Bit of a disaster at the start of the trip with my bag and bike getting lost by the airline. We did the best we could and fingers crossed my kit arrives soon. Still, pretty excited as it's just started raining outside, practice is going to be wild!—Ben Cathro
Raced the masters there the previous week, was a little bummed they rerouted us into the trees....but very thankful now, it’s clear I would have died if we stayed on the World Cup course.
Is it okay to admit that after all this time, you've just figured out that the Cathrovision logo is actually a C with a camera incorporated in? Asking for a friend…
Tell your friend the best logos have stuff to find, like the hidden arrow in the Fedex logo, or the hidden "Mom" in the Wendy's logo. Ben's is a great simple logo, very well done.
Very good opportunity here for some Canadian companies to get some publicity, anyone want to help Ben out? @endurofficials send the man some socks and underwear!
@ajaypate1: That is correct. Frenchman Sofiane Sehili was leading and got stuck in a blizzard at night in the mountains...he decided to return to a lodge a few miles back. He and a few other strong riders were stranded at the lodge a few days. Sofiane decided to quite the race. He went to Walmart to get some street clothes and picked up the NASA shirt. A few other retired riders also purchased the shirt. I didn't ride the TD...I just followed it on Trackleaders. I liked the look of the shirt, so I bought one.
so they are riding better bikes - the sport is supposed to be "advancing" But on the other hand the promoter is making the trail easier : / How is that going to provide a challenge, i thought this track is supposed to be to set the best riders in the world apart from the runners up?!?! they shouldn't be getting rid of the challenge, sheesh.
Maybe they should have a separate woman's course or something, because there should be no easy way down.
I wouldn't race this course as easy but my takes is the following :
Somehow the riders are making the race, not the course. The easier it is the closer to the edge they have to be to make a difference and in the end easy or difficult it always end up a bit sketchy for those willing to take the risks to be the fastest ones. The french WC was supposed to be ran in an easy course yet some riders still managed to crash and Amaury Pierron put a monster ride to beat the opposition.
Great work from Ben as always!
But on the other hand the promoter is making the trail easier : /
How is that going to provide a challenge, i thought this track is supposed to be to set the best riders in the world apart from the runners up?!?! they shouldn't be getting rid of the challenge, sheesh.
Maybe they should have a separate woman's course or something, because there should be no easy way down.
Somehow the riders are making the race, not the course. The easier it is the closer to the edge they have to be to make a difference and in the end easy or difficult it always end up a bit sketchy for those willing to take the risks to be the fastest ones. The french WC was supposed to be ran in an easy course yet some riders still managed to crash and Amaury Pierron put a monster ride to beat the opposition.