Video: Ben Cathro's Preview of the 2022 Fort William World Cup DH Track

May 20, 2022
by Ed Spratt  

Ben Cathro and Thibault Laly check out the new (old?!) track at Fort William.


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  • 51 4
 When are we gonna see the press release that Outside canned Beta?
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 Nice to see a community rallying together to get real change around here Smile
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 www.adventure-journal.com/2022/05/outside-inc-ends-print-run-of-backpacker-climbing-and-more-amid-layoffs
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 @Evo6: Its a big bummer...I hope all the staff can land well...hard out there at the moment.
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 Did I get my last print issue in the mail today? Just in time for their global launch. www.betamtb.com/news-issues/betas-print-magazine-now-available-outside-the-u-s
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 @MikeyMT: OMG i f*ckin called this shit because this is exactly what happened to a bunch of action sports outlets, particularly within the Transworld family, after they were purchased by some mega huge out of touch venture capitalist vulture company.

And then Ride BMX was not allowed access to any of the content they spent years curating and couldn't buy out the platform, and had to start a brand new platform, OurBMX, from the ground up.

This shit is real. Obviously they're not gonna shut down PinkBike as it is but they're gonna go over the smaller platforms with a fine tooth comb and cut ANY 'excess expenses' possible in order to please the people up top. How many f*ckin times does this have to happen for people to realize its a f*ckin trap man
  • 9 0
 Apparently Outside said that they did not want to do an announcement. Classy.
  • 6 0
 where is @notoutsideceo when you need him
  • 3 0
 Haven’t they been promising international delivery of the magazine soon? Lol
  • 2 0
 @Solorider13: they promised the same delivery options to all readers no matter where you live! and that is what they delivered.
  • 2 1
 @Evo6: unfortunately kids nowadays have short attention spans and just want videos, pics, snaps, etc. There's not a huge demand for long-form journalism Frown
  • 1 0
 @SeanC1: even your comment was too long for me to...nevermind
  • 42 1
 Oh wow! That's enough exercise for me. My heart is racing
  • 28 1
 The video we've all been waiting for!
  • 25 1
 It's gude to see you up and running Cathro!
  • 14 0
 Track looking PROPERLY gnarly!!!
  • 12 0
 Thibault is a great rider to watch , good luck Cathro.
  • 4 0
 Yup - great combo having Cathro's commentary on the track with Thibault styling it up for the camera.
  • 10 1
 The run in to the drop out of the woods looks sketchy. That drop is bigger than it looks on camera. I've stood on top of it but didn't have the stones to hit it Frown
  • 4 0
 I’ve never seen it open to the public.
  • 2 3
 @Niseach1: it was a while ago now.
  • 3 1
 @tremeer023: The big doon has never been open for public use (that obviously doesn't mean that people haven't done it regardless). It has been used in a BDS iirc, but not SDA.
  • 8 0
 That last massive step down to g-out will never get old.
  • 6 0
 Yeah... I too.... Ride a DH rocky track easily speaking like drinking a cup of tea...
  • 4 0
 So wild. A track that's fast and flowy, but only for a bit before turning into total chunk... Then back to high speed for the finish. This is my kind of trail.
  • 3 0
 Thibault Laly looking smooth.
  • 4 1
 The quick switches to Thibaults camera were a nice touch...
  • 2 0
 Seeing Rachel Atherton kitted up, even just to dip a toe in the water, is so great.
  • 1 0
 direct link to timing site (otherwise wrapped on a uci site): prod.chronorace.be/angular/results.html#/uci/mtb?ll=165312994922 #servicePost
  • 2 0
 excellent course preview.
  • 1 0
 Talking about that 2010 Sam Hill crash...

Now watch this:
youtu.be/b5cq3v_O934?t=86
  • 2 0
 haha, cathro on pink bike 2010
  • 1 0
 Can we please fix the scrolling errors on the webpage generally?
  • 1 0
 First practice run absolutely bombing
  • 1 0
 I’d be all over that jersey if I could buy it. Just saying.
  • 1 0
 Yea Ben!
  • 1 0
 Yep sick track!
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