Video: XC Course Preview with Emily Batty - Lenzerheide World Championships 2018

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something979 (Sep 7, 2018 at 12:20)

lol throwing shade at Langvad @ 5:25, "Luckily here there's lots of passing so if there is a runner you can get by them quite quickly"

gramboh FL (Sep 7, 2018 at 13:08)

rekt

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RedRedRe (Sep 7, 2018 at 13:38) (Below Threshold)

should just be gracious that her team did not complain to uci, otherwise she would have been sanctioned.

bikeinbih (Sep 7, 2018 at 15:45)

Next time she could just gap Langvad when she gets a flat so no need to pass her...

senatorsrule65 (Sep 7, 2018 at 18:24)

@RedRedRe: says the dude who thinks it's too much Emily this and Batty that. Why are you even here?

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js11 (Sep 7, 2018 at 10:47)

i love the way she previews the course. shes super chill about it. "i dont know why i make sound effects" oh my god thats so me.

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wako29 (Sep 7, 2018 at 10:17)

When I grow up, I want to be as cool as Emily Batty

Lwchin (Sep 7, 2018 at 13:22)

I already know that I will never ever be as cool as her! Good luck, hope you bring home the rainbow stripes!

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bignoah (Sep 7, 2018 at 10:38)

Trees, technical...Emily is happy! :-)

Yup, like Ontario riding.

topsog (Sep 7, 2018 at 11:08)

Best course preview ever! Yes she's chill. Yes she's cool. Yes she's Canadian! Go Emily Go!!!

scissors888 (Sep 7, 2018 at 11:20)

80's Emily, they are playing 80's music.

RedRedRe (Sep 7, 2018 at 13:37)

OMG! add an 80's My Little Pony and a huge rainbow above all – and I will melt, for real!

allblack75 (Sep 7, 2018 at 13:10)

It happens in Switzerland - and I live in Switzerland - but I'm not allowed to watch it ....thanks UCI!

RedRedRe (Sep 7, 2018 at 13:36)

why don't you just drive there? it can't be more than three hours.

xice (Sep 7, 2018 at 12:10)

Uphill? Over roots? .F.. off! :-)
However I must say, these XC guys are toptoptop fit and they can go through some suffering. It may not have the dynamics or consequences of DH but I watched womes La Bresse XC and it was really good to watch. Warner was on with a good side kick. It was just great to watch. Maybe it's because of the mass start and 1-o-1 vs. time battle in DH.

PhillipJ (Sep 7, 2018 at 21:49)

Considers an XR2 to be a wet conditions tyre... that puts my skills into perspective in a fairly unflattering way.

Bruccio FL (Sep 7, 2018 at 22:46)

she casually hits drop on a 120mm ht, that i would be scared to hit with my 160 mm enduro. chilling out and making sounds. also she looks faster going uphill than me going downhill. damn, i feel useless.

clink83 (Sep 8, 2018 at 8:33)

*100mm ht.

Bruccio FL (Sep 8, 2018 at 21:36)

@clink83: even worse

Northtwin (Sep 7, 2018 at 11:42)

Interesting that none of the commentators joined her on the coarse preview, probably scared that they were going to get smoked on the DH with Emily riding a hardtail!

rrsport (Sep 7, 2018 at 14:21)

Bart did his own course preview

Sshredder (Sep 7, 2018 at 13:06)

She makes me proud to be Canadian.

leviatanouroboro (Sep 7, 2018 at 16:11)

XC... Makes my beer gut hurt just watching this..

The-Reverend FL (Sep 8, 2018 at 1:06)

Great video and damn she just hits everything. Landing in a bed of wet roots on XR2 / XR1 tyres, and no dropper post? Braver and more skilled than me by some margin.

CantClimb FL (Sep 7, 2018 at 11:57)

Great preview Emily !! Drivetrain sounds like it's still Clunking from the 90's though.

RC27 (Sep 7, 2018 at 12:21)

@5:26 I wonder who's the runner she's thinking about

qduffy (Sep 7, 2018 at 12:58)

She betrayed her young age and made me feel old with one comment:

Emily, Wham! isn't from the 70s! 1984.

ridepaddlerepeat (Sep 7, 2018 at 15:30)

LOL when she said "we're about half way" I was already out of breathe just watching. Definitely reminds me of O-cup riding.

OCryder (Sep 7, 2018 at 11:28)

Damn. That is some XC....

ferenooo (Sep 7, 2018 at 12:17)

Always wonder if a beefier bike wouldn’t be better on such courses... at least a dropper s-post

disruptiveone FL (Sep 7, 2018 at 15:18)

Interesting thought. I was thinking the same. With the tire technology nowadays, weight is not too much of a difference (perhaps grams do count here) but that is where there has been the biggest tech improvement in cycling. It is shown in the other disciplines like enduro and trail riding. People now choosing 2.5 / 2.6 width tires over the old 2.25 and 2.3/2,4. These larger and beefier tires are pretty awesome. However, at race speed for these pro athletes, grams do count. The tradeoff here would be traction in the wet vs. weight. Which one has the advantage..... hmmm....

clink83 (Sep 8, 2018 at 8:34)

Xc is won on the climbs so no, a beefier bike would be slower.

Vrooom666 (Sep 8, 2018 at 2:32)

After watching this video... now i need sleep feel so worn out! You go emily!!

starpak (Sep 8, 2018 at 7:14)

Power. XC girls and boys are tough! They make it look easy and smooth. It sure is not! Proper!

evildos (Sep 8, 2018 at 15:25)

Nice preview ! Racers must be tough as nails to climb through these gnarly roots.

michibretz (Sep 7, 2018 at 10:52)

EMILY!!! you lost your garmin dropping into the trail from the road!!!

jeffakalucas (Sep 7, 2018 at 11:05)

She took it off. You can see her grab it and put in her jersey pocket.

bman33 (Sep 7, 2018 at 11:46)

@jeffakalucas: Reason why she took it off? Top secret data coming thru?

trails801 (Sep 7, 2018 at 12:32)

I obviously don't ride with a Garmin from this question. Aren't the mounts strong enough to hold it on the bars? I thought riders using these would just set it and forget it, watching their power numbers. Can someone enlighten me?

jeffakalucas (Sep 7, 2018 at 14:07)

@trails801: The Garmin mounts are certainly strong enough to hold the GPS. Sometimes however, especially in a gnarly downhill where you could crash, it's not worth the risk of loosing it.

Otherwise, maybe she pulled it off so you could get a little better of a view with the camera?

Maybe just personnel preference.

rrsport (Sep 7, 2018 at 14:22)

I would say it’s been removed so people can’t see her power data. Some top athletes are still protective of that information

mitochris FL (Sep 8, 2018 at 0:24)

@rrsport: there is no way she would be worried about revealing her power data while commenting a course preview. She was coasting. what would you possibly be reading into her stats when she can still casually talk on the uphills?

jeffakalucas (Sep 8, 2018 at 5:49)

@mitochris: Agreed. If anything, you're worried about power on climbs (that she was causally talking while climbing)

bushwacked (Sep 8, 2018 at 0:36)

Great preview - made it look easy work but tough too.

twozerosix (Sep 8, 2018 at 14:18)

Can Emily DH?

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WAKIdesigns (Sep 7, 2018 at 10:31)

Really great preview Emily! I am fortunate enough to have miles of terrain like that just next to my home. Hence... Y U no use the droppah?!

It helps hell of a lot, especially on those rooty flat bits. All the way down on descents, for speed and recovery, then just slightly down for efficiency on rough flat bits. I bet the saddle hits her bum all the time when rolling onto the root. Each single time it does it, she loses speed. Dropping the seat 2 inches on bumps, robs of little efficiency and allows for rolling over stuff smoothly.

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yerfdogtnarg (Sep 7, 2018 at 11:07)

Giving "advice" to a world cup rider who has spent hours analysing every single aspect of her riding...

plume (Sep 7, 2018 at 11:09)

@yerfdogtnarg: +1

WAKIdesigns (Sep 7, 2018 at 11:31)

@yerfdogtnarg: well, it is only a matter of time... why resist if she’ll have it by 2020. The moment rockshox or fox makes XC specific dropper is the moment they will all jump on board. They just need a “specific” one for the conservative crowd. A matter of marketing departmemts laying out a good strategy, how to synchronize pushing a product and make racers use it. XC is the biggest elite mtb market, dropper makers are insane for not pushing it in there. They would make big money. Jolanda and Maja are already on droppers. And the video on Emilys insta with comparison of Jolanda ripping the section and Emily almost getting through the front door, is the best example. 300g of extra weight to carry, less chance to crash, to flat, better recovery, more efficient in certain areas.

Well... what can a troll know. I just ride shit like that track or worse all the time. Bite me

yerfdogtnarg (Sep 7, 2018 at 11:47)

@WAKIdesigns: Several racers do race with a dropper and many do for in some races and don't in others, it is a matter of preference for the racers who, in this category, are all doing it better than you...

WAKIdesigns (Sep 7, 2018 at 13:22)

@yerfdogtnarg honestly, I do not know who gets intimidated by comments like this? Did you try it on regular people? In real life? Because I could easily walk up to Emily and ask what she thinks about droppers, same with Jolanda, any racer out there, and... the second part of your sentence? People would just think you are stupid.

scissors888 (Sep 7, 2018 at 13:48)

@WAKIdesigns: Why dont you go post on the article about Nino's bike that he needs a dropper post as well. Afterall you have miles of this kind of terrain at home so he would be insane not to use a dropper post too...

starpak (Sep 8, 2018 at 7:15)

Yeah thanks for that. We'll let her know.

WAKIdesigns (Sep 8, 2018 at 11:18)

@scissors888: is that right?

RedRedRe (Sep 7, 2018 at 13:20)

OMG she talks too!