Whether Atherton or Smith come out on top, both riders busted their ass to get to the top spot, so they deserve it whoever takes it. It has been just such an awesome season to watch.
Your making fun of a 15yr old kid who hits that drop for fun and is top in his class in enduro races. Lmao trust me he ain't scared lol see the other pics of him in my profile tearing it up!!
too jeff. i would like to refer you to the North Shore rebuilding post that was on here a couple of months ago, i forget who said it, i think wade simmonds, "some people are complaining that the terrain isnt hard enough anymore, if you think that come ride with me..." you seriously think that someone like Sam Hill is a pussy. he would literally bend you over in the street and ram all 8 inches of this pulse up your skinny hot head ass.
have some damn respect. even if he decided to sit it out because of injuruy, thats called being smart. you read what smith said about going 100% on a race, you push yourself too hard and youll be getting pushed into a hospital
Jeff - If you truly are 38 then I really hope you don't have kids because they wouldn't deserve a douche like you. Posting on other peoples profile "Troll" says a lot about you. www.pinkbike.com/u/jeff444
i think we found jeffs boyfriend, haha. theres a limit of fighting people and respecting people. hes was disrespectful to one of the best riders our sport has seen...im gonna be disrespectful back at him
Hahaha I luv haters!!! Please stop hurting my feelings bahhhaaa go back and read all the comments and its clear your all trolls. I just stated my personal opinion. Too bad for you! Go Stevie!
oh ok gombo8. calling people gay over the internet is super rad! u should that on people you don't know in real life and what happens bud. I'm not defending jeff its just that when the comments of the qualifying results are just everybody trying to fight each other I'm sure no one really benefits from it
People just choose to hate on other people's opinions. Sorry I don't like Sam Hill. That's ok it's my opinion.
Calling names and all the other silly shit u trolls waste your time on is just crazy to me. Get a grip every ones diferent and has diferent opinions. Doesn't give you the right to attack me and my profile and kids! Check yo selves peeps!!
You can't justify being an idiot because your entitled to your own opinion! Your opinion that Sam Hill is a pussy and a lier is going to get a negative reaction because 99% of the people on here have the exact opposite opinion to you and more importantly our opinions of him are based on facts!! Are yours???
If you can't work out where your going wrong with this then I wish you lots of luck bud.
btw anyone notice @Hititharder account was made today and the only thing on the account is comments, backing up jeff444's comments..? pretty sure jeff444 was stupid enough to make another account.
Fellow Pink biker's. Jeff is currently unavailable to reply to your comments. And holy shit I'm tired of the notifications from this stupid, stupid debate. Get over it, move on, and shut up.
It was a 2 day suspension because I thought he might calm down after the race actually happened, the second account was created from the same ip# and I wouldn't have noticed it as quickly as I did if it had not immediately been used to post in this very same thread and both are now suspended for much much longer.
jeff444 has been banned from Pinkbike for 213243 hours (check his profile), that's 24.3 years... So, finnrambo, you got your wish of him getting a 1 year ban, except Pinkbike multiplied it by 24 for you and everyone else on here Dedication by Pinkbike!
On top of the fact that he was being an idiot and making a fool of himself, he was doing that? Well there's Pinkbike's reason for banning him! Has his IP address been logged, as he may just make another account:/
Yes the site logs the ip of everyone, all the time, automatically. Its how we catch most scammers. The suspension system is coded in hours, below 5000 and people can still send messages, 5000 or more they cannot, and the system maxes out in 2038 regardless of how many hrs you stick.
no it's not, trolling and then being banned is bad, but making another alternate account to continue trolling after being banned is easily cause for life time ban
Jeff444 had two previous warnings (from different mods) and a previous suspension already when i decided to issue him another warning and suspension of two days thinking once race weekend is over he might calm down and stop calling sam hill names just to stir the pot. It is possible to be pro smith or atherton or peat without making an fool of yourself. He then went and making statements to me in PMs and created a new account to get around the suspension and immediately came in here to post some more (as HitItHardee) and so i upped the suspension to six weeks. He then went completely off the deep end and that got the 25 year suspension. It was like reading the rantings of a drunken sailor.
senderlikebender, that's a good question to be fair! I would think just banned from making anymore accounts, but then I can imagine PB banning him completely from the whole website by blocking his IP address.
why are people posting pictures of me saying bad things? my dad is a great guy always taking us to ride andcrace. he got mad at the mod guy cause hecdid nothing wwhen people talked bad about me now my little brother and i cant use pb at home cause our ip adress is blocked vvery unfair. all cause my dad said something about s hill.
Hang on, I smell BS? If your IP has been 'blocked' you won't be able to use the account you're on now (ridog1), unless you created this one at a friends, library, school, etc and use it there? Think before you say things, if you are lying...
not telling lies at all i am useing my cell phone. my acount is fine.
people have no right to insult me and post my pictures from 2 years ago laughing
my dad is awesome and insulted the mod only cause he did nothing to stop
people from attacking us. my dad never swore or called bad names. its very unfair
Hmm, fair enough. But still, instead of insulting the mod he could have sorted it out in a more polite way, or by messaging him privately and managing to keep it all calm
And there goes ilovebikes23 for awhile... he already had two suspensions for abusive language on file, the last one in july, apparently he hasn't yet learned even in a thread where abusive behaviour/language has become the focus of discussion instead.
you can't just become a mod, you get selected for it and I don't think you're paid for it but I'm sure it says somewhere on the site in the faq/info section
I want to see Gee and Smith both get exactly the same time to the values that the timing equipment will allow and then have to settle it on the podium stage with a brutal game of rock paper scissors.
Oh yeah! PEAT on fire again! It's good to see 39 year old man performing that way. Makes me realize that at 37, DH is not over yet! CG's retirement earlier this year felt like a wake up call to me.
and sometimes i feel like its all over for me at 25 and did not achive any big deals at racing... but peaty and those big guns keep the soul to keep on shredding no matter what injury or misery life brings!!! respect
Thats what i thought ELWOOD. I guess the UCI standings aren't updated though. Their numbers were still off by a considerable amount on the update the 17th September. I did not see a -17 point stand for Smith. But from the info we have been given over the past week, it would stand to reason that Smith just took the overall lead in points! he did get +20 over Gee after qualys.
Whoa whoa whoa, ok I'm Canadian and all and I really want Smith to win(with these qualifying results he's so far #1 in the overall) but Peaty at #8. Now at 39 years old that is an amazing accomplishment. I'm 46 and still do DH but Peaty at 39 and still in the top 20(in the world) is flabbergasting.
Smith for the Win(and overall) and Peaty anywhere on the podium that's the way I want to close out my year.
Downhill biking still not getting the recognition it deserves in the international spotlight but with the likes of Smith, Atherton(s),Peaty, Hill ,Hannah(s),Minnar,Bronson Ratboy ,Gwinn, the list goes on they are working hard (kudos to all riders). This sport needs to explode. Spread the word!
there's no other sport that comes to mind where guys and girls put themselves at risk of so much serious injury for so little monetary gain or "fame", or spend more of their own money doing it than DH riding, and even MMA fighters don't get the injuries DHer's do. while it would be great for more money and recognition to come into the sport ("explode") there's also tons of BS that comes along w/ that.
@Malathion: I completely agree. However, the right sort of growth within and success of DH will lead to more sustainability and ultimately, more positive growth. I think we're going to have to be careful though, or it'll end up like snowboarding is now; super fast growth and a fast peak (within 20 years), and then a free fall. But most 'extreme' (god, I hate that word) sports have a pattern of growth that looks like that -- semi-slow acceptance and mainstream rate, sudden explosion and steady growth, then it suddenly dies out. The only difference in successful, sustainable sports and the ones that suffer are the people within. I suppose we're all about to find out what sort of future DH has.
I'd be happy with that top three order for the finals. As exciting as the Geevie race for champ is,Sick Mick is a rider who has worked his ass off, been consistent, and always seems to have a good attitude. It would be cool to see him take the top spot at the end of the season. Hoping for Stevie to take the overall, but at the same time being mindful that both guys have worked really hard and should be excited for either. Really just excited to watch the race.
Rob Warner ‏@robwarner970 1h Qualie just going down in leogang, smith fastest and with takin a slender points lead into tomorrow. It's on, gonna be an amazing finale
I wish they'd do bike photo features for the racers at world cups and not just selected events like at one of the enduro's earlier this season. Its the last major race of the year, let's see what prototypes are being used to give us clues to next year's production bikes.
Pressure now on Stevie! Could be best thing for gee to now be the underdog. So close this season. Still want sick Mick to win a race this season,defo in with a chance tomorrow.
Mulally and Rude! Neko has been top 20 and climbing all year. Dick won world juniors and is capable of great stuff. Stevie, Gee, Hannah, Peaty, Mulally! Take advantage of Minnaar, Hill, Gwin and Hart being sidelined.
Yeah Neko and Rude! And Strobel climbing up too. It's true that a lot are out, including Brook, but this is the kind of confidence breakthrough that they need to step it up! I mean, they are so young!
So this means going into the final it's Steve ahead by 3 points, right? That's even closer than 2010 between Gee and Minaar, looks like Gee doesn't care for peace of mind and they just want to give the World Cup all the excitement possible, with Mick Hannah in the middle come finals time. Should be a pretty intense final round for the first time in the last three seasons!
Be Interesting for sure, gee was i this position a few years back with minnaar so he knows the one race pressure of the worldcup title he also has that world title. I have to wonder if his experience in this high stakes time will pay off. I'm a massive gee fan but I also like smith so who ever takes it ill be stoked, I'd like to see smith be rewarded for all his hard work and win yet with so many more years left I'd equally like to see gee take the title.
Either way for the race ill be going for sik mick, his Aussie but more importantly his a rider that hasn't really gotten the results his capable of or deserves. Absolute too bloke too.
Women's, keen for rachel big fan of hers. Bummer she had a 12th at mont Saint anne she's dominated the season. I think its interesting how gwin got so much exposure for dominating yet rachel hasn't had much at all, I believe she has only lost one race this season and she's also destroyed qualifying. Girls need some more props.
Rachel probably hasnt had the coverage like gwin because
she's a women and media is a bit biased towards men in sport.
The mens field is much tighter and with so many more riders. The time between second and third may be half a second so smashing it by 6 is impressive. If theres 10 seconds between the girls in second and third and the winner is ten seconds ahead it doesnt look as impressive. I'd love to see as many entrants in the womens so that rachel could prove she is so far ahead of everyone witj the same amount of riders as the mens. She then may get more recognition which is truly deserved.
Yeah it's pretty unfair for the women the little coverage they get. Even if the field was bigger the times would be the same up top. The whole female dh racers field is smaller in general at all levels, even I we had more entrants I'd still expect the top 10 to contain the same riders. And rachel has been destroying it. Regardless if men are faster the women are still pushing thier limits. It is sad to see the bias towards men so heavily weighed but even then the men don't get any recognition outside of the riding community so I gess as a whole the sport is very under recognised. Easily one of the most involved and vastly highly trained and varrible sports in the world with minimal margin.
Troy Brosnan is finding some late season form by the looks too with some top 10 qualis and finishes, I think next year is going to be a good chance for him to really shine.
I've been cheering for Gee for so long, but it would be incredible if Stevie won. Either way, I'll be stoked for the winner, and bummed for the first loser. Should be a very exciting race!
Seperated by three points now! - Gee was down Three points to Minnaaar in 2010 - boom, he came out winner - he's been there before - he knows it and will attack like no tomorrow - History can repeat itself! Go Geeman! But Hannah for the win!
downhill mountain bike racing is winning !!! this is great for the sport and i cant wait to watch this race, its gona be great. Good luck to Stevie and Gee !
just woke up in a sweat... race finished... peaty 3rd, stevie smith 2nd and gee 1st by .1. moustache brushed a tree and gave gee the edge... omen?or jinx
If Stevie gets 50 UCI points for qualifying in first that puts him in a technical top position for the overall? Come on Smith! Canada is so proud! GIV'R EH!
I have been rooting for Gee all year (for several years) but everyone has stepped up their game this year, thanks to the Gwin effect (?). There won't be any losers, regardless of whoever takes it today. Here's to some great racing!!
Top 80 qualify. Q on the far right of the list means qualified. A p to the far left on the list means protected. Which means they are in no matter what position they qualify in. Kovarik just missed again
I have no idea what the spread of points between each place are. Going in it was dependent on how they qualified. I mean what if they both crash and finish Gee finishes 25th and Stevie 26th? What is the spread of pints that far down? Obviously if they both finish high 3 points is meaningless, my question was more about the odd situation where they both have problems.
Stevie received 50 points and Gee 30 so Stevie is up by 3 points now. Plates are based on UCI ranking not World Cup ranking so Gee would still have the number one plate though.
www.pinkbike.com/photo/10119135
you would defiantly show hill a few things!!
Greg -> knee injury yesterday
Hill -> knee injury today
Hart -> DNF, don't know why.
You are an idiot.
Sincerely, everybody (including all Canadians)
have some damn respect. even if he decided to sit it out because of injuruy, thats called being smart. you read what smith said about going 100% on a race, you push yourself too hard and youll be getting pushed into a hospital
www.pinkbike.com/u/jeff444
"Not crying about the track and then faking my shoulder hurts"
Not only are you saying Sam Hill the a Downhill legend FYI is a pussy but also a lier!
You are the exact definition of a troll by saying that on Pinkbike.com, or which is a strong possibility an absolute TOOL!!
Your opinion that Sam Hill is a pussy and a lier is going to get a negative reaction because 99% of the people on here have the exact opposite opinion to you and more importantly our opinions of him are based on facts!! Are yours???
If you can't work out where your going wrong with this then I wish you lots of luck bud.
m.pinkbike.com/photo/9927470
How come jeff's account was only suspended for 48 hours? Punishment for being a wanker should be at least a week
I think the length of his ban is excessive to be honest, he's just not so clued up on how message boards/forums work.
Jeff444 had two previous warnings (from different mods) and a previous suspension already when i decided to issue him another warning and suspension of two days thinking once race weekend is over he might calm down and stop calling sam hill names just to stir the pot. It is possible to be pro smith or atherton or peat without making an fool of yourself. He then went and making statements to me in PMs and created a new account to get around the suspension and immediately came in here to post some more (as HitItHardee) and so i upped the suspension to six weeks. He then went completely off the deep end and that got the 25 year suspension. It was like reading the rantings of a drunken sailor.
my dad is a great guy always taking us to ride andcrace.
he got mad at the mod guy cause hecdid nothing wwhen people talked bad about me
now my little brother and i cant use pb at home cause our ip adress is blocked
vvery unfair. all cause my dad said something about s hill.
But okay, I'll 'STFU' and go! Bye old chum
m.youtube.com/watch?v=WcVI64IbkIs&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWcVI64IbkIs
Which bike did he use?
But from the info we have been given over the past week, it would stand to reason that Smith just took the overall lead in points! he did get +20 over Gee after qualys.
Smith for the Win(and overall)
and Peaty anywhere on the podium that's the way I want to close out my year.
while it would be great for more money and recognition to come into the sport ("explode") there's also tons of BS that comes along w/ that.
Peaty 8th! Man, I'd love to see him on the podium again.
I'm for Stevie, but whether Gee or Stevie, may the best man win!
Qualie just going down in leogang, smith fastest and with takin a slender points lead into tomorrow. It's on, gonna be an amazing finale
Rob Warner on Twitter
Looked like Gee had this thing locked up early on. Now he's looking up a Smith. Highest finisher on race day wins. Can't write it up any better.
Rob Warner to be the first man down the track tomorrow......
Yes?
No?
1 Hannah
2 Smith
3 Atherton