XCO Round 4 Albstadt - Sunday Finals

 ^This.

 Next time you try a 3' stepdown set your seat as high as it goes and see how natural it feels

 Is anyone keeping track of the top 10 comments of the year? If so, be sure to add ^^this^^ one to the list.

 Why? Because then you'd feel more comfortable? Shave your legs or don't; wear baggies or don't. Why do you care what others wear?

 Fabdemaere, have you ever noticed how many people turn up to watch pro-tour roadies and how much money they get paid? Nobody cares how you dress when you're the fastest in the world.

 Yeah the only reason that the Cannondale team wears baggies is because of this magical thing called sponsorship money.

 Not true pedalfast-huckgnar, otherwise everyone on the team would race in baggies. Anton Cooper still rides in full lycra, and still rides faster than any of us.

 why is this conversation being maintained ? About 0 % of that crowd gives 0 fcks about the shaved / non shaved feet of the cyclists.

 Respectfully this is my opinion. I regret that I didn't put more thought into the wording of my original comment. It was aimed less at those who do and more at those who judge. While I'm aware that there's plenty of DH/Freeride 'Bros' out there who'd gladly take the piss all day about lycra/shaved legs, I couldn't particularly care what someone else is wearing.

I used to enjoy XC racing. And i used to wear baggies and not shave my legs, mostly out of self-consciousness, I might add. What I didn't enjoy was the judgemental attitude of the vast majority of people I met while involved. Perhaps I was unlucky in who i met in my local races, but the guys i met there were the most judgemental i've met in mountain biking. I was met with the attitude of 'if you don't dress/eat/drink/shit like us then you're not welcome here'.

My comments are aimed more at those in the cycling community that continue to force this issue - such as the journalist that called out 'shave your legs' to Paul van der Ploeg - than they are at those highly successful XC racers who choose to dress like this.

 "...it'd be a whole lot more of an attractive sport"
So you would like to see Emily Batty wearing baggy shorts? because it's more attractive??

 and she wad killing the downs. wrecked fell off the bike and still wins by 3min

 Yes, and all three pretty Liv/Giant girls were very impressive especially on the downs, they must have an excellent training program as all three finished in top 10. Jolanda blew her chance for second place in the first lap when she was trying to go with Pauline but she did great at the end. Really good stuff!

 You're right, the Liv/Giant XC team has actually had some training sessions with Giant's DH coach (can't remember the name), the guy who has also worked with Danny Hart.

 Oscar Saiz

 I migt just know one or two things more about this. Ask Giger, he'll tell you, then get back to me .

 what pit girls? I'm stuck at Emily Batty

 Pauline is the only girl for me. I only date winners

www.google.com/search?q=pauline+prevot&client=ms-android-verizon&source=android-browser&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Y_OLU8rhEMn4oASn3YK4CQ&ved=0CEAQiR4&biw=360&bih=592&dpr=3

 Just don't go for a ride with her, as you could see she doesn't take prisoners Truly amazing girl!

 Yes, they look like prototypes. Tubular, etc.

 awesome i love my road tubulars. i want them

 Go back to mtbr.

 Go back to your sandpit.

 What a ridiculous comment. He's won more races than anyone in this manner and has been tested 100's of times and never failed a test.

I've seen Nino win a number of races the same way and he doesn't even have the typical physic of an XC racer. Explain that...

What about Pauline's ride? 3 minutes up. You think she's doping too? Get back under your bridge looser.

 You do know there are ways to get past drug testing? Hate to burst your bubble, but the whole cycling world is full of people doping. "Get back under your bridge looser"

 So you assume everyone is guilty? What is the point of you watching this race? How do you know who is doping and who isn't?

That thought process just puts a cloud of negative shit over the entire concept of racing. Everyone must be considered clean unless they test positive. Regardless of the tests, masking agents or previous positive tests.

Anyway even if Absalon doped, he's still achieved a 1000x more than you ever will. So piss off with your negative BS idiot.

 No dope, nothing indicates otherwise so just enjoy the show!

 Ridiculous comments. Doping could be as much a benefit to downhillers/enduros as XC racers. But there is lycra involved, so all bets are off...

 Chill pill guys and gals.
I was just attempting some humour, otherwise I wouldn't have put a smily there now, wouldn't I?
Absalon was a speed monster and Nino got punished for his hubris in a game-of-thrones way.
That's all.
G'nite