Final Results from EWS La Thuile 2021 Race 1

 hope they have more than one bottleholder on that tandem

 @funkzander: hahahaha

 And he was at the Malmedy freeride sessions last year also, wasn’t he?

 youtu.be/9aimt8dmLng

 @tbmaddux: he did fest series stops as well

 If he races XC too I’m a fan.

 @jclnv: that’s the condition, eh?

 @nvranka: Yeah. Rounded riders rule.

 @jclnv: I think racing dh and ews is more rounded than many. Xc conflicts with those disciplines pretty heavily

 Really digging this trend of riders kicking a$$ in multiple disciplines .

 @ol-sidewinder: I'd lovely see a top end omnium of some sort. Riders race gravity legs then the last race is XC and riders go off according to their time advantage. One bike for all events. Goal is twenty-five riders sprinting for the finish line.

 less falling & hitting the ground also

 Yeah but it went in the net thingy. Twice.

 Like Guy Martin said, “Why would I want to pay to watch 22 over payed ballet dancers chasing a bag of wind?”

 Is it ok to let the opponents tyres down a bit and change their suspension setups at the start?
Asking for my friend R.Sterling.

 @Jimfunn: my takeaway thought from watching the soshere game was that England are fantastic at falling over! Dwight Shpedalhacker!!

 @betsie: Sounds more like Tom Brady

 Moir exciting

 They should be the one getting some of these millions...

 @anyexcusetoride: the ball bag?

 If they'd been playing footie, Reece would have won at Les Gets. By an absolute mile.

 @BenPea: I dunno. Looked like a dive to me.

 @k333martin: how have I not heard this quote. Love GM

 @k333martin: I think the actual quote was “I have nothing against football. It just seems very wasteful losing two hours of my life to watch 22 millionaires on TV chasing a bag full of wind in their underwear.”

Top man Guy Martin but quotes like that are his currency now. Also he’s extremely honest so read the first sentence.

20 million people watched England on Wednesday not including the 60000 in the stadium, are you jealous as I don’t see what football has to do with EWS results?

 @betsie: Exactly why have you picked on Raheem Sterling here?

 @jemscott: Because he dived and got handed a penalty that would 100% have been overturned by VAR had the game been anywhere else?

Don't even start on how this should have been a penalty before you imagine the same situation went Denmark's way. You wouldn't shut up about it for months to come


Granted England played better that night and I like seeing better teams win. I don't like blind refs deciding results though.

 @bananowy: fair point well put! Although he does move incredibly fast with the ball at his feet, he's small by modern footballer standards and the Danish defenders are massive. If you have played a bit you know it does not take much in those situations but yeah, he has incredible balance normally so you have a valid point.

They all do so still happy we won!

 @jemscott:
I was talking about the Scottish poet; Richard Sterling.

Written on the side of Loch Lomond in 1914

LONELY I linger'd when you went,....... this is the guy going before me on my race run
Recalling how the days had fled ......... This is about my training and pracitce
Each with its mingled treasure pent...... going for podium
Of shine and shade rememberèd. . . .
Oh, how I crush'd the grapes divine,.... that 29er rear wheel just hit something
Blending a flood of wakeful wine. ......... dang, I just pedal slipped and got my shins
Next look'd I on the well-lov'd scene, ..... I can see the finish line
Eager its ready wealth to glean:............ going pinned to the final straight
And forg'd therefrom a cup of gold--...... gold is beyond me, but you know, everyone else gets a flat you never know
Red hills, blue loch, and islands green--
(Rare alchemy!). So could it hold .......... will my time be enough for the win
That vintage of our joy, and I ................. Podiums time.
Drink deep the draught of memory. ....... that mistake cost me a place or 2



Ok, so I found that poem on google and made up some random s#!t.
Raheem dived, great player and England have been the best team in the tournament, but cheating is cheating and makes whatever happens after the dive pretty hollow. Best thing the Ref could do is crack down on diving from both sides in the final from the start (although the Italians think its part of the beautiful game).

 @jemscott: For sure, absolutely not taking anything away from his skill and speed. I have played a bit and I'm only 5'9/slim so I understand the pain haha.

It's just that in this specific case VAR showed no touch at all the first time, and the second defender's thigh was just there when Raheem was already falling. The ref was wrong, no way around that. Kind of a shame because I know England was perfectly capable of winning without his help.

Anyway, the final should be a good watch. I was already thinking a few games back that it was gonna be ENG-ITA, both stood out from the beginning.

 @betsie: England have been better than Italy?

 @bananowy: Yeah lets hope so, good watch, fair game & England win by the odd goal - not asking too much!

Enjoy the game and hope you had a few ££ on that final prediction :-)

 He's definitely going to incur some overweight baggage fees on the way home.

 We got a Stevo superfan

 @wesleyfleatus: GM at nearly 40 spends his time playing bikes and partying, always smiling and looking better now than 20 years ago.
And the guys getting married and having kids are struggling at 33 and 35.
Say no more, I know what my life goals are.

 My hero

 @AyJayDoubleyou: that’s really it, his whole life is centered around racing and bikes still. Gwin and Hill are 90% there, but at that level you have to be 110%

 @AyJayDoubleyou: Kids everytime Bro. Getting to ride and sacrificing your ride time is hard but makes riding with your kids so much sweeter than strangers adoring you. No question. The best people in the world are 9 to 5 parents whom have to work and then in free time actually then sacrifice a good decade of their ride time to have others appreciate and develop skills, because the payback is so good.

 @FoesKnows: nailed it.

 Poor Sam, was hoping to see him back as a force this year. He is still fast as f*ck but the rest is just a bit quicker these days. He may need a new discepline which does only point down the hill, with no climbs - should he try downhill... wondering if this would be something he could be good at...
I wish Sam confidence and strong legs, as this could be the missing puzzel to this years races.
But not only he is struggeleing look a Maes, no kids and also not where he could be.

I think the competition just got more serious this year.

 For us mortals (including me, I am very much an unskilled amateur) maybe, but if my choice was be a good father, or be the greatest gravity rider ever, its a no brainer.

And for men, we are fertile well into our fifties, so doing both is not impossible.

For women it is different, I can well understand the descisions of Rachel Atherton and Cathrine Pendrel for example.

 @AyJayDoubleyou: Ill give you the tip mate, being fit and able and riding with your kids and the physical practice of raising kids is so much easier at 30 than 50. You will be 60 when kids 10, when you 65 they just starting to get good. You wont do much riding with your kids if you have them late in life.

 Can't believe there are 4 British Women in the to 25 not on factory teams!

 I'm still trying to figure out why she isn't signed. She's consistently in the top 20. I think many teams have dropped the ball here and it's a shame.

 @MrMentallo: I agree mate.

 1 second behind on a 9-minute stage.

 Bravo Vid!

 Congrats Vid!! Top result!

 Bravo Vid. Noro.

 Wasn't Kasper consistently one of the fastest juniors? As long as he can stay healthy, I think he'll be up there.

 @withdignityifnotalacrity: For sure. He was way down in 47th and 57th in the last two rounds, so this jump up to 7th is more where I expected to see him.

 Not Sam Hill's year,it seems...
Also Florien Nicolai,what's up with him?

 Double post

 @nozes: Flo injured himself just before the season, realistically nowhere near 100% yet.

 He won three overalls in a row, let the man chill...

 @FredrikWestman: Somehow missed that,thanks.

 Masters at 35 next year, will street the podium.

 And Kasper for the huge result!

 Agreed!

 Best no-team rider, again. How about that Wyn? xD

Also, if Slawek doesn't get a team after this season, I swear to god, I'll make a team for him! ... But money....

 Great rider! BTW he has some sponsors.

 @ThePx: Agreed. Though 'some sponsors' does not equal a proper team. A couple of months ago he said in his vlog that he's able to go to races mostly due to support form his parents and his girlfriend...

He used to race iXSs Cup in previous years, won or podiumed many times, he also was European DH Champion in 2017. Many times he beat guys like Kolb, Trummer - they both landed decent deals already. It's hard to compete at this level if you can't afford to go to all the races, me thinks. Hence all the frothing on my behalf

 @chmurka3rg: Thanks for explaination, I totally agree - he isn't at professional team and have to put of lot of work into it. On this level, best PL rider must have sponsors, it was be bad if he hadn't. But in Poland it is very hard to get some big ones. My post may sound inapropirete at first
I keep my finger crossed for him to complete this seasson the best possible!

 Damn Auto correct! Tarmo Ryynänen and gaboom igen på svenska.

 Seriously, why are 'Muricans so bad at enduro (Dick Rude excluded)? We have mountains and lots of people, dammit get to shredding everyone!

 @withdignityifnotalacrity: EBikes and SUV's while proclaiming their lineage of environmental stewardship?

 @withdignityifnotalacrity: I think it’s because IMBA has sanitized all our trails and BLM and Forest Service are afraid of the gnar on trails in their system. It seems like nothing but flow trails get built anymore and enduros aren’t run much in bike parks. Our juniors need more rock gardens and deep washed out ruts. Will somebody please think about the children!!!

 @whambat: These exist, but the problem is that it is a "don't get caught" scenario. The unfortunate truth is that the best trails I've ever ridden are unmarked gaps in the bushes that you will not find on trailforks.

 @4thflowkage: I know what you speak of, but as long as they stay secret (which they have to), enough of our riders won’t get exposed to them. Our policy wonks in charge of this country’s open space need to be amenable to better trails. I remember how much of a fight a couple people from Keystone had to put up with the forest service back in the early aughts to get a legit bike park built in the US. Every other bike park in the US had an easier time after they paved the way for it. Forest Service is now ok with the ski areas taking the liability of those kind of trails now, but want to keep the other trails XC. I’d argue some of the best trails in the US for training to race enduro in Europe are old hiking/ mining trails that have eroded out to mangled messes before an IMBA trail crew gets in there to re-build them “sustainably.”

 The way their budgets go, she’s not going to be signed until the end of the season for next year. I bet quite a few are looking at her now, though.

 What happened?

 What happened with Neer?

 Maes crashed on a (wet) wooden bridge in stage 4 according his Insta

 Cos, y'know um, bit difficult.

 But there is live timing here

www.enduroworldseries.com/live/#live-result

 @ColquhounerHooner:
Thanks !
Ban the TS !

 @ColquhounerHooner: Sat here watching the website update. It's like the olden days of football on the teletext.

Harriet Harnden seems amazing - she was at les gets last week doing well in xc.

 @ColquhounerHooner: 4 stages raced twice over a weekend

Surely they could set up some shirt off live stream

 @Kimbers: how does enduro work, does each race category group up before dropping in?

I think it would be too difficult (and expensive) to set up good coverage on a race venue that big. However, I do think they could maybe show the queens stage and just run that like a dh broadcast.