I was working, so when he was down 2 seconds before the woods I turned my phone off thinking there was no way, only to open it again 5 minutes later to see he won -.-
@Ryan2949: He may have been slower at the top than Drapela, but way faster than Amaury. And we already knew how well Troy could deal with the woods section. Just stop listening to those screaming men in the commentator boot.
It like the commentators don't understand how splits work, either that or they intentionally talked bollocks to increase hype.
Daprela was up 2.5 seconds into the woods, made a mistake then only crossed the line two tenths up. I don't understand why they were going on about the "impossible" comeback when he was only 1.2 back before the spot Daprela got bogged down and lost three seconds. Troy was ahead of the time he needed to be for the whole run.
@Preachey: exactly this, it was like they completely forgot that the rider in the hot seat, only minutes before, had made a huge mistake in the section Brosnan was coming into ~2 seconds back.
Also, the comment at the end of the motorway that he must have made a mistake to be so far back...he was only back on Daprela (who had an enormous 3.5 second gap over the previous time here, and we know was about to make a big mistake), so Troy wasn't back on Pierron or the rest of the field at all.
@GrandMasterOrge: As armchair experts, it isn't too hard to make up our own mind. So many riders were quicker than Amaury at the top section so it was clear that wasn't key. The commentating came across as odd, but wasn't too hard to ignore. I think their mind is just wired for a more traditional race where wins and losses are made more gradually. For courses like these we know it mainly depends on how well a rider negotiates the slower/tech sections. It is a bit like in road- and XC racing. Someone can be quick on the smooth descends but it is on the slower long climbs where differences are made.
Yeah! Apperantly he mistook the roller he took off on for the one he cased, so basically taking off one too early lmao. Insane how he not exploded on that landing
She’s legit man….in fast and technical terrain she put it all together when it counts. For a World Champs in shite conditions and now a World Cup…LEGIT.!
so that course, that got dissed again last week by lots of readers, ended up being a real proper challenge in its own way, for the riders. its fortunate that rain came throughout the days that lead up to the finals.
It seems like getting something up is more important than getting it right lately. Even the interview after the race talks about his first win since 2017
the overhead footy of Troy mid run looked like the camera was mounted on the moon ... wait...... i think we can see it's Brosnan .... maybe.... ya that spec looks awe some
amazing race!!! Red bull coming up short once again. No pre-hype clips featuring Troy. His last WC win was 2014, not 2007. No more Redbull TV supported on LG smart TV. Mens finals replay stream was shitty. But still, what an epic race!
Pretty standard in all forms of racing to push the rules to the absolute limit where it gives you an advantage. PB mentioned on a podcast a while back that skinsuits are a major advantage for aero at the speeds these DH racers are carrying.
Daprela was up 2.5 seconds into the woods, made a mistake then only crossed the line two tenths up. I don't understand why they were going on about the "impossible" comeback when he was only 1.2 back before the spot Daprela got bogged down and lost three seconds. Troy was ahead of the time he needed to be for the whole run.
Rob and Claudio are both essentially color commentators who base what they say on the colours of the boxes of the splits and the zone analysis.
Also, the comment at the end of the motorway that he must have made a mistake to be so far back...he was only back on Daprela (who had an enormous 3.5 second gap over the previous time here, and we know was about to make a big mistake), so Troy wasn't back on Pierron or the rest of the field at all.
Frustrating to listen to, as a fan.