Results: Sea Otter Classic Downhill

 i agree and i disagree. I think it's good that a lot of the smaller names to be able to be so successful. On the other hand It would have been nice to have more of the pro compete.

 Not bad for Lopes

 Is that the same Mike Day from BMX racing? Lookout if he gets into DH or 4x

 yeah , he raced there last year aswell

 The reason they decided to do that is because next weekend there is the first round of the ProGrt at port angeles. So they had to choose between 2 poisons

 @PiersonBikes, U complain about a multiple World Champion winning races? Get over it. Gwin's confidence took a lot hammering last year. Now he's back on top. I bet u wouldn't bitch if he was canadian. America power.

 Fair point about Gwin, he gets more stick than he deserves, he's a great athlete and I was genuinely happy to see him win. But FYI he's never been World Champion ;-) Also none of the WC field is going to turn up at the ProGRT in Washington the weekend between two races in South Africa and Australia...

 just because none of them will turn up doesn't make UCI's decision go away. They made their decision nothing we can do about it and @tracer2 don't give us Americans a bad name, I think its cool for the young guns and unknowns to get their name heard. Its hard to get noticed when the majority of world cup racers are racing against you.

 @tracer2 I wasn't holding anything against Aaron Gwin. He was just the most relatable because he won the WC he would have most likely won the sea otter too.

 @tracer 2 Not trying to shoot gwin down. But he may not be "back" yet. He won round one. But it might be different when he is on a dh bike again. Maybe the enduro worked here but he will need to repeat it on the demo. And smith has yet to return ;P

 Also, props to bingelli for returning from that crash!

 Duggles, you make a very distinct point. I was wrong about Gwin being a world champ. As far as North America is concerned, he dominated like nobody else. He proved he was force and he appears to be hungry again. We have a long season ahead of us and I see a very fit professional athlete. Good luck Aaron. Once again, America power.

 @duggles bro did you just say that Gwin has never been world champion? You either live under a rock or I read that wrong...

 World champ and overall champ are two different things. Gwin was overall twice. You either live under a rock or I read that wrong.

 Ahem *cough* world cup champion *Cough*

 I come from a motocross background and the whole World Cup / World Champ's thing just doesn't make sense to me.
Am I missing something? It seems to be:
1. All of the same top competitors
2. The same course as usual just in rotation yearly
3. Just because you win one single event you get more glory then being consistent and winning the overall title?

Someone clear that up for me because I just don't get it, it seems like just another way to add another trophy or title into the mix of the season (which I have nothing against). But I do think that someone that wins the overall standings in the World Cup series should be glorified over someone who wins one single event.

But hey, I've only been in the DH scene for 2 years now so clue me in and correct me if I'm wrong.

 I wouldn't say "more" glory, but it's definitely a title many racers would like. Aaron Gwin has stated he's not interested in the champs, but perhaps that's because he's never won it. I'm sure he'd be pretty stoked if he did win it.

Personally I'd say the world cup is the most important title because as you said, it's the consistent performer, rather than a good run on a track you may happen to excel at. Either way, I know it's not something I'll ever achieve, but congrats and best of luck to those who have and will.

 A LOT of the world cup dudes will be up at Port A for the grt…

 Hey man, thanks for the support!!! Super pumped to be able to race this weekend, especially with how rough and pedally it was.

 Absolutely!! We will have to get a I street session in before too long. Draper was STUPID MUDDY TODAY!. One run and done. Stay Healthy.

 Yep! i would like to know how t mac was

 Nonsense.

 @THE-GUNT; Lopes would have won whether he was riding an Ibis, Intense or a shopping cart.

 @mfro its called sarcasm

 I'd pay good money to watch Lopes race shopping carts.

 Ditto. Shopping cart races would be the shit.