Overall Standings After the Lenzerheide DH World Cup 2021 by edspratt

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Kapricorn (Sep 5, 2021 at 7:30)

Given my understanding there's only one race left in the 2021 season (Snowshoe),it looks like Thibault Daprela is on track to take a maiden overall. From 5th overall last year, to overall champion one disrupted year later. Pretty darn impressive

zstover (Sep 5, 2021 at 7:42)

I think this is why people argue if world champs or world cup overall is more impressive.

To win the world cup, you gotta finish em all and collect consistent points all the way. You don't necessarily need to be first every time, so are you the fastest? No, but you are fast and the most consistent. You can win overall by blocking and playing the game and collecting some points. If someone has several mechanicals or flats out of their control, they probably won't win the overall, but if they come in and dickstomp the last half of the season, they can't win the overall either.

To win world champs, you have to be the outright fastest on the day.

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bgoldstone FL (Sep 5, 2021 at 7:44)

There’s 2 races in Snowshoe

dozy77 (Sep 5, 2021 at 7:44)

My understanding is that there are two races in Snowshoe.

zstover (Sep 5, 2021 at 7:48)

@circusduck: there are 2 races in snowshoe.

Bomadics (Sep 5, 2021 at 9:50)

@zstover: Yeah, snowshoe racing? Seriously, that's so cool!

zstover (Sep 5, 2021 at 12:18)

@Bomadics: I'm a fan. It's a bit cold for me, but really gives a good cardio workout.

Giddyhitch (Sep 5, 2021 at 13:39)

There’s two shoes in Snowraces

MuddyBrit (Sep 7, 2021 at 16:37)

@zstover: "You can win overall by blocking and playing the game and collecting some points" - I can see some circumstances where that's true, but Daprela's been 2nd/1st/2nd/4th - it's not like he's adding up a bunch of average scores here!

zstover (Sep 7, 2021 at 17:15)

@MuddyBrit: True. That wasn't a comment on this year, but in a longer season and other sports, it can happen.

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thelastrun (Sep 5, 2021 at 4:52)

French killing it like the 90’s

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watchmen (Sep 5, 2021 at 6:27)

....yeah the 1790's. Vive La Revolution.

Lolo-the-frenchie (Sep 5, 2021 at 14:40)

@watchmen: Almost but funny ! 1789

cldnld (Sep 6, 2021 at 23:32)

@Lolo-the-frenchie: He's fully right :-)
The French Revolution was a period of major social upheaval that began in 1787 and ended in 1799.
That was so 90ties ..

lepigpen FL (Sep 5, 2021 at 14:17)

Nobody mentioning Vergier in second after sitting an entire race out with a nice fat 0 to start the year. Not to take away from how impressive Thibaut and Loic have been but wow... Also check Goldstone's lead. Nearly double second place. Will be a cool day when he's out puzzling lines in pro practice.

beeboo (Sep 5, 2021 at 10:35)

France and Commencal are killing it

Cocorico (Sep 5, 2021 at 12:05)

So proud of the boyzzzz and girls
C'est bon ça !!!!!!!!!

shadfly FL (Sep 6, 2021 at 18:54)

Intense 29!!! They have solid riders. Is it the frames?

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