Video: Canada VS. America (VS. Australia)

Jul 24, 2014
by Danielle Baker  


CANADA VS. AMERICA



After knocking out practice laps in every different weather condition, 291 racers took to Dag's Downhill at Silver Star Bike Park last weekend where the BC Cup and NW Cup combined forces. The friendly cross border rivalry and surprise addition of Troy Brosnan, the current points leader in the World Cup DH series, made for an exceptionally action packed weekend for our mountain bike community.

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Troy Brosnan on his winning run putting in a time of 2 46 94.

A big thank you to SE Racing, Dunbar Cycles, Intense, Momentum Watches, Reel Cameras, Troy Lee Designs, Kore, Gamut USA, North Shore Billet, Pinkbike, and CCN Bikes for making this event happen!


Video by Max Berkowitz Visual // @maxberkowitzvisual
Photos and Words by Danielle Baker // @danielle.baker




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28 Comments
  • 13 0
 Canada needed a chainsaw to win this battle!
  • 6 0
 Brosnan desTroyed the field
  • 11 8
 Awesome weekend and good footage, but I wish there was more than just one shot of a female riding through a berm. There was a pretty good showing of Canadian and American girls out there and it'd be great to show that it is possible for everyday girls to race BC Cups too!
  • 8 3
 I really don't care if it's male or female....and according to your profile I can't tell....shredding is what matter's. Ride On.....Wink
  • 10 1
 Pretty Sure that it is Troy Brosnan riding the berm, last time i checked he is not a female
  • 8 1
 To get me pumped up to ride, I don't care if it's footage of men or women either, for sure! My point was that a lot of times if you tell a girl that you race, she thinks that you have to be a professional rider or that the course is too hard for herself to ever try. It's not...everyone can race and dh racing is something that we need to promote, especially to women. And for total transparency, I am a female and I actually won the citizen's 19+ category at Silverstar. It was the largest showing I've ever seen of girls in my category and it's so much better than an automatic podium due to only 3 riders showing up.
  • 1 1
 I was referring to the video, obviously.
  • 17 0
 To be honest I kind of blew it on shooting women at Silver Star, I'm still stoked on the video, but I would've loved to have more shots of girls ripping! Hopefully I get some more female clips this weekend at Kicking Horse. Glad you enjoyed the video though, and I appreciate the criticism.
  • 3 0
 I like you \m/ rock on
  • 8 0
 @MaxBerkowitz is a VOD scientist. He'll have a better formula for the next race video.
  • 6 0
 More girls = more better.

Everytime.
  • 1 0
 That made me want to race so badly!
  • 3 0
 so happy for troy!!! he has worked so hard.
  • 6 5
 This track looks more world cup worthy than 2/3 of the stuff on the current UCI DH circuit. So many Devinci's, but where the heck is Stevie?!?!
  • 2 0
 You're my favourite! Awesome race video.
  • 1 1
 Oh dude I am at 00:24! That was right before they told my 18 year old friend who had raced in every other NW Cup that he needed a parents signature to compete in Canada.
  • 1 0
 Rumours that troy has a gf in vernon.
  • 1 0
 lol @ 00:27
  • 1 0
 Troy, such a legend!
  • 1 0
 I'm going to Australia this year to go to school!!!!!!!!!!! Can you take me to play in Australia?
  • 3 4
 And I thought Canada was in America...
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