Sea Otter Classic - Big Picture Part 1

Apr 20, 2012
by Margus Riga  

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  The view from our porch. Nice to be by the sea.

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  Morning Monterey mist.

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  Sea Otter...ready to rock.

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  First one to 8am DH practice gets...aaah...less sleep.

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  Training in train.

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  Stevie Smith.

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  Danny Hart!
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  Gwin looking for another win in California.

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  Hart.

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  Shutting down day 0 at the 'ol Post Office jumps.

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  Sam Dueck.

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  Paul B.

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  Justin Wyper.

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  Dueck.

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  Just like every sea otter, the start line backs up at the crack of dawn to be able to get run in.

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  Steve Smith chose to ride a Devinci Dixon this week instead of his downhill bike. He's been killing it on the little bike and having fun all week.

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  Cous Cous travelled all the way here from Europe and is hoping for a big event for him and Teammate Mick Hannah.

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  Andrew Neethling broke his hand in Africa at the first world cup, but apparently it isn't hurting him in the least as he is breaking out the style all over the track this week.

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  The Us Open had nothing on the berms here at Sea Otter. They weave in and out of the trees and are as hard as rock. Let 'er rip!

Stay tuned for more shots from the guys here at the 2012 Volkswagen Sea Otter Classic over the coming days.

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39 Comments
  • 29 0
 POD central
  • 21 3
 Steve Smith could upset Gwin on the Dixie!
  • 3 0
 Its a bold move riding the shorter travel bike but one I reckon will pay off, its gonna be a great race!
  • 1 0
 Didn't Graves race on his 4x bike last year?
  • 2 0
 hardly a bold move, people do that every year
  • 12 0
 I hear Lopes, EC, Rockwell, and Palmer are all competing! Old School slalom!
  • 9 3
 I though there´s going to be another giant-slalom event because the short travel bikes, but it seems the bike selection is because of the track
  • 12 38
flag poozank (Apr 20, 2012 at 18:59) (Below Threshold)
 Translation: I thought the prevalence of short travel bikes indicated a dulal slamom race. Alas, I was mistaken the short travel bikes are being ridden due to the nature of the DH track.
  • 17 1
 that was not nice dude, englisch is not everyone's native language. we can understand what he is trying to say can't we?
  • 15 1
 poozank take your head out of your ass
  • 1 3
 No shit lets seem him go to a foreign language forum and do a better job undrstanding what is being said and making a readable response. Now if you had sent him a private message knowing what he had done Erin and helped him with his grammar, that would have been respectable.
  • 4 1
 poozank is one stupid retarded asshole... sorry for expressing my emotions straight to the keyboard.
  • 7 1
 poozank, to be an acting grammar-police officer and NOT look like a hypocritical a*shole, I would think that one wouldn't want to have spelling and grammar mistakes in their indictment. Although, "dulal slamom" is kinda' fun to say aloud.
  • 8 1
 Short travel gonna take the win this year!
  • 8 5
 Loc pictures!! cant wait till i cruise down there this weekend!!! BTW HAPPY 420!!!
  • 1 0
 hell ya
  • 3 0
 Stay on your bike Danny!!!!!!
  • 3 1
 That pic of gwin in the burm before the log drop is crazy!!! Such cool photography
  • 2 0
 Awsome pics! Too bad there was so many crashes in the cat 3 dh preride. Only got 1 3minute lap in during the 2 hour wait
  • 2 0
 Btw 99% sure I saw Sam Hill there today.
  • 1 0
 Yeah he is there.
  • 5 2
 how do you do a nac nac with clips?
  • 13 1
 Unclip...
  • 1 0
 Pissed I couldn't make it down there for lack of transportation. Glad you guys are there to cover a bunch of the stuff I wanted to check out!
  • 3 0
 Looks like a course some of the top enduro riders could excel at.
  • 2 0
 so that was the last day they got to ride them
  • 3 1
 Why are the Post Office jumps getting destroyed?
  • 1 2
 not sure the specific reason but basically because of the city..
  • 1 0
 interesting, everyone runs a Lyrik DH over a totem......weight savings I guess...
  • 1 0
 Also I've read that the lyriks are more or less as stiff and capable on a dh track and for the sake of 10mm and, as you said, weight saving it kinda makes sense.
  • 2 0
 Awesome to have a Brit racing in the rainbow jersey, c'mon Hart!
  • 1 0
 dude i haad a norcal highschool mtb race their last month
  • 1 0
 Awesome pics. Going to have to make this next year!
  • 1 0
 what kind of champioship is this?
  • 1 0
 ridiculous photography skills
  • 2 0
 Beauty shots Margus!
  • 1 0
 Are those Giant Reign's?
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