Video Highlights: Round 3 of the XC World Cup in Nove Mesto

May 27, 2018
by Pinkbike Staff  

18 Comments
  • 25 3
 I'm pretty sure that guy rode straight into a tree for no good reason at all.
  • 46 6
 Thats why its called crosscunttree
  • 7 1
 He went too fast trying to catch up to the leading group & lost traction on front wheel in the corner
  • 5 21
flag hllclmbr (May 27, 2018 at 13:28) (Below Threshold)
 @aamgdp: He coasted for at least a full bike length before contact. They call that target fixation. Many of us on this board could've just hopped our line 18" to the left, and many couldn't have :/

I wouldn't hit that tree.
  • 30 1
 @hllclmbr: you would after you'd been at 190 heart rate for the last 30 minutes. In fact you wouldn't have even made it to the tree at all
  • 9 1
 @hllclmbr: ofc you wouldn't hit it. You wouldn't have gone fast enough in the first place Smile

On a serious note, if you hit corner too fast and/or have improper weight distribution in said corner, you can go pretty much in a straight line into a tree with nothing to do about it. That's just physics.
  • 4 12
flag kevbikemad (May 27, 2018 at 14:26) (Below Threshold)
 Cyclocross racer, turn mountain bike racer. He's not used to trees. It was a pretty dumb mistake.
  • 10 1
 Imo pedaling at World Cup XC pace for 30mins is a pretty good reason to lose focus for half a second.
  • 5 25
flag hllclmbr (May 27, 2018 at 15:12) (Below Threshold)
 Well, I've won my fair share of expert/semi-pro/pro/cat1 XC races, so I actually do know a thing or two about going fast on an XC course.

I still wouldn't hit that tree.
  • 2 0
 @applepie: more like 203bpm man
  • 3 1
 @Jim-laden: I just peed myself ~ funniest comment in a loooong time hahahaha
  • 4 9
flag jayacheess FL (May 27, 2018 at 16:18) (Below Threshold)
 I like XC. It's super competitive, and the extra emphasis on fitness and uphill racing components are a nice change from other types of mountain biking.

That said, there's not really any doubt that there are some pretty sub-par bike handlers (for a super competitive world level) racing in XC. And there also seems to be a push to keep the tracks a bit tame to keep those guys happy.

People like Nino are amazing to watch because they can handle everything and anything on a mountain bike, AND they've got the fitness to win these XC races, regardless of whether they've got tame/no technical sections, or if they're genuinely gnarly in places (MSA).
  • 9 3
 I watch UCI XC like people watch nascar for the wrecks or gymnastics for the eating of shit.
  • 3 1
 What is this? UCI introduce the short track, the first 16 in that race make up the two front rows of the XCO race. Kulhavy didn't even finish the short track race due to a flat (Specialized tires again) and starts on the second row. That's cheating, isn't it?
  • 1 0
 He started from 3rd row
  • 3 1
 The announcers said that Neff hit the fence, but you can see in this recap that she actually body checked somebody filming, leaning over the fence... basically, 'get that shit out of here'. He looked pretty butt-hurt, but he chose a bad spot to lean over. It would have sucked if she'd actually crashed there.
  • 1 0
 I noticed that too. Good thing he didn't knock her over. That would've been really bad for Yolanda.
  • 1 0
 I like how Neff is all smiles while on the rollers warming up.







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