I think Dan could have won it. If he went down with the intent and just hammered, instead of showboating some of the jumps and then just do a manual across the line - he damn well could have won this year.
I don't think he really takes the racing that seriously considering he built the course. If he won everyone would just be calling him out, saying that he had an unfair advantage.
LOL, so straight airing the jumps and not doing a manual where you can't pedal for more speed regardless would have made up almost 2 seconds? You're such a clown. Its obvious where his big mistakes were and if he rode it perfectly, he possibly would have taken it.