Jbr Posted September 4, 2022 Share Bit miffed that no frenchie managed to win men short track this weekend… milky4130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted September 4, 2022 Share On 8/22/2022 at 10:51 AM, DieselnDust said: Tom is a well maintained race horse. He comes in , wins and heads of for a rest block. Mvdp is probably the worst maintained race horse of all, hence the slump. Pidcock will carry this form into Les Gets. Just have a look at his rides this week. All endurance and then he starts course practice on Thursday. Course rules say the course has to be marked by plastic stakes of between 1.5m and 2m high. The orange markers are really just like the white paint used in some courses , guidelines. Also she was not consistently over the markers instead ducking over and under. then there is also the commissaires making allowances for the conditions. No protest no foul and if there was she would have been penalised for it already https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pidcock-opts-out-of-worlds-in-australia-due-to-racing-and-training-fatigue/?utm_content=cyclingnews&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow Danger Dassie, OVERDRIVE and DieselnDust 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted September 4, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, NotSoBigBen said: https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pidcock-opts-out-of-worlds-in-australia-due-to-racing-and-training-fatigue/?utm_content=cyclingnews&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow Just shows this kid is smart and well advised. If sensations such as Pidcock and MVDp even WVA need a long break ……. OVERDRIVE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVERDRIVE Posted September 4, 2022 Share This shot says so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted September 4, 2022 Share Which shot would that be? babse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtbiker404 Posted September 5, 2022 Share How sad was the post show? I do not understand how RB can just sell the sport and discard the commentators. This was something special that should not be ending. Hairy and Rowl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 5, 2022 Share 20 minutes ago, Mtbiker404 said: How sad was the post show? I do not understand how RB can just sell the sport and discard the commentators. This was something special that should not be ending. I do not think it was up to RBTV Danger Dassie and ChrisF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted September 5, 2022 Share 3 minutes ago, Hairy said: I do not think it was up to RBTV Broadcasting is seriously big business. UCI clearly have a better offer on the table ... I certainly will miss RBtv Hairy, Danger Dassie and Rowl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtbiker404 Posted September 5, 2022 Share The passion of mtbikers should not be for sale ever! Who gave UCI the right to sell the passion of mountain biking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esCape-ist Posted September 5, 2022 Share 18 minutes ago, Mtbiker404 said: The passion of mtbikers should not be for sale ever! Who gave UCI the right to sell the passion of mountain biking? The UCI gave it to themeselves, last time I checked they were kind of in charge… I’m also sad and it was a great show the past few years, but ten years is a good run. As far as I can tell, Red Bull did tender for the new contract, but the UCI chose Discovery Networks over them, and a host of others. I do think people are worrying for nothing though. In all likelihood, there will still be free coverage like there is now, but it will just be run through GMBN (playsports network, who runs GCN/GMBN/GTN etc is owned by Discovery). They already provided the coverage of EWS for free on GMBN, and part of the changes coming next year is to align EWS more with other UCI MTBing events. Will miss Rob on commentary though. He has been fired from GMBN once before, so not sure if they will have him back. Hairy and Danger Dassie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted September 5, 2022 Share 51 minutes ago, Mtbiker404 said: How sad was the post show? I do not understand how RB can just sell the sport and discard the commentators. This was something special that should not be ending. No one is “just selling the sport and discarding” anything. The fact is that the TV rights are held by the governing body, the UCI. RBTV have other projects in the pipeline, some of which might include WC coverage. As Warner alluded to. So it seems the commentary team stays on with RBTV, outside of that they do have other gigs with RBTV as well other stuff. No one knows what the actual deal is going forward, the World Cup coverage may even expand with EWS. Chris Ball has some involvement, so that is encouraging at least. Still, it is the end of an era. Ten years of consistent quality coverage and commentary leaves a substantial legacy to fulfil. Hopefully Discovery Sports step up here and maintain not only the standard and vibe, but also the accessibility. Bigger is not always better, we’ll see though. El Duderino, Rowl, J Wakefield and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted September 5, 2022 Share 21 minutes ago, esCape-ist said: Will miss Rob on commentary though. He has been fired from GMBN once before, so not sure if they will have him back. I won't. Certainly not for XCO, and there are better options for DH, like Eliot Jackson and Andrew Neethling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esCape-ist Posted September 5, 2022 Share 14 minutes ago, PhilipV said: I won't. Certainly not for XCO, and there are better options for DH, like Eliot Jackson and Andrew Neethling. Each to their own I guess. I enjoy the energy rob brings to it. If its not your cup of tea, then hopefully you enjoy whoever the replacement is. Andrew was a decent rider, but I can’t say I know what his commentary sounds like. What I do know is whoever did Supersports commentary of the world champs two weeks back was absolutely shocking, they managed to turn what was an exciting race, into a snoozfest. I switched over to a VPN to watch on Red Bull halfway through the race. J Wakefield, Danger Dassie, amac and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtbiker404 Posted September 5, 2022 Share Bart and Rob were great XCO commentators, their vibe can not be replaced or improved on. They`ve never even had a slip of the tongue saying "Tom Pidcock"! , like the SA dude did during the XCO Olympics, in the company of a fellow female commentator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted September 5, 2022 Share 2 hours ago, Mtbiker404 said: The passion of mtbikers should not be for sale ever! Who gave UCI the right to sell the passion of mountain biking? Hos steel is real viva singlespeeders Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtbiker404 Posted September 5, 2022 Share 5 minutes ago, DieselnDust said: Hos steel is real viva singlespeeders Steel is real but what is this new age singlespeed thing? Did someone`s derailleur break and then it became a thing? Mtb needs more than 1 gear. Give me back my full rigid steel 21 speed beast! Hairy and DieselnDust 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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