Video: Greg Minnaar - Putting It Together

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riish (Sep 9, 2015 at 4:38)

Minnaaar is 100% class. Always a pleasure to watch him ride!

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Monarch87 (Sep 9, 2015 at 7:02)

MTBs favourite imo driver!

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DiscoDog FL (Sep 9, 2015 at 9:25) (Below Threshold)

At the opposite end of the scale, I'm not sure about Peaty's shades-beard-bottle-o'-booze-waving-has-been-racer look. Not good.

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nvranka (Sep 9, 2015 at 9:41)

Peaty has earned the right to do whatever the fuck he wants man, chill out

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DhAYaTEi (Sep 9, 2015 at 10:24)

Yeah, STFU.

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madmon (Sep 9, 2015 at 10:41)

My Minnaar five tens feel like magic slippers. I have been watching him for over a decade destroy the field with class and raw power. Always great rooting for the guy you can never count out.

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kolya (Sep 9, 2015 at 14:05)

Peaty's beard is killer

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jervis FL (Sep 9, 2015 at 19:50)

Minnaar's "90% at some" places would be my 300%...

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Dally666 (Sep 9, 2015 at 21:34)

Total and complete pro! One of the Gods in the pantheon of mountain biking. Seems like a super nice guys too.

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MatthewCarpenter (Sep 10, 2015 at 12:26)

so true, he's a superb racer and I'd love to see him become UCI president some day, would be awesome for the sport of MTBing. He always seems polite, organized, passionate, correct and rumor has it that a lot of girls find him pretty good looking too, haha.

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Bambusbear (Sep 9, 2015 at 4:59)

I cant't find proper words to express my admiration with Minnaar's commitment to results, focus and modesty at the same time. It's obvious that he is tough both physically and mentally, maybe he even implements some eastern practices in his training routine. Would be great to find out more about his training process and tips and also see more racing/big-mountain/bike-park edits with him.

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Fliberico (Sep 9, 2015 at 5:01)

+1 to that

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Narro2 (Sep 9, 2015 at 6:15)

The one in which he follows his thumb with his eyes is a new one for me. What is it for?

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stretchza (Sep 9, 2015 at 6:29)

@Narro2 ..i was guessing balance?

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Raydek (Sep 9, 2015 at 6:49)

Yip, probably find he has one leg raised at the same time as well.

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pigman65 (Sep 9, 2015 at 8:05)

It's a Jedi thing .

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Narro2 (Sep 9, 2015 at 8:25)

Beardless Obi Wan Kenobi

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dscaz (Sep 9, 2015 at 8:45)

He's actually levitating at the same time.

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xCri (Sep 9, 2015 at 21:10)

Vestibular therapy

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Dally666 (Sep 9, 2015 at 21:39)

Full on Jedi! Laughed out loud thinking the same thing.

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Bambusbear (Sep 10, 2015 at 2:13)

xCri, true! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU5naJCBsyc

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glasvagas FL (Sep 9, 2015 at 4:45)

I wanted it for him! Loved the bounce off the bike into the fans. Such a dude.

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thustlewhumber FL (Sep 9, 2015 at 7:50)

The most impressive thing about that is he did it clipped in.

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gapos999 (Sep 9, 2015 at 4:40)

What a great ambassador of our sport...

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johan90 (Sep 9, 2015 at 10:33)

Its funny that GM is never really mentioned as "one of the greats", dudes been at it longer than two decades and has been a top threat during the whole time. Sure he's never really put in some super duper insane run but who cares how much you win by anyway. It really just shows you the rider took high risks and held it together once. GM on the other hand seems to know almost exactly what he needs to put down to win.

GM has always been able to step up to the competition when the bar has been raised, only time I've seen him struggle a little was when he had a shoulder injury. Remember when he said he dislocated it in MSA in the finals but sat down and popped it back in during the run and still finished 3rd or something.

The dictionary should just have a pic of GM replacing consistency and professinalism!

Dude is a true legend!

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mischieff (Sep 9, 2015 at 4:53)

That yellow V10 is beautiful...

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imcusi (Sep 9, 2015 at 13:02)

I know right so sick! are the v10s still on 26 inch wheels?

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Kurvold (Sep 9, 2015 at 16:54)

27.5 now

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Spark24 (Sep 9, 2015 at 6:04)

A true South African hero, without doubt our greatest competing sportsman... Keep making us proud!

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avalanx (Sep 9, 2015 at 8:17)

That's debatable, but he is certainly one of the greatest!

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riccardoleumann (Sep 9, 2015 at 23:51)

I always wondered if regular people in SA know who he is.. Does he appear in the news and the papers often?

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headshot FL (Sep 10, 2015 at 2:27)

No, he does not, its pathetic really. Our country is obsessed with ball sports, soccer, rugby and cricket...

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Spark24 (Sep 10, 2015 at 3:02)

@riccardoleumann that's true and so sad... As I said before, a road cyclist gets a yellow jersey once in the TDF ( a great achievement none the less) and it's a massive headline... GM wins a world championship and you will maaaaaybe hear about it in the news....Make no mistake, SA loves mountain biking, but DH unfortunately takes a back seat... Maybe if it got more TV coverage things would change.

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headshot FL (Sep 10, 2015 at 10:49)

All the WC races are on Supersport satellite TV and red bull live stream, so there really is no excuse. Then again SA is known for its skewed priorities.

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j-lin13 (Sep 9, 2015 at 4:44)

What a champion. Looking forward to watching him dominate next season!

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fullbug (Sep 9, 2015 at 4:53)

Sensei

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stretchza (Sep 9, 2015 at 6:30)

professionalism personified...and a really genuine guy...proud to have him my represent my country

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jackalope (Sep 9, 2015 at 9:34)

Wait, wait, wait...was he drinking a bottle of "Peaty" scotch at 7:32? Well, well played Greg - as per the usual.

Based on this past seasons results and his Worlds silver, he'll certainly be in the mix to win the overall next year and for the next several seasons assuming he's healthy and still willing to commit to all the travel/mental stress/training/etc...But when he decides to hang up the dual crown fork, I'd wager he'd be a damn serious threat to win any number of EWS events if not the overall provided he trains accordingly (which I'd guarantee he would). Heck, I sometimes wonder how well he'd do at WC XC if he dedicated himself to that style of racing. He truly seems like one of those rare and gifted athletes that could excel and basically any discipline of bike racing - unlike myself, who has the rare ability to suck mightily at all disciplines of bike racing.

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jackalope (Sep 9, 2015 at 9:47)

Oops, meant the 6:52 mark...regardless, its scotch, and its therefore important.

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rackhunters-inc (Sep 9, 2015 at 6:33)

But what music does he listen to?

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rudedude78 (Sep 9, 2015 at 5:33)

#legend

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Beerswe (Sep 9, 2015 at 7:33)

This is why i love this sport so much everyone is so friendly even if you didn't win!

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pb-kg (Sep 9, 2015 at 7:34)

I'm fairly new to the DH scene, having watched my first race 4 years ago or so. This Minnaar dude, half a world away, is one of my very favorite riders. Go Greg!

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timbuitenhuis (Sep 9, 2015 at 6:14)

Gave me goosebumps, this guy is a legend in my opinion.

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mrpilsen (Sep 9, 2015 at 8:23)

Greg Minnaar is such a top class sportsman, gentleman and constant-zen-jedi-style rider. Louis XIV shouldn't have expelled those huguenots back on the XVII century!

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cgrab (Sep 9, 2015 at 7:30)

he won silver. and our hearts.
great soundtrack BTW... who is it? (won't come up on shazam)

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BurnDawg15 (Sep 10, 2015 at 9:50)

It sounds like Ghosts N Stuff by Deadmau5

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blackbirdworks (Sep 9, 2015 at 7:16)

I just looooove pressure washing things...

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spandex (Sep 9, 2015 at 8:22)

Hate to say it minaar man, but the average of 90 and 120 is 105, your whole game plan was based on an error! Great ride anyway though!

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joel4 (Sep 10, 2015 at 1:47)

I did think that for a moment, but, he doesn't say 90% half the time and 120% the other half... he says 'sometimes' at intensity. So, let's give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he means 90% 1/3 of the time, and 120% 2/3 of the time... which would average 110% :-)

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headshot FL (Sep 10, 2015 at 2:26)

Yeah, Greg, what a great role model for an up and coming pro mountain biker, in fact anyone!

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ben-mtl (Sep 9, 2015 at 6:51)

what's that bike trainer @ 53 seconds ?
Very nice to see how pros prepare for a race !

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FABIANBIKE (Sep 9, 2015 at 4:42)

Awesome video... Minaar is a great rider with a great team behind.

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pigman65 (Sep 9, 2015 at 8:06)

Shame they can't afford a shower though:

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FABIANBIKE (Sep 9, 2015 at 9:38)

I hope they have use hot water

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HairyLegs (Sep 9, 2015 at 13:08)

Mr Min is too tough for hot water

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FABIANBIKE (Sep 9, 2015 at 13:12)

You right bro (y)

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jptothetree (Sep 9, 2015 at 6:59)

This is why he is one my all time favorites! Class act and a legendary rider, of course

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HairyLegs (Sep 9, 2015 at 13:09)

Mr Min is a rock star! Seriously an inspirational athlete.

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Tiroler80 (Sep 9, 2015 at 4:45)

Wow! I Love this Videos...

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metal-nath (Sep 10, 2015 at 16:17)

MINNAAR, it's in the title of the video but yet so many of these people writing comments got the spelling wrong.

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victor555 (Sep 9, 2015 at 7:35)

min 3:02 Pablo Seewald, Que grande!

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Devincijake (Sep 10, 2015 at 17:00)

at 5:13 what in the hell is that guy holding?? anybody know?

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rideRB (Sep 9, 2015 at 5:21)

I have Minaar poster on my door, he will stay there for a long time.

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Narro2 (Sep 9, 2015 at 7:39)

creepy

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Adamknowles (Sep 9, 2015 at 5:34)

What's with the chainsaw with an exhaust on it?

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glasvagas FL (Sep 9, 2015 at 6:07)

Cos loud, innit. See also - Annoying.

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Bdusty1 (Sep 9, 2015 at 8:52)

That was great!

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bikeinbih (Sep 10, 2015 at 14:21)

A true legend, real class on and off the track...

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MSVF (Sep 11, 2015 at 1:16)

Well I'm a little specialized fanboy, but Greg seems to have a great personality and sportsmanship. Just a cool guy.

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Pille123 (Sep 9, 2015 at 5:01)

such a great sportsman!

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GOGRANDE (Sep 10, 2015 at 1:00)

True gentleman.