Video: Polcster's Winning Valparaiso Run

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YoungPedalwon (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:42)

If this is GoPro they should have a GoPro guy that can adjust the camera angle on the fly, via some fancy electronic thing for Pro events so we can get the best possible videos

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BentonMiller (Mar 2, 2015 at 20:35)

Seriously. My neck is getting stiff trying to look farther down the course, instead of staring at the redbull logo. Still, totally crazy race. Some spots seemed so tight that skinny handlebars might start making a comeback!

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nouser (Mar 2, 2015 at 23:26)

It's not a gopro, it's a Drift: www.pinkbike.com/photo/11962997

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enduroswag FL (Mar 3, 2015 at 3:16)

you can see more of the track on Quere's video.
www.pinkbike.com/video/398342

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slyfink (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:53)

that was pretty intense. the course seemed less flowy than in years past, yet the "features" seemed bigger and techier. that spring in the middle must have sucked. such a long ass course too. so much vert. can't wait for more "shredits" to come out.

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scott-townes (Mar 2, 2015 at 13:20)

It seemed super sketch and tight... yeah I wouldn't race that. scury

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panterafr (Mar 3, 2015 at 7:37)

Too much pedal... =/

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joshkaslapa (Mar 2, 2015 at 13:58)

And all this without a valve cap on the fork - insane!

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freddiethomson FL (Mar 3, 2015 at 9:13)

saving weight to the extreme

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Protour (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:23)

Polc is the urban legend.

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mfbeast12 (Mar 3, 2015 at 8:30)

Remy

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Bialita (Mar 2, 2015 at 13:47)

the birds in the sky in the end, very nice !

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erlkonig (Mar 2, 2015 at 14:15)

Yes, they came in right on cue.

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Yt-shredder (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:20)

I Must say that i liked the previous course more

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imcusi (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:25)

i have to agree and why the hell where the fences all crooked and zigzagged. why not just a straight regular fence???

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phdotd (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:41)

So you can fit more "frontline" spectators

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dfiler (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:43)

Zigzag fence segments don't require any additional supports to keep from falling over. Not judging if it is good or bad, but that's why it is done.

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imcusi (Mar 3, 2015 at 14:45)

That actually makes a lot of sense. I feel like that would be dangerous to the riders though

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hayden (Mar 2, 2015 at 15:21)

To be honest that course did not really look that fun

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zeLOL (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:55)

slovensky klenot!

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kwivan (Mar 2, 2015 at 14:54)

It's juste my opinion but for me the old course was WAY BETTER than the new one...!

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GOrtho (Mar 2, 2015 at 15:29)

It's interesting he's running knobs on his tyres. I would think it would be an advantage to be more slick for a better contact patch?

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Csellers799 (Mar 3, 2015 at 19:14)

Yeah I feel the same way I would have stuck a rock razor or a slaughter

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cabracadabra (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:55)

so much pedaling. urban enduro?

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kdimock (Mar 2, 2015 at 21:11)

EpicTV...trying to sell me barbies and shit

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SoDiezl350 (Mar 2, 2015 at 19:25)

Are they required to hit every feature? Seems like the wall ride at 2:58 just adds time.

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dirtbeard (Mar 2, 2015 at 23:10)

he seems to own the streets and it seems to be his focus but does anyone know if he does world cup aswell

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c2crider (Mar 3, 2015 at 1:38)

That looked absolutely exhausting, not to mention seriously technical. Great to watch

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Lagr1980 (Mar 3, 2015 at 2:40)

is that horrible sound the real WARP Speed sound ???? WTF

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Scribbler (Mar 3, 2015 at 5:16)

Love the flock of birds that look like stars in his eyes as he lays on his back recovering

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LivedStrong (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:41)

That was a lot of pedaling! Still alarming though.

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PepaKru (Mar 3, 2015 at 12:47)

Gratulace Filipe, seš frajer

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RedBurn (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:18)

how can he be a real god in these races but suck in WC DH rounds ? he's fast !!!!!

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fatenduro (Mar 2, 2015 at 14:02)

WC DH courses are more groomed. They have a minimum track width of like 6 feet. Their jumps are spaced to be perfect at an "average WC speed". The high speed corners are all bermed. Urban downhill is much tougher. The stairs gaps are spaced at whatever pedestrians like. So some stair gaps you have to land to flat, some to stair tranny, and some into a flat corner. Add to that corners can be way tighter and steeper in Urban courses, just like that crazy first S corner in the vid. Bottom line, it takes way more skill to negotiate an urban course which can't be made as "bike friendly" as a regular DH courses. Polcster's just a better biker when it comes to extreme situations.

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webbe (Mar 2, 2015 at 14:14)

Bold statements. I appreciate your fighting talk.
... Or the two disciplines are simply different and require different skill levels in specific areas?

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bernardojoao (Mar 3, 2015 at 4:42)

1º Polc is one of the best urban racers in the world.
2º he is inside the organizer (City downhill world tour)
3º I leave to you all the rest........

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el-nombre FL (Mar 3, 2015 at 15:07)

Maybe you need more skill compared to bike park tracks fatenduro, but compared to a proper DH course? I think not. More or less any old chump could get down an urban dh course minus the hucking and most of the speed. Truly technical dh tracks will cause inexperienced riders all sorts of problems.

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shuwukong (Mar 2, 2015 at 22:47)

wonder how often Polc changes his frame, hucking to flat all year round

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HUCKSTER608 (Mar 3, 2015 at 10:37)

Somebody ran from the cops alot as a kid......

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poundsand FL (Mar 2, 2015 at 13:24)

MORE!!!

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BigballmcCall (Mar 3, 2015 at 2:39)

Shit

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zero-wing (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:18)

I know the sponsors must love it for the viral videos and cool photo ops but I really don't get this urban DH malarkey.

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ryan83 (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:37)

Focus on the positive. It also brings our obscure sport to the masses. I don't have the data to prove it but there seem to be equal if not more spectators in this event than a WC DH race. Plus the courses are really creative.

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zero-wing (Mar 3, 2015 at 1:24)

Ah yeah, if people are stoked on bikes then it's all good!

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kwyn (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:31)

made my arse twitch just watching it

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Abov3d (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:09)

Such a quality.

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LukaszStachowiak (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:19)

This video looks like it's slow motion.

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Sullymtb (Mar 2, 2015 at 12:54)

8 minutes spent watching a 4 minute video, thanks awfully RedBull Player

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keatonmtb (Mar 3, 2015 at 4:51)

It was epic tv and was awful