Timed Training Results: Snowshoe World Cup DH #2 2021

 yeah! dude deserves it

 that'd be Sik

 If he wins maybe he doesn't retire!

www.pinkbike.com/forum/listcomments/?threadid=231921

 I know it's totally a trope, but man I'd love to see an American on the podium in Snowshoe.

 @wasea04: not really a trope when they’ve been racing this track for years more than anyone else…

Wish DH was a wider supported and promoted discipline in US cycling

 @wasea04: Aka Let’s f*cking GO DAK!!!

 @leviatanouroboro: I know it won't console you, but even with such champions/winners, France is not promoting DH either, and there's absolutely no coverage from the medias. It's a shame.
Cheers man!

 @danstonQ: That's true on the media side, but I think from the FFC, DH gets decent support no?

 @Obiwankenoob: I guess you're right

 @Obiwankenoob: Meanwhile, a miracle happened. After my 3rd or 4th mail to Le Monde complaining about the unexistant coverage of DH, the paper finally released an article about it. I can't believe it!!!
www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2021/09/18/vtt-les-francais-en-pole-position-pour-conquerir-la-coupe-du-monde-de-descente_6095113_3242.html

 @danstonQ: je commande une plaque :
« La descente reconnaissante à danstonQ »
Blague à part, bravo! Penses tu que c’est lié à tes e-mails ?

 @Obiwankenoob: Ah ah!!! Je pense que mon dernier mail a dû les marquer. Je leurs rappelais juste une fois de plus le palmarès des descendeur(se)s français(e)s ainsi que certaines performances en enduro..... comparé à la médiocrité des coureurs sur route, entre autre, et je leur rappelais aussi qu'en VTT il n'y a pas que le XC.

Surtout, et c'est là que j'ai mis le doigt sur leur absurdité, j'ai fait un parallèle avec le ski: je leur ai dit que s'ils devaient suivre leur logique, aux prochains jeux d'hiver ils ne parleraient que de ski de fond mais jamais de descente, super G, saut de bosses, slaloms etc... Ils ont dû se trouver un peu cons je pense

 @Obiwankenoob: et c'est pas fini
www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2021/09/18/vtt-le-francais-loic-bruni-decroche-la-coupe-du-monde-de-descente_6095178_3242.html

 Aussie aussie aussie

 @Ritgut: noooo don’t do that . Worst thing to come out of Australia behind dame Edna Edridge

 @thelastrun: No that would be Brenton Tarrant.

 @thelastrun: Quick test: Dame Edna or Paul Hogan?

 @BenPea: hmmmm Paul hogan before crocodile Dundee was hilarious

 @thelastrun: i'll get back to you

 Or the boys for that matter. And the junior women.

 @mi-bike: I guest they all took the day off

 wild!

 It's kilometers. And it's just in the final triple gap or whatever near the end. Definitely not an average speed considering the flat rock gardens here.

 @lepigpen: aha - thanks!

 lol

 I've had it with these tt-deniers

 1/3 of the course has changed

 @Randy-Verified: thanks

 I wonder if ththe so is one of the moments when they don't want the possibility of qualifying deciding the World Cup. I know this issue has been discussed in DH in the past and is brought up in debates about points for F1 qualifying for example. Thinking about it right now, I wouldn't mind if that happens. It's cool that quali counts for something but at the same time it's not do or die for protected riders.

 Sure I’ve read recently that qualifying at the last race of the season doesn’t award points. It’s just the rules.

 I think very similar, with a few small tweaks?

 Didn't he year something in his shoulder?