I would love to see the series continue with him, I loved the behind the scenes stuff you get to see through the show and his chill attitude but also showing what it takes to need to win or stay competitive in the series. EWS is growing and with the new DH rules set by UCI I wonder how many DH riders will switch to EWS due to not having any chance no to get into DH on a weekend.
I don't know about any behind the scenes rumors. And I don't want to read between the lines in the video. but I will say: On Track with Keene is my favorite & most watched MTB video. It is awesome that that they include all riders in the videos, even if they aren't wearing RedBull helmets. It is awesome that they speak honestly. It is awesome that they show the crashes & the process of picking themselves up after the crashes. Don't cancel this show, it is awesome.
I hope to see some of the other EWS women make a step forward next season and break the stranglehold on the top spot. Ravanel, Moseley and Chausson have won all but 1 round. Pretty crazy that its been limited to that few.
@ibishreddin: Oh for sure they are, not saying its easy by any means. Would just be nice to see more of a competition up at the top there. Not taking away from the other competitors, but essentially 3 women have won every round the last 4 years and 1 woman has won essentially all of them the last 2 years.
Moseley and Chausson were a level above Ravanel. Ravanel herself is a step above the rest of the women so they have a very big step to climb!
We know the ladies can get the fitness - but how do they get the skills??
I can't answer this - maybe Moseley, Chausson and the other ladies (Atherton, Hannah and the new generation of riders that include Tahnee Seagrave can help?)
How do we raise women's racing to the level it could be?
To me it sounds and appears as if Keene doesn't have a seat next year on the Specialized EWS team. If so I bet he still races for Specialized in the US.
But-is this the last On Track? I hope not- the coverage by the EWS doesn't give enough behind the scenes about what is going on- maybe someone can do a WynTv type of show to pick up where this left off.
Don’t let the man go out ,very nice vibes on the series,and he can ride a bike really well and who knows if he can’t win a phew stages if he gets is mind on fu*kit I’m going for it ,the best for you man ,and again great episodes
I think red bull has a contract w/ spesh racing though. Hence why keene and loic bruni are their featured athletes for their shows. The video is so vague, its hard to tell what they mean. Is keene leaving the EWS? The show? Why on earth would you leave the EWS on that note (surely any result would be better than missing half the season due to an injury)? I can't imagine spesh would drop his sponsorship he's marketing gold in terms of attitude and style and stuff.
Keene was (is?) a great choice for On Track as he represents the ‘every rider’ competing in the EWS. They didn’t just go and pick the #1 jersey because he was #1. The guy consistently busted his can to compete and did it (does it) with gracious tenacity. His battle to win is a real one met with all the setbacks that go with professional racing. On Track is legitimized by the reality of his plight and doesn’t shy away from where he places while giving credit to those that win. I sure hope he’s not done.
If you wanna throw out comments about him winning or not, that’s fair enough. But don’t throw out baseless and utterly BS comments regarding drug testing. ( @bike4life124 ) That’s infuriating and completely irresponsible.
@jeremiahwas: But he was winning when they started the On Track series, they just caught him at his peak leading into a somewhat rough point in his racing career. He's got the professional demeanor and charisma for a show like this though, and would be a solid ambassador for any brand.
At the 10:50 mark he says written on the jersey “see you next year!” My guess is true to form he’s pulling the “you’re just going to have till next year sucka’s!”
All this talk about him retiring is a bit premature in my opinion. Let’s put things in perspective, he finished 52nd in the world. He’s among the top 100 fastest human beings on a trail bike. Take away the bad luck and he would have finished top 20 easily, perhaps even better. I believe he sat 8th momentarily. His best year may possibly still be ahead.
Curtis Keene, you sir are a champion. Hope to see this series with you in it again next year. And Chris Ball thank you sir for bringing THE best cycling series in the world. Please take over the DH series too.
They always seem to make the final chapter of a series seem like the last hoo-rah... Hopefully, we see more next season.. Consistently, my favorite series to watch...
but I will say:
On Track with Keene is my favorite & most watched MTB video. It is awesome that that they include all riders in the videos, even if they aren't wearing RedBull helmets. It is awesome that they speak honestly. It is awesome that they show the crashes & the process of picking themselves up after the crashes.
Don't cancel this show, it is awesome.
We know the ladies can get the fitness - but how do they get the skills??
I can't answer this - maybe Moseley, Chausson and the other ladies (Atherton, Hannah and the new generation of riders that include Tahnee Seagrave can help?)
How do we raise women's racing to the level it could be?
If you wanna throw out comments about him winning or not, that’s fair enough. But don’t throw out baseless and utterly BS comments regarding drug testing. ( @bike4life124 ) That’s infuriating and completely irresponsible.