Video: Amaury Pierron’s Winning POV from the Lenzerheide DH World Cup 2022
 | Amaury Pierron could not have asked for more from during the weekend’s racing in Lenzerheide. The Frenchman was the fastest qualifier for the men’s race and found even more speed in his finals run to take the win. That’s now three victories out of the four downhill World Cup rounds (Lourdes, Fort William and Lenzerheide) that have taken place this season. |
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Strong upper body in something Like dh would be critical allowing you to muscle through or throw over things that physically weaker people can’t… or at least without having to dig deep when they are tired.
Also reflects commitment to conditioning regardless good to see the talented guys clearly putting in work and getting results
To me it sounds like he knows that at 40 he can't out muscle a 25 year old, but he has been racing WC since they were little kids, so he is focusing on being smooth and controlled.
Also look at BMX racers and Track Sprinters those guys are monsters and DH from a physical standpoint is a more "endurance" form of those sports with rocks and roots thrown in the mix. Unlike a lot of other cycling disciplines where it's all about your watts to kilos ratio. Extra kilos don't hurt in DH, especially if those kilos are from muscle.
Look at Richie Rude, he's built like a collegiate wrestler.
If there's any gift Amaury has over the rest of the field, it probably isn't fitness- they're all crazy athletic by now. However, that fitness combined with a very long wingspan (as far as I can tell) and inseam seems to be giving him a bit more "body suspension" than other guys around his height.
A smaller rider can put on percentagely more mass without starting to reach material limits. Definitely think you need to play to your strengths
Really? Man I struggle to believe Amaury is 5'10", I thought he was way taller. I do believe that he absolutely throws down in the gym though. He looks like someone who has a naturally slender build who has turned themselves into a monster. Particularly since his injuries it seems like he's built back stronger than ever.
That was fast. Really tricky with the light conditions.
Good on Finn, he also had a great run but the respect for Amaury’s run was awesome.
Need a /s at the end just to remove any doubt for those who are clearly blind to it.
"10 seconds... 5.."
then, instead of owning it, he just deleted it and posted the most incredibly retarded post that simply hand waved at the original. This and his PR manager doing something similar kind of said the quiet part out loud....and that was that they didn't, and likely still do not, think there was anything wrong with it. You have to be a world class narcissist and have some deeply held racist(although I am sure he doesn't think he is) views to not find issue with it even after it has been explained to you.
so, again.....shitheel.
and this from ryanthelyon:
Nope, I read the whole thing and came to this conclusion as a mixed a
american with a black father. I experienced all sorts of real racism growing up in Tennessee and this isn't it. I don't believe in bad words, I look for context.
then you posted this
@ryanthelyon: right here. this is how it is done.
I am going to put the internet down right now for the day, because you made my day and I don't want some f*cktard to come along and screech about oppression and whiteness, and have my mood go to shit. Have a good day, sir!
Seems a bit confusing to me. (its a slow day so I decided to go back and look at AP's post and the drivel that is the comments section)
so at first it was ok, now he is a racist shitheel?
so let me get this straight, just so everyone is clear: you think a random black guy saying what AP said isn't racism to him, means AP is 100% clear because the black PB caucus has cleared him? do you want to f*cking take about 4 brain cells, rub them together vigorously, and try to come up with the very next extrapolation to your completely moronic take, would be?????
jesus jumped up christ dude.....
please elaborate to the best of your ability.
this should be a f*cking hoot
obvious absurd joke.
Amaury is a dick.....there's a great sticker on my beer cooler that summarizes my view on the matter
that says "If you are really fast, but you act like an a*shole....who cares if you are fast?"
Not all of the greats are altruistic. Are you new to racing?
I’m not here to argue where he’s deserved of being called “one of the greats”