THE PRIVATEER: WALK THE TALK
EPISODE 1
It’s been a minute since Ben Cathro saw himself between the tape at a World Cup race. Recently, he’s been doing the business from the sidelines—talking line choice and race strategy to give fans a better understanding of the course at each World Cup round. But can Ben back up his race knowledge with his riding skills and get back onto the World Cup circuit? Can he walk the talk? We’re about to find out.
Video by sleeper.co.We'd like to extend a huge thank you to all of the sponsors who supported this project. The current situation surrounding future races is unclear due to threat of COVID-19. We’ll stay agile and create the best series possible while taking measures to minimize risk. We’re pulling for the race season to still take place in some way this year, and look forward to seeing Ben test himself against the best.
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Nothing against the last dude, but I think pretty much anyone who enjoys wc dh is at least a fan of Cathro if not a regular viewer of his track / line choice videos. Pros included.
He was great, I think people failed to understand that they were seeing the geniune effects that kind of life would take on most of us. Racers have to be in a good mood, with lots of energy, and be great ambassadors almost always, even if they are tired or filming the same thing for the 15th time. Adam was a great privateer, an excellent experiment, and now we get treated to more great content but that must be understood as something fundamentally different to our last "privateer".
Now it would seem some of the video burden may be off his shoulders in the long term which can free huge chunks of time.?
Or maybe it'll just allow him to sleep.
I like that Ben is finishing his plank and George is on the floor... haha Georgie boy, fast and loose but canny train.
Starring Adam Driver as Ben...
Coming soon!
The previous series of Privateer was fine with high production values, but felt a bit like it was trying to be a US (or Canadian) TV show with an element of manufactured drama. Nothing wrong with that, but this works better for me.
A lot of changes going on, hope we can get some computer input, could still have virtual racing though, if can get all the rider with ZWIFT type set ups?
Come on Pinkbike could you get behind this idea, you guys have the skills to make it happen!
not this year he doesnt!
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