Tom Braithwaite at Fort William World Cup 2009 in Wester Ross, United Kingdom - photo by cloverleaf

Downhill and 4x photos for reports by Ian MacLennan.

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dannybanks (Nov 9, 2009 at 15:12)

the 'little red thing' is a magnet i belive.. it breaks the barrier at the start gate and again at the finish line.. used to measure the riders time basically, new for 2009 i think

cloverleaf Plus (Nov 9, 2009 at 15:14)

It's a timing transponder and yes you're right, it breaks the beams at the start, splits, and finish to provide live timing. They're coded against each riders number so that live splits can be given.

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helppp (Jun 6, 2009 at 13:23)

waht is that red thing on his fork ? something about time measureing ? anyway, its great picture^^

hucker93 (Jun 6, 2009 at 19:54)

i think it is probably like a speedometer or something of that sort?

hucker93 (Jun 6, 2009 at 19:54)

nevermind.....

matthelowrider (Jun 7, 2009 at 9:24)

in french it's called "transpondeur", it's to measure the time, in replacement of the cellule

Rideslots (Nov 9, 2009 at 17:15)

You have so many POD worthy pics! tup

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BMX-SIMON-BMX (Jun 9, 2009 at 21:27)

can i ask what camera was used to take this photo?
i need a realy good camer but i dont know what to get :/

cloverleaf Plus (Jun 10, 2009 at 4:18)

It's a Canon 1D Mk2N used with a combination of lenses through this whole album which are all Canon EF's: 200mm f2.8L MKII, 135mm f2L and a 16-35 f2.8L. From time to time a 35mm f1.4L, a 50mm f1.4, and a 100mm f2 are also used as required