Video: Myriam Nicole's Winning POV from the Maribor Downhill World Cup

 Her breathing in the start hut shows how calm she is right before the start. It only ramps up just before she hits the gas. Allmost equally as impressive! I did not know moving along with a corny 90s song (Haddaway/What is Love) could be good race prep.

 @jeroenk: I thought she was doing the fast breathing deliberately from the very beginning of the run… maybe some technique which maximises oxygen intake and Myriam has trained to do it instead of starting calm and getting more ragged?! Surely someone with some sport/training qualification could enlighten us…

 @jtn1989: Yawning may help too. First I was a bit ashamed to be yawning before a race, as if I were bored or not sharp. But someone later told me this is normal preparation for the body if it knows it is going to be challenged. That said, fast breathing may be more effective as it gets the heart rate up immediately instead of only 20 seconds into her run. It is probably conscious as I feel I (and most other people I see) almost tend to hold my breath before a sprint-start. Which, thinking of it, is pretty useless.

 POMPON!!!

 From what I recall, she's always exceeded Rachel and Tahnee at the gnarliest, ugliest tech. It's traditionally been her jumping that's kept Miriam from completely dominating.

 Very physical. This gets talked about a lot in the RedBull commentary with Rob. PomPon also called it out in a post race interview.

 It’s alot steeper than the GoPro makes it look i guess

 GoPro effect, but to add to that the high level racers are pumping very hard pretty much every spot they can, and often a rough trail has lots of spots to pump/regain speed

 Even knowing I was watching the winning run, I could feel that "oh shit" moment like I was on the bike.

 I would guess 188 BPM

 @suspended-flesh: I would say 189 personally.

 @Jaib06: Well, I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree, but I respect your opinion, Doctor.







P.S. I'll have you know I received my degree in cardio-pulminolgy from the Pinkbike College of Medicine.

 nice try fellas but all the signs clearly put it at 191 bpm, you'd be stupid to think otherwise. FFS!!!

 I screaming 187 on a mfing cop

 @speed10: Easy, Brad

 Works now :-)