Video: A Look at the Freshly Cut Les Gets World Cup Course by edspratt

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Frazeec (Jun 25, 2021 at 10:01)

Big thumbs up for fresh bits...fingers crossed they tape it wide!

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reo-driver (Jun 25, 2021 at 10:06)

they will, it's in france

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owl-X FL (Jun 25, 2021 at 10:17)

So sick. So sick!

And: merci FULL ATTACK for the vid.

sevenup FL (Jun 25, 2021 at 11:54)

Go pro dont do any justice to the last wood, its so steep, B practice gonna make the ruts, and after that its gonna be wild. Track have everything, built section, off camber wich is rare in a WC track nowadays, multiple lines choice, steep last part etc its basically a new version of the old one, but better in every aspect, riders are gonna love this one I think.

jackalope (Jun 25, 2021 at 15:11)

Looks le killér! Will be absolutely wild if it gets truly wet and muddy. Vivé le france!

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BenPea (Jun 25, 2021 at 12:36)

Overhang = off camber if anyone's wondering

cfern (Jun 25, 2021 at 14:00)

to see it on this pace is really good, I can pay more atention to details. The pros going fast make everything look short, small and easy. More vids like that

cpscotti FL (Jun 30, 2021 at 13:29)

Totally agree; even Claudio was too fast.. Track previews should always be on an enduro bike, t-shirt and half-shell helmets.

frenchyrider (Jun 25, 2021 at 19:51)

Excellente initiative de présenter la piste à vitesse "lente", ca permet de découvrir...les road gaps ont l air méchants! Ca me rappelle dea vieux souvenirs les Gets. J y etais en 2004 quand Steve Peat s est crashé...et que Barel a gagné!!! Greetings from BC boys!

usfrenchie (Jun 25, 2021 at 12:28)

Now that's a DH track! steep af w a bit of everything. Can't wait to see the pros carve in the fast lines on this fresh canvas.

Crankhed (Jun 27, 2021 at 6:42)

Ahhh?
Whee whee?
Sorry my French sucks, but on a more important note,this track looks furiously fast. This should make it somewhat possible to finally leave the race canceling covid blues in the Dust!
Les Gets it on!

danielfloyd FL (Jun 25, 2021 at 11:13)

So many lines through those trees!! it will be interesting to see what the riders make of it.

RUSTYBOI77 (Jun 25, 2021 at 10:13)

french un loose, yeeeee haaaaa

kingdick FL (Jun 25, 2021 at 10:21)

Still better than the ews coverage

bicyclecenter (Jun 25, 2021 at 16:00)

Fresh cut? More like fresh-ly weed wacked. Love it!

frenchyrider (Jun 25, 2021 at 19:52)

La DH ce sera le samedi 3 ou le dimanche 4?

Killerclam (Jun 26, 2021 at 10:50)

mercy bocoo mon ami

Clemounet FL (Jun 30, 2021 at 11:38)

Track-walk update : it's gonna be WILD...

(and dangerously muddy)

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Willemhc (Jun 25, 2021 at 10:20)

I wish I knew if he was taking it easy in the video cuz he was so slow.

foggnm (Jun 25, 2021 at 11:15)

that's because the drag on the go pro makes you go 15 mph slower

Blablablup123 FL (Jun 25, 2021 at 11:45)

he was, he just wanted to show the course, not how it will be ridden

Ba1rog FL (Jun 25, 2021 at 12:03)

He mentioned that many times, he doesn't want to damage the trail/jumps/turns. The first part has hidden holes too, Flo is a good rider, he wanted to show all the features. I am just sad they didn't put the big drop from Les Gets airline hahaha.

Willemhc (Jun 25, 2021 at 17:59) (Below Threshold)

@Ba1rog: I can't believe you weren't able to detect my sarcasm through the pinkbike comment section. But yeah.. I was being snarky because he mentioned it so many times it was annoying.

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kcy4130 (Jun 25, 2021 at 10:02)

Uuuuuuhhhhhhh...... Those freshly dug sections don't look like they'll be ready for a race in a week. Maybe they're not as new/soft as they appear, I sure hope that's the case. Or was this filmed ages ago?

kcy4130 (Jun 25, 2021 at 10:03)

I mean like the lips of jumps, Looks like it was dug a few days ago and not compacted at all.

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Sethimus (Jun 25, 2021 at 10:59)

@kcy4130: wahwahwahwahwah this is downhill, not slopestyle

kcy4130 (Jun 25, 2021 at 11:09)

@Sethimus: I'm all for rough natural tracks that will cut in and rut up. But the take off for some of those gaps, big ones like that road gap, look fresh and loose, like not compacted. If big ruts form on those, could cause issues. And the "motorway" at the bottom might turn into a cluster if it rains a lot. But idk, I could be completely wrong, its hard to tell just from a video. Otherwise the track looks amazing!

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BenPea (Jun 25, 2021 at 12:28)

@kcy4130: Yeah, they've no idea what they're doing at this very experienced world cup venue in arguably the epicentre of downhill mountain biking.