Downhill Riders,including current SA National Champ, overlooked for World Champs

[Sally E Kirk]

 

Message from CSA : SELECTION POLICY

We need to start working on the 2025 Selection policy.

Next year all MTB Championships will be held in Switzerland from 2 - 14 September.  This means that all selections must be completed by 30 June.

We need input please of any amendments you or your riders feel should be implemented. Please discuss the policy with your top riders who would be governed by this policy and give us constructive input on how we can fine tune the policy for 2025.

Please send an email to Ian and cc Paola.  INPUT TO BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY 28 AUGUST.  Thereafter the new policy will be drafted and circulated for further input.  The final policy gets approved and signed off at our AGM on the 2nd and 3rd of November.

ian@h2sport.co.za

mtb@cyclingsa.com

 

2024 Selection Criteria attached for reference.

SA MTB Team Selection Policy Criteria 2024 update 30 May 2024.pdf

[Shebeen]

So I guess the appeals all came to naught. Only GM lining up in the elites.

 

https://www.uci.org/race-hub/2024-uci-mountain-bike-world-championships-xco-xcc-xcr-e-mtb-dhi/2zgmBmOg9QwsdCfiiVRNWM?tab=men-elite-dhi3

[Danger Dassie]

49 minutes ago, Shebeen said:

So I guess the appeals all came to naught. Only GM lining up in the elites.

 

https://www.uci.org/race-hub/2024-uci-mountain-bike-world-championships-xco-xcc-xcr-e-mtb-dhi/2zgmBmOg9QwsdCfiiVRNWM?tab=men-elite-dhi3

Unfortunately so, I saw Stefan Garlicki mention it. CSA weren't forthcoming on any comms or clarification. On the plus side there has been a representative appointed for DHI specifically. 

There's more to be dealt with yet, but at the moment let's enjoy the champs for what it is and support the team riders and support staff who are there. 
I see Theo Erlangsen is doing some great clips/reels for Bike Network over there. 

[rock]

3 hours ago, Shebeen said:

So I guess the appeals all came to naught. Only GM lining up in the elites.

 

https://www.uci.org/race-hub/2024-uci-mountain-bike-world-championships-xco-xcc-xcr-e-mtb-dhi/2zgmBmOg9QwsdCfiiVRNWM?tab=men-elite-dhi3

and next year there will be no one.

[Jewbacca]

6 hours ago, rock said:

and next year there will be no one.

Which is also fine... A quick look at the start list this year and it looks like less than 30 countries in total are represented in the men's field. (A quick look - so 30 ish)

165 odd countries with no one there either.

 

 

 

[NotSoBigBen]

7 hours ago, Jewbacca said:

Which is also fine... A quick look at the start list this year and it looks like less than 30 countries in total are represented in the men's field. (A quick look - so 30 ish)

165 odd countries with no one there either.

 

 

 

I guess as you say it is the individual world champs not the Olympics 😎

[Shebeen]

14 hours ago, Jewbacca said:

Which is also fine... A quick look at the start list this year and it looks like less than 30 countries in total are represented in the men's field. (A quick look - so 30 ish)

165 odd countries with no one there either.

 

 

 

Taiwan are there.  They make the bikes, might as well make the start list too! 

[rock]

SA team at Enduro worlds? Was this a secret?

 

[Danger Dassie]

20 hours ago, rock said:

SA team at Enduro worlds? Was this a secret?

 

First proper Enduro Worlds, so in general it was pretty lowekey. WildAir Bike and CSA did a fair bit of stuff on their social channels. There was some good stuff. 

[DieselnDust]

https://singletrackworld.com/2024/09/leaked-document-reveals-mtb-world-cup-plans-for-2025/

 

going to get tougher to compete abroad 

Edited September 17, 2024 by DieselnDust

[andreas17777]

12 hours ago, DieselnDust said:

https://singletrackworld.com/2024/09/leaked-document-reveals-mtb-world-cup-plans-for-2025/

 

going to get tougher to compete abroad 

Am I seeing this correctly, will cross country events limit bikes to only 100mm suspension?

Edited September 18, 2024 by andreas17777

[DieselnDust]

8 minutes ago, andreas17777 said:

Am I seeing this correctly, will cross country events limit bikes to only 100mm suspension?

No that is not the intent. Conceptually the courses will be designed to be navigable on 0-100mm travel bikes. This caters for teams with smaller budgets and the privateers who cannot compete in an equipment arms race

[BikeisLife]

19 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

No that is not the intent. Conceptually the courses will be designed to be navigable on 0-100mm travel bikes. This caters for teams with smaller budgets and the privateers who cannot compete in an equipment arms race

Bike manufacturers hope this is the case...

[rock]

I might be out of touch but how does the new TV broadcaster start calling the shots as how the world cup is run? Who is actually in charge? 

[shaper]

2 hours ago, DieselnDust said:

No that is not the intent. Conceptually the courses will be designed to be navigable on 0-100mm travel bikes. This caters for teams with smaller budgets and the privateers who cannot compete in an equipment arms race

A lot of the pros in cross country are now going with 100mm for weight saving, so I don't think it will be much of an issue

[Sally E Kirk]

CSA has released their revised Selection Criteria for 2025.

Please send your comments/suggestions to mtb@cyclingsa.com by the 25th of October.

SA MTB Team Selection Policy Criteria 2025 draft3 (3).pdf