Video: Jesse Melamed's First Place POV from Stage 3 of EWS Tweed Valley 2022

 So fast, scary just to watch.

 My thoughts too.

 @mattjolley: I raced it in the 100... the pace boggles my mind. the way hes carrying speed through the corners, corners which forced body position compromises to not hit trees, the way hes pedalling through sections where i was coasting because A) i was exhausted and B) the risk of catching a pedal just felt way too high.

absolutely incredible.

 That was seriously incredible.

 @me

 Good way to describe it.

 Process what is not there, not what is there. The track is where there is nothing.

 @JesseMelamed: I guess if that works for you. Personally, I like to focus on trees and rocks & stumps painted orange. Look, you have brakes on the bike for a reason, why not use them constantly? Let me know if you need anymore coaching tips.

Seriously, that was an outrageous effort and simply breathtaking to watch (or actually breathtaking in your case). Can't help but think that section would've been a real handful had it been wet.

Best of the luck the rest of the season Jesse!

 @JesseMelamed: you by Yoda have been trained, sounds like

 @JesseMelamed: This is an incredible way of putting it, in a way that I likely won't be able to effectively utilize.

 Right?! And they’re riding this basically blind—they get what, one practice run?

 @jackalope: haha yes I need more tips like that.
It would have been slower in the wet so harder in some ways but easier in others.

 I can see @jessemelamed reading through these answers and responding, in his best Yoda voice, "This is why you fail"

 i was thinking the same thing. trail looks amazing. riding at that pace is pure insanity. cant imagine how they process things at that speed. its incredible

 Breathing hard to not die

 It’s because you enjoy it that I continue to post them!

 Haha thanks for the line then

 @JesseMelamed: no worries, buddy. Happy to help.

 I don’t know if I’d want to see that! Probably so many close calls. I hit my hand guards a few times this stage though.

 Yeti Bib Shorts are the best I've found with all the build in pockets and storage- lots of pockets & can hold up to 3 waterbottles if you need (or light jacket, etc) and doesnt flop around and gives you whatever choice of jersey you'd like

 Have a buddy that uses one of those G-from protection shirts. He really likes and had a pretty good OTB a couple weeks ago... came out unscathed.

As for pockets, I strap my gear to my bike and use a OneUp pump with all the tools inside it. Snacks go in my pants/shorts pockets and water bottle on the bike.

 Thank you!

 all the way!

 mad mate.

 Thanks dank melon

 Thanks.

 I was thinking the same thing. A DH track with 500 unpadded trees at the edges of the course. That middle section was definitely as steep as a lot of DH courses. Huge props to all the riders that sent it through that.