Video: XCO Course POV from the Mairiporã XC World Cup 2024 by edspratt

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snotrag FL (Apr 12, 2024 at 3:26)

That looks brilliant fun to ride, and hard to race!

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mi-bike (Apr 12, 2024 at 2:35)

No riveting commentary but looks like they were pushing the pace! Guys they passed were standing parked.

777MTBRider (Apr 12, 2024 at 11:59)

It looks Fast, Fun and if it rains, very interesting.
Welcome to the Jungle Baby, You're gonna slide!

Now if we could only watch it on Red Bull, or YouTube.
Even GCN+ would be better than the convoluted crap it has become.....

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PauRexs FL (Apr 12, 2024 at 5:43)

XC-Slopestyle the next thing

DannyAl (Apr 12, 2024 at 15:47)

Fast and fun course. Weather was pretty humid in the beginning of the week but has been slowly drying out and will continue like this until Sunday. No rain is forecasted for the weekend. Should be a great event! Enjoy the coverage if you’re not around!

wingguy (Apr 12, 2024 at 2:31)

Those fast downhill jumps over wooden bridges look cool but don't feel like the best idea when it comes to bunch racing...

opignonlibre (Apr 12, 2024 at 3:01)

OTOH they are located after a climb so the bunch will have thinned out at this point.

ROOTminus1 FL (Apr 12, 2024 at 3:07)

Looks like it's a fast course all round. Cross and Cobbles tactics are likely the best bet; go as fast as you can hold out for to start to get ahead of any danger, particularly by the first pump-track section.

mi-bike (Apr 12, 2024 at 4:18)

MvdP has entered the chat.

wingguy (Apr 12, 2024 at 6:22)

@mi-bike:

WTF-IDK (Apr 12, 2024 at 18:22)

At first, I was like looks like this is a race on a dirt road. But then I was impressed by the big wooden step downs. I was let down by the man made “rock gardens”. But the last half of the track looks real fun.

I also discovered. I must not be a cross country guy.
Because I’d be saying “Hi” to everyone I passed (more likely those passing me) and I’d be asking anyone stopped on the side, if they needed help with a mechanical.

vapidoscar FL (Apr 12, 2024 at 10:55)

I have a couple questions for XC racers. I noticed David's bars appear fairly narrow and he only covered the brakes on the descents.
* Are the narrow bars due to his build or is there an advantage when passing or in a group that supersedes the advantages of a wide bar?
* Is the changing grip a strategy to avoid hand fatigue or just his technique?

Mrbadwrench2 (Apr 12, 2024 at 11:27)

Do you keep a finger on the brakes at all times? I never have. Only on descents or fast flats

777MTBRider (Apr 12, 2024 at 11:50)

I think it's the Fisheye Lens he's using that makes close objects, like his Bars, look so narrow.

vapidoscar FL (Apr 12, 2024 at 11:57)

@Mrbadwrench2: yes, unless I need to give my hands a break

kevbikemad (Apr 12, 2024 at 14:38)

Usually XC racers use bars around 700 - 720mm - so yeah, narrow by trail standards

Mrbadwrench2 (Apr 12, 2024 at 18:07)

@kevbikemad: I race/ride xc and I use 720s. I never considered it to be a xc thing. Just the width that seemed to work for me.

SlavikChris (Apr 12, 2024 at 9:21)

Looks fun! I'd hit that on my enduro. A few walks here and there, but 90% fun.

IntoTheEverflow (Apr 13, 2024 at 6:12)

Walk up or down?

Parker9146 (Apr 12, 2024 at 10:29)

XC has come a looonng way baby! Sweet track

mattg95 (Apr 12, 2024 at 3:08)

nice to see new venues on the circuit

Lekneart (Apr 12, 2024 at 1:48)

just "ä bissl schneller fahrn"

benjoy FL (Apr 12, 2024 at 4:36)

Tschiers

Canadmos FL (Apr 12, 2024 at 6:13)

Logs in the ground, my favourite!

/s

kevbikemad (Apr 12, 2024 at 14:40)

No kidding, such a lazy way to add some "trail features".

jayacheess FL (Apr 12, 2024 at 16:26)

Seems cool, but how are there next to no roots exposed on that entire track? There are so many trees around.

higor (Apr 13, 2024 at 5:28)

Typical rain forest is totally different from you have in the northern hemisphere. You can still find tracks in Brazil with a lot of roots but that is not that common. I’m not an expert but is has to do with the soil nutrients and stuff…

jakeguthrie (Apr 12, 2024 at 19:13)

Track looks awesome. Lots of options for passing, great to see a new venue

dmackyaheard FL (Apr 12, 2024 at 19:48)

XC is so sick now!

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dlford (Apr 12, 2024 at 8:23)

Zzzzzzzzzz...... and tell us again why BC doesn't have a WCXC race.

MDW83 (Apr 12, 2024 at 8:35)

Because it is far away from Europe and the jetlag would be severe (and expensive for Teams to travel all that way for one race).

Too bad though.

colinb19 FL (Apr 12, 2024 at 9:11)

@MDW83: They are literally in Brazil right now, not exactly close to Europe. And they already have a WCXC race in Canada at MSA every year. Might as well have 2.

MDW83 (Apr 12, 2024 at 9:20)

@colinb19: look at the time difference between Europe and Brazil vs Europe and BC. It really isn't the same thing. That is why the 2 North American races are on the east coast. More races in Canada would be great, but unless the second race was also on the Eastern side, not going to happen.

colinb19 FL (Apr 12, 2024 at 9:56)

@MDW83: Europe is a continent but Paris to Sao Paolo is actually a longer flight than Paris to Vancouver. Jet leg being a problem is laughable even if they raced the week after MSA on a flight across Canada but they could just have 2 weeks in between anyway. I could see the WC coming to Whistler area since they built the new 1199 DH world cup worthy track, but Whistler would have to want it.

canuck7870 (Apr 12, 2024 at 11:01)

Tell that to Avancini and his dad. Avancini singlehandedly brought MTB XC racing to the entire South American continent where there was not much passion before. I mean, did you not see the guy cry his eyes out with pride at the last race held here or what?

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justanotherusername (Apr 12, 2024 at 2:21)

In areas that don't have much elevation we need these kind of tracks for e-bike use, would be good fun.

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saladdodger (Apr 12, 2024 at 2:33)

why would you need an ebike for that?

ROOTminus1 FL (Apr 12, 2024 at 2:57)

Would you want to ride e-bikes round a dirt velodrome? Because that'd just be a shit version of speedway

opignonlibre (Apr 12, 2024 at 3:02)

"In areas that don't have much elevation we don't need an e-bike"

Corrected it for you.

justanotherusername (Apr 12, 2024 at 4:05)

@ROOTminus1: sounds great

justanotherusername (Apr 12, 2024 at 4:05) (Below Threshold)

@saladdodger: for fun.

justanotherusername (Apr 12, 2024 at 5:26) (Below Threshold)

@opignonlibre: the opposite - where there is lots of elevation we have chairlifts / uplift, for everywhere else we have ebikes.

opignonlibre (Apr 12, 2024 at 9:15)

@justanotherusername: naaah no lift in my part of the world, and I like to earn my downhill thrill anyway. If you need an e-bike to ride in the flat / mild elevation, you are doing it wrong and should switch to crochet or collecting stamps.