Video: Course Preview for the Val di Sole World Cup XC 2022

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hllclmbr (Aug 30, 2022 at 14:28)

That's legitimate mountain biking. Such a cool course.

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winkeyless (Aug 30, 2022 at 15:58)

Dear UCI and XC organizers:

Please keep XC more interesting and closer to real-world trail riding. It shouldn't be something I can ride on my rigid commuter bike. I'm sure that it attracts more audience and sponsorships too

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iamamodel (Aug 30, 2022 at 20:04)

Natural terrain taped wide? Yes please. I want to see someone with 9/10 fitness but 10/10 skills overtake someone 10/10 fitness with 9/10 skills. Both would be great riders, but I'd like to see a course that sorts out the former from the latter.

[Or how how to say "I'd like to see Jolanda beat Pauline." without saying "I'd like to see Jolanda beat Pauline."]

And go Nino! I'd like to see him get cross the line first 34 times, and not get to 34 because of the consequences of someone else pissing in a jar.

These guys do great course previews, thanks Pivot Team.

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AyJayDoubleyou FL (Aug 31, 2022 at 3:16)

This is where I feel Short track has not quite got it right yet - although Les Gets was the best I've seen in a while. Wide taped obstacles with multiple lines (reality is that some bits will need to be manufactured) to allow side by side racing on tech terrain where they are able to work harder due to it only being a 20 minute race.
And then the XCO being basically like the course in the video, which is awesome from a technical riding point of view but there is still limited opportunity for a skill based overtake unless the rider infront is massively worse technically than you, or 10 seconds away from passing out.

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AndrewFleming (Aug 31, 2022 at 4:14)

I completely agree except when the course is taped so wide that you can ride the edge of the “trail” and skip all the technical bits by riding around them. This happens in the manufactured sections where rocks are installed to add to the natural terrain.

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RogerMexico (Aug 31, 2022 at 14:28)

In my opinion, there's a pretty wide margin between PFP/Jolanda and the rest of the women's field in terms of fitness AND bike skills. PFP, especially, has improved in this category this year (she put on a master class last weekend), but it's not like her technical skills have been lacking from a relative standpoint in the past, it's just hard to compare anyone with Jolanda when it comes to bike skills, and the Olympics thing really gave people a lot of ammunition to hate on Pauline (unfairly, to my mind). I'm a big PFP fan (never understood the hate), so I'll be rooting for her. But I do love that the two have some history. The drama adds to the spectacle.

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Steve-skidvd (Aug 31, 2022 at 1:48)

Just getting ready to jump on a plane to Bergamo, then drive up to Val'd'Sole... Always wanted to attend a World cup... looks like this could be a great decision... See you tomorrow...:-)

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Aksel31 (Aug 31, 2022 at 2:35)

Man that little drop after the climbing is nasty ! Not that high, but going on it being max HR after a climb with no speed and negotiate a 90° dusty/loamy turn on an XC bike ? Oh hell no ! I mean yes for sure, but damn you have to be precise !

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Lookinforit FL (Aug 31, 2022 at 0:05)

If someone climbs one of those logs they will get a crisp high five from me

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AndrewFleming (Aug 31, 2022 at 4:10)

It’s the smoothest line!

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ski-bike-repeat (Aug 31, 2022 at 6:58)

Can you get Bernard Kerr & Lada on the lap WC pre views. 1 he gets to "walkies" the dog, and 2. He loves his pedaling. He's perfect!!

Thx guys, great job

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Ra1der (Aug 30, 2022 at 15:53)

Great looking course. I want to vomit!

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Augustus-G (Aug 30, 2022 at 20:17)

This is going to be interesting.

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fstws6 (Aug 31, 2022 at 10:26)

Looks like a ton of fun!!!

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ilyamaksimov (Aug 31, 2022 at 2:34)

its hard

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tigerfish50 (Aug 31, 2022 at 6:18)

Which model Pivot are those guys riding? The Mach 4 or 429?

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exif (Aug 31, 2022 at 7:04)

Mach 4 SL.

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tigerfish50 (Sep 1, 2022 at 6:44)

@exif: Thanks. I suspected that was the case.
Do you know if they use 27.5 or can they run 29s on that chassis?
TIA

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raphauclair (Sep 1, 2022 at 9:10)

@tigerfish50: the Mach4SL is a 29 bike so we are running 29 in wheels

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tigerfish50 (Sep 2, 2022 at 4:48)

@raphauclair: Duh, I didn't know that.
I guess I'm so infatuated with my 429s that I haven't kept up to date with the nomenclature of the rest of Pivot's stable. Now that I check, it sounds exactly what I would have designed for the job.
Thanks - and good luck at Val di Sole

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mtbr1972 (Aug 31, 2022 at 10:39)

Let's go Alessandra!!!!

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bentopi (Aug 31, 2022 at 5:58)

Looks like a fun course