Crankworx Les 2 Alpes 2012 - Giant Air DH Results by IanHylands

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kidkazoo (Jul 11, 2012 at 10:53)

Can someone just props this...BLENKI YOU BEAST!!!!

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zoomzoomchicken (Jul 11, 2012 at 10:34)

Aint got nothin on whistler air DH!

scott-townes (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:15)

Because that's a fair comparison... Wink

The Athertons absolutely crushed it! it makes me wonder how Gwin would do on a track like this.

Does anyone know if Dan is competing in any events here?

redrook (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:43)

It's not a fair comparison, hence the statement that it "aint got nothin on whistler air DH!"

coloradoboy (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:52)

Dan is racing the enduro!

scott-townes (Jul 11, 2012 at 12:10)

redrook- comparing oranges to apples, haha. and that's tight on Dan racing the enduro! can't wait to see how well he holds his own.

johncobbmail Plus (Jul 12, 2012 at 17:41)

zoomzoomchicken you had to be there to see the size of some of these jumps great track over 450 entered and only 95 raced, the videos and pics just dont show the size of the jumps even the last one to the finish it was nearly 40 ft to clear to down slop but looks nothing in the video

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ffmc (Jul 11, 2012 at 10:40)

Tracey Hannah was nearly 15 secs down on Rachel Athertons time that is insane.

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Pabail (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:17)

True, Tracy Hannah is riding well at the moment, but this one is quite a long descent aswell which produces the chance for such big margins, however, 22 seconds on Myriam shows Miss Atherton is definitely smashing it....so is Gee with 10 seconds on Danny Hart. Well done the Athertons!!

jimbsport (Jul 11, 2012 at 12:03)

can someone explain why there's such a big difference, 10 seconds with harts. rachel got 15 seconds those GT atherton fast fast fast

scott-townes (Jul 11, 2012 at 12:14)

jimbsport- its all relative to how long the track is. Take a look at the Garbanzo race at Whistler's Crankworxs, for example. Its an almost 14 minute run and the difference between Blenkinsop (1st) and 2nd place was almost 13 seconds. Its still insane to win on a 5 minute track by 5 seconds but its def. more expected to happen.

cikudh (Jul 11, 2012 at 20:02)

Hart was busy entertaining crowd with his signature whip FOR SHURE!

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arkon11 (Jul 11, 2012 at 10:34)

Too bad it wasn't a world cup... Gee needs a win this year.

cyrix (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:14)

A win over other top ranked riders is a win over other top ranked riders. I'm sure Gee is stoked as shit.

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jbeglaw (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:19) (Below Threshold) show comment

it's only a win if Aaron Gwin is racing...

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Pabail (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:24)

Sorry but youve got to be in it to win it Wink

jbeglaw (Jul 11, 2012 at 21:15)

apparently some people took that the wrong way...i'd love to see gee slay gwin many times over, i'm a total Atherton fan...i dont like the guy but he's got the field outclassed right now by a long ways...

scott-townes (Jul 12, 2012 at 20:13)

Haha, why don't you like the guy? I bet you've never met him at a personal level so its a bit strange to not like someone based only on their dh career.

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krisholm (Jul 11, 2012 at 10:32)

Go Athertons!

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juanzo (Jul 11, 2012 at 12:51)

Women
1st Rachel ATHERTON – 2000€

Men
1st Gee ATHERTON – 4000€

+2000€ for men. Blank Stare

Pabail (Jul 11, 2012 at 12:53)

we need more women getting into the sport

zoomzoomchicken (Jul 11, 2012 at 13:39) (Below Threshold) show comment

what is the problem with that? The men are more exciting, more competition, and faster pace.When the women can race at the same speeds the will make the same amount of money.

redrook (Jul 11, 2012 at 14:02)

zoomzoom, that is the dumbest logic I've ever heard. Fact is women get paid much less in all sport. In terms of equality it's bs, they are competing at the same level in relative measures, and putting in the same amount of work etc. However, it all boils down to advertising influence and marketing. There are fewer women interested in doing the sport than men so marketing (and therefore financial return) favours men.

To Pabail, I say why exactly? As soon as you distinguish between groups you are being self-defeating. If we encourage more women then me must encourage more of each race/religion/gender/sexuality until all the demographics equate. We don't "need" any specific number of anyone in the sport. It's good to encourage lots more people in general, but not a specific group.

cheeselord (Jul 11, 2012 at 14:06)

Redrook, by far one of the most intelligent comments ive seen on here, bravo sir.

iamamodel (Jul 11, 2012 at 14:38)

zoomzoomchicken's reason is not "dumb" at all. If you had two courses at a World Cup race - one for men and one for women and each one far enough apart that you had to choose one OR the other, far more than half the crowd would line the men's course. You watch a men's heat of 4X and then comes a women's heat, it is like they are in slow-motion and in most cases they roll the jumps that the junior men are stylin' over. I'm not being sexist, I'm being factual.

Secondly, once while organising a DH event we discussed prize money and one of the women piped up "I don't see why we should get as much prizemoney as the men. We only make up ten per cent of the field and so we don't give as much into the prize pool [via race fees]." I was so impressed at her impartiality and logic that I jokingly asked her to marry me. Even her girlfriend thought that was funny.

I don't know if it still occurs, but not too long ago women were getting the same prize money in professional tennis as the men because they were the players the crowds came to watch. I blame the boring Federer for that though.

iamamodel (Jul 11, 2012 at 14:48)

And one more point. How many guys do you know or have heard of that bought a Demo after Sam Hill started riding one? And exactly how many people have bought a Fury because Rachel is now on one? What about Danny and his Glory versus Jill and her Norco... what ever she's riding - I wouldn't know.

Complete this sentence without researching it: Caroline Buchanen is a two times world 4X champion, just became a BMX World Champion, and the brand of bike she rides is a...[insert brand here].

Pabail (Jul 11, 2012 at 15:37)

redrook, i just want more fit women in the world im not giving a monkeys about pc correctness there. im just sayin. if there was more ladies then yes advertising which pays for the prizes would increase it would maybe inspire more females to take part / win in the sport.

would it be nice to meet a female that was into mountainbiking too... i just dont see whats wrong with that....that.. pipe dream of mine Smile

joaquinRDiert (Jul 11, 2012 at 16:21)

We need more Jews getting into the sport

redrook (Jul 11, 2012 at 18:35)

iamamodel - I don't know what rider you were talking to, but they weren't a mathematician. If there are fewer women then you could still pay them the same amount for each finish position and be using less money. Oh and without looking it up I can tell you Buchanan rides for Commencal.
If you read my comment properly, I state that women are performing at an equal level relatively. That is to say that they are still giving it 100% and performing at the top of their capabilities. Just because their physical capabilities are different doesn't mean it's any less demanding for them, if anything it's more difficult for them to ride some of the stuff, dh isn't all rollable jumps.

Pabail- increased advertising might attract a few more, but tbh, I didn't see any advertising for the sport before I started it. The fact is that men are attracted to different things than women. Most guys I know think dh is cool when I talk about it, most women I know switch off completely upon mention of the subject. It's a pipe dream, but there are lots of girls who are into biking, but nothing comes to he who waits so go find them!

iamamodel (Jul 11, 2012 at 21:18)

redrook by your logic then people in Novice Grade D should also get the same prize money as Pro Men, because they are also giving 100%.

Goatryder (Jul 11, 2012 at 21:28)

Buchanan rides Speedco

jaame (Jul 11, 2012 at 21:48)

iamamodel you're a hero. I was going to mention the tennis prize money too. What a load of bollocks that is. Men should be paid more because they are better. Fact. Female tennis players, actually female sports players in general, if you think you're worth the same prize money as the men why not just combine the pots into one and just have an open contest. Men vs. Women. See how much money the girls win then. Spesh have sold four demos to my friends on the back of Sam Hill. Giant have sold two Glories because of Danny Hart. No one cares what bikes the girls are riding. Female sport is a sideshow. That's the truth. Please don't give me negative props! Gee Man, finally something to smile about. Good on you. Gee for the world champs!

jaame (Jul 11, 2012 at 21:55)

And another thing. Who cares if there are more girls riding bikes? I'm married to a hot girl who likes getting her hair done, shopping and painting her nails. She loves to read books and watch TV. She's ridden the bike I bought her about 10km in three years. I'd take her over a manly DH racer girl with scars and big balls (metaphorical) any day. Girls who are good at sport are generally masculine. Who wants a GF like that? Not me. Trust me kids, when you're actually old enough to have a serious relationship with a shiela, you'll RELISH the chance to get away from her for a few hours and ride your bike.

BLIPDH (Jul 11, 2012 at 23:41)

the market is stronger for the men. It's just simple economics.

Zhiloreznik (Jul 12, 2012 at 2:34)

Number of people involved is a fair argument. If you divide prize money with a number of competitors man are terribly disadvantaged. There is 11 times less chance for you to win and only twice the amount of money. I'am aware that man have better contracts the women but for a good reason. It's not a sexist thing but pure economics. Being PC will not help, but from a marketing prospective you have to invest much more into women to get the same ROI as is on man.

cheeselord (Jul 12, 2012 at 13:46)

Wow, there's some seriously strange logic going on here, with people throwing around the words marketing and economics without knowing what they mean (BLIPDH). iamamodel, no, people in the Novice grade argument doesn't work, they are not entered in the pro category. The women and men are entered in their respective pro categories, therefore the prizes should reflect that.

jaame - definitely, which also agrees with redrook's point. Men are different from women, but that doesn't mean either should be paid less.

rbeach (Jul 12, 2012 at 13:48)

I was just thinking that, a lot of people pretending to know marketing/economics. Hey you'll never beat the stubborn idiots who hold us back from progress. Zhiloreznik - You don't have a clue what marketing means. Marketing people do not work with finance, they work with advertising and promotion.

siradam (Jul 13, 2012 at 11:42)

wow everyone goes so ott when something might relate to sexism! Women and men do not race against each other because they are of a different standard, different competitiveness (in terms of numbers), create a different amount of interest... etc I think it is absolutely fair to say that the female world of mountainbiking is far less developed than the mens' and the prize purse for being at the top of the game reflects this. I very much doubt that rachel is moping about after the races and saying to gee "this is so unfair, why do you get more money than me wa wa wa". Instead she's probably completely stoked at her win and her prize money and proud to be an ambassador for female cycling.
I don't know but I'm guessin most of the above comments are by blokes enjoying a ant rather than girls feeling a need to stand up for themselves?! (Though that may be a bit of a hypocritical thing to say!)

mxlemming (Jul 27, 2012 at 17:48)

Female models get paid far more than male ones, no one moans about that.

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FarmerJohn (Jul 12, 2012 at 5:44)

Pretty sure Danny is one of Ozzy Osborns illegitimate children

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brazilian-monkey (Jul 11, 2012 at 10:36)

nice. GEE is a legend for sure!

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phobospwns (Jul 11, 2012 at 15:05)

Coincidence that the track is named "Fury", and both riders won coming down the hill on the GT Fury? I think not.

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WAKIdesigns (Jul 11, 2012 at 12:05)

Jerome Clementz in 28th spot - that explains a lot when it comes to his achievements in Enduro

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Agent0range (Jul 11, 2012 at 16:58)

Nah no boner son, just respect where respect is due. Sometimes forget its a fashion show... xx

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bzdcomp (Jul 11, 2012 at 14:05)

Why men earn double of women's prices?

chuk2rs (Jul 11, 2012 at 15:58)

There were five times more men competeing.

jaame (Jul 11, 2012 at 21:50)

And they're five times better.

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goyoumf (Jul 11, 2012 at 22:07)

Blenki scrubbing the big drop, he have balls

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hubertje-ryu (Jul 11, 2012 at 14:20)

jeezes, danny, keep your helmet on and your mouth shut!

Agent0range (Jul 11, 2012 at 14:37)

Who the f@£k are you to tell Danny to do shit? shhhhhhhhhhhhh...

TKy5e (Jul 11, 2012 at 16:23)

uh oh.. ^^ someones got a fully torked Danny boner ^^ haha

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alexisfire (Jul 12, 2012 at 16:33)

And now Gee's hurt?

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Protour (Jul 12, 2012 at 9:31)

Sweet pics

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farfednugen (Jul 11, 2012 at 21:15)

Danny Hart, do yourself a favor and get some braces

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Enduro27 Plus (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:39)

lol gee can only win when gwin doesnt race

Pabail (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:50)

almost true it seems but gwin can fall off too....

jimbsport (Jul 11, 2012 at 12:01)

but gee finish third in the red bull rampage, gee is a total bad ass rider gwin is a DH machine

Pabail (Jul 11, 2012 at 12:27)

didnt gee come 'second' in 2010 for the totally mungous quarter pipe transfer ...agreed on the rest though ...if gee could pull a 360 or backflip he'd be best big mountain rider in the game no question... GT need to buy him an airbag/foam pit for Christmas...

ShaneGable (Jul 11, 2012 at 13:05)

Yea, Gee can pull backflips , can't remember what video it was on but its out there somewhere.

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milohead (Jul 11, 2012 at 10:32)

Gwin must have not raced

zoomzoomchicken (Jul 11, 2012 at 10:35)

Or maybe he doesn't have enough style or flow for air DH?

thrice (Jul 11, 2012 at 10:43)

Gwin's priority is the World Cup, never seems to take other events too seriously like the world championships last year. He said in an interview he basically just took it easy for that last race since it was not part of the World Cup.

dmarsh15 (Jul 11, 2012 at 10:47)

Did you even bother to check the roster? He wasnt on it....dumbass

bgonzalez Plus (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:09)

in other words hes saying if Gwin was racing Gee mite not have came first. But i dont think gwin would be as familular with the trails depending if hes ridden France.

themainpinche (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:14)

Anybody who says gwin isn't stylish is stupid. I've seen him ride rainbow canyon, some fat hits there, my local spot actually. He throws fat moto whips and is super stylish. You guys seem to forget that he raced moto most of his life. You have to have style to be good at moto, and gwin was good. So everybody saying gwin is boring and has no style is just plain stupid.

fast-steve (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:29)

Aaron Gwin, no style, no control, no nothing. He's just winning because he has a carbon bike. If the other guys had one they'd be beating him by 10 + seconds.

carterwills (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:43)

Your joking right?

zoomzoomchicken (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:49) (Below Threshold) show comment

Steve isnt joking we have seen him ride at some of our local spots and he doesnt have any flow or style. He nose cased this small jump we had been hitting all day and then went OTB on the next one hahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahad!

fast-steve (Jul 11, 2012 at 11:58)

Yeah I remember that! ahahah! He's so bad!

bgonzalez Plus (Jul 11, 2012 at 21:09)

wasnt gwin winning on a yeti? i dont think they were/are carbon.

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