threw on roam right after and watched peatys and stevies parts. congrats smith, that was an amazing season for you. and peat, 9th place!! youre a legend. keep it up old man!
I felt so bad for Gee, especially since he was so fast and worked his ass off the entire year, but this time Stevie wins it! So stoked for em both, but I still gotta say, Go Stevie!!!
CONGRATS for Steve on the overall woldcup win and what a ride down the track MAAAAAN he is insane!!! But i must adress here a little from our country: We had our FIRST ever qualified rider on the track today, Liszi Attila, congratulations for that aswell!!!
That comment above about gee being robbed...they wouldn't have got timing wrong and Steve deserved it, and now was his time, gees won overall before and I'm sure he will again...but stoked for Bryce being up there on the podium!
Quote from Stevie Smith in Seasons: That's defiantly a big motivation. Trying to make the career of mountain biking, not having to work, just going to ride my bike as a job... makes me want to push harder. Looks like he made the right decision!
Stachetember. Stevie Smith WCDcHamp! Amazing season. Way to turn it up and hold form and focus. That shit was impressive. Congrats to you Stevie, your family, devinci crew...well done.
What a fantastic end to the season. I hope someone screen shotted Gee's face when Stevie was running, haha. You want to know what a crushed man looks like? There ya go.
Cannot wait to see what Emmeline and Gee do for next year. AND LOIC!!! he was hauling some serious ass.
can't say more. great coverage! should be live on servus tv. that was an awe dh season with an outstanding finale! can't wait for next year!
do it again stevie.
Most people don't know this but Canada actually has two national sports, Lacrosse AND Hockey. But i'm pretty good at tree felling and maple syrup chugging...
STEEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVIIIIIIEEE!!
man what a run, what a race.
Mick, Bruni, Rat........awesome. I was yelling at the computer in my office.
Love it.
Congrats Stevie, true class act!!
Indeed. Gee is a god sportsman, and one hell of a rider, without doubt. Defeat must be agonizing, but that is racing. I figure if a racer walks away with a title, then it'd be boring racing. Down to the wire racing is the best racing. The pressure must have been mad. top form to all of them -- they are modern day gladiators,
there was a bit of bad blood going - Gee ReTweeted someone dissing Stevie for a bist bump after he watched Gee smack that tree during the last race... I guess everyone wants to win. I think people dissing Gee are parsing too hard. Hard to lose like that, but maybe the start of a real rivalry...
I've read through some of the previous comments hating on gee and was losing faith in the pinkbike community!
However this comment has restored my faith.
Thankyou
Everybody who has watched these films through the last six or seven years and seen Steve's progression feels proud for him today. This modern generation has grown up with him, his win belongs to all of us. Great race and competition by all riders.
Congrats to Stevie, gutted for Gee though to have it snatched away right at the end, can't even imagine what that must feel like.
Hope they both come back next year more motivated than ever!
Awesome. I think someone needs to find out when Stevie is arriving back at YVR airport and every cyclist of any discipline get on the skytrain to the airport and give him a heros welcome. To have a World cup overall champ in any cycling discipline is huge for Canada.
Don't know if he would catch a flight from Europe or where ever he is now straight into Victoria. Someone should find out where and when and Pinkbike should post the details. Give him a proper welcome home.
Exactly! You'd expect her to be 100% confident in her bro...but she sounded unsure and talked about how Stevie now had the momentum that Gee had early in the season.
yeah i would expect her to be confident in him, but at the same time you feel it as an athlete when someone has an edge on you. You fight it but you can feel it
An your 2013 world cup overall champion{STEVIE SMITH} congrats to an amazing season an pin point racing! Ur the man! Thanks to redbull an pinkbike for giving us this awesome season of downhill racing coverage! Who knows what nexy year will bring! I think they need to bring back the video :seasons; for a limitited edition one, just on steviesmith! From being shuttled by his mother, to becoming his dream of being #1 in the world ! STEVIE SMITH ! 1
Gee did not compete in the finals at Rampage 2012. I believe he was injured. He was second at Rampage 2010 BEHIND an American! USA, USA, USA!. Just kidding - this nationalist stuff is funny. 'Merica! See what I mean? Bizet (France) was second at Rampage 2012. Viva La France! I can't help myself... STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVIE!
Ahh man, that sucks! Still, well done to those in the top 10 for the Junior category, some of them were beating those in the top 15 for the elite mens category at various rounds! Future is looking bright for downhill standards, it's already seriously high!
The perfect race, lead changes ,split times were up, Ratboy has a great run , Loic has an amazing run, Peaty was great, Heidi Minnar, Gee put in a great run, all the wormen put in great runs as well with a nice win for Emmeline ,a cup for Rachel and Stevie Smith wins !! I'm exhausted !!
So wicked!!! Seeing Smith still almost 2 seconds up on Bruni at the second split..... I woke the neighbors with that shout! So awesome to see a BC boy take it. BC = the best riding in the world!
Oh, and a huge shout out to his mom. Thanks for driving him up and down that hill so many times. You rock!!!! (watching that part of Seasons right now)
Sangers, Fairclough, Bruni, Bryceland, Atherton, Brosnan, Gutierrez, Blenkinsop, Peaty, and STEVIE! The world cup is stacked beyond comprehension. So much talent, if there is a consistent winner nowadays, he should be recognized as a legend.
Yeah STEVIE doing it for CANADA!!
Yes. That is more important. Sorry World Cup Champion Steve Smith, but we have more important things to discuss here at PB regarding glimpses of the future of a frenchman. Your amazing championship run today is old news.
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Bikepark douches the world over will now be selling there sessions for Wilson's, growing super taches, wearing fox and riding RS. Nice one Stevie, mega chuffed for ya braa!
Next year they need to get Rob Warner and Brett Tippy together doing the commentary.
How insane would that be for the World Cup commentary!
Let the tears roll!!!!
That's m' boy -- Stevie! Well done making Canada proud. Whoo! Man, my heart was skipping beats this entire race, man, so many riders doing well. Gee is disappointed but his effort was amazing; what a rider. What a bitchin' season.
amazing race, awesome run, congrats Steve you the man! so close!! since the start of the season my fantasy team called "Flui na bike blog" is Steve, Bruni, Blenki and Carpenter. im curious now, but i think its not enough for be the best overall.
Great world cup series this year. Well done Stevie. Hoping Danny Hart, Sam Hill and Gwin all pull it together next year, stop crashing, and make the racing even more competitive. Would be nice to see it come down between 3 or 4 riders next year.
not sure CB didn't start…..oh and my original post was pre-mustache massacre chainsaw brilliance…holy dinah so wicked Super stoked to be Canadian. Now if the Canucks could win the Stanley Cup ??? Naw STEVIE winning UCI makes up for everything
Yeah he had something else entirely, especially coming after Blenkinsop, who uses lots of body english, Bruni looked super clean - I thought he was going slow in the first part, but he was just s m o o o t h
Emmeline run was really good, she really deserved this win, happy to see her on the 1st place. Stevie, congratulations, that was insane run! Gee, you was really good, but maybe next year.
Congrats to Stevie such an amazing accomplishment.
He better look out next year though, I see lots of hungry young blood been in the pro ranks a season or two, bursting with talent - Troy Brosnan, Loic Bruni namely - ready to start hitting podiums.
This sport is booming, who gives a shit about the wheelsize.
and vvvvvrroooooooommm! go the chainsaw's! butterfly's in my tummy till the 1st time split, then yelling all the way to the finish!
-congrats Stevie! see you back on the best coast soon!
Congrats Stevie, you won it, you didnt steal it, 3 wins vs 2wins, last 3 races in a row, well done Steve Smith and congrats to Canada on your first World Cup Champion!
Congrats Emmeline on taking the final win too.
Grats to Stevie of course, he's everyone's darling since watching his mom shuttle him but I think Connor fearon and Luke stroebel did great things today!
Congratulations Stevie! All of Canada and especially us in BC are proud of the way you win with class. Keep it up and we will cheer you on for years to come!
Congrats to Stevie, all i can think of is his segment in The Collective:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTyQBMMjZh8 Really inspiring stuff,wooohooo GO Steve
Dude, i seriuosly think so! He looked so good wit trek, right? Did he look good with specialized? In my opinion not really! An yes riders do rise an fall> but him, like he did this year? common now, that should not of happend,put him back on his trek for one run, an i could bet you, i think he would do better. Just what i think lol
Why is the live feed working so incredibly bad? It had been great for the whole season and now all of a sudden for the most exciting race of the season it starts working like crap!
Looks like he made the right decision!
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What a fantastic end to the season. I hope someone screen shotted Gee's face when Stevie was running, haha. You want to know what a crushed man looks like? There ya go.
Cannot wait to see what Emmeline and Gee do for next year. AND LOIC!!! he was hauling some serious ass.
rampage champ - sorge - canadian
joyride champ - semenuk - canadian
and now wc title - smith - canadian
so proud to be canadian. and 99% of canadians have no idea about this, cbc do a report!
Steve peat had a great run and manage to be on top ten.what could you ask for with this old geezer from sheffield eh?! hats off mr peat.
cant wait for next year!! thanks for RED BULL for live coverage and all people who make this happen. cheers!!!!
Best way to end the day. Thanks Steve.
so close!! since the start of the season my fantasy team called "Flui na bike blog" is Steve, Bruni, Blenki and Carpenter.
im curious now, but i think its not enough for be the best overall.
(and mountain bikers don't riot)
Really inspiring stuff,wooohooo GO Steve
What happened to Hart? DNS?
Cry us a river.