Start Lists: Qualifying - Lousa World Cup #1 2020

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yellowtree (Oct 28, 2020 at 6:37)

I thought cube said they weren't going, Phil Atwill, Gaetan Vige seem to be starting.

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rockchomper (Oct 28, 2020 at 8:02)

@Johanvdb : I wonder if that was a Cube decision , not a rider decision so they said screw it and went anyway?

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NorCalNomad (Oct 28, 2020 at 8:09)

UCI probably still put them on the list, they'll just be a DNS. Everyone knows the UCI doesn't pay attention or actually talk to any gravity riders

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rockchomper (Oct 28, 2020 at 8:10)

@NorCalNomad: I hate how true that statement was!

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Milko3D (Oct 28, 2020 at 8:21)

@Johanvdb just spotted him in Kerr's latest vid arriving at Lousa, no idea if they are racing but he's definitely there...or was as the vid is from 27th: YT/V5dw1Pbfb80

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MarcusBrody (Oct 28, 2020 at 8:21)

@NorCalNomad: as far as I can tell from Phil Atwill's Instagram, he is traveling and planning to race.

I wonder if they're just not sending the team so the riders are racing privateer style. Atwill's video showed him dragging his bike box through the airport. If the full team was going, I imagine it would be arriving in the team van.

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jahrastafari (Oct 28, 2020 at 8:51)

@NorCalNomad: Phill Atwill is racing in Lousã. Not sure if Gaetan is or not.

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TiagoNunes96 (Oct 28, 2020 at 9:11)

@jahrastafari: According to vitalmtb stories at instagram he is racing too

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blowmyfuse (Oct 28, 2020 at 9:24)

Heck yeah!!! Racing needs more Phil at the Will !!!

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MarcusBrody (Oct 28, 2020 at 10:25)

@blowmyfuse: Absolutely. One of my very favorite riders and he seems to be getting more competitive as time goes along after taking a while to bounce back from that injury filled season. Hopefully he can pick up a top 20 this week.

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Tormy (Oct 28, 2020 at 14:51)

VItal RAW clips had a Phil Atwill look a like on there.

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David9180 (Oct 30, 2020 at 4:20)

@NorCalNomad:

p.vitalmtb.com/photos/stories/2020/10/28/full_WCLousa20_AS6I3925_400167.jpg?1603940702

Phil Atwill is riding!

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joaoamaral66 (Oct 28, 2020 at 6:42)

Travel Restrictions on the only fukin weekend where we have a WC race here... FML

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mtbmaniatv (Oct 28, 2020 at 6:48)

I'm sure you can find a way to sneak onto the mountain, no?

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FujiPT (Oct 28, 2020 at 6:49)

A shame these bikes don't have V6 engines. If they had maybe it would be ok to have 20 thousand people on the hill.

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LaurensVR (Oct 28, 2020 at 7:14)

@FujiPT: Maybe there'll be an e-bike race soon?

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djm35 (Oct 28, 2020 at 7:46)

@LaurensVR: I think that was a referance to the recent Grand Prix they they hosted.

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7hhuman (Oct 28, 2020 at 7:49)

Seriously, I'd go full delta force, all camouflaged head to toe. You need to go see it!

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tempest3070 (Oct 28, 2020 at 8:26)

@LaurensVR: Hopefully not

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FCX250 (Oct 28, 2020 at 10:53)

I´m thinking going there riding but I´m only 20km away and get to the track side using only single track trails

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mtbmaniatv (Oct 28, 2020 at 11:41)

@FCX250: That's the spirit!

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lonchera (Oct 28, 2020 at 6:50)

go Pablo!!!! (CRC Junior)

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mexicanoportugal (Oct 28, 2020 at 7:32)

Yo acá le echaré porras!

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LaurensVR (Oct 28, 2020 at 7:17)

11 Elite women and 5 juniors.. I know some people couldn't make it and others are recovering, but this doesn't bode well for the future...

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Afterschoolsports (Oct 28, 2020 at 7:39)

The womens starting numbers have been woeful all year.

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paulskibum (Oct 28, 2020 at 8:13)

@Afterschoolsports: All year? After 2 races 2 weeks ago?

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jaame (Oct 28, 2020 at 8:23)

@Afterschoolsports: only this year? Have they ever been good?

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fatduke (Oct 28, 2020 at 8:28)

Check out Eddie Masters article on vital and it goes a long way to explaining why there aren't as many riders. Basically uci are dicks.

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VPS13 (Oct 28, 2020 at 8:58)

Tracey announced she isnt going to be racing anymore after these two races too

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husstler (Oct 28, 2020 at 9:31)

For the women racing, a top 10 result seems like a pretty good bet.

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optimumnotmaximum (Oct 28, 2020 at 6:36)

No Reece Wilson- sad but probably better that way

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thingswelike (Oct 28, 2020 at 7:22) (Below Threshold)

I was thinking that maybe Trek didn't come, but Kade is there. Hard to see why Reece didn't make it to be honest.

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pbfan08 (Oct 28, 2020 at 7:25)

@thingswelike: IDK he got hurt two weeks ago? Maybe he's still nursing an injury. This is full keyboard warrior tinfoil right here.

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thingswelike (Oct 28, 2020 at 7:27)

@pbfan08: He said he got checked out by a concussion specialist and given the all-clear, but still decided to sit out the second Maribor race. Assumed he would be here

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jaame (Oct 28, 2020 at 8:22)

I hope he's ok.

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Ploutre (Oct 28, 2020 at 6:55)

Any reason why there are 29 people to start after le current WC leader (even if it is for the qualifier)? I thought it was in reverse order ?

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bikefan88 (Oct 28, 2020 at 6:56)

It's about the number plate. Top 60 are in reverse. Then the rest.

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paulskibum (Oct 28, 2020 at 8:15)

Damn no Mikayla Parton in the Fantasy lists. I was looking for a low cost point scorer!

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bikefan88 (Oct 28, 2020 at 6:50)

A shame about the small fields (but obviously understandable). Looks like that only 20 men and 2 junior men won't make the final.

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wolftwenty1 (Oct 28, 2020 at 7:26)

Hard to believe they are moving forward with this in light of the lockdown locally.

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thingswelike (Oct 28, 2020 at 7:39)

I thought it was 100 miles away?

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wolftwenty1 (Oct 28, 2020 at 7:59)

@thingswelike: No moving between towns without a declaration no exceptions...except all these random foreigners coming for a bike race. lol

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jomigas (Oct 28, 2020 at 8:04)

Portuguese government are a bunch of f*ck**** idiots... They allowed the presence of 27.500 people at F1 racing in Portimão last weekend, they will allow the same amount of people in November 20-22 for the MotoGP, and the rest of the country will be literally in lockdown and not able to see any other events live as DHI-WorldCup in Lousã.... This is just nonesense.

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wolftwenty1 (Oct 28, 2020 at 8:32)

@jomigas: Money talks my friend...bike racing is not exactly driving the economy.

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mark-mcclure (Oct 28, 2020 at 9:21)

@MikeyMT: Ironically it could be argued that is is driving (some) of the economy. Racing is marketing for bike manufacturers, Portugal is one of Europe's largest producers of bikes and equipment (fun fact; SRAM make all their chains here) .
Whilst it would have been rad to go an hour down the road and watch a world cup I guess those of us here in Portugal will have to enjoy the live stream same as everyone else!