and attacked at the best possible time ftw, no show boating. Other guys should have taken note.

 

 

 

[kosmonooit]

25 minutes ago, Paulst12 said:

I suspect if Nino didnt have that front wheel puncture that the finish would have been a tightly contested affair.... but the same can be said for Flueckiger and Koretzy i guess? Most enjoyable to watch. What a pity the season ends now !!

Yea man, its over before it even began it seems. Well at least there is cross now., but XCO is my true love.

I don't think Nino would have survived Chris' attack at the end, the other guys? we will never know. The stars aligned for Chris for sure.

 

 

[TheoG]

49 minutes ago, Paulst12 said:

I suspect if Nino didnt have that front wheel puncture that the finish would have been a tightly contested affair.... but the same can be said for Flueckiger and Koretzy i guess? Most enjoyable to watch. What a pity the season ends now !!

Not so sure about that, the Blevins attack was brutal.  Only Nino when he was still at his very best would have kept up with that ....

Edited September 20, 2021 by TheoG

[Hairy]

26 minutes ago, Nick said:

He is also a poet...
 

 

I like him even more now

[DieselnDust]

35 minutes ago, kosmonooit said:

Signed for a road team B&B Hotels apparently, guess that means the end of his role in Trinity, which is a great team it should be said. Piddlecock's old stomping ground as well.

He rode a clever race yesterday, you could see him in touch with the leaders all the time, looked so strong and attacked at the best possible time ftw, no show boating. Other guys should have taken note.

 

 

 

Viktor Koretsky signed with B&B Hotels.

Blevins team Infinity folds at the end of the season. He is yet to announce a new contract for 2022.

[DieselnDust]

14 minutes ago, TheoG said:

Not so sure about that, the Blevins attack was brutal.  Only Nino when he was still at his very best would have kept up with that ....

Nino punctured trying to go with the attack. That tells me he was pushing really hard to stay with Chris. 

[Old and Slow]

40 minutes ago, Nick said:

He is also a poet...
 

 

Blevins takes "multiple disciplines" to another level. His season "rap up" was also superb. Red Bull should pay him to do that every season.

[Hairy]

5 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

Viktor Koretsky signed with B&B Hotels.

Blevins team Infinity folds at the end of the season. He is yet to announce a new contract for 2022.

I am sure there will be teams fighting to get him on board .... wonder if Intense might step up to the USA, USA, USA call and get him riding for them ... or one of the other US based teams ?

Trek are rocking and rolling right now, but could certainly use a guy like him in the XCO team.

[Paulst12]

16 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

Nino punctured trying to go with the attack. That tells me he was pushing really hard to stay with Chris. 

If you watch, he punctured just after that rough decent and moved aside on the right bend. Blevins attacked after that. Nino's form was good throughout the race ... But we will never know now... Blevins certainly deserved the win as he rode an outstanding race.
 

[Headshot]

Unusually, the men's race was far more entertaining than the women's. It was great to see ER winning but where were the other contenders. I think BB paid ER a disservice when he implied she won because RM had a puncture. No way she would have kept up with Evie, puncture or not. 

 

Pity about NS puncture which i suspect would not have changed the outcome too much - maybe a place or two but not the win. CB was a machine. About time a yank won another XCO event - its been nearly 30 years, as they kept telling us.

[kosmonooit]

3 hours ago, DieselnDust said:

Viktor Koretsky signed with B&B Hotels.

Blevins team Infinity folds at the end of the season. He is yet to announce a new contract for 2022.

Cheers, must have missed what Baaaart was saying, but it make sense being a French team for Viktor

 

But its Trinity Racing (not Infinity, that's Nascar lol) is the team of Chris, initially was built around Piddles, and all about up & coming youth, they have done great things so pity if it is folding as you say. it was founded and owned Andrew McQuaid (ex UCI presidente Pat's son).

I can't seem to find any reference to them folding, which would be a big shame really.

But they do seem to be a on a tight budget after Tom's departure

https://maap.cc/stories/the-changing-face-of-trinity-racing

 

 

 

 

Edited September 20, 2021 by kosmonooit

[DieselnDust]

sorry yes Trinity racing <facepalm>????

 

 

[kosmonooit]

said Tinker was a Cannondale rider most of his career

 

 

I still ride a Fatty as my pavement warrior