Vive La France! Damp, sketchy and rowdy - the return of French downhill was a breath of fresh air (and chainsaw fumes) for the world of mountain biking.
Watch as Tahnee Seagrave and Thibaut Daprela take the win on French soil for one of the wildest Downhill World Cup's we've seen in a while!— Red Bull Bike
Perhaps we need a dual run format. Fastest qualify goes first on first run and last on second run. Last place qualifier goes last on first run and first on second run with a small break between. One rule would have to be that all bikes be impounded between runs and only changes that could be made would be external suspension adjustments and must be performed by the rider, no repairs other than fixing flats.
Yes and also in the full attack raw video, you can hear him speaking in a "weird" way (like struggling to pronounce "s" sounds) because he has stiches on his tongues (which was cutted in half ...)
If he's not already, I don't think it'll be long before Daprela's be the man to beat. Even if he had slightly drier conditions than some others, that run was monstrous.
Yup he will be. He’s got the skills, he’s got the balls and unlike Finn Iles (just to compare to another young raced) he seems to have his mental game figured out too.
@russthedog: Fair comment, I should've omitted the "slightly". I do stand by the basic premise of my comment though. When it came down to it there was only one corner that separated him and Troy at Leogang and a fair few top riders (including Troy and Matt Walker) started before him yesterday. @rad83 We'll never know for sure, will we?
I think you are right.
Same for if a rock moves into someone's racing line.
What about when it is raining then dries out of the peanut butter turns to nice mud for the later riders, those who went earlier should get another go. But then it's easier for them so the others get another go until..... Mass start. Lol.
This guy is a warrior !
That track was just brutal, almost everyone in the top ten didn’t have a clean rub once it was raining.
Watch his run then Loic Brunis, not even close to the same conditions.
@rad83 We'll never know for sure, will we?