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Elite Final Results & Overall Standings from the Leogang DH World Cup 2024

Jun 9, 2024
by Ed Spratt  
The results are in from the third stop of the 2024 DH World Cup as the lower woods once again provided a tough challenge for riders.

Vali Höll provides a masterclass in Leogang as she backs up her win here last year with another standout performance. Höll crosses the line at her home race with a massive winning margin of 7.1 seconds as she is unfazed by the tricky conditions. Anna Newkirk put together a great run securing second place ahead of Myriam Nicole's return to the podium in third place.

Loic Bruni carries on his incredible form in 2024 as he is yet to finish outside the top two in finals. In a battle against his teammate Finn Iles, Loic Bruni comes out on top in Leogang as he pulled back over 2.6 seconds through the final three sectors on his way to a second World Cup victory this season. Despite a thumb injury and only seven runs on the course this week, Finn Iles takes home second place ahead of a charging Lachlan Stevens-Mcnab.

Check out the results below.


Results:

Elite Women

1st. Vali Höll: 3:40.141
2nd. Anna Newkirk: 3:47.243 / +7.102
3rd. Myriam Nicole: 3:47.980 / +7.839
4th. Lisa Baumann: 3:48.087 / +7.946
5th. Marine Cabirou: 3:49.848 / +9.707

Elite Men

1st. Loic Bruni: 3:05.523
2nd. Finn Iles: 3:07.917 / +2.394
3rd. Lachlan Stevens-Mcnab: 3:08.638 / +3.115
4th. Oisin O'Callaghan: 3:08.757 / +3.234
5th. Benoit Coulanges: 3:08.784 / +3.261


Full Results:

Elite Women

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Elite Men

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Overall Standings:

Elite Women

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Elite Men

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Race Updates:


Elite Women

The Race as it Happened:

5:18 PDT: Mille Johnset Sets the first time of the day
Mille Johnset is the first rider down the hill setting a time of 3:53.632.


5:21 PDT: Louise Ferguson Goes 2.8 Seconds Back
Louise Ferguson is the second rider down the course and crosses the line 2.882 back from Johnset.


5:23 PDT: Myriam Nicole Goes Fastest
Myriam Nicole goes into the hot seat in her first finals of the season.


5:25 PDT: Monika Hrastnik into 2nd
Monika Hrastnik rides into second place 3.8 back from Nicole's current fastest run of the race.


5:27 PDT: Lisa Baumann Just Misses the Hot Seat
Lisa Baumann comes very close to beating Myriam Nicole but after losing time in the final sector goes 0.107 back.


5:31 PDT: Nina Hoffmann Slides Out
After battling through a dislocated elbow and making the start this weekend, Nina Hoffmann slides out in the greasy off-camber section at the top of the course.


5:37 PDT: Marine Cabirou 1.8 Back in 3rd
Marine Cabirou makes up over two seconds through the bottom of the course to end her run 1.868 seconds behind Myriam Nicole.


5:41 PDT: Jess Blewitt Crashes in the Woods
Jess Blewitt was leading the race into the course but after getting caught out in the slick conditions she makes multiple mistakes and loses a lot of time.


5:41 PDT: Jess Blewitt Crashes in the Woods
Jess Blewitt was leading the race into the course but after getting caught out in the slick conditions she makes multiple mistakes and loses a lot of time.


5:44 PDT: A Big Crash for Tahnee Seagrave
Tahnee Seagrave goes down in the lower woods as the tricky conditions are taking out some of the fastest racers.


5:49 PDT: Anna Newkirk Goes Fastest
Anna Newkirk puts together an incredible run as she goes fastest by 0.7 seconds with only one rider left at the top.


5:52 PDT: Vali Höll Wins in Leogang
Vali Höll follows up her 2023 Leogang victory with another win as she dominates the elite women's race.




Elite Men

Live Race Updates:

6:04 PDT: Greg Williamson is the First Down the Hill with a 3:16.606
Greg Williamson sets the first time of the race, but a rear flat in the lower part of the course may have ended his chance at the top run.


6:12 PDT: Riders are Struggling with the Conditions
The greasy course is making plenty of problems for the first riders as no one has matched Greg Williamson's run yet.


6:17 PDT: Bodhi Kuhn Takes the Hot Seat
Despite some mistakes in the woods Bodhi Kuhn takes the lead by 0.352 seconds.


6:20 PDT: Ryan Pinkerton Slides Out in the Lower Woods
Ryan Pinkerton was on a wild ride leading the race into split four. Sadly a small mistake cost him four seconds as he ends his finals run in fourth.


6:22 PDT: Joe Breeden Takes the Lead by 1.4 Seconds
Joe Breeden has a great run taking the hot seat from Bodhi Kuhn by 1.458 seconds.


6:26 PDT: Jordan Williams Flies into the Lead
Jordan Williams looks smooth through the tough track conditions as he rides into the hot seat by over 1.7 seconds.


6:28 PDT: Charlie Hatton Goes into 2nd Place
Charlie Hatton goes into the finish 0.584 back from Williams, making it four UK riders inside the top five.


6:34 PDT: What a Run from Lachlan Stevens-Mcnab!
Lachlan Stevens-Mcnab delivers on the promise he showed in Poland as he goes fastest by 4.4 seconds.


6:37 PDT: Rémi Thirion Takes 2nd
Rémi Thirion crosses the line four seconds back to take second place, with 16 riders left can anyone beat Lachlan Stevens-Mcnab?


6:44 PDT: Andreas Kolb Misses the Fastest Time by 0.3 Seconds
Andreas Kolb tries his best to match his 2023 Leogang win, but he can't match the speed of Lachlan Stevens-Mcnab as he goes into the finish just 0.374 back.


6:49 PDT: Finn Iles Sets a New Fastest Time
Finn Iles lays down a loose run to take the hot seat by 0.7 seconds. A thumb injury from earlier this week didn't slow him down on finals day as he kept it upright through the tricky woods.


7:06 PDT: Bernard Kerr Goes 5th
Bernard Kerr takes fifth place after almost crashing on his way into the final straight


7:18 PDT: Loris Vergier Drops to 13th
Loris Vergier makes a mistake in the woods and struggles to get clipped back in as he ends his race run over six seconds off the pace.


7:23 PDT: Ronan Dunne Ends his Winning Streak
Ronan Dunne loses momentum out of the stump section losing valuable speed into the motorway. Dunne crosses the line four seconds back in 8th.


7:26 PDT: A Wild Mid-Run Save from Amaury Pierron
Amaury Pierron manages to hang onto his bike after getting bucked on his way into the lower woods. After a big mistake, Pierron ends his ride in ninth.


7:31 PDT: Oisin O'Callaghan Under a Second Back in 3rd
Oisin O'Callaghan builds his speed throughout the course pulling time back through the woods to make it inside the top three, 0.840 behind Finn Iles.


7:39 PDT: Luca Shaw Takes 6th After a Mistake
Luca Shaw was on track fro the win but he is also caught out in the woods and falls 1.6 seconds back to go sixth. Only Loic Bruni can stop Finn Iles from securing the race victory.


7:42 PDT: Loic Bruni Wins by Over 2 Seconds
Loic Bruni demolishes the time of Finn Iles as he goes fastest by a massive margin of 2.394 seconds.




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272 Comments
  • 147 4
 dare i say it, coverage and commentary seems good
  • 21 2
 Actually, as long as there's a long time pro in the booth, it's pretty good. Kind of inverse to red bull days when Rob was the draft horse and side kicks were so so.
  • 25 5
 @xice: Ah but Rob is a long time pro!
  • 37 1
 Watching excellent MTB downhill coverage from Juniors' to Elite categories for 3 hours now, with excellent commentary and great broadcasting....it took a while, but now it's really fun to watch. Happy customer here Smile
  • 88 6
 Those interviews mid-race can just do one. Adds nothing, subtracts drama, pointless drek.
  • 30 3
 Except that we see zero of the top 2 min of a less than 4 min course. Disappointed they aren't showing the tree stump section at all.
  • 4 2
 @EchoLimaTwoOne: agreed
  • 7 4
 Soon as the men started they’ve decided to stop showing the whole top section for some reason? Go figure
  • 19 3
 @wilsonians: currently there are only 2 min gaps between the riders so its impossible to show the full run yet.

The top 10 have 4min gaps to show most of their run.
  • 5 3
 @dhftw1231: 1st rider gets their full run shown as they are the only rider on course.
  • 18 5
 @casey79: then the gaps should be changed. They were perfectly happy to stream semis and finals last year. They’e now stopped streaming semis but can’t add 20mins to a broadcast so we can see full runs? That we pay for? Come on
  • 62 3
 Josh is much better than Ric but he needs to stop talking for long enough to let Aaron do his thing (we all want to hear what Aaron says).
Hopefully they will replace the finish interviewer with Ric where he is much better suited (the person they've got is embarassingly awful)
  • 21 24
 Good old PB punters with the UCI World Cup of commentary, commentary.

Do any of you watch or even like the bike racing part?
  • 6 6
 Josh also needs to work on anticipating the split times, and providing the info when it comes in. Now it was often Gwin announcing the times.
  • 6 2
 @casey79: This is not difficult to understand, yet so many people just don't get it. You can disagree with what sections they decide to focus on, but bitching about the how much of the run is shown doesn't make sense.
  • 40 0
 “Troy Brosnan is so good at finding his way into every little backside”
  • 32 2
 @pikeypowers: no that's Daprela
  • 5 6
 @dirtyburger: I think of it like going to a restaurant. The food might be fantastic, but your waiter/waitress can make the overall experience anything from okay to excellent, and hell yes, I'm going to praise or bitch about the service they provide.
  • 13 4
 Carlson is the future. Frother!!!!
  • 12 5
 Hate the mid-run interviews. Too few cameras or shots of important sectors. Can't stand the non-DH commenters. My 'free' Max/BR feed hung frequently on both audio and video and except for Rachel and Aaron would have been better with the sound off.
  • 18 4
 generally good coverage. Love having pros in the booth. dont like thew mid run interview dont like the far away drone shots, just stop it. dont like the instant replay while the run is still happening. Christ, I wanna watch the race!
  • 12 1
 They should alternate with Eddie and Gwinn one world cup and Jack and Aaron the next. Tahnee was awesome in the booth for hardline. Love Rachel but waaay to much chatter in the booth. Tracy Mosely would be ideal
  • 7 0
 @Planetx888: agree. The replays during the run were driving me insane most of all but the drone shots from distance were wayyyy to far away.
  • 3 0
 @nateb: Savage !
  • 12 1
 @RHSGuy: I’ve said it before and il say it again. It has been ‘jobs for the boys; for the last few years. Now we’ve got someone with real energy and commentary potential in the booth and it’s immediately an improvement! Come on Carlson! Loved it.
  • 4 1
 @mi-bike: lol. I agree, but there have been so many comments trashing RM for announcing the splits times “that we can clearly see on the screen”
  • 3 0
 @casey79: not quite. There’s someone a minute or two behind them, but the production crew needs time to collect the next rider’s footage and then edit it on-the-fly into a continuous “run”
  • 8 3
 @watchmen: 100%
I thought Josh was pretty solid for the most part, but he kept interrupting Aaron to the point that it was pretty distracting
  • 2 0
 @watchmen: I completely agree that ric is a much better interviewer. It's where he's most appreciated
  • 1 0
 @wilsonians: need to wait for top 20 to get longer start gaps, yep it’s annoying
  • 14 1
 @steezysam: He just needs to stop trying to fill every second. In one of Warners interviews he talks about going to RedBull to be taught how to commentate and he said the hardest thing is just knowing when to be quiet.
A few times Josh was talking word soup to fill a gap or he'd just repeat what Aaron had literally just said.
I'm sure he'll see this and take on board all of our constructive criticism :o)
  • 9 1
 I’m not trying to be a jerk or take anything from Rachel‘s incredible achievements in downhill mountain biking but I like Seagraves a lot better on the mic. Just my opinion. I felt like they were all talking at once sometimes.
  • 5 5
 @watchmen: that’s hilarious seeing as Rob Warner never stops talking.
  • 10 1
 To be fair i thought Josh was really good and i imagine he'll only get better. A likeable color commentator together with the wealth of knowledge and brevity that is AG.
  • 6 3
 Aaron Gwin gives great insight. But sometimes his voice gets really monotone and he just drones on and on. Give the other dude a bit more opportunity to inject some hype.
  • 4 1
 @watchmen: I felt like Aaron never stopped talking honestly. Interesting how different our perspectives can be!
  • 4 0
 @rallyimprezive: The fact that many commentator critics have given Ric and Josh grief for interrupting him seems to indicated that he is not, in fact, brief either
  • 7 2
 @PHX77: yep Tahnee knows to keep it short and sweet, Rachel talked for ages over all split times etc, was a bit painful to be honest
  • 115 0
 Great result for Anna Newkirk!
  • 9 9
 Who is she? She doesn't get any attention from the "press". This is an awesome result for her.
  • 30 0
 Yeah, awesome result for Anna, congratulations Anna, well deserved. Sscottt - Anna is the reigning US national DH champion, no idea why she gets so little coverage by the press. She rides a Contra downhill bike
  • 5 0
 So rad!
  • 24 0
 Steel Contra bikes on a World cup podium !! Bravo Anna
  • 6 0
 She’s been riding strong all season, stoked for her.
  • 13 0
 @Sscottt: Anna and Mille Johnset juniors in 2018/19 with Vali Höll, so were a bit overshadowed then, though they both won races and beat Vali at the time. I think the three of them were on every junior podium in 2019.
Anna's been coming along slowly but strongly as a senior, as we see here. Great result.
  • 15 0
 @The-Foiling-Optimist: I've been saying for a while Anna's career is a bit like Andreas Kolb's early days where he gradually moved up the results to be a top level racer.

Anna's great in real life too, she always helps out at our local build days
  • 4 0
 @Sscottt:
Anna has been there, in and around the top 10, for a few years.

But along with several US riders in DH and XC, she seems to have really stepped it up this year.
  • 7 0
 If they make it harder for teams that aren’t rich to compete you won’t see this in the future. I hope people get this. What does it cost to have a team at a race vs what do you get as a win?
  • 90 5
 No Ric McLaughlin... this is the best race of the year already!!!
  • 54 5
 Loic continue to make his case as the second coming of the GOAT
  • 3 1
 Sorry, accidentally hit the downvote button. I was starting to wonder myself when he will be in that conversation. He’s got a ton of WC and W Champs wins. Seemingly always in contention.
  • 10 2
 The real GOATs, objectively and so far, are Nico Vouilloz and ACC, palmares wise.
But being a GOAT really means anyway?... Smile
  • 15 5
 @danstonQ: ok frenchie
  • 4 1
 @ridedigrepeat: nothing to do with my "frenchness". This is simply mathematical, little jealous rican Smile
  • 3 1
 To be fair , we should not forget the last run from Goldstone in MSA. Loic is definitely the most consistent, but it seems that this year , all his serious opponents are either injured or coming back from long injuries (Pierron)
  • 42 0
 Rachel has shares in Continental
  • 21 56
flag casey79 FL (Jun 9, 2024 at 6:08) (Below Threshold)
 Typical self promoting Atherton.
  • 14 0
 Who deveoped them.....I keep forgetting.
  • 13 0
 @watchmen: No worries, pretty sure it was some tire engineers whose names we will never know.
  • 17 0
 @ghci7: The engineers are Mary, Nic, Jim, Dan plus some other guys.
  • 4 13
flag dougfs FL (Jun 9, 2024 at 10:40) (Below Threshold)
 "Maxxis Minion" but blacked out with a pen.
  • 5 0
 @styleguide: Don’t forget Hans! I forget his last name…
  • 4 1
 @dougfs: you’re wrong, the Contis last a full run.
  • 11 3
 @casey79: is that a bad thing? If you developed a good product and you have a platform to sell it, shouldn’t you?
  • 1 1
 I'm pretty sure the UK has strict rules about declaring advertising that she's supposed to abide by!
  • 1 0
 @korev: isn’t that specific to sponsored content on social media? Even still, she definitely let everyone know that she has a financial interest in Continental tires.
  • 1 0
 @Kevindhansen: It's also for the telly, radio etc. too. Many "Influencers" are going to get in trouble with this before too long. I think over the English Channel in France some Influencers have already been hit with the ban hammer.
  • 1 0
 @korev: gotcha, good to know
  • 43 1
 Josh and Rik should do a permanent swap.
  • 6 20
flag PHX77 (Jun 9, 2024 at 16:12) (Below Threshold)
 I don’t think Rik is bad
  • 3 0
 @PHX77: he’s not bad, but he’s not good. It’s telling that Gwin, Rachel, Greg, every rider they get in there is more compelling than him and they’re doing it as a sort of side gig when it’s his career.
  • 2 0
 @succulentsausage:
and some of them were doing it for free.
  • 38 0
 The "instant replays" are a nightmare. They cut away when the rider is still racing! Just wait til the end of their run to show a replay.
  • 8 0
 Very much this. It would be OK, if they did a screen-in-screen thing.
  • 37 0
 Bruni l'artiste
  • 7 3
 Bonnet de douch Rodney, bonnet de douche.
  • 2 0
 @bigtim: #makebritishridersgreatagain
  • 34 0
 HOLY SH*T BRUNI!

PERFECTION
  • 31 0
 Thought Finn had it, but then comes Bruni. Loic's wood section down could not have been any more perfect
  • 12 0
 Glad for Finn to post a good result. Can’t get too mad when your teammate beats you, especially when your teammate is Bruni.
  • 12 2
 For buddies Loic sure does snipe some wins from Finn every now and then lol... Love em both but I'd rather see their results flipped this time.
  • 8 0
 Not the first time Bruni comes in to knock Finn out of the hot seat.
  • 11 0
 @sfarnum: Finn's suspension buttons have ten modes and Bruni's goes to eleven!
  • 3 4
 @wilkassm: are you jealous or just envious?
  • 8 0
 @danstonQ: Are you deaf, or did you hear that woosh noise go over your head?
#ThisIsSpinalTap
  • 30 6
 This is the first dh race I’ve watched live an about a year. It’s an improvement but those mid race run interviews are driving me mad. And can someone please tell Josh Carlson to stop interrupting Gwin and chatting a load or irrelevant gibberish
  • 1 0
 On Max (and at least on the Eurosport website and previously GCN, I assume also on the Discovery+ app) there are two different streams, one with the "hosting" (Kate Mason + guests) and the mid race interviews, the other without, with some rider interviews played pre race. I much prefer the latter, but unfortunately now watching my first race through Max after it's launch here, for some reason I couldn't get the English commentary to work on it when Casting it onto my non-smart TV. I really hope it was just some weird glitch, I really haven't missed the additional chats much.
  • 14 12
 Carlson was almost as annoying today as Rob Warner always is. Warner drove me crazy during Hardline talking gibberish over half the stuff Tahnee had to say.
  • 14 2
 @FuzzyL: I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I agree. I’m not taking anything away from his contribution to the sport, but hearing him talk over people constantly gets old.
  • 1 2
 @grnmachine02: bingo!
  • 24 1
 Best race coverage since the switch from Redbull. Gwin is made to be a pundit and commentator! And Josh is an actually likable, funny guy! I hope this can be a permanent thing. Rick McLaughlin just sucks the life out of the broadcast.
  • 11 0
 What a relief to not have to listen to Rick today
  • 2 0
 Josh brought the energy the broadcast needed.
He needs to work on his technique as others have pointed out (e.g. watch for the splits, don't repeat what AG is saying), but he's definitely got way more potential than Ric.
  • 20 0
 LSM - this kid has the goods. Incredible to make the podium against that array of talent. 1-2-3 in junior women as well and super to see EVL take the top step - something in the wai (water) here in NZ (mental note drink more wai)
  • 4 0
 Must be all the anger you guys still have following the infamous 'underarm ball'. Wink

In all seriousness, there is a very bright era commencing for NZ downhill. The depth of talent is phenomenal.
  • 23 0
 Vali Höll is a cheat code bloody hell
  • 19 0
 Lachie with the jump to wallride of the day, allready
  • 20 3
 Seen better panning and zoom from Ed’s dad cam ffs
  • 17 5
 To all the people here saying the live coverage was great, did we watch the same thing?

Half a minute of each run was shot from the ISS, we didn't get to watch the bikeparky turns and the split line transfer. Not even once.

Up there the track even twisted on itself, giving the perfect oportunity to mount a crane and see the riders twice as long from the same spot.

The instant replays when riders where holding on for dear life? Come on, just wait till they cross the line and skip the reactions from team managers and the hot seat going "Oooh!"

Josh did a great job IMO, he can do the rest of the year, or Ric can come back, as long as they let Rachel or Gwinn their space. Tahnee is the future also as I see it
  • 6 0
 To be fair, it was better than it’s been — though your points still stand and I totally agree with you.

Main gripe right now: if you’re going to have semis, show some ducking highlights before the finals. So we can catch up on form, injuries, etc. If you’re feeling particularly generous, UCI, go the whole hog and do the same for quali. Coming into finals without a clue how anyone is performing is rubbish.

“Generous UCI”, lol
  • 7 0
 Agreed. The ultra wide shots need to go. The mid-race interviews as well!
  • 2 0
 I feel like the drone thing could be alright if they would fly a bit closer, but not with that current massive wide view
  • 12 0
 * Steel DH bike on Podium with Anna newkirk.. ( last Steel DH Victory was at Sunn Team Times..)

* First podium on a Pinion electronic gearbox on the Gamux Sego of Mike Huter, 3° inmâle juniors

Future is coming..
  • 3 0
 @f*cktoryteam
If Huter wins first place in juniors this year, will Gates pony up the 100k? Or is that just for elites?
  • 1 0
 Wyn TV interview, Huter says, "No," for the 100k for junior podium, and Wyn suggested maybe 50k, which is fair, maybe.
  • 14 0
 Is there a stream god with us ?
  • 5 0
 There was. It was just blocked.
  • 2 0
 @BrianBertwhistle: Freedom of steam !
  • 1 2
 @BrianBertwhistle: by pinkbike?
  • 6 0
 same one as gets posted every race:

tiz-cycling-live.io/livestream.php
  • 2 0
 tiz-cycling-live.io/livestream.php
Is working for me
  • 13 0
 Worked good for last race
streamed.su/watch/downhill-leogang-uci-mountain-bike-world-series-2024
  • 1 0
 @Zito: lag a bit but better then none
  • 1 0
 @xice: AWESOME ! Thanks
  • 1 1
 @xice: worked for me aswell in Fort William, but there was a message about some sort of virus but nothing happened further, but I'm not watching it on this side again, just feels a little insecure to me
  • 3 0
 @xice: The ads on the streams are uh make sure your kids ain't watching
  • 3 0
 @diabsoule: I use brave browser. Has some sort of tracker and ad protection switched on by default. I only see the race and a frozen chat. No ads.
  • 4 0
 @diabsoule: I was lucky enough for my wife to walk in as soon as one of those “ads” to pop up….
  • 1 0
 @diabsoule: try using Ublock Origin and Ghostery add-ins to your browser, I used those and didn't have any adverts.
  • 1 0
 @Goose76: all good thanks
  • 15 0
 WTF Loic...
  • 10 1
 The energy is back! Finally feels like watching proper dh again. Sorry but Josh is absolutely brilliant!! Get this guy in the booth permanently! Ric has had his chance and I’m afraid its juts not there.
  • 9 1
 Electronic suspension is the future for DH, weather we like it or not. Especially when there is "motorways". No it won't win a race, but in the hands of one of the best riders in the world it's leathal.
  • 13 5
 You ask me, I’d say let’s simply have less motorways…
  • 16 0
 Or simply say you can't have electronic suspension? For me that's the easy answer, remove it from the equation to level the playing field
  • 9 4
 @marshallthewolf: But why? It’s a technical sport, always has been, let the teams innovate.

It’s not like Bruni is winning because he has electronic suspension, he’s winning because he is the best rider.

However, from what I understand it’s not much more a glorified lockout at this stage. Just remove any parts from a downhill track where a “lockout” could be useful, in my humble opinion those shouldn’t be there in the first place.
  • 3 1
 @FuzzyL: because as the tech progresses the riders will be able to make use of them everywhere on track. if a track has a fast and rough top and a muddy slow bottom section, it would be an advantage to adjust the suspension settings on-the-fly.
  • 7 2
 @ghci7: while I understand the point you’re making, if you take away Loic’s buttons, he’s still going to ride like Loic. Valli having flight attendant isn’t the reason she won by 7 seconds.
  • 8 1
 Unless this also means getting rid of the e-edr. If that’s the case, sign me up.
  • 3 0
 @grnmachine02: I agree, similar to motogp with adaptive geometry. I just don't think it will make the actual racing more interesting, it will just make it harder for privateers to compete.
  • 2 0
 @FuzzyL: keep the motorway, you also need skill to ride it fast. I disagree with DH being just rough shute. The best riders should have rounded skills, that means also pumping, keeping speed, jumps, cornering etc.
  • 8 0
 My fantasy is not recording points from the round. Anyone else having problems?
  • 6 0
 My fantasy is....well not for publlc discussion! I'm blushing thinking of it!!
  • 1 0
 Mine too!
  • 6 0
 If anyone wants the stream for next time, search "sports hub stream" on google. I use it for pretty much everything.
  • 6 0
 Anyone having issues with the fantasy,at first it was showing my team from the last race,now it's gone,may be a glitch
  • 2 0
 Also having this issue. My team was registered, but it's not showing up in round 3.
  • 1 0
 @EchoLimaTwoOne:
Same here
  • 1 0
 Yeah, gotten points for only the first two races
  • 1 0
 seems to have been halted mid process... less than 5000 teams processed. Strange that the partial results posted. Previous weeks everything was locked down until the complete results were posted and released.
  • 5 0
 Jackson's face when Kate Mason said that Vali shouldn't take any partying tips from Nina was priceless. Somehow I imagine he was thinking "oh, you have no idea"
  • 3 0
 sooo, Vali would've been top 30 in the men...that is insane. awesome race, awesome track, good commentating. still, the hype Rob brought or brings to a racerun is something I miss. Gwin is super but sounds monotone at some points.
  • 5 0
 Yeah I agree, listening to him on Hardline a couple of weekends ago was fantastic
  • 3 0
 @korev: he 's untouched or maybe even untouchable in bringing excitement to the people in front of the screen.
  • 10 6
 If they're going to use all the red bull athletes throughout the broadcast, they should just use another guest commentator.....Rob
  • 7 1
 By far the best coverage this year!
  • 3 1
 I like hearing Gwin commentate. He's on point and his insight is really cool. I get that Josh is supposed to talk, but yeah, it'd be nice for us to get to listen to Aaron's full sentence without having him get cut off pretty much evert time.
  • 6 1
 FFs why did Blewitt have to go down!
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 Go down...Blewitt. Why was a dun roan? Tiz- or 'tisn't. 'Something in the water'
  • 5 0
 Finn realy set the bar high
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 No that's Dak.
  • 2 0
 Yes FINN!!! He DNF'd the semi, so I thought he was gonna miss the final, but he was protected. So how exactly does protection work? Was he protected because of his current standing? or his standing from last year?
  • 5 0
 Current standing. Top 3 from last year are protected all year. 4 through 10 change based on current overall.
  • 7 2
 Omg get Rachel out of there!!
  • 4 1
 @ridedigrepeat: she's sooooo unbearable to hear.
  • 2 0
 I'm still freaking out about the current pace of the juniors. Hopefully I'll warm to Josh in commentary, on the fence at the moment. Gwin is awesome but I guess has other commitments.
  • 5 0
 Yeah Muuuush! And Finn!
  • 3 1
 Eurosport app and website is still terrible to find easy access to the race.
  • 3 1
 It's easy.
  • 1 0
 I used Eurosport for a while this spring before Max launched here. Yeah the website isn't the best, however, still better than the Max website if you want to find anything not using the search field (which luckily does work). Then again HBO has always had the worst display options of the streaming services, with minimal categories and menus to narrow the selection down with.. I really hoped they would've fixed that too now with the Discovery+ merge/ Max launch, but no.
  • 1 0
 Eurosport 2 had the race covered live in TV for the second time. I really hope they will continue with this. Watching on TV with possibility of replay is great.
  • 2 2
 Massive well done to the Specialized boys. Great work. I wonder if people are going to question those buttons on the bars on this track. Being you needed a firm bike at the top and a soft bike at the bottom.
  • 6 0
 I really wonder why other teams are doing it It's not like they don't have the money or know-how
  • 1 0
 *not doing it
  • 9 0
 i say time to go back to all analog.
  • 11 1
 @Cifer: i think the onboard computers suck. data acquisition, okay fine......... for practice. i say no onboard nothin for qualies,semis, and finals.
  • 10 4
 @stacykohut: fully agree. I'm here to watch peeps race bikes! Not tron gravity scooters. It's time to ban electronics in DH
  • 3 1
 Anyone knows why Valentina from Colombia did not run?
  • 7 0
 She didn’t qualify through semis
  • 8 6
 It's a shame that a team (and a rider) pay travel costs to be able to participate in the World Cup only to get one step away from the final and not be able to participate in it. No one will have seen your sponsor and next year that team will suffer an economic loss.
  • 14 5
 @blacktea: Would you prefer participation medals for all?
  • 1 0
 She didn’t make it. Same as last week
  • 2 0
 @JonnyNorthmore: i would like to see her run
  • 7 1
 @blacktea: Well then she needs to ride faster
  • 2 0
 This run and his Fort Williams run were just immaculate
  • 2 1
 Why does my fantasy team have no points for the week :/ My choices were primo
  • 2 1
 Is the RebBull stream only in German? Can't find the language selection
  • 4 0
 RedBull stream?
  • 2 0
 @JonnyNorthmore: yeah, RedBull is broadcasting it as well, but apparently only in German. So sound from tiz and video from RB is my solution
  • 1 0
 @sorris: where is RedBull broadcasting it?
  • 1 0
 @topspeedjunior: I think it's only available in Austria, I saw this mentioned somewhere on social media earlier this week. They have some special deal going on locally, I think it was the same for Leogang last year too.
  • 1 0
 @donimo: ah okay, thanks man!
  • 1 0
 @sorris: got it
  • 1 0
 I'm from Germany and had to use an Austrian VPN to watch it. (Overlaid it with English commentary tho)
  • 4 3
 Oh - whenever I pick someone for my fantasy team, sorry, Jess!
  • 3 1
 7 seconds ...
  • 6 0
 Kevin approves of this margin.
  • 2 0
 walk together rock together...
  • 1 0
 Who's number plate 2 in mens??
  • 2 0
 Goldstone
  • 1 0
 @CantClimb: How come he still has it?
  • 3 0
 @mtbflow24: top 10 plates are from last year final standings. Think it's just the 10. They are protected riders also.
  • 2 0
 @mtbflow24: too 10 last year have permanent numbers for this year
  • 2 2
 @adamdigby: Cheer's
  • 2 2
 @CantClimb: Cheer's
  • 7 1
 C'heers
  • 1 1
 @suspended-flesh: cheese
  • 3 1
 Finley!!!!!!!
  • 4 5
 The one thing that separated bruni from being the goat was his ability to ride in the wet and today he just shut that sh*t down
  • 8 2
 As the last rider in drying conditions, he did have the best conditions of all the riders though.
  • 13 2
 That wasn’t really ‘the wet’.
  • 2 1
 Carlson a big improvement, much more enjoyable watch!
  • 1 0
 What happend to Thanee
  • 2 0
 Slid out in the woods up top in a bag place. Lost ton of time.
  • 1 4
 @CantClimb: Cheer's
  • 1 1
 The riders are kind of tired...
  • 12 12
 Bruni dominance could bore fans
  • 7 3
 get rid of those onboard computers.
  • 4 2
 Damn no one understands this joke haha
  • 1 0
 @pierceklinke: it's a reference to about 10 years ago isn't it? When Gwin kept coming down and taking the win, stopping Bruni from taking his first win multiple times.
  • 1 0
 @matjtom90: no
  • 1 0
 @matjtom90: urban legend
  • 2 1
 @matjtom90: F1 goes through periods of dominance by certain drivers or teams and this is a joke that commonly gets tossed around regarding that
  • 1 0
 @pierceklinke: makes sense, they said they same thing when Gwin was dominant .
  • 1 2
 I could of sworn i put my fantasy team in on time they used my last weeks one instead wtf !!
  • 5 0
 Don't worry we are having a few small issues and the current points are not correct. We should have the correct points for people's round three teams added soon.
  • 2 0
 @edspratt: Oh ok cool ! Thanks for the quick update you guys rock !!
  • 5 0
 Yah me too! @edspratt can I pm you what my team should've been? Haha.
  • 2 0
 @edspratt: thank you. I was wondering why my points weren't added but some peoples have been.
  • 2 3
 Insane. Love the coverage. It was great last year and better this year. Awesome Lachie
  • 1 1
 Think I cursed Ronan by adding him to my fantasy team.
  • 1 1
 0 elite born in the 80's... I'm so old
  • 9 12
 #banlockout
  • 11 3
 ban onboard computers.
  • 14 6
 This needs to get traction. I feel bicycle racing should be a mechanical, mental and physical exercise. Electronic Lockouts effectively remove the compromise everyone needs to make between traction and efficiency in bine setup. Thats wack
  • 6 1
 @waldo-jpg: same, electronics should be for data only
  • 2 0
 @waldo-jpg: agree but if they win on it and they then want to sell it aint gonna get banned!
  • 2 0
 @gulogulointhearctic: SRAM flight attendant ?
  • 6 1
 It would be too hard to ban line spotters. But maybe at least ban ‘in practice timing sections’. I don’t understand how specialised are allowed to put up those timing sticks. If I was another rider and saw them to study a line, I’d kick them over.
  • 3 0
 The innovation in suspension design is honestly so sick. There is no single damping tune that will ever work for everything. Look to enduro and you see guys like Richie (also fastest in the world) constantly changing compression settings between stages.

Might not be for everyone, but man am I stoked for this to trickle down more - lower cost, higher performance.

Having this adjustment on the fly, and not having to think about it would be so awesome. You'd be crazy to not want the most performance out of your bike when pushing the sport at the highest level, heck even at my washed-up level I'd take itSmile
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