Video: A New Era of Downhill | Story of the Race with Ben Cathro

 Wsl went thru the same thing..ceo fired this week.

 @rudecanoeist: Come on! That's a bit harsh. He is new at it. Give him some time.

 @rudecanoeist: this is a bit harsh, but i admit, the show is better off with a replacement of Cedric. His time is long over. Does Tracy Hannah need a job?

 @cro-magnon: she’s still working with the Red Bull crew doing Crankworx events

 Gracia though just has to learn that you can't make something exciting just by yelling. It's like it doesn't matter what is happening, it's exciting! He's 2.3 back! He's 3.2 GREEN! He's only 0.3 up! He's just a little bit down! Like every... single... run is just the most exciting thing he's ever seen in his life. I understand his job is to bring up the energy but it quickly becomes fake and tedious.

 @nilswalk: I don't think it is fake. He is just high energy. And I like it.

 @carlitouk: fake or not. it's annoying.

 @cro-magnon: What we need is a commentator that matches each of our diverse personalities...then we will all be happy.

 Ben would be a great choice if we can't have Rob.

 Ben’s Bedtime Stories! What a great storyteller

 Yes he's refined his own standard even, excellent presentation

 Rob and Ben have two completely different jobs.

 @scott-townes: Agreed, one's bmw, the other mercedes, and it's an entirely different beast altogether to live-commentate a race vs. make a scripted vid w/ a team aftewards. Both are awesome - just not comparable.

 Warner is a hype man, and a good one at that. IMO Cathro + Warner would be top tier commentary.

 "HOW DOES GOLDSTONE CORNER SO TIGHT, WITH STONES THAT WIDE?!?"

 @mkul7r4: We need Rob to do a guest appearance just to say this line

 Dirt TV in Whistler 2010, with Jackson saying he's gonna be on top of the world, what a boss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-YCHn9xq6Y

 Drapela is a bike Gladiator... He seemed more in the arena than into mountain...

 Thibault's eyebrows - hahahaha!

 100% agree with this. CG has the knowledge and passion and that is really coming through now. Both of them seemed a lot more relaxed and natural this week.
I honestly struggled listening to Warner a lot of the time as a lot of his outburst were over the top and just not required.
I think the main issue with people slagging off GCN/Discovering is they just don't want to embrace change.

 Wow I'd never seen that 2008 clip - christ alive, that commentary of Warner and whoever the other guy is is bad.

 Thanks for the reality check @bestsie! We love Rob and Ben for what they did and continue to do, and we will love CG as much for what he is going to do! DH is dead, long live DH!

 Agreed - I was bitching my brains out the 1st semis / finals and Ced has toned it down a bit (and still runs away like an untrained puppy) but he's an OG and is learning to commentate...it can be done. He was wildly outta control the 1st race and already leagues better now. Mostly I'm just stoked to see racing again and Warner out is shit but the racing is a good as ever (even w/ the questionable semi runs). Even w/ the rain slowing down some runs in the middle the dry-out and baller runs by Daprela, Finn, Jordan (even w/ the bail) and Jax at the end was unforgettable.

Sad Warner couldn't have called that but in the end these guys are racing w/o commentators going off in their heads other than their own, and lots of us are as stoked to watch racing as ever. Yeah, some weird stuff going on but whatever - it'll just get better. I can bitch w/ the best of them, but the coverage is fine, will improve, and Im just an armchair warrior so I'm gonna let go & enjoy. The main thing holding all this is mainly our thinking about it.

 With his current consistency including the summer of racing here in Australia I would be surprised if he doesn't take out the overall.

 @hayden19: With the amount of different winners we've had so far I agree that consistency will probably win the overall title.

 @hayden19: If he doesnt suffer too much after appendix surgery then he is on for the overall.
The French revolution has been passed by the Canadian come back.
They all pay tribute to Stevie and what he did for Canadian mountain biking which brings a tear to my eye every time they mention it.

Next.... the NZ revolution, its already starting.

European Dh has had it easy with the season mostly being in Europe over the last decade, but the other nations are branching out now and the field is stacked with fast talent, the new format and juniors coming up has pushed the level.
Every run looks like Sam Hills run from 08 now!

 I had him as a favourite for winning the whole World Cup. I mean, in hospital right before first race, and fastest in 3/5 sections for the last two races. Pretty hard to bet against him.

 He got airtime in finals but his time was never shown till the very end.

 His nether-regions certainly got some air time in Wyn Tv hahaha

 @Roost66: Oh I didn't see his time come up at all. Yeah you're right, he did get airtime, but without being able to see the clock, and the commentary about as insightful as fox news, it didn't feel like we'd seen him race

 @dontrideontheroads: I agree with you, the lack of time was dumb, especially as the run looked great.

 Both the kids, as Jordan is fast as fuck too.

 @Fukit-Just-Hukit: all the kids.
these are the first gen strider bikers. they started shredding at age 2...
as well as all the kids now coming up.
they are going to continue to blow our minds. but this year's rookie class is definitely on a different level than anything we've seen before.
[which some of us called a couple years ago]

 Le Freak c'est chic.

 I know. Ben is good.

 @snomaster: Yup balance bikes are the best invention since the Rover safety bicycle (P.S. everyone should read Bicycle: The History and Fat Tire Flyer for the history of bikes and mountain bikes).

I didn't learn to ride until I was probably 6 or 7 years old. Now I have my 4 year old on a pedal bike and I'm sure many people are getting their ankle biters on one even earlier.

 Quote of the day

 Nah, man… the tree was trying to get out of the way of Finn. Dude was on a ripper.

 I saw that too. crazy.

 Had to rewind a few times to check how fast the tree moved... props for the tree , fast as f*ck

 The clutch failed.

 @scottlakesmtb: Cheers!

 @davechopoptions: not on the rear mech. Inside the frame bag.