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English Champs, British Champs aren't until end of July...

I would suggest you learn your facts before making such inaccurate and misinformed comments. "WC XC has turned into little more than dirt road biking." What a load of rubbish. WC XC is, if anything, placing greater emphasis than ever before on technical ability. If you had ever raced an XC World Cup, I guarantee your opinion would change dramtically. On what basis exactly are you claiming XC to be "little more than road biking?" Perhaps the fact that Nino Schurter and Julien Absalon have both podiumed at numerous Megavalanche series races over the past few years tells you all you need to know about their technical ability. Granted, courses such as the London Olympic course would support your viewpoint, but entirely man made, tame courses are a rarity on the World Cup circuit. Of course XC will never look as technically demanding as DH on camera (it fundamentally isn't), but until you race or at least ride a World Cup XC course I think you should reserve judgement. I'm not saying you fall into this category, but as someone who races downhill myself, there is nothing more frustrating than downhillers who claim that XC courses (especially World Cups) are tame and easy; anyone who does is simply wrong.