Final Results - Lourdes DH World Cup 2017

Apr 30, 2017
by Pinkbike Staff  
Elite Men

1 // Alexandre Fayolle
2 // Mark Wallace
3 // Marcelo Gutierrez
4 // Florent Payet
5 // Connor Fearon



Elite Women

1 // Rachel Atherton
2 // Tracey Hannah
3 // Tahnee Seagrave
4 // Myriam Nicole
5 // Manon Carpenter



Junior Men

1 // Finn Iles
2 // Kaos Seagrave
3 // Sylvain Cougoureux


Junior Women



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615 Comments
  • 591 29
 MTB God saw 29er on track... he sent storm
  • 136 30
 MTB god was racing that 29er
  • 65 2
 Yes, seeing Mark Wallace get second place was divine!
  • 23 72
flag Husker2112 (Apr 30, 2017 at 11:04) (Below Threshold)
 They should have ran a 275+ v10 not 29er haha
  • 5 8
 I dislike fences
  • 86 4
 Target - three 29ers. Collateral damage - the rest of the 27.5s... precision bombing never really works.
  • 34 2
 @thinkbike: Definitely divine, especially as his best bud and mentor Stevie Smith got second here last year. Bit of a silver lining in the anticlimactic results.
  • 35 45
flag jossrennocks (Apr 30, 2017 at 13:08) (Below Threshold)
 @AlexS1: I wish American would learn that
  • 25 0
 Wheel sizes are overrated
  • 13 0
 @kleinblake: Nope. MTB god wanted to make sure PB commenters were in midseason form.
  • 6 1
 @AlexS1: Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.
  • 5 0
 @thinkbike: Stevie would be so stoked for him
  • 368 22
 thanks weather, worst race in years. pointless
  • 129 7
 yeah huge bummer. turned an amazingly hyped race into a totally meaningless one.
  • 31 10
 yeah right.. it is not fair for the top dogs in the field. bummed for the top 10 finishers in the qualifiers
  • 216 6
 And 15% of the season wasted for the top riders...gotta love a 7 race "series"
  • 35 1
 @pijong77: agreed, i mean Fayolle hammered no doubt but after him its was just boring as, and the top guys were just trying to survive
  • 103 3
 at least we got connor in fifth yeah connuh!
  • 22 61
flag joepaynee (Apr 30, 2017 at 8:03) (Below Threshold)
 Agreed. Total load of crap. About time the UCI put it rules/procedures for alteration of conditions as stupid as it sounds.
  • 44 12
 load of useless ways down ... there should have been some sort of course hold .... those MEGA-HEAVY winds were so dangerous for the riders.......
  • 18 52
flag Rider656 (Apr 30, 2017 at 8:58) (Below Threshold)
 Racers should be allowed to drop 1 bad race from series.
  • 23 17
 @pijong77: top qualifiers should be able to pick when they want to start, not go slowest to fastest.
this happened at Grouse Mountain WC back in 2001. The slow quali's got down before the rain with OK times, but the top guys were stuck riding in what could only be described as a river by the time they dropped on.
  • 16 0
 @RONDAL: good for the racer but not so good for spectators
  • 4 2
 @Rider656: I'm not advocating for them deciding on the spot when their drop-in time is. But if they have make a call by X:XXam of race morning it's not the end of the world.
It does take away from the hot seat building suspense of faster and faster riders coming down the track until the fastest qualifier is up.
  • 64 7
 At first I was bummed however this is the unpredictable nature of racing. Bad luck for the the top dogs but I'm sure they will recover. I think a shake up like this was good rather than see the usual suspects on the podium.
  • 55 1
 One time I knew a guy who looked at the predicted forecast on Saturday for Sundays race. And............. (wait for it) when he saw rain predicted for late afternoon. He qualified like 50th on Saturday (intentionally). Come Sunday, his race run was less than 8 minutes before the clouds released and changed the playing field! He won that fine Sunday.
  • 9 0
 @BigBrownBunny:

And in the process gave up Qualification Points. Those being the reason for attempting to Qualify.
  • 11 5
 this whole year of racing just started of as proper bullshit... first two rounds of the ews and now this. just hope that's the last we've seen of rain for some time!
  • 12 0
 That's world Cup racing for you
  • 35 2
 puts Sam Hill's champery run (07 I think?) into whole new perspective (for you young guns, he got 3rd in similar conditions)
  • 14 1
 @BigBrownBunny & @OnionRing The UCI adopted a rule last year that doesn't allow the top guys or girls to play tactics to get their run in early. They put it in place for the live broadcast so as to ensure the fast guys and gals are always shown.
I much preferred the old way of being able to give up qualifying points to start your final earlier in the day. Also it was much better when they broadcasted the entire event, women and men, because you could see the slower guys that are your friends and sometimes see cool lines that the top guys may not do.

4.5.033 The start order for the final is determined on the basis of the reverse result of the qualifying round or seeding run (women juniors), the fastest rider starting last.
The top 10 protected riders (as defined in art. 4.5.031) who were not classified in the top 10 places for women elite and the top 20 places for men elite of the qualifying round must start immediately before the top 10 women elite and the top 10 men elite from the qualifying round. For the men elite, protected riders ranked 11th-20th who were not classified in the top 20 places of the qualifying round will start before the top 20 men elite
from the qualifying round.
(text modified on 1.01.16; 1.01.17)

Keith, are you going to put on a Colorado DH race series next year?
  • 4 0
 @winko: he had worse conditions but not wind, that wind at the top was rediculous and I bet all here would not have raced in that wind!
  • 7 1
 @StanMarsh: But people on pinkbike told us we should be thankful we even get 7 races and to shut up!
  • 13 1
 @winko: If you think the conditions are comparable just because of rain, then you must not be familiar with how drastically different soil compositions can behave when wet. Combined with track design, the different surface makes this a completely different situation, and then there's the wind and fog on top of that. If 2007 Sam Hill was teleported here he wouldn't have done much better than any of the last 5 down.
  • 13 2
 This week end was a total bummer, first Tomac's mistake, then Musquin's mistake and now this stupid storm that made the race un-interesting. grrr
  • 4 3
 @adamdigby: Im sure theres a rule but who's to say when a rider does a safer run vs a risky run or even, plus with the rule you are incentivizing riders to have planned mechanical issues and other issues that start to resemble soccer. i mean look at gee, he was fastest in training, then probably went slower in quail cuz maybe he wanted to play it safe. They have a huge incentive to not risk it in qualis and go extra slow (especially for a top ten rider who can slow down a lot and still make it in the cut off. But wouldn't you say the track almost always gets worse over time rather than better? I guess every once in a while it becomes faster rolling but on a good steep track like this its only gonna get harder right
having the fastest rider in quail choose his start time would be ok but then it might advantage them to much in the series.
  • 15 0
 @zede: If you think Musquin made a mistake that allowed dungee to pass than I have six winning lotto numbers to sell you! lol That was total team tactics there that Musquin was very reluctant to comply with. He had to pull over to Let dungee get by.
  • 2 0
 @adamdigby: I just learned stuff! I was wondering why the top riders didn't sacrifice qualifying points for a safer chance at a win.
  • 41 3
 let's be honest, Alex Fayolle is almost certainly not going to win another one this year, but guys like Payet, Fearon, Mulally, Atherton, Greenland got a bump and the really top guys will be chasing them now. Could make for an especially interesting season. it's not pointless
  • 1 6
flag cragus-t (Apr 30, 2017 at 13:35) (Below Threshold)
 tbh the whole 2017 calendar is samey
  • 2 0
 @winko: 2009 watched it once again right after the race today
  • 5 3
 @zede: thanks for spoiling me the SX results :-(
  • 6 0
 @steezysam: You're probably right, I struggled watching those last twenty though, I found it frustrating and dull.

Fayolles run was sick, glad to get one boss run in. That last corner!!
  • 1 0
 @OnionRing: qualification points are a bonus, compared to the World Cup Race
  • 3 7
flag tetonlarry (Apr 30, 2017 at 15:10) (Below Threshold)
 @zede: dude, I have not had time to watch supercross yet. This is a bike website. Thanks a lot.
  • 4 0
 Not pointless for Connor and Gee.
  • 3 1
 sorry to cross pollenate this, but this is like rampage too. meaning, if there are only 7 races and only 1 rampage, do we really need to have weather ruin it, or make make it hat much of a factor? yes - I get the that's racing thing, but there are sooooo few. it's not like the US sports I am used to (sorry rest of world - saying what I know). not even like NFL wherw there are only 17 game. playoffs, all teams playing each week. not even like indy car (to be more wordly), bad weather = same track for all.
  • 4 1
 reading the results backwards makes more sense. nothing against the guys did well of course
  • 1 0
 @eyeslide: who are the big winners in the overall do we think?
  • 4 1
 Qualifying faster means you go down later and get to see hear what everyone is doing, it has advantages, the track can dry out and you can get more information on things, you can get an idea of speeds that everyone else is doing so that you aren't guessing about how fast you think you need to go to win.
  • 3 0
 @jaame: gee and connor
  • 8 0
 @zede: I feel your pain Tomac's crash had me gutted, even if he wins Vegas all Dungey needs to do is coast into the top 7 for the championship. Unless of course Reed decides it go time again lol.
  • 7 1
 @monstertiki: I agree completely. I'm honestly amazed at how much complaining there is over this. The races happen outdoors..... Weather happens. Conditions change sometimes. Granted, this was a severe case but to everyone saying it was a waste..... ALL of the top riders dealt with the same conditions. The big dogs will still be fighting it out come the end of the season.
  • 8 3
 @tetonlarry:
Lewis Hamilton got 4rth
Rea for the double in Assen
Rangers lost in OT
Jazz Beat Clippers in game 7
  • 4 0
 @Kenfire24: I agree also. We have seen races where the track dries out as the day goes on. Is that fair? You race what was given to you.
  • 5 1
 @PinkBikeWhisperer: I have no idea what the first 2 things you said mean and I don't care about the other 2.
  • 4 0
 @Kenfire24: I thinkthe disappointment is we were all looking forward to an absolute barnstormer of a race and instead the last bit (which is supposed to be the most exciting) was quite dull (and pointless according to me -probably not the right word). I meant what a waste of a potentially great event, not a waste for the competitors themselves
  • 1 0
 @RedBurn: agreed! Flexibility in the schedule is needed. What's a comp with no level playing field.
  • 1 0
 @russthedog: he'd never finish that well
  • 1 0
 @raozaki: 'just hope that's the last we've seen of the rain' .............. Eh have you seen the schedule and where's next? Guess we could be lucky, wouldn't bet on it, it might not be the last we've seen of the snow!
  • 2 0
 @Wesley-Swipes: ...You should have way more props for that......LOL...."But people on pinkbike told us we should be thankful we even get 7 races and to shut up!"
  • 2 1
 @monstertiki: yeah I wanted to write Musquin s "mistake". Anyways even if tomac gets second, he still crushed dungey on the number of wins this year. And I'm guessing dungey will piss himself at the start of every motocross race.
  • 1 0
 I think this has made the rest of the season very interesting. It will certainly impact on every main players approach to the remaining rounds
  • 2 0
 @randybadger: yeah balls to the wall. Minnaar wins rd.2.

Overall it's all to play for but I don't think Gwin will do it. Law of averages.

Mark Wallace, he's good too.
  • 3 0
 @sixers2009: He came 4th at Andorra last year, so I'd say he has a fair chance of winning again.
  • 1 0
 @adamdigby: this has been a rule since the Chamery race in 2007... It's not a new rule, and thankfully this sort of thing only happens once every few years.
  • 6 0
 @steezysam: so you don't think he guy that got 4th last year in andorra on only his first full WC season doesn't stand a chance ???? He qualified 50th with a flat tire that's why he started so early, and then put down the same time as Loris Vergier top quali time !!!!
  • 5 1
 @davetrumpore: I think he deserves credit for the win but the honest truth is that there is a big home advantage there for fayolle as with Andorra.
It's a good win and it's always nice to see an underdog have a win but I doubt that sort of result will be consistent throughout the season.
  • 4 0
 I can't really see how a rule saying you can't go slowly in qualifying would be enforceable. As long as you don't stop just before the finish line, how would anyone know?
  • 2 1
 @PinkBikeWhisperer: . If Dungey has a disastrous start and has to cut through everyone (inc Reed) with Tomac leading is about the only hope for an exciting finish. However it is exciting to think about Tomac vs Roczen in the outdoors.
  • 1 0
 @knowliDH: Tomac vs Roczen would be a treat, but Roczen is out indefinitely with the earliest possible return date for Monster cup 2018. HRC have named Christian Craig as his replacement for the Outdoor season. I really like KR but after his 10th surgery I'm worried how his massive injury might affect him mentally.

mxvice.com/65900/injury-update-ken-roczen-5
  • 2 0
 @tetonlarry: My point exactly its hard to know what everyone that reads the comment sections may or may not watch so getting upset about a SX comment is unreasonable.
  • 2 4
 @PinkBikeWhisperer: I get your point. My point is that I have a job and 2 young kids and no cable tv. I still haven't been able to watch the race because the YouTube videos keep getting pulled for copyright reasons. But I know all the results because you blew it for me. Why talk about SX in the comments of a mountain bike post? It's completely off-topic.
  • 1 0
 @eyeslide: Yup, fastest qualifying time was quicker than the winning finals time.
  • 2 1
 @tetonlarry @PinkBikeWhisperer: same here in France. Just had enough time to watch the DH finals on sunday evening (which "unlocks" the MTB websites and allow me to go through my favorites websites), and planned to watch the SX finals this morning, which I did, but the 450 finals was just a waiting for me as I knew all the action in advance. Not the end of the world, but the last race was the most important of the season, and I could not appreciate all its drama
  • 1 0
 @BigBrownBunny: my Friends and I discussed this on the drive back from Virgin (why dont they try to qualify strategically)
  • 4 1
 @RONDAL: the fastest riders get the worse track that's why there's points for qualifying otherwise everyone would want to go down first before the track gets torn up.
  • 1 0
 Riders should be able to pick their start times based on qually results just as supercross does for gate picks based on preliminary heats/results!
  • 1 0
 @RONDAL: lol, i shared your same conclusion!
  • 1 0
 @zede: and dungees awesome ability to be mr smooth and consistent. He's very smart
  • 2 0
 @PinkBikeWhisperer: 4rth or 4th?
  • 1 0
 @jrocksdh: except when he fails his start, or break his back, or blame somebody for his lack of performance...
  • 4 0
 @randybadger: The kid lives near Nice. Saying he has "has home field advantage" on tracks in Andorra and Lourdes is like saying someone in Souther California has an advantage in Whistler. I'm looking forward to Alex making people question all their second guessing of him at the next few rounds ;-)
  • 1 1
 @jrocksdh: that makes no sense in a time trial. You want to fastest riders to come down last for entertainment value alone. You want to see those times fall. The problem here is that they knew it was going to rain but didn't do anything about it. Should have ether brought it forward or waited so everyone raced in similar conditions.
  • 2 2
 @davetrumpore: it's a 7 hour drive from nice to Lourdes or Andorra. Which in dh terms isn't unreasonable when you consider my nearest world class dh trail is in fort William a nine hour drive from the middle of England.
Yes morzine and les gets are closer to nice but they are all in the same ball park
  • 2 0
 @randybadger: and there are French people there, French food and French customs.
  • 1 0
 @loopie: It's because the people who told us to shut up are keeping it's count low. I can't even believe people would make that argument you know? "Just be happy you get 7 races"
  • 2 0
 @adamdigby: Yes, Adam, I am bringing back a DH/XC/ STXC regional series in Colorado and New Mexico, as Of now I have three ski areas on board and am in negotiation with two other areas. It will be very grassroots for the first year or two. the main concern will be quality racing without all the fluff! just racing and Juniors will be getting a huge discount to race as that is how we'll grow the sport again!
  • 1 0
 @BigBrownBunny: Hey, I would be interested in that. After living in Arizona and having the MBAA races, I was a little disappointed that there wasn't a State/Regional series in Colorado anymore. I'm doing the GJOR this weekend, and the Growler the next, but a XC series would be fun. Maybe include the Rumble at 18 Road if you can as a way to get a race in on the Western Slope, talk to John Klish, maybe that would work out as a win/win for both of you.
  • 116 3
 way to make me shit myself thinking id missed it, pinkbike!
  • 10 0
 though the stream isnt starting, seems to be half an hour late??
  • 6 0
 @simooo: stream is on on the Mobile app , don't know what's wrong with the site
  • 1 0
 @zemaniac: you're right... the website isn't working but the mobile app is working fine. weird! thanks for letting us know.
  • 8 0
 rob just said men live at 3pm??
  • 10 0
 Yea what's going on? Whatever happened to rolling straight from the women's into the men's?
  • 4 1
 @simooo: It's 3pm french time. 2pm BST
  • 1 0
 @velociraptor-clintthrust: Women was prerecorded last year - this year it's live. Now it's the men's riders outside of the Top 20 (which aren't shown outside of a few highlights).
  • 26 0
 Why can't good old Eurosport come back and take over the DH like back in the day, flawless every time!
  • 5 1
 Red bull TV player mobile isn't working right now at all. Bah. Oh well, I guess I'll just watch the replay and tell myself it's 'live'
  • 9 4
 Who has the time for this.. time.to go out on my bike. Fuck it I'll watch it later
  • 1 0
 @heavyp: Simple answer: money
  • 1 1
 So rather than cutting straight to the men who are on track now, we have an hour (and then some, Hanna isn't on course until 3:15) of nothing. At least live timing is up.
  • 3 0
 OMG.. women elite done .. shame results first video later ...
  • 1 0
 @robwhynot: mens coverage starts at 9 according to the red bull page
  • 3 0
 @pav4: I think they have now streamed the womens live and then will restart at 2 for the mens
  • 4 0
 Live on sky bike channel... 464 at 2:10 U.K.
  • 7 3
 One job to provide coverage, ONE job... the word for today is J.O.B
  • 2 0
 @Seven-Second-Betty: exactly..... everyone is going nuts because they used to play the woman's race and go right into the men's. This year looks like there is a break.
  • 3 0
 @pav4: fair. Not clear on the web page. Y'know as a user when I click a link that says watch live now and then the subsequent page just shows an error it looks like something is wrong.
  • 20 1
 @velociraptor-clintthrust: to make it fair for the women they play them live too now... means there's a big break between them and the men being shown... I actually think it'll be worse for the women's viewers now as less people will tune into the 2 separate shows an hour apart
  • 3 0
 @Fire-Starter: agree with you on this
  • 4 1
 @Fire-Starter: I'll just bypass the women's entirely and start watching when the men start
  • 5 3
 Fucking click bait titles from PB get worse.
  • 6 6
 When the live stream is just as shit as the drink.
  • 120 4
 I'm properly gunna get neg propped here but year after year people complain about womens being a replay. Red bull actually listen to us and stream it live and we still moan! So what if you have to wait an hour for the mens?! Go fill up your drink, make some lunch, do anything but moan! If you're a true fan yes you will tune back in after 60 short minutes. Thank you red bull for showing womens race is just as important by making this move. It's things like that which will help step it up in the womens field!
  • 3 31
flag cauboi (Apr 30, 2017 at 8:09) (Below Threshold)
 God exists, and it’s great.
Why? 29 wheels for 3 athletes is very close (but not) to cheating.
29 is faster in some tracks, we all know. But everyone have to have one chance with 29.
Have the first 15 dhers in the same level now – bottom of the list- allow to restart in Fort bill
with all new perspective. Develop something new (but 29’’- something in every bike brand
Garage I think already exist) in one month it’s hard, but not impossible. Kudos for Santa which
done the right move for the world cup start, for sure!!
Long live DH WC
RED BULL TV IS BU°°°°HIT
LONG LIVE CHAINSAW
  • 2 0
 @heavyp: sky bike channel 464 broard cast it live at 1.0pm, for people with sky tv and I've heard its on virgin tv as well both in the uk, don't know about tv coverage in other countries though,
sorry its late news but hopefully all the other rounds will be televised as well
  • 2 0
 What an unlucky spring weather for MTB. EWS and WCDH have both been turned upside down.
  • 1 0
 Fort William should be friendlier to the 29ers
  • 6 2
 @MrsFunSocks: I woke up at 3:30 am to watch the gals ride and that hour delay just allowed me to prepare myself for the mens.
  • 1 2
 @enrico650: you've studied the weather pattern?
  • 79 5
 The last few years we moaned, and RedBull listened.
For 2017:
Longer introductions, with obvious facts.
Commercials.
A 'field reporter' providing more obvious facts
Less coverage of riders on their race runs.
Awesome.
  • 16 1
 For what I was able to see, I thought the coverage was really good. Just frustrating trying to get it to load and having to go to the mobile app on my phone. Once I was watching, really thought the quality had gone up.
  • 12 10
 lousy filming
disjointed, bad angles....and where we want to see it the most like THE WALL we see a bad angled useless view.
unimpressed with the millions of $$$$$ spent.
  • 5 2
 @VwHarman: ...seriously? Even if we only focus on what parts of the track were covered, this was a massive fail.
  • 3 0
 @nvranka: yup. It wasn't perfect by any stretch, I guess I am just at a point where I try to appreciate stuff as opposed to complaining about it. Find the parts that were better than last year and enjoy those. Hope that the parts that still aren't great get improved. Enjoy the fact that watching WCDH is still more exciting than most other broadcast sports, even if the broadcast isn't perfect.
  • 2 2
 The sound was pretty bad too... I could barely hear the commentators over the background noise.
  • 60 6
 29" wheels have disrupted the balance and invoked the wrath of the mtb gods!
  • 3 6
 like! Thumps up emoji here!
  • 9 11
 Looks like God rides a 27.5er and he likes it.
  • 8 1
 I actually prefer 24"/26" dual shocked Apocalypse. My son used to ride one here on Earth. You may know him. He invented the Rampage. You call him Bender.
  • 6 0
 @God: I thought his name was Steezus Christ!
  • 1 0
 @fattyheadshok: Comment win!! Haha
  • 62 16
 Awesome to have junior women again. All three entrants made it onto the podium. Come on UCI, you got to do more than that. Work on the grass routes, support more do something because 3 entrants is dismal.
  • 57 12
 They deserve equal prize money though because they tried "Just as hard as the senior men."
  • 18 0
 Grass routes go through Amsterdam.
  • 26 1
 @T-Bot: The UCI support cycling globally. They're not interested in local issues. That's for NGBs, local/ municipal authorities and clubs to look after. So instead of 'petitioning' the highest power to get involved, speak with your local representatives, or better yet get off your a$$ and organise something yourself if you want to see progress.
  • 4 1
 @Deuce-DeuceAndAHalf: nicely worded and so true.
  • 12 22
flag meathooker (Apr 30, 2017 at 7:10) (Below Threshold)
 @jaame: I know right?!?!

We need to removed gender from the equation. Combine the classes (Jr. separate Sr) and combine the prize money.

It's silly for the 1st place woman to get more $$ than the 55th place man.

Everyone is equal these days - let's get it equal across the board.
  • 6 1
 @meathooker: Fun fact here: my ex-girlfriend has the same opinion.
  • 5 1
 Until you start seeing more junior women get factory rides or on teams I doubt you will see more here. But, why would teams add junior women to their rider roster when they cannot be anywhere near competitive at the highest level. There is little enough money or incentive to field a women's team let alone a junior women's team when there is no competition. So it could be a hard road ahead to get anything resembling a competitive junior women's field. Hell, even the junior men only have 17 riders or something. And some national race series are way more competitive than that abysmal world cup field so why would junior women pay to travel all over to race in a less competitive field?
  • 1 4
 @jaame: Exactly! It will eventually grow the field!
  • 1 0
 @Deuce-DeuceAndAHalf: yea, what she/he said!
  • 4 0
 This has got nothing to do with the UCI, if the junior women getting involved at a grass roots level in your area you or your club need to do something about that.
  • 1 0
 *Aren't getting involved
  • 96 62
 Here we are in 2017 and RedBull still can't figure out how to run a simple live stream. Pathetic that they have such a monopoly on these kinds of sports / races, equally as pathetic is that they stream it at 720P. Come on RedBull everyone else is 1080P and several other streaming providers offer 4K. Someone better needs to come along and take over from this pathetic RedBull.
  • 219 21
 It's still free by the way
  • 103 3
 Did you watch in the Freecaster days? You don't know how lucky you are! haha
  • 29 12
 @misterbike: I dont know about others but I'd happily pay for a service that actually worked properly.
  • 12 11
 It's great its free but id rather pay a little bit and actually get to see the racing live... so poor from UCI and redbull
  • 20 8
 I remember when UCI were going to ban Freecaster from streaming it !!! Oh man, JHFreerider, stop your moaning! This is the dream now!
  • 14 0
 @sicmoto: Freecaster wasn't that bad. Rob was way better and the broadcast was longer. They had a few issues but red bull has too. The production company is actually the same but red bull should have a bigger budget for streaming hardware...
  • 22 11
 Who provides this 4k streaming footage for free on live events that you mention? Pretty sure nobody does. So quit whining.
  • 35 2
 @sicmoto: Yeah, but here is the thing with Freecaster, they started streaming at say 6. With a 10 minute or so introduction, at around the time the first woman was leaving the gate. They had time to sort things out and it was dedicated group of guys running it on software that worked. Since Redbull took it over, all there have been are problems. It's 39 minutes late starting, this is the 3rd time in 7 races it's been 20 minutes behind so they can "live stream" what is actually a taped event? Come on, that seriously isn't better, is it? Oh look, it just started, Rachel is walking upon the podium? Good thing I didn't miss any of the taped runs...oh wait, I just did.
  • 4 1
 @oldschool43: you couldn't be more correct, Sir.
  • 2 1
 @sicmoto: i did!!! until they became paycaster
  • 3 2
 Redbull tv no working, shit
  • 11 5
 whats free, the non existent stream for millions of people? Be quiet about "Free". RB does this for advertising. if you buy redbull you're supporting it. sit down.
  • 7 3
 Bombard them with complaints!

feedback.redbull.tv
  • 5 1
 Woke up early on a sunday to watch and the stream does not work. Honestly at the point of just saying fuck redbull.TV and never waking up early for this POS platform.
  • 7 1
 Year later and THEY STILL didn't figure it out - what a F.... waste. Idiots. That;s all.
  • 6 3
 What is Red Bull actually good at? Anything?
  • 9 2
 @magiko9: I do enjoy their 404 page at least.
  • 8 0
 @mnowickipl: They have been doing it since what? 2012? i've yet to view a UCI DH event on redbull without some sort of issue.
When it did eventually start it cuts to the womens podium... pathetic service.
  • 7 0
 @oldschool43: Back in the freecaster days streaming hardware most probably was more expensive, harder to operate etc. So the job they did back then was at least on par with what red bull offers today. Actually my most exciting races I experienced in the freecaster days. The build up of tension was just better with the amping up of the pace. Kinda like watching a formula one race. As far as I can remember they didn't have those catashtrophic blackouts right from the start it was more like it broke down when more people joined but after a few minutes it worked again.
  • 1 1
 @mgolder: supercross, f1, soccer...
  • 2 2
 @sscantaffordcrap: F1 has a 4K live stream on the internet? um.....where?????
  • 8 2
 @sscantaffordcrap: And you know what all those sports have in common? Waaaaaaaayyyy more money and established locations, not having to build livestreaming logistics in the middle of a forest
  • 11 2
 @misterbike: This is not free. Nothing is free. The price has just been incorporated into several of red-bulls other money makers. And the fact that a company with the resources that redbull has can not deliver a good stream, just tells you they do not care about you.
  • 2 1
 @RichardJBos: It is not hard nowadays. And if they are going to continue to be so incompetent, they need to remove themselves from the equation.
  • 2 0
 @magiko9: giving you Wiings
  • 1 0
 @trek81615: Yeah chicken wings.
  • 5 0
 anybody finding the sound messed up? commentary low and background noise to high?
  • 3 1
 This feed is almost comically bad. Dies at the very end. Come on redbull, youre making millions off advertising through this and youve had over 3 years to sort this out. Freecaster was more reliable by far and thats insane to believe.
  • 6 3
 f*ck I hate it when people make that stupid comment "but its free brah, you cant complain"
I will gladly pay for good coverage just like I do for MotoGP.
  • 1 0
 Safari kept throwing me out every time after 5 seconds, so I had to download Google Chrome purely to watch this...

Big props though to Warner and Claudio though for being great presenters!! tup
  • 6 5
 I had great service on the Apple TV with the Redbull TV app, keep up the good work Redbull
  • 3 0
 @sicmoto: True, but somehow I miss Rob Warner going full out .....
  • 8 2
 Just to be contrary, the stream worked fine via AppleTV here.
  • 6 0
 @endlessblockades: haha thats how I watched too and it was perfect on the appletv. interesting how people had a different experience. i feel like they have more cameras on course now than ever, and some of the fly cams through the woods were awesome.
  • 1 0
 @misterbike: So is google but that doesn't f**k up like this!
  • 1 0
 I know, OMG isn't terrible!
  • 1 0
 @misterbike: yes! EXACTLY!!!
  • 1 0
 @Waldon83: ouch!
  • 1 0
 @magiko9: yes
  • 2 0
 @handynzl: apples to oranges, just saying!
  • 2 0
 @atrokz: I don't drink redbull or buy any of their merchandise,so it is free for some of us!
  • 1 0
 @tabletop84: agree, I had shit connection with Redbull all through the men's, women's no problems at all!
  • 1 0
 @simoroma: he did say he was glad those days are over because he reckons he'd be dead by now! Haha. Good times.
  • 40 6
 Fayolle did have a very impressive run to watch!

And luckily the 'game' of downhill is about combining so many factors, which is what makes it interesting. Which bike you have to ride from your sponsor, which suspension, brakes and tyres you have to ride from your sponsors, wether you find the best set up, can adopt to unexpected changes, wether the track and/or weather are in your favor...

Fayolle did have an impressive run and he was lucky that the weather got in his favor. But that's part of downhill racing, so congratulations to Fayolle!! tup

If you disagree, go watch speed ice skating in an indoor hall instead Smile
  • 10 5
 I understand the weather factor but most of the guys didn't had any weather conditions that was hell and thirst ones just had a good time riding, not fair at all. Yesterday's first quali time is better that today's race win one...
  • 12 3
 Fayolle well deserved ... that time probably would make him onto podium anyway ... another dude from a moto background
  • 12 2
 @b-wicked: that was my whole point, downhill racing isn't fair anyways. Some people get better bikes, some people get stuck having to ride shitty tyres, etc. That's why I feel Fayolle's win is deserved. Yes he got lucky the universe aligned up perfectly for him, but that's part of the game. And man he did nail that run hard!! Pushing it to the absolute limits!
  • 11 1
 True story. Great racing and the unexpected weather. That's life. Deal with it.
  • 9 0
 I agree its part of racing, maybe not "fair" but part of what it is. That being said, I don't think it was a great race to watch because of the weather. Sort of took out any expectations of anyone overcoming Fayolle. He had a great race but everyone after him had no chance, yes that is part of racing and I am not discounting the fact that he had a great run but it was not really a race after his run, more just some runs of survival.
  • 1 5
flag slimboyjim (Apr 30, 2017 at 10:06) (Below Threshold)
 Perhaps they should take the average time from qualies and finals for any rider significantly impacted by the weather? You'd still not have the top tip guys today winning, but it would mitigate the damage done by the weather and give them something to chase (as well as additional incentive to go as fast as possible in qualies)... Debate would then be over what constitutes significantly impacted though I suppose...
  • 4 1
 @Mattin: well said friend, the rawness of the sport still gets to shine through on occasion!
  • 3 1
 No doubt he deserved it, the weather just made the race boring to watch
  • 2 1
 Fayolle deserve it. Was a real winning run. Faster than vergier qualy run. Impressive!
  • 2 0
 @rcksurfer: it was 0.1s slower than vergiers qualy run but the track was a lot more beat up so like for like it was probably faster. It was an awesome run to watch
  • 1 0
 Two words: Steve Bradbury.
  • 33 3
 The stream is at least 30sec late! Countdown didn't work! FAKE NEWS, VERY SAD.
  • 5 1
 lol sadly true though....sigh
  • 23 4
 This was meant to be a joke, now we're 20min late. Thanks Obama!
  • 2 3
 @mightyknuuut: yea Mr.Obama!
  • 27 2
 A few thoughts:
1. Didn't have a problem at all with the Red Bull app on my phone. Lucky me, I guess.
2. Mark Wallace: 2nd place after Stevie's 2nd place last year!!!!! #LongLiveChainsaw
3. Please, enough already with the 29'er talk. I own a 29'er and love them, but all the talk is getting old really fast.
4. Red Bull: if you're going to have someone interview riders at the top of the course, at least make sure they know a little bit about mtn biking and not just be a pretty face. The interview with Luca Shaw was a cringefest.

That is all.
  • 5 0
 Wallace on the podium was awesome. It must have been eerie for him to be standing in that place and this race, all things considered.
  • 4 0
 I honestly thought Luca Shaw's attitude was refreshing. He seems like a reserved kid who is not crazy about being interviewed, nothing wrong with that. I've read that he is not the biggest fan of the media/social media, so more props to him for saying what he thinks!
  • 6 0
 @siobhananon: he handled her stupid question well. She basically told him to his face he only qualified well because of his bike.
  • 24 2
 Gwin DQ'ed for not coming back onto track at the right place. Minnarr first of the top six qualifiers. Loic beat Loris by 0.72 seconds. Luca last of the 29ers. Brosnan 2nd fastest out of the top 6.
  • 15 1
 And Fearon wins the "rain race" by a huge margin. Almost looked like Holl
  • 6 0
 ...Hill at Champery. Sorry.
  • 2 0
 @nozes: yeah man, thats a story hopefully we hear more on
  • 27 5
 Who gives a f*ck if it's free if it doesn't work! I'd gladly pay a few bucks for something I knew would work. So much for getting up at 5:30am.
  • 20 0
 "Starting soon"
Redbull... All hype no content ????????
  • 3 0
 Sums up that company quite nicely, I'd say.
  • 29 9
 REBULL PLAYER YOU FUCKING SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 3 2
 said with venom!
  • 18 0
 Haha... Warner just said they'll be back live for the men and "don't miss it"

Clearly he's never watched any mtb on RedBull TV before.
  • 18 0
 I like Lucas Shaw comment about wheel size. " It's a bike! Not a motor." F@#$ your wheel size and just ride Smile
  • 22 4
 Someone better be fired today..
  • 10 0
 Like, Zeus, maybe?
  • 2 1
 @DrStairs: Sues? was he the god of rain?
  • 1 0
 @DrStairs:
Zeus don't know shit about web-broadcasting. But then again, neither does RedBull..
  • 18 0
 Fearon the standout performer in the wet still in fifth
  • 2 0
 Inspiring.
  • 3 0
 His run looked awesome but the rain and track conditions looked much worse for those that followed.
  • 14 1
 Holy shit.

Only got to watch the last bit of the elite men, conditions were insane at the top. Watching runs from earlier in the day looks completely different, so much more grip.

Congrats to Fayolle for the win.

But it felt kind of lame watching all the big dogs come down the hill posting +25 times because of weather.
  • 16 1
 Did I really get up at 4am on a Sunday just to find out I need to wait for the to start at 6?
  • 15 0
 f*ck THE WIND!!!!

props to Fayolle tho !!! and wallace and guitierrez, good results !!! Wink
  • 11 0
 Yep, despite the glitches I preferred freecaster. Longer coverage by proper enthusiasts, Warner and Pagey getting loose on the beers. While you wait for redbull to get their shit together have another watch of Danny's first world champs win as seen from the fc commentary box - all time classic!
  • 2 0
 Thanks for the reminder, just watched it again for the umpteenth time, so good!
  • 4 7
 So true, Rod Warmer unsheathed. Very sanitized nowadays with Claudio stumbling around the English language (not that i speak errr.... Swiss?) and sounding like a dork. Do it in Italian dude. If you're going to have a commentator speaking his third language, make it Gracia.
  • 2 0
 Love Claudio for his course previews, but unfortunately they are nothing like his commentary, which is toe curlingly awkward. :s
  • 17 6
 RED BULL PLEASE LISTEN!!!! Do it right or don't do it at all. So bloody frustrating!! The occasional technical issue now and again is both acceptable and understandable, but on a regular basis like you do, sorry but that's just plain incompetence!
  • 2 0
 dang them!
  • 10 0
 Love how the catch line for RedBull TV is "beyond the ordinary". If ordinary means starting when scheduled, and on a reliable player, and having more than 4 riders shown, in more than 20-seconds each of truncated "hi-lights", well then you can take your beyond ordinary, because ordinary would be a miraculous improvement at this point.
  • 1 0
 Word
  • 13 0
 Pro tip: just sleep in and watch the replay. No player issues and you can skip the hour break in the middle.
  • 11 2
 Minnaar maybe the fastest when the race begin to be loose? Mmmm... yes!

Two race... in one...

See you in Fort William where other teams will have big wheels.. ehehehe... my thoughs... everybody knows that 29er are fastest... but nobody want spent money on new frames project... ohohohoho... so now hurry up... after syndicate...
  • 3 0
 Wasn't it raining for some time when Connor Fearon came down? Anyway that is how racing works.
  • 4 0
 @nozes: no... Fearon run a dry wall and a dry end.... fastest time in all weekend? Loris vergier... 29er
  • 1 0
 @barbasma: Indeed, the rain really picked up shortly after Fearon had finished his run. Minnaar put ten seconds on Troy as the track conditions continued to deteriorate with the last riders being even slower.

Only three 29ers racing and they represented three of the seven fastest times of the weekend. Expect to see some big wheelin' action in Ft. Bill.
  • 13 3
 Jesus fucking christ enough with the red bull player comments!! It's sucks we know it sucks it always has sucked. You know what else sucks...... having to scroll a half a mile to read something about mountain biking.
  • 13 1
 Did you just comment about the red bull player?
  • 5 1
 @sewer-rat: You get the f*cking point. But yes I did lol.
  • 1 1
 @tack836: redbull!
  • 2 0
 @sewer-rat: If you have sky TV in the uk just watch it on bike channel 464
  • 4 0
 @irideinplymotuh: I did my friend, funny how the redbull commentary worked on the bike channel but not the app Facepalm
  • 13 0
 The top 20 got robbed.
  • 11 1
 I'm curious to see the times of the elite, but I'll say this now : Finn would have made a pretty decent result with his time. Congrats!!
  • 4 2
 would make him top 10 in men ... what a kid
  • 5 7
 And he was on 650b !
  • 6 1
 @cikudh: how do you know?
  • 2 1
 @cikudh: 12th if you compare his time today with the qualis, so I'd guess a top 20? Still, pretty impressive.
  • 2 3
 @Aprilfisheye: he would be on the podium in men today .. that's fo sho ... lol
  • 3 0
 He would have got 5th place in elite! Faster than Connor Fearon.
  • 2 0
 Yeah right? Faster than Fearon... the kid is a freaking machine.
  • 13 1
 Why hasn't it started yet?
  • 16 0
 Because Warner is still rushing to put pants on a get some coffee in him
  • 10 0
 Red Bull doesn't give you wings....
  • 1 0
 @patrickj0or: haha . Might be true!
  • 5 1
 It has started, but the RedBull player seems to be shittier than ever.. Stream on my PC always reduces to a small window in the bottom right corner after a few seconds and you can't switch to the big player without reloading the page, total bs... Watching on my phone now with the RB TV app, the only thing that seems to be working at the moment.
  • 2 0
 It did seem odd that there was 2 hours scheduled before the start of elite men
  • 3 0
 @handynzl:

daniel ricciardo would agree with you m8, at least the webpage LOOKS good..
  • 1 0
 @Pedalen: bahahahaha! So pitted for him with how bad the RB13 has been for him.
  • 2 0
 @bluntaaronr: If they just would skip the V-shit engines and go back to some real one's like V10/V12's, there would be so much better for drivers like Daniel and Alonso.

They say that "muh enviroment" is an argument, meanwhile they needed 10.000(!!!) truckloads to get the Aus. Grand Prix going. Wankers.
  • 10 0
 Well it just went from "starting soon" to "thank you for watching"... wish I would have seen something. Anything at all...
  • 11 1
 No luck on my pc, laptop, PlayStation, tablet, and phone. Why can't Red Bull just use YouTube like everyone else?
  • 3 2
 Apple TV perfect 100% of the time
  • 13 1
 FUCK Redbull player.
  • 11 2
 What do you know, another bike race in horrible weather. It's blowing about 50 at the start. The top guys don't have a chance now.
  • 6 1
 And now it's pouring with lightning. What a joke.
  • 4 0
 Indeed, the weather is horrible.
  • 10 3
 Who cares, it makes it way more interesting now, all of them essentially have no points, and have to qualify really well now. This shit is awesome.
  • 4 1
 That's racing brozeff
  • 2 1
 "Pouring with lightning"... That's a new one. Can you imagine?! I say we invest in downhill races which are run underwater or on a flow of fresh magma. Maybe one in zero gravity to really sort the men from the boys!
  • 1 1
 @TomCastellani: with a 3D track so if you don't stick the roof you fly into space.
  • 14 4
 Dont they consult with a meteorologist? They could have started earlier to make it fair.
  • 5 0
 Earlier how? They have to fit all of the junior women, junior men, elite women and elite men unto the running order. That's a lot of riders.
  • 3 2
 @neil-g: change order mate
  • 5 3
 @reqq: so another classification gets screwed? How is that fair. The change of weather sucks but it's just one of those things.
  • 7 1
 i woke up at 5am to watch mountain bikes not post how crappy redbull is on pinkbike... but man im pissed theres only twenty riders in mens! what about the other 40 or so racers who work there ass off just to get there then get no coverage....
  • 8 0
 That was hell of a crazy world cup race. All of France is going to party hard today!! Feel bummed for those last 10 riders.
  • 5 0
 What bugs me about this whole 29er thing is that no one really seems to recognize the fact that Minnaar , Shaw and Vergier have obviously been training hard and they're qualies showed that. Most of the interviews that I watched and read were all about the bike. Come on people these guys are top wc riders and had a good chance of having the same results on the 27.5 V10. Maybe the bike did help , but what helped more was the guys riding them. Give credit where credit is due , these guys work they're asses off all off season.
  • 9 1
 Redbull always being broken and pinkbike using scribd has to be a conspiracy to kill the sport completely.
  • 8 0
 Sucks the weather played in to it. A shame it wasn't a fair race, but that's racing I guess.
  • 4 0
 Not only can't they get a simple live stream right (waste of my time) ...but worst of all previous year race replays are no longer available with Redbull....it's been a couple winter seasons now that I can't train while watching past races. Shame. Bring back Freecaster!
  • 4 0
 Can't get anything to work on any device, just stamped on my crappy tablet , redbull TV is shit again. I'd happily pay for something that worked. I guess mtb isn't worth enough money to anybody to do properly, shame. And yet football which is shit and played by tossers is never off bastards TV.
  • 3 1
 Apple TV box, perfect every time
  • 8 0
 Fayolle with a blinder of a run and first to go faster than Finn.
  • 1 0
 is it working ?????
  • 1 0
 @fezkyle123: live timing mate
  • 1 0
 @fezkyle123: keegs on track now
  • 3 0
 @fezkyle123: 12.5secs slower than his qually run

Some guys faster...who knows what the weather is doing??? maybe its raining and someone that has quallied outside the top 30 is going to win and RedBull has missed everything
  • 8 0
 Fort William is going to be interesting now. I can't wait.
  • 10 3
 IS there anything worst than Scribd.
  • 70 2
 Sure, red bull media player
  • 33 2
 Aids.
  • 28 19
 communism
  • 12 45
flag shredright (Apr 30, 2017 at 2:38) (Below Threshold)
 @Euskafreez: Idiot!
  • 7 33
flag pakleni (Apr 30, 2017 at 3:13) (Below Threshold)
 @Euskafreez: you don't know much about it, do you?
  • 44 3
 Love when the pro-communists join the party
  • 2 18
flag torero (Apr 30, 2017 at 3:26) (Below Threshold)
 @Euskafreez Slava Stalin bastard!!
  • 2 16
flag torero (Apr 30, 2017 at 3:30) (Below Threshold)
 @Enduro-shred Those who do not stop complaining about him.
  • 12 2
 @CraigBrownie: wait til muricans wake up Smile
  • 12 7
 people may forgot him but... you've asked for it... it's Trump
  • 1 17
flag torero (Apr 30, 2017 at 7:18) (Below Threshold)
 @Euskafr kill yourself
  • 6 0
 Rain in the middle of the competition
  • 8 0
 @torero: I'm sorry I can't hear you over my freedom my boy

this message was sponsored by the the first amendment haha
  • 2 0
 @Euskafreez: Ahahaha savage
  • 4 0
 it started so late with no option to play, then I minimized it, then couldn't full screen it, and now I'm back to not playing with nothing to show that its even trying to play. RedBull site sucks!
  • 1 1
 Apple TV box, perfect hd every time
  • 6 0
 A Sender is on the podium but not the one we would have though. Good start for Guttierez and Fayolle !
  • 4 0
 UK viewers keep an eye on channel 464(bike) for future races, looks like it was broadcast live on there. Didn't say anything before as wasn't sure and watched it on RBTV app through chromecast anyway.
  • 6 0
 Living in Croatia I would probably make the live stream work better than RedBull with my shitty peasant internet
  • 6 1
 Well, you get your shot next year Wink
  • 8 5
 Redbull, i hope you get so much bad PR that either you'll change your IT department or just leave mountain biking alone. You really suck balls and make every single fan so pissed that i hope you won't sell a single can until you do something with it. I definitely won't buy it myself.
  • 7 0
 What an anticlimax thanks to the rain.
  • 7 1
 I miss Sam Hill competing, all I thought during the race was his magical run in Champery...
  • 7 2
 F-ing vuvuzelas! Shut the f up! Congrats to Rachel, times are a bit tighter.
  • 2 0
 I recon that Minaar with a bike this size shows that there are advantages of the 29" wheel size...for him that is, not sure if it will be an advantage for smaller riders though.

If you look at the times when there was no wind and no rain Fayolle put in a very good run, 2:52.78. When the wind really kicked in, Atherton gets 2:57.48. When the rains kicks in proper, the times drop from Brayton 3:02 just before it starts to rain to MacDonald 3:12 and this after only 5 minutes of rain.

However look at Minaar's time after about 20 minutes of rain, and the track really slick, it was still 3:09.9. It was the fastest time after it started raining by three seconds. The other SC's did not fare as well, however Minaar is riding a bike fit for his size, and he is calling on years of experience.

So i don't believe that 29ers loose their advantage. I think that a taller rider will be able to use the larger wheel size to their advantage. However, it remains to be seen if over a season they have a total advantage.

Whatever, it was good racing by all, especially considering the conditions.
  • 5 0
 Rach, Hannah, Seagrave 1 2 3 RedBull coverage might well have been a highlight reel
  • 8 1
 I wonder how many people are going to keep watching separate live coverage of the women's race, two hours before the men's race, when the winner is so predictable.
  • 4 0
 @dougfs: Well for that to even happen, the footage will actually have to be visible.
  • 1 0
 Yeah nice. That was my fantasy order
  • 1 0
 @handynzl: It was visible as a replay before the mens coverage, and probably got higher viewing figures too.
  • 1 0
 @handynzl: I'll keep tuning in. I thought it was great to see the women's racing inline with the mens. Not as fast as the mens but still impressively fast nonetheless and competitive in the top ten.

I also thought the commentary was much improved. The boys did their homework and were a bit more polished.
  • 3 0
 That shizzznit Is Wack so it's a replay by the time redbulltv plays it... I still got video is unavailable Wtf.... Spoiler alerts here I see I rather go to sleep stayed up for nothing...
  • 4 0
 click refresh = "staring soon" , click refresh again = "awaiting replay", click refresh again = "staring soon"....... At least the Gwiner's face doesn't change...
  • 1 0
 If you click refresh again it says "thanks for watching....replay available soon"
  • 8 3
 Sometimes I think I'm the only one who has never encountered any problems with RedBull TV, ever.
  • 4 0
 That's what i thought til today...
  • 3 1
 I'm sure plenty of people do but they're all watching the stream instead of bitching in the pinkbike comments section
  • 3 0
 Note to UK residents: If you are a Sky subscriber the races are live on Bike TV (464) and no need for Redbull TV... I think you might get the channel with a Virgin or BT subscription as well.
  • 3 1
 Outside Assistance. Interesting to watch two top ten riders today at the UCI World Cup both receive outside assistance. Spectators and marshals need to understand if you assist a rider to get back on track, the rider could be disqualified. We saw tape being raised in the air, bikes being pushed towards the track etc.. Riders should also rejoin the track where they left. Think Aaron Gwinn's crash, he re-joined further down, even though no advantage was gained.
  • 2 0
 “I’m really stoked to be back at the races with the whole team. I was happy with my speed and preparation this weekend and I felt like I had what I needed to win. It was unfortunate that the weather played such a spoiler in the end but that’s racing, and it sets us up for one heck of a comeback if we can pull this championship off now! It’s going to be an exciting season for sure.” - Arron Gwin

Strait off the YT-Mob blog post from today. Seems like the top dogs were just dealt a bad hand... I don't see much crying going on. Gwin being humble as always.
  • 6 1
 Long live Freecaster.....
  • 2 0
 The race feed is also available on dailymotion for those who hate redbull tv
www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/k45BdItxWmxRdmg2KEX?origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lequipe.fr&api=postMessage
  • 1 0
 just switched to the french commentary
  • 6 0
 Gwin DSQ..
  • 2 1
 Wouldn't have got points anyway so it's not really a big deal, none of his rivals did either
  • 6 0
 Gee ended somewhere with some good points
  • 12 24
flag src248 (Apr 30, 2017 at 8:13) (Below Threshold)
 @cikudh: Gee isn't really a contender for the overall.
  • 4 3
 @src248: how many labatt blue's did you have while watching the live coverage? Gee, and or any other top 10 rider is a contended for the overall no question.
  • 6 4
 @src248: gee is a threat at every venue.
  • 9 5
 @only1mikey: 11th last year, not even a top 10 rider. Fearon would have been a better rider to mention as he came 5th in the overall and 5th in this race. He got the biggest points advantage for the overall.
  • 7 1
 @src248: did you just pick up a bike this year?
  • 4 0
 @src248: 11th last year for the overall with a bad shoulder, which he got surgery on right after the season ended. Yeah not a top level rider for sure lol.
  • 5 5
 @inter71: Are you stuck in 2010?
  • 2 1
 @src248: Marcelo can be a top 10 rider. He could have a chance with some luck.
  • 3 0
 @src248: Injured as feck last year
  • 4 0
 Just heard that Cannondale is working on a new DH bike with 30.5" tires to try and get back in the game for 2018 !
  • 2 0
 Does Cannondale still make bikes???
  • 6 0
 @Three6ty: I work at a shop and can confirm that the items shipped to us from c-dale can be rigged up to be bicycle-esque. You are far better off buying a mountain bike though.
  • 1 0
 @YouHadMeAtDrugs: Much needed laugh, thank you.
  • 1 0
 @YouHadMeAtDrugs: love it!
  • 1 0
 I dont think Fayolle win only because of luck. Just look at the qualifying results, Vergier time is 2.52.684, while Fayolle time is 2.52.758, only 0.074 seconds behind Vergier. And he is faster than Bruni in qualification. Fayolle did a great job back there, but yes, the storm was bad for the elite riders. And it doesnt mean Fayolle only win by luck. He deserves it.
  • 1 0
 I recon that Minaar with a bike this size shows that there are advantages of the 29" wheel size...for him that is, not sure if it will be an advantage for smaller riders though.

If you look at the times when there was no wind and no rain Fayolle put in a very good run, 2:52.78. When the wind really kicked in, Atherton gets 2:57.48. When the rains kicks in proper, the times drop from Brayton 3:02 just before it starts to rain to MacDonald 3:12 and this after only 5 minutes of rain.

However look at Minaar's time after about 20 minutes of rain, and the track really slick, it was still 3:09.9. It was the fastest time after it started raining by three seconds. The other SC's did not fare as well, however Minaar is riding a bike fit for his size, and he is calling on years of experience.

So i don't believe that 29ers loose their advantage. I think that a taller rider will be able to use the larger wheel size to their advantage. However, it remains to be seen if over a season they have a total advantage.

Whatever, it was good racing by all, especially considering the conditions.
  • 4 0
 Rain could start anywhere between 3 and 5 pm. All my crossable anatomy is crossed.
  • 3 0
 here I am, looking like a pretzel watching pb
  • 1 1
 @JoseBravo: praying that we'll even get to see what the weather's like. At least red bull have time during the frankly unnecessary women's race to get their shit together. Wonder who won that...
  • 7 1
 That's it, weather's fucked it. RedBull TV is working sweet though. Can't have it all...
  • 5 0
 Is the live stream delayed?
  • 3 1
 still nothing for me
  • 2 1
 Looks like it... Standard redbull
  • 5 2
 It's Redbull, they only have had several months to prepare..
  • 5 0
 had some seriously high hopes for tahnee getting 1st.
  • 5 0
 I saw Gwin and Luca warming up, then the player stopped
  • 5 0
 Redbull dogshite not working on anything typical lol
  • 8 3
 Today I stopped drinking Red Bull, and switched to Four Loko
  • 2 2
 Try the salted caramel flavor or maybe they only sell that in SF. Plenty of ABV!
  • 3 0
 It was. And still is. Saying live at 12:00pm UTC (1300 BST) on the Red Bull Tv app on Xbox. Not working, and it turns out it has already been run.
  • 3 2
 An hour break sucks pretty f***** hard. Liked the way things used to be in the last few years. I dont care whether the woman race was recorded or not. The whole format is f***d up, what a waste of time. Redbull should get their s***t straight.
  • 6 0
 Bring back Freecaster!
  • 8 2
 Fayolle...!!!
  • 3 2
 Right, honest question: Why the one hour break between the women and the men? Because to me it seems like this tragedy, which was the men's run, could have easily been avoided by starting right after the women; You know, just like they did it last year.

And despite all of that, that's one more hour of waiting, where I don't really see a reason why they would do it this way. Any ideas?
  • 2 2
 That's french trickery as it's finest Big Grin They won this time!
  • 1 2
 Last year the woman were pre recorded and shown right before the men to make it one broadcast. Now the woman are shown closer to live.
  • 3 1
 They did start right after the woman, but live coverage doesn't show all 100+ men elite racers...
  • 4 0
 Men start right after the women are finished. But they only show the top 25 qualifiers, therefore the 1h break. Why they decided to show nothing instead of the whole field is beyond me..
  • 1 0
 The men do start racing as soon as the women have finished, but there's around 80 of them and they only show the top 20 live hence the gap in the broadcasts!
  • 1 0
 @ktmtb: @paulpimml: @only1mikey: @src248:, right, that does make sense, now that you guys pointed it out... Thanks!
  • 2 1
 I love all you people crying harder then it rained. Fuck Redhill and ride your damn bikes. I ended to watch too. This is the only sport I actually care about. Whatever. I'm going to load up my bike and take out my frustration on the trail.
  • 5 3
 Minnaar won the battle of the rain and wind. Go Greg! I'll say it again. There are two many variables in racing for 29ers to give anyone a clear advantage. Point proved today!
  • 5 0
 Connor Fearon with the run of the day.
  • 2 1
 Some observations! Scribed sucks, Vitalmtb has no issue with decent results sheets! Why was they're such a big gap between the start time of the Womens and the Men's, atleast an hour, were juniors done before elite women's! Why wasn't the men's knowing the conditions days in advance not sceduked to run straight after the women's racing! Gwin Dq'd 29ers didn't win Great time by Alexandre Fayolle all the same and run, he could only do what he did, congrats! Still think the whole DH setup is somehow poorly inflexible!!
  • 1 0
 the gods of rain really don't like the 29'er....the 29'er winner from qualified was 10mil sec faster then the 27.5" winner before the rain....i wander how Aaron and Dany or Bruni would do in the earlier conditions of the race...?probably 2 sec faster....what a waisted of world cup race out of 6 races.....UCI needs to bring it back to the US at least it won't be frozen rain on the last day of April
  • 2 0
 I haven't had a chance to watch the replay yet. What happened to the usual strong riders? Did it start pouring rain after the slower guys had their runs so the slow guys never got passed?
  • 4 0
 Where to watch live? Neither the mobile app or web stream isn't working...
  • 4 1
 Woah, a DSQ for Gwin because he crashed and re-entered the track on the wrong spot !!!
  • 7 0
 Thems the rules
  • 2 0
 @src248: one of the more well known rules as well, Gwin must have known he wasn't going to post a competitive time so he should have taken the time to enter where he went off.
  • 1 0
 This is what we need to be talking about! Nuts!
  • 4 0
 I've tried ApleTV, Playstation and mobile app. None are working.
  • 4 0
 Redbull.TV is an absolute shitshow. Who the hell runs that department?
  • 3 0
 hopefully they sort theyre shit out soon
  • 4 0
 it turns out apes do
  • 6 3
 Seriously red bull... just fucking quit already and let someone else give it a try
  • 16 12
 Only one reason for the weather.... God hates 29ers.
  • 13 13
 There is no god Wink
  • 5 4
 It's funny that now when people make jokes about 29ers they will get down voted into oblivion, yet last week you could have written, '29ers are gay' and it would receive nothing but upvotes lol
  • 4 1
 Suppose all thats left to look forward to is Wyn tv's post race walk about.
  • 7 4
 well, that blew! just cancel the race and re-do the day after like they do ski racing.
  • 12 1
 So cancel the race and what? Make all the Junior men, Elite woman, and Elite men that were able to go down in fair weather do another run? This is mountain biking, if you want fair weather and rain stoppages, watch Baseball IMO
  • 2 2
 @only1mikey: Well, now you are putting words in my mouth, cancell the race for the Men's only, as they are the only people who had shit weather and race again the next day. They do it all the time in others sports. I would rather see every racer on equal terms as I think that would mean the better rider wins. But your entitled to your opinion, just don't tell me to watch baseball, worst game ever!
  • 3 1
 @torj: hmm so what about the 65ish Elite Men that went down before the weather turned? What do you do with those runs? Throw them out?
  • 2 1
 @only1mikey: don't be a troll. You let their time stand, and let the racers that got effected by weather race the day after. Any ways, don to care enough about this to really discuss it anymore!
  • 2 1
 @torj: what if the conditions were actually better than the previous day for the top 5ish riders? is that fair? you want the world to be fair, but fact it is isn't, some people die young and some live till 100+, it's just the way the cookie crumbles. Weather affected the top qualifiers this time, it's just the way it is. Maybe weather will affect the lowest seeded qualifiers next race, like for example Leogang 2016, where the track dried out considerably though the course of the day. I'm not being a troll, I just dislike your mindset where everything in life should be fair and equal. I enjoy watching mountain biking because everyone has different bikes, different components, setups, riding styles, etc. etc. nothing is equal and that's what makes mountain biking so rad no?
  • 1 0
 @only1mikey: no.
  • 3 0
 What just happened? Where are all the usual suspects? I mean congrats to Fayolle on his first WC win!
  • 5 0
 Well what a let down ..
  • 2 7
flag naptime FL (Apr 30, 2017 at 8:22) (Below Threshold)
 Best race in YEARS....
  • 2 0
 Will make for interesting qualis at fort bill with a very different looking protected top 20 (and some guaranteed screen time for a few new faces).
  • 5 1
 Of the top 10 during Qualis, Minnaar ran the fastest in the finals.
  • 4 0
 who got the mens correct on the fantasy? lol
  • 2 0
 Why wasn't Mick Hannah and Danny Hart DSQ for receiving outside assistance? Didn't Rachel get a DSQ when someone helped at fort bill a couple of years ago?
  • 1 0
 Why do the riders try to qualify well. Is there any points or cash in it? Would think they'd half throw that run so they could come down earlier in the pack. Someone please explain...
  • 1 0
 There are significant points awarded for qualifying well. That change was brought about years ago when somebody played the weather game as you mentioned, and gained a big advantage from it, and the UCI didn't want people playing that game. Somebody else probably knows the details on who it was, and when.
  • 1 0
 @m-t-g: John Tomac did it at the world champs in Italy the year he rode the DH with roadie drop bars. He got a Silver Medal.

Oh, and he won the XC World Champs the same weekend.

How times change...
  • 1 0
 @handynzl: I didn't know about Tomac doing it. Silver medal in DH with drop bars....definitely a different time. I think the most recent example of playing the qualies weather game was around 2007. Somebody sandbagged their qualifying run and raced early in the day, ended up winning.
  • 2 0
 @m-t-g: Matti Lehikoinen Champery 2007, when Sam Hill stole the show with his incredible ride to third.
  • 1 0
 Can we all just stop talking about the horrible weather during Lourdes and focus on the fact that the #2 in Jr Mens is Kaos Seagrave. KAOS!!! Possibly the coolest name in all of UCI bike racing.
  • 2 0
 Good on you Redbull. Got to miss all of the badass women that are way faster then me charge down the hill.
  • 4 1
 Redbull you are feckin shite
  • 4 2
 does the win still count if half the group had to go in absolute shit conditions?
  • 4 1
 Its a bummer we didnt get to see the top ten, but fayolle put down a good time either way and deserves the win.
  • 2 0
 Can't stream properly. Anyway, congrats to Fayolle for his first win on WC.
  • 4 1
 Dany Hart wins with his drift
  • 1 0
 Agree! It was so awesome he tried to do another one and took a spill.
  • 5 1
 Killed it Finn!!
  • 3 0
 Have we got a course hold or is live timing also run by redbull?
  • 4 2
 Wow - live streaming of the women started after they finished racing. Brilliant. #MRBGA (Make Red Bull Great Again)
  • 11 9
 Guys we're not missing anything because they all run 29rs anyway, might as well watch a road bike race.
  • 4 1
 lol
  • 4 1
 Red Bull TV can eat a bag of dicks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 4 1
 Rain blows, Top men got screwed
  • 2 0
 That's just racing. But yes, I was let down a bit; but excited at the same time
  • 4 0
 Fookin weather
  • 4 1
 So.... who won the second set of brakes?
  • 3 0
 RIP everyone's predictions.
  • 1 0
 I guess we will all be keeping our betting money tonight, time to go double or nothing on the next round!
  • 4 1
 Worst wc in history while it should have been the most exciting
  • 3 2
 Twentyniner question is still open, drama continiues. Yesterday first qualification time is better than today's first race time.
  • 5 3
 So, big boost for Gee then. Being the only of the usual heavy hitters to score points...
  • 7 0
 Connor got 5th, not a top top rider but he has his days. That's a huge boost for the overall
  • 2 1
 @src248: oh totally! So many good riders now mixed up with the consistent winners for the next few races at least, fingers X'ed for a couple more upsets an we could be seeing the best season Smile
  • 3 0
 So anti climatic, what a bummer...
  • 4 5
 Being in LA, I had the luxury of missing all the shite and seeing the live stream of the last 3 riders. What a washout... literally. Not a single top qualifier on the podium due to rain. With only 7 races, a toss-away like this is a real bummer. You know the top three don't really feel like a true winners.
  • 13 1
 I get what you're saying but fayolle was only .1sec behind the 1st place qualifiers time. That's a legit time. It's not like he ran. 3min flat then it started to rain and he won.
  • 13 0
 Fayolle's time was legitimate. He may have finished on the podium regardless of weather. That's racing.
  • 6 0
 @inter71: Agreed. It was an impressive time regardless. But over the course of 7 races we will see if he truly is at the level of the top riders. Could be a fluke or he could be a legit contender. Guess we will have to wait and see.
  • 5 6
 Worst race ever. None of the top guys even had a chance between the horrendous weather and the bastardization of the sport Frown congrats to Fayolle though and I hope we continue to see 27.5" wins and possibly some gnarlier tighter courses again.
  • 3 0
 Neko Mullaly representing USA.
  • 3 0
 A great day for Canadian DH!!!!!!
  • 2 0
 Stop qualify with WC pints and start with two runs for top 30 like in GS alpine.
  • 2 1
 Ive never had a problem with red bull dh WC coverage, don't know what kind of shit connection or equipment you all are using..
  • 3 0
 I take it NO ONE won the Pinkbike fantasy DH contest for this race.
  • 2 0
 I'm wondering why, with all the bold claims, Polygon didn't roll out a R3ACT DH bike.
  • 1 0
 I was thinking that myself watching Seek Meeeek coming down the track. Not enough travel or burly enough would be my guess. The links on the R3ACT seem mighty slim...
  • 2 0
 Thank you Redbull Tv for Continuingly being shit ????????
  • 1 0
 Actually id doesn't work. The funniest is when you get it to play but only on a tiny little screen that won't expand.
  • 2 0
 Atherton Strikes again! Hannah running her close! Go you SKIP!!!
  • 1 0
 Adding points for qualifying run is another option of saving the weekend for riders.
  • 2 0
 Why was aaron disqualified?
  • 2 0
 Crashed, went outside the tape, got back on to the course about 5m or so further down the trail (and after a gap jump). That's a big no no. Rules state you have to reenter the track where you came off. So if you do leave the track, fingers crossed your bike doesn't ghost ride down the mountain side, otherwise you have a lot of hiking to do Razz
  • 2 0
 @handynzl: Hannah and Hart also received assistance gathering their bikes after crashes which is also not allowed but no DQ for them.
  • 3 0
 @teamtoad: Yeah, saw that. The marshal that helped Mick should have known better. Danny was helped by a kid, who is likely just going "OMG OMG OMG I held his bike!!!".

That marshal should never even have run onto the track. Only first-aiders are supposed to go on to the live race track. Sure Mick was floundering in the fish net, but he wasn't hurt and was getting up under his own steam.

I think because they both got back on their bikes at the same spot they came off meant the whole thing was OK. The marshal and spectator both picked up the bike whilst the riders were flat on their backs.

Gwin on the other hand, picked up his own bike, then tried to re-enter the course further down but was struggling to get under the tape (it was hooked on his helmet), until the same marshal that picked up Micks bike came along and ripped the tape in two. Had the marshal been doing his job correctly, maybe he could have pointed Aaron back up the track, but I think it was a case of just an average fan volunteering as a marshal, and he wasn't instructed properly on how to act.

Good commissaries would have ensured that at certain "hotspots" on the track, there would be experienced marshals, such as where Mick went down and AG went off. (And before you go "what would he know", I was a UCI commissiare in the 90's in NZ)
  • 2 0
 has anyone got a link to the live timing please?
  • 3 2
 www.redbull.tv/live/AP-1PWUW9Y591W11/uci-mountain-bike-world-cup
  • 6 0
 Does it works for anyone or as usual!!!!!!!
  • 3 0
 @mnowickipl:

same here....starting soon
  • 2 0
 Starting soon........ But the women are on track, I saw it on the IG stories
  • 5 2
 Rachel did it again
  • 2 0
 mine says awaiting replay...
  • 1 0
 That's because the women's broadcast is over. Men's broadcast starts in 53 minutes.
  • 13 15
 I know I'm going to get some flak for this, but goddamn...cut Red Bull some slack? Do you know how hard it is to set up a functioning livestream with the amount of tech they have in a location like Lourdes, Cairns, etc.? People comparing it to MotoGP and F1...man, if there was as much money in DH as there was in either of those, we'd be watching this on a main channel network with footage from helicopters, spidercams, super slo-mo closeups etc. But unfortunately, that's not the case.

If your stream isn't working, here's a few steps you can try: refresh the page, clear the cache, turn off your adblocker, try a different browser. Red Bull's Media Player isn't perfect, but either of those steps seems to work for 99% of the people, including myself - on Safari, I can only see it in minimized format. On Chrome, I have zero issues whatsoever.
  • 6 2
 Welcome Red Bull PR special forces! Keep up good work!
  • 3 0
 @k0a1a: Siema Wink
  • 3 0
 @k0a1a: I remember we had to wait for magazines to be published to see world cup results. Back then tires only cost a nickel...
  • 6 0
 @RichardJBos Sadly you miss the point. RedBull bought the rights to have exclusive coverage on the premise they would provide free streaming to the masses. Time and time again they fail to deliver. It is not peoples computers. It affects computers, smart TV's, phone aps, XBOX and Playstation. RedBull is failing miserably and are in considerable breach of contract with UCI, irrespective of the so called "service" being free to watch or not. They have prevented any other company broadcasting the footage, live or otherwise, and appear unable to resolve their deficiencies in delivering the product the promised.

It is not just us mere fans that miss out, but also every bike manufacturer and component supplier that is hopeful of coverage of their brand and having people see their equipment win.
  • 2 1
 sorry, it's not an excuse. If you can't do it and you know it, just don't do it. And it isn't that hard right now. for me i isn't working on any device that i have tried.
  • 4 0
 No we should not cut them any slack. If they advertise that something is going to be "live" then they should deliver! Same crap happened many times last year, and from what I can see is a capacity and hosting issue. Red Bull is a $6 billion company and they have had many years to work out these bugs and problems.
  • 5 0
 @handynzl: Well, I ain't no server-admin, but traffic must be substantial during the race and setting up broadcast antennas on a mostly natural mountain that's steep as f#*k has to be more challenging than Nürburgring or some generic race track. A good and reliable workaround for lags is just to wait for the replay, then download the entire stream on your local HD (the tech-savvy among us might know what I'm talking about, won't expand on the method for the same reason people won't publish secret trails, 'enemy' is watching....). No issues on my end, relatively crisp 720p on a 42" screen, I'm down with that! The only downside being to stay well away from PB until the replay is finished, but I'm getting better at that year by year... Wink
  • 1 0
 @countzero1101: Thank you. It might be because I live next to Red Bull, but my stream has never had any issues...
  • 2 0
 My mobile app says that men start at 3 p.m CEST
Anyone else???
  • 1 0
 Same
  • 2 0
 My redbull app just keeps loading with that stupid circle
  • 2 0
 Oh we'll looks like an hr of solid drinking before the men's start
  • 5 0
 It's 5:30 AM and the beer is flowing.
  • 2 0
 @bstill30: nice
  • 3 0
 Wish i could watch it.
  • 1 0
 Also why am I seeing Brayton after Atherton? Is the qualifying order not being held?
  • 1 0
 Well nobody is getting those codes with the track conditions! Great riding from all!
  • 2 4
 Bah, worthless result with no value. Shame there's not some start time flexibility, but I appreciate that's then hard to sell to TV. Good job this is a marathon and not a sprint. Fayolle ain't the quickest but he got the win today.
  • 3 1
 The different condition, different champion.Not a good game!
  • 1 1
 A win by luck that is Big Grin
  • 2 0
 Holy shit what a shake up.
  • 1 0
 m.youtube.com/watch?v=m4u_z3T9U-8

A better name for this years EWS and DH.
  • 5 6
 Why do we keep having wc in Europe.. old cities, horrible weather n environment.. South America is answer.. everyone is nice, always a beautiful whether n scene n it's cheap as hell. UCI You sleeping fam
  • 2 1
 everyone lives in europe, and they can't be asked to travel.
  • 2 0
 Bernard Kerr: "It kind of sucks.."
  • 2 1
 Worst WC ever. Because of the weather, but also all the premature hype about the 29ers. Luca Shaw worded it nicely.
  • 2 0
 at least the women's race was exciting. men's was ruined.
  • 1 0
 "It's like the world's best mountain bikers are having a go at ice skating." Rob Warner.
  • 1 0
 All things considered, Fearon's run was quite impressive. One to watch in 2017
  • 1 0
 Mar Wallace kicking ass!
going to bring it home for canada!
#longlivechainsaw
  • 1 0
 Another year for the women racing for second Rachel should be racing men's with how fast she is
  • 1 0
 Because that time she ran in the dry would of put her right up there with men who came down in wind & rain...
  • 1 0
 She would be bottom of the pack.
  • 1 0
 @WolfStoneD: it looked like she was holding back
  • 1 0
 @thud:

Any of her races from last year would put her between 65th and 80th in men's elite.
  • 2 0
 We all missed Stevie on Sunday
  • 1 0
 its workin only on the app
  • 2 0
 REd bull TV App? I only see a recap of hardline there...
  • 2 0
 @tabletop84: here is running good
  • 1 0
 i pad red bull tv ok
  • 2 0
 Def not working on the roku redbull app
  • 2 0
 Not for me.
  • 1 0
 Download the app if you want to live!
  • 1 0
 Not working on iphone app
  • 2 0
 Not working on the 'droid app either.
  • 1 0
 Ok so the womens event just finished. Looks like they are packaging it as it's own event now. Had finishing credits and everything. Just on a holding screen now till the men's starts. I'm on android btw.
  • 1 0
 I used zen mate to pretend I was in Germany and it started working. WTF
  • 3 2
 Thanks fayolle ..... 27,5"ain't dead!
  • 4 2
 oh cmon'
  • 1 0
 Why did Gwin get disqualified?
  • 5 0
 got back on track in the wrong place should walk a little bit up hill to continiue...
  • 1 0
 Entered the track at the next section of tape instead of where he left
  • 1 0
 Where is Phil Atwill and Ed Masters??
  • 2 1
 Finn beat Kaos by the looks of it.
  • 4 0
 Kid Kaos, though. Way to go, young G!
  • 6 5
 Red Bull I hate you I will never drink Red Bull again!!!
  • 5 0
 Bye Felicia!
  • 1 0
 the men dont start for an hour why redbull
  • 3 0
 Slower guys don't get coverage, so there is a wait for them to do their runs
  • 1 0
 @handynzl: your stream working ?
  • 2 0
 This was always the case, but women's was prerecorded, which is why it was one continuous stream, rather thn being split into parts.
  • 1 0
 @fezkyle123: got the last split of Tracey, then Manon, Rach and Tahnee. About 3mins of coverage. Woopee
  • 1 0
 Am I being retarded or are they showing the women's race AGAIN?
  • 1 0
 Damn are we gonna see a Champery-style Hart attack?
  • 1 0
 Im so triggered right now, I got womens tips right but mens: RIP
  • 2 0
 27,5"ain't dead!
  • 1 1
 Bad time of the year to race there, Snow and rain... who is doing the UCI scheduling? Can't wait for Mont SaInt Anne!
  • 3 1
 YEEEWWW!!!! Go Canada!!!
  • 1 0
 Wanted to watch it. They need an edit button for fat finger fails.
  • 1 0
 What has happened to Aaron and Loic?
  • 1 0
 Was disappointed that I couldn't watch the top of the field compete!
  • 2 1
 Yeahhhh Fearon, FLAT PEDAL 4 EVER
  • 1 0
 Quote of the day: "glandular fever"
  • 1 0
 My redbulltv app runs fine... perfect....north italy
  • 1 0
 CANADA! 2nd Mens, 1st Juniors. Making Stevie Smith proud!
  • 1 0
 Everyone got rob, the end!
  • 1 0
 www.instagram.com/p/BTjmscZDA69

Read Bruni on instagram...
  • 2 1
 right click reload
  • 1 0
 Way to go Mark!!!
  • 1 1
 No wonder Rat fucked DH off.
  • 1 0
 How did Gein get DSQ'd?
  • 1 0
 Didn't rejoin the track where he went off, one of the rules.
  • 1 0
 @habsfan2: It makes sense for certain scenarios but the rule shouldn't be looked at as black and white. He didn't use that as an advantage to cut a corner, he just fell down the hill
  • 1 0
 @dvp8: Doesn't matter. It would be harder to police a rule subjectively deciding if a rider got an advantage or not, than it is to just make the rule as it stands. Black and white. easy
  • 1 1
 Well at least the F1 race is just about to start
  • 2 1
 Race was terrible, absolute snorefest, the blank screen waiting for the redbull feed was more enjoyable.
  • 1 1
 Je déteste redbull TV...????
  • 7 8
 Who is the idiot that decided that it was a good idea to separate the women and men field of ONE hour ?! Seriously
  • 10 0
 They start not that long after, we just only see the top 25, a lot more come down the mountain than we see
  • 5 0
 Well showing the women live isn't that bad actually. That way they could easily show all qualified rides of the men's category which start shortly after the women are finished. But some idiot decided that showing nothing for an hour would be more interesting for the viewers. This will just lead to more viewers skipping the women and just tuning in at 3. Don't get the thinking behind this decision, less exposure for the women shouldn't be the goal.
  • 1 0
 @Fire-Starter: ahhh yes that's right
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 Well... the 29ers were washed away
  • 10 0
 with 27,5 and everything else...
  • 1 2
 is Rob Warner EVER going to figure out/learn how to pronounce his co-announcer's name right?
"Clad e o" does not cut it
  • 1 1
 Don't know what the bitchin is about. The stream played perfect.
  • 1 1
 Did not watch it at all, but sounds like Champéry 2007.
  • 2 2
 My interest dies a little with every race
  • 1 0
 Kaos is doing well.
  • 1 0
 What happened to Gwin?
  • 1 2
 Redbull tv id down...again ffs!
  • 2 3
 f!@#k wheel size and go ride your f@#$kin bike. thanks shaw
  • 1 1
 Braaaap
  • 4 5
 Hayley Edmonds , yes please. ill take more reports like that.
  • 2 3
 Says Gwin DSQ on SCRIBD?!?!?!?
  • 6 1
 Because he was?
  • 6 0
 Went out of bounds I think
  • 2 5
 UCI should look at the weather and said lets race continuously right after the women's pro race, that hour delay kill the the men's pro race ,,, just saying !!
  • 4 1
 You do realise that the Elite Men started straight after the women, yeah? There was no delay. There are 70+ riders to ride the hill and RBTV only shows the last 25, ergo 45 riders go down in that hour "delay". So there was no delay, and it did not kill the race.

Heck even the broadcast isn't "live" - it's all taped, edited, and then broadcast as a delay. If you watch the live timing it is a number of riders ahead of the so called "live" action.
  • 1 3
 Welp... missed women's.... dammit redbull...
  • 1 3
 29ers lose all advantage when it's a SHIT SHOW.
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