Video: Windrock Pro GRT Qualifying and Whip Off
With some of the world's best arriving to tackle the rocks and ruts of Windrock, this race has become a mini-World Cup to test the riders and their bikes before the season begins. After facing a dry track in practice, racers were met with a mud bath for qualifying. Derailleur high ruts and slippy rock faces made it tough for all the riders trying to get the top spot.
Video: Jack Berg
Previously:
• 11 Downhill Bikes From the Windrock Pro GRT
• Qualifying Results: Windrock Pro GRT
• Qualifying Photo Epic: A Tennessee Mud Bath - 2019 Windrock Pro GRT
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25 Comments
- 73 0
loamyhomie
(Mar 9, 2019 at 2:17)
Those last 2 whips were just filthy
- 41 0
excavator666
(Mar 9, 2019 at 1:48)
"If you want it to rain, just plan an event." True story!
- 9 0
Randy-Verified
(Mar 9, 2019 at 5:50)
Pickle is a cucumber that has been pickled in a brine, vinegar, or other solution and left to ferment for a period of time, by either immersing the cucumbers in an acidic solution or through souring by lacto-fermentation. Uh, your welcome.
- 3 0
BenPea
(Mar 9, 2019 at 7:52)
If it's actually a cucumber and not a gherkin, I'm going to have to reassess my world view. If not, you've got some serious retracting to do.
- 13 1
windsurf
(Mar 9, 2019 at 4:01)
Thumbs up to Nico and Mitch, better than SNL!
- 12 4
TannerValhouli
(Mar 9, 2019 at 7:37)
The intro song made me skip the first 3 minutes
- 5 3
JohnnyVV
(Mar 9, 2019 at 8:03)
Yup, disconnect between what I was hearing and what I was seeing made my brain bleed a lot.
- 5 3
mcozzy
(Mar 9, 2019 at 8:40)
Yep thanks for the headsup. That was unwatchable. Unlike vitals raw footage which is mesmerising.
- 5 3
BeerGuzlinFool
(Mar 9, 2019 at 8:50)
@JohnnyVV: What style music is that anyway. I hate it evertime it's used for a soundtrack.
- 3 3
Coldspringer
(Mar 9, 2019 at 18:22)
Almost as bad as the last song. Ought to have some bluegrass or something. Here comes the downvotes from the edm kids
- 7 0
scotterbrains
(Mar 9, 2019 at 2:37)
93 'til infinity!? Nasty nasty
- 4 2
Teuton
(Mar 9, 2019 at 6:50)
welcome to the Northwest, I mean the Southeast. Im across the state line in North Carolina and the rain this winter has been brutal. Sad thing is, I have a strong feeling the summer is going to be on the complete opposite end of the spectrum with brutal heat and no rain...
- 5 0
russthedog
FL (Mar 9, 2019 at 1:20)
Charlie Harrison was hauling in the rocks!
- 5 0
Dan278
(Mar 9, 2019 at 3:20)
they got big Motostyle whoops, niiiice!
- 5 0
fullbug
(Mar 9, 2019 at 5:50)
what a cool lookin track. whoops section muy bueno!
- 3 1
blowmyfuse
(Mar 9, 2019 at 7:10)
The whole mountain....every trail, especially the raw as F... XC side that the enduro is gonna be on...all are NUTS awesome. You cant tell cause of the goo, but that place is the grittier, grippiest rocky place. Its name.is so applicable.
- 3 0
DTeel
(Mar 9, 2019 at 7:08)
Those last couple whips where nuts. Great recap video
- 3 0
cyclebean
(Mar 9, 2019 at 7:57)
*second fastest time, Charlie....
- 2 0
YoKev
(Mar 10, 2019 at 0:54)
Whoops are WAY underutilized in DH runs
- 2 0
xxdustedxx
(Mar 9, 2019 at 1:08)
That was whiptastic!!!
- 1 0
rismo68
FL (Mar 9, 2019 at 1:32)
Just need the same people from brioude DH cup aboard the track !
- 1 0
mrbrownstone
(Mar 9, 2019 at 6:25)
is that pickle Rick at the end?! 
- 1 0
sexley
FL (Mar 9, 2019 at 9:46)
Is this US Nationals? To award the american flag sleeve?
- 1 0
sennaster
(Mar 9, 2019 at 11:08)
no .. those are in July in colorado. this is the first stop on the US Pro-GRT
- 1 4
hfranklin
(Mar 9, 2019 at 16:51)
Gay ass music.
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