Greg Minnaar on South African TV - Video

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Blablablup123 (Jan 25, 2016 at 6:23)

"my team mate designed it, and I thought it was terrible." that was brutally honest. I like it.

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WAKIdesigns (Jan 25, 2016 at 9:06)

Yea he shot Peaty twice with one bullet

BigTallYeti (Jan 25, 2016 at 13:03)

RIp peaty

ReformedRoadie (Jan 25, 2016 at 16:34)

Et tu, Brute?

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fecalmaster (Jan 25, 2016 at 23:01) (Below Threshold)

He doesn't look like a douchebag at all.

Clarkeh (Jan 28, 2016 at 3:13)

You're right, he looks like a Champ.

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sexley FL (Jan 25, 2016 at 6:37)

Where is the rest of the interview?

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shaun-ridefast-michael (Jan 25, 2016 at 8:06)

Seriously! We clicked on it to watch the full thing, not just get a tease!

RedBurn (Jan 25, 2016 at 8:25)

hahahahaha 1minute of video and about 10seconds of speaking

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TheBikeKings (Jan 25, 2016 at 6:47)

So true, Greg doesn't get nearly enough recognition in his own country. Legend!

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djm35 (Jan 25, 2016 at 9:12)

Its true that Greg doesn't get the deserved recognition back in SA but I'd say with the exception of maybe Danny Macaskill most top mountain bikers don't get the recognition they deserve. Bottom line is they don't get enough coverage on national tv or in the papers.

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DC1988 (Jan 25, 2016 at 10:48)

Too true, your average Brit would have no idea who Peaty is. It's only road riders who get the coverage (probably due to the olympic coverage)

FunctionalMayhem (Jan 25, 2016 at 12:18)

So true.
You look in the cycling section of the BBC news and there is only road coverage. Strange when there is so many Brits winning in MTB???

BigTallYeti (Jan 25, 2016 at 13:04)

Yup the one sport we actually do well in haha

DC1988 (Jan 25, 2016 at 14:21)

I think they're was a tiny bit on the BBC website when Rachel Atherton won the world champs, although Liam Phillips barely gets a look in and BMX is an Olympic sport.

IllestT (Jan 25, 2016 at 14:51)

The BBC did broadcast a Fort Bill WC once (the first time it was held in FB I think) on Grand Stand. It got the single lowest viewings in the history of Grand Stand. I think they're still reeling from it

oldmanDan (Jan 26, 2016 at 4:54)

That was 2007..... I still have on old vhs tape somewhere with it on! Personally I think it would ruin the sport if it becomes too big on TV!

djm35 (Jan 26, 2016 at 8:07)

@DC1988 Ok, Liam Phillips might not, but look at Shanaze Reade, she has her share of tv time and seems to be in quite a few adverts for various things. (I saw her on an Aldi poster just yesterday)

DC1988 (Jan 26, 2016 at 9:28)

But Shanaze Reade did well in track cycling which meant she got her name out there

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dunfysavage (Jan 25, 2016 at 12:40)

Met Greg 2 years ago in Morzzine. Got my picture taken with him,had a brief chat then he buggered off. The next day,me and my mates came off the hills,parked up the bikes at the bar and started sinking the beers. In comes Minnar with a few cronies,has a beer,walks over to our table and asks how our day was and where we'd been, then buggered off.Absolute gentlemen. Top bloke.

djm35 (Jan 26, 2016 at 8:02)

He buggered off ? Some would interpret that as leaving in anger, rather than just leaving. Sorry to pick up on your use of slang, it just bugs me.

dingus (Jan 26, 2016 at 15:30)

^Bugger off.

suspended-flesh FL (Jan 26, 2016 at 15:59)

I don't know if I would've been gutted, gobsmacked, or just told the old git to sod off! What a Chav. With all due respect, US American.

dunfysavage (Mar 6, 2016 at 10:09)

Buggered off maybe the wrong words to use (I am Scottish after all haha) he was very freindly and chatty,not just with me and the lads but also with everyone else who spoke to him. Genuine guy.

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germinois FL (Jan 25, 2016 at 9:58)

Gwin open the mouth = 400 comments. Minnaar open his mouth 20 comments. What is going on!!

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FlorianTHT (Jan 25, 2016 at 11:15)

*Gwin opens the mouth without even announcing anything just to get some attention during the off-season...seriously, nobody asked him

It seems like there are only less Minnaar fans out there. In my opinion the best downhill rider ever because there is no other rider who has been one of the world's best for such a long time.
Go Greg!

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Smilingtom (Jan 25, 2016 at 11:23)

plus he´s most handsome and got socializing skills. Makes me wish I was gay

dannygoesmtb (Jan 25, 2016 at 11:50)

Same my dude, same.

rideRB (Jan 25, 2016 at 14:56)

And I felt bad for it, thanks guys.

ReformedRoadie (Jan 25, 2016 at 16:35)

Confident enough to say he is a handsome man.

dingus (Jan 26, 2016 at 15:31)

To be fair, at least 200 of the comments will be hate on a Gwin article...

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glasvagas FL (Jan 25, 2016 at 6:10)

Is that it?

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jinx (Jan 25, 2016 at 5:45)

One of the greatest of all time for sure, living legend.

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jissse (Jan 25, 2016 at 5:50)

Well that was fast !

rideRB (Jan 25, 2016 at 14:57)

that's what she probably said either

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airtym FL (Jan 25, 2016 at 6:05)

That's it!?

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thepwnstar39 (Jan 25, 2016 at 7:53)

that's whut she said

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JoseBravo (Jan 25, 2016 at 6:36)

if you haven't seen it yet, go grab some popcorn and beer, because Greg Minaar will keep talking and talking.

thepwnstar39 (Jan 25, 2016 at 7:54)

"And he doesn't get nearly enough recognition at home, so here's this little video and him saying one thing." Progress takes baby steps I guess!

Aaronhuang (Jan 25, 2016 at 12:35)

Let's face it no downhill mountain biking athletes got enough recognition in any countries.

matadorCE (Jan 25, 2016 at 8:28)

Is this basic cable access show?

dorkbike (Jan 25, 2016 at 10:11)

South Africa, where one question interviews reign supreme.

ReformedRoadie (Jan 25, 2016 at 16:36)

That audience seemed very...homologous.

stretchza (Jan 25, 2016 at 21:17)

you realise it was just a teaser right?

dorkbike (Jan 26, 2016 at 12:54)

Yup

muishond (Jan 25, 2016 at 10:43)

That's about how something positive last around here ;p

starpak (Jan 25, 2016 at 7:49)

What was that? Minnaar on TV (video) for like 30 seconds. This is a joke!

karlLad1 (Jan 27, 2016 at 6:00)

''Someone who I feel,just doesn't get enough recognition in South Africa''- Gets a two minute clip with 20 seconds of speaking.

Roostinit (Jan 25, 2016 at 15:55)

Minnaar is such an awesome dude, always seems so chill, and yet has delivered the best Downhill performance ever!

RedBurn (Jan 25, 2016 at 8:25)

joke? I've checked my calender: we're not april yet

Elspecialized (Jan 25, 2016 at 14:15)

Well that was a whole lot of nothin'

Rubberelli (Jan 26, 2016 at 6:05)

Minnaar has many more years ahead of him, I feel.

russovwick (Jan 26, 2016 at 7:41)

That was some track!!! It started in Fort William and finished in Switzerland lol!

djm35 (Jan 26, 2016 at 8:16)

Nope, it was all in Switzerland, I think Warners commentating confused you saying "he took that 17th win in Fort William"

russovwick (Jan 26, 2016 at 8:52)

Ah right i see

Fifty50Grip (Jan 26, 2016 at 18:26)

That was South African TV?
Funny I did not see one dark skin person, I thought that's where Dark skin people came from.

suspended-flesh FL (Jan 26, 2016 at 16:05)

Minotaar ain't no Cretin.

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superdanu (Jan 25, 2016 at 7:12)

love Minnaar, he's a true legend. One thing i have to disagree with however, is the fact that PD designated him to be the greatest mountain-biker of all time last year, based on overall title wins; this was a gender-free status. Problem is, Rachel Atherton has more wins under her belt which means that by that metric, she truly is the greatest mountain-biker this sport has ever seen.

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Rubberelli (Jan 25, 2016 at 7:25)

True, and nothing knocking the awesome Atherton, but the times in Men's are well behind those in Women's. If a Jr. was to rack up more wins somehow, could they be considered the greatest, for instance?

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bearded-ed (Jan 25, 2016 at 7:32) (Below Threshold)

I agree with @superdanu - Rachel Atherton has DRASTICALLY more wins than Greg Minnaar does.

wipz07 (Jan 25, 2016 at 10:29)

But if you compare the times of woman and the men, Rachel would not have won a single world cup. So if we separate them in the race then we need to separate "the greatest ever" in terms of world cup wins too.

Rubberelli (Jan 25, 2016 at 10:34)

Right. "Greatest ever" has to come from the top category of racing.

polarproton (Jan 25, 2016 at 13:18)

Meh,
Since when the "greatest mountain-biker" has to be a downhiller? It's a gender-free status, right, but it's also category-free. And Julien Absalon as well as Jared Graves or even Anne-Caroline Chausson may have something to say about that! I only take superdanu's point to the end.

Rubberelli (Jan 25, 2016 at 15:18)

By "category" , I mean the category you race in (Pro (Elite) men, Pro Women, Pro Vet, Cat 1, Cat 2 etc.), not the type of racing you do. Pro men is the top category and the hardest to qualify for. I would hope UCI is open minded enough to let Rachel qualify for it if she wants and I would hope that they would rename it if she make it to a final.

cuban-b (Jan 25, 2016 at 20:09)

Ah yes my favorite website, pinkdike

neimbc (Jan 26, 2016 at 4:39)

Just to correct Anne-Caroline Chausson has more WC wins than Rachel. Nico's World Champs will most likely hold for a long, long time. And yes, Pinkbike is heavily biased towards gravity. But, - it's also their most largest demographic.

Rubberelli (Jan 26, 2016 at 6:06)

Ali of this talk is nonsense. There are many disciplines of mtb and websites you can find to cover each. This article is about Minnaar. When "Greatest ever" is mentioned in relation to him, no one is claiming he is the greatest human ever or the greatest of all athletes. Don't be ridiculous. Pretty sure that hockey websites are not inundated by figure skating enthusiasts questioning calling Gretzky "The Geeat One".

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a-r-c (Jan 25, 2016 at 11:21)

Whats that.....greg has like 17 wins in 10 years and gwinn has 14 in 5.....hmmmmmmm.

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Mattin (Jan 25, 2016 at 12:49)

How much did you have again/

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a-r-c (Jan 25, 2016 at 15:29) (Below Threshold)

was I fuckin talking about me, buddy. learn to fuckin read. Just stating that gwinn is on track to eclipse the podium wins record in record time. If you morons couldn't pull that from what I was saying then please stop breathing, your not need on this planet.

neimbc (Jan 26, 2016 at 4:36)

Yes, Aaron will most likely best that record in quicker time - but it's how you said it ,,,

taskmgr (Jan 27, 2016 at 16:52)

Nah, he'll break a body part and rat hole like everyone else. It's inevitable. He's past due for a nasty one.

Mattin (Jan 27, 2016 at 22:39)

Everytime i think humanity can't sink any deeper, somebody like a-r-c appears. Too stupid to miss my point and extremely aggressive because he is too dumb to understand things in life and it annoys him. The reason you got so many neg props is because you behave like a retarded baboon. Go away and only come back when you know how to behave decently again.

a-r-c (Jan 28, 2016 at 1:57)

Wow...a whole 8 neg props, me against the world I guess. You're the moron here, you and the 7 other neg prop buddies of yours. Go eat a bag of dicks, you fuckin cull.

a-r-c (Jan 28, 2016 at 2:05)

Pardon me, 18 neg props. Whoopity doooo! I am not here to be popular....I say what needs to be said even if it offends, the truth often does.