Danger Dassie Posted August 22, 2022 Share Found the Euro course completely underwhelming. No wonder so many riders opted for hardtails. OVERDRIVE and Headshot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babse Posted August 22, 2022 Share so who is rep'n SA at the champs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted August 22, 2022 Share For a bit of entertainment and proper trails try this   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted August 22, 2022 Share 2 hours ago, babse said: so who is rep'n SA at the champs? Mens Elites Alan Hatherly Philip Buys arno du toit wessel Botha.  i know Alan is racing  elite women candice and Mariske u23 men Tristan Nortje johan van Zyl luke Moir Jaedon Terlouw keagan bontekoning u23 ladies Rimari Sutton junior men justin swanepoel massimilliano ambrosi ernest roets jordan boshoff jnr ladiies tyler Jacobs  downhill: elite men Mr Min Pottie (pours drinks for the whole flight in business class) Stefan Garlicki Rory Kirk christopher philogene elite ladies sabine theys frankie du toit jnr men kegan brand philip van Schalk Wyk no jnr ladies  staff team manager Erica Groenewald mechanics - Johan Groenewald & Jubian Fredericks asst manager Gary Sylvester Edited August 22, 2022 by DieselnDust OVERDRIVE and babse 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted August 22, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, Danger Dassie said: Found the Euro course completely underwhelming. No wonder so many riders opted for hardtails. Technically it was a joke. However there is no easy in XCO. The easier the course the less recovery there is OVERDRIVE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babse Posted August 22, 2022 Share 5 minutes ago, DieselnDust said: Mens Elites Alan Hatherly Philip Buys arno du toit wessel Botha.  i know Alan is racing  elite women candice and Mariske u23 men Tristan Nortje johan van Zyl luke Moir Jaedon Terlouw keagan bontekoning u23 ladies Rimari Sutton junior men justin swanepoel massimilliano ambrosi ernest roets jordan boshoff jnr ladiies tyler Jacobs  downhill: elite men Mr Min Pottie (pours drinks for the whole flight in business class) Stefan Garlicki Rory Kirk christopher philogene elite ladies sabine theys frankie du toit jnr men kegan brand philip van Schalk Wyk no jnr ladies  staff team manager Eric Groenewald mechanics - Johan Groenewald & Jubian Fredericks asst manager Gary Sylvester Thanks DnD  And hear i thought my mate Gary was pulling my leg when he said he is part of management at worlds. OVERDRIVE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted August 22, 2022 Share 19 minutes ago, babse said: Thanks DnD  And hear i thought my mate Gary was pulling my leg when he said he is part of management at worlds. Wow ... talk about name dropping your "friend" Gary's name here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spafsack Posted August 22, 2022 Share How did our locals do though, i think i saw Phillip came in the top 10, Trsitan? I might be wrong .. babse and DieselnDust 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted August 22, 2022 Share Which crystal ball are you using ? Â official uci programme https://assets.ctfassets.net/761l7gh5x5an/3tho1xXH60kd2qOmURbL91/aa60ed9eaff8a3c02f5766fc4eb4e38d/2022_UCI_MTB_World_Championships_-_Schedule_-_Les_Gets.pdf Edited August 22, 2022 by DieselnDust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Brink Posted August 22, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, DieselnDust said: Mens Elites Alan Hatherly Philip Buys arno du toit wessel Botha.  i know Alan is racing  elite women candice and Mariske u23 men Tristan Nortje johan van Zyl luke Moir Jaedon Terlouw keagan bontekoning u23 ladies Rimari Sutton junior men justin swanepoel massimilliano ambrosi ernest roets jordan boshoff jnr ladiies tyler Jacobs  downhill: elite men Mr Min Pottie (pours drinks for the whole flight in business class) Stefan Garlicki Rory Kirk christopher philogene elite ladies sabine theys frankie du toit jnr men kegan brand philip van Schalk Wyk no jnr ladies  staff team manager Eric Groenewald mechanics - Johan Groenewald & Jubian Fredericks asst manager Gary Sylvester Eric Groenewald 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Spook will moer you if Eric doesn't get to you first.  DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted August 22, 2022 Share 5 minutes ago, Tim Brink said: Eric Groenewald 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Spook will moer you if Eric doesn't get to you first.  Oooooopsie😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted August 22, 2022 Share 2 hours ago, DieselnDust said: Technically it was a joke. However there is no easy in XCO. The easier the course the less recovery there is Yeah, I’m familiar with XCO 😉 ... point is that it isn’t indicative of a Euro Champs level course, technical challenges aside. DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted August 22, 2022 Share 20 minutes ago, Danger Dassie said: Yeah, I’m familiar with XCO 😉 ... point is that it isn’t indicative of a Euro Champs level course, technical challenges aside. I completely agree. It was very Mickey Mouse in nature. Fake rock gardens , fake gravel climb ( they nailed some wooden slats to the ground and filled in with gravel). but toughness from a racing perspective is a different thing. Danger Dassie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted August 22, 2022 Share 6 hours ago, ChrisF said: I was watching some Cranworx last night ...  The track and racing was good.  The American presentation .... not my cup of tea ....   I for one will miss UCI. The splintering of the various things we watch, into so many "small subscriptions" are adding up to too much .....  Crankworx always been out there on the fringe of mountain biking - hoping Red Bull will stick with it, its been 10 great years. I find slopestyle totally nuts to watch, plus all the supporting events like Speed & Style etc. I just keep being amazed how the sport can progress. I think the commentary was excellent - Cam McCaul is an ex competitor, as are the other guys who pop in. Needles tends to repeat himself but he generally limited to downhilll. There's been other leads but Cam seems to be the guy now, I don't have any issues and in fact think he is really good, professional and entertaining as well. XCO - UCI will still be around to make sure its done according to the rules but the event organising will be taken over by Discovery Inc as far as I can gather .... 'to commercialise the sport' which I must say I have reservations about. Did Red Bull do the Event Organising up to now? Where they not just the media partners and UCI ran the show? If so I guess UCI are happy to hand it over and focus on their core functions. Red Bull should really be thanked for stepping in once Freecaster folded, it has really advanced XC and Downhill , having free coverage.    amac and Bernard and Christell Mtb Bucket List 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted August 22, 2022 Share 56 minutes ago, Danger Dassie said: Yeah, I’m familiar with XCO 😉 ... point is that it isn’t indicative of a Euro Champs level course, technical challenges aside. Well what other options were they in Munich? I am sure they wanted it integrated with the other events facilities (like the Tri start/finish area) They did throw in a token rock garden, but perhaps they should have got our Olympic track builder out there?  DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted August 22, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, DieselnDust said: I completely agree. It was very Mickey Mouse in nature. Fake rock gardens , fake gravel climb ( they nailed some wooden slats to the ground and filled in with gravel). but toughness from a racing perspective is a different thing. Ja didn’t seem to be any real commitment or appropriate level of builder experience at that level. Maybe it was a budgetary issue. Showed a bit in the racing and favoured Pidcock’s pull away as the (large) chase group floundered. Not taking from his result, good boost ahead of worlds.  I did enjoy the women’s race. One thing these smaller none core events prove, is the high standard of both courses and racing. And how spoilt spoilt we are with coverage. It all sets a high standard. DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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