Mont-Sainte-Anne Course Walk

Jun 29, 2011 at 23:03
by Fraser Britton  
Mont Ste Anne World Cup

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Mont Ste Anne World Cup - Stanny probably didn t make the best choice in footwear.

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Mont Ste Anne World Cup - Steve Smith checks out his lines.

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Mont Ste Anne World Cup - This way for awesomeness.

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Mont Ste Anne World Cup - Ya it s gonna be another fast one.

Mont Ste Anne World Cup

Mont Ste Anne World Cup - The black flies swarm Stevie s moustache. Classy Steve.

Mont Ste Anne World Cup - Lots of flats coming up. Rocks seem to grow here at MSA.

Mont Ste Anne World Cup - Oh ya more black flies.

Mont Ste Anne World Cup - The fog rolled in and stayed put all day even after the monsoon rains left.

Mont Ste Anne World Cup - That is going to be one HUGE hip if anyone hits it.

Mont Ste Anne World Cup - It rained so hard and the ruts were already so deep that the organizers tarped the berms.

Mont Ste Anne World Cup

Mont Ste Anne World Cup - There s a whole world cup behind us

Mont Ste Anne World Cup - Looking back up the hill. This view is legendary.

Mont Ste Anne World Cup - Connor Fearon of Australia makes his first World Cup appearance.

Mont Ste Anne World Cup - Lots of orange. Safety first

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Mont Ste Anne World Cup - What s hidden under those jeans... Too common a sight recently on the World Cup.

Mont Ste Anne World Cup - The roots Quebec is famous for.

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Mont Ste Anne World Cup - Capt Australia does not approve of this mud.

Mont Ste Anne World Cup - This mud whole is exactly one half of a water bottle deep. Mitch Delfs measured it. Bendan stepped in it.

Mont Ste Anne World Cup - The rocks that almost killed Stevie in 2010.

Mont Ste Anne World Cup - Micayla Gatto makes her way down the track. More rocks

Mont Ste Anne World Cup - This year s finish line booter is a weird gap jump to seat bounce step off. Odd.


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77 Comments
  • 49 0
 Stevie rocking the greasy stache! I think he is due for a win, especially on Canadian soil!
  • 21 0
 I wanna ride where they have orange rocks!!!
  • 17 0
 That dirty mexican.
  • 10 0
 Common smith win it for Canada in Canada! yeeah budddy!
  • 8 0
 Super Mario for the win!
  • 2 0
 He's got a ways to go before that stash is porno certified, but a nice start.
  • 1 0
 thinkbike we just need a Luigi then we'll call it good.
  • 29 4
 Typical Canadian chunderfest. Gwin by 5 seconds?
  • 11 27
flag nouser (Jun 29, 2011 at 23:38) (Below Threshold)
 why would you cheer for the american to win the canadian race?
  • 39 6
 Cause he knows whats up
  • 28 4
 gee for the win wooo
  • 16 0
 nahh danny hart for the win!
  • 23 0
 Maybe because you should like someone based on their personality and not their nationality? Gwin seems like a sound guy and I like his attitude. Who gives a f*ck if he's American? I hope he wins too.
  • 11 2
 GO STEVE SMITH!
  • 3 0
 I was gonna say, who gives a damn where they're from...lol
  • 1 0
 thats right Wil!
  • 4 1
 Ok, this might be a retarded question but... why the hell are they painting the rocks orange? Is this a rule or something? They will recon the shit out of the track anyway so I really don't see the point, overkill? Pictures/videos tend to make a track seem easier than it truly is but most sections coated in orange don't really look that brutal.

Oh and... Holy mud batman! Slip'n'slide should sponsor this.
  • 3 0
 yeah I often think it's over kill to paint the rocks , it's not the ones you can see that take you out ,it's the f*ckers under the powder/loam or get brought up once the track is worn in I worry about Razz
  • 2 0
 Yeah, I know what you mean. Stealthy loose rocks that make you lose control, then somehow (haven't figured that one out yet) fly up to wreck your chain/chainring/chainguide/shins.
  • 3 0
 YOU haven't ridden this course. It's WAY more brutal than it looks in picture, but it still is one hell of a fun track!
  • 1 0
 I dont know it looks pretty gnar. Look at the size of some of those rocks compared to the trees. You can use the trees angle on the ground to see how steep that thing is too.
  • 2 0
 @rigodon777 no I havent and I'm aware it always look less steep in photos/videos. Still, I've seen some brutal rock gardens and I haven't crashed into them because they didn't have a neon sign pointing at them. I'm not saying I'm awesome. I'm just saying that it might be an overkill and a little odd. This isn't a family track, it's a world cup event for pro racers.
  • 1 0
 I'm used to ride in this track and rocks painted in orange are not the most difficult section .... I still dont understand why they do this???? but its not the first time that i dont understand something in MSA!!!!
  • 1 0
 It's so the racers can see the rocks that are most likely to puncture a tire/cause a problem BECAUSE they are the smaller, and less noticeable ones. It's easier for the eyes to scan and identify orange objects rather than mud-colored rocks that just blend in. I thought everyone knew that? Around here we paint them to mark lines, or to warn that a rock is sharp as f**k and wants your tire...
  • 1 0
 I've always considered that the capacity to rapidly analyze the terrain as you go was a crucial part of the sport. I'm sure people on the world cup know that it's better to avoid those and spot them instantly from a good distance, especially since they get to recon the track and practice on it. If it makes everyone happy then so be it. Anyway, I guess I should have just shut up, it's official that the next time I go riding I'll most likely impale myself on one of those.
  • 1 0
 i hate the painted rocks.... i see it and i just want to "connect the dots"
  • 1 0
 I always thought that too PLC07 , reading the terrain is an essential bike skill
  • 1 0
 Thats true. Im sure these guys know that better then you do but being safe is no crime.
  • 4 0
 I tried to look at the track but I kept getting distracted by that filthy 'stache! Seriously though, give'r Stevie, it's time a Canadian won on home soil.
  • 2 1
 hell yes that 'stache is trim and proper! love it! what about thunder thighs?
  • 6 0
 Get up troy and connor (:
  • 2 0
 I love riding MSA. We plan to go there this October before the park closes. Over the last 2 years I have sessioned portions of the Coup de Monde. One day I hope to be able to ride the entire course.
  • 2 0
 I sense a lot of fun in your future.
  • 1 0
 You should ride the Quebec-cup in MSA, we ride the entire course! Except for some bits that were not done!
  • 4 0
 Yeah Trent, Aussie flag cape reppin, ahaha
  • 4 0
 come on Trent, go kick some world class butt
  • 4 0
 Somebody likes using fluorescent paint!!!!
  • 2 0
 Weather forecast for this weekend at Mont Sainte-Anne: thursday rain, friday cloudy, saturday cloudy, sunday RAIN... this is gona get dirty... Smile
  • 1 0
 seems to be that way every time i've gone to sainte anne!
  • 1 0
 That's the weather all summer long around here anyway.
  • 1 0
 update : friday and saturday : mostly sunny and light rain for sunday
  • 4 0
 goooo peaty!
  • 1 0
 why is it a waste of time? something different is always cooler than the same stuff for every race... i agree it looks fun.....
  • 2 1
 Its kind of annoying this sport at times with the injurys, going to miss Sam. The course looks good, and whats with tucking your ears in your hat? are they really that big?
  • 5 0
 if you dont tuck your ears in it pokes your ears out and makes you look like dumbo
  • 1 0
 They could try wearing normal hats. OR..... they could all wear Fedoras!!
  • 1 0
 They should do the race at nite and put black lites on the rocks with strobe lites on the burms and a dh at the top of the hill.
  • 2 0
 Mont St. Anne at night? Seriously? Do you like watching people die?
  • 1 0
 Mont st. Anne at nite (yes), seriously, (no) and watching people die (yes) in movies. But if there was a race at nite and it was lite up so people could see I bet an individual would have the common sense to have a safe pace so they would not kill them
Self.
  • 1 0
 Red bull monte descent
  • 2 0
 Wow the rock garden's rocks@
  • 2 1
 Keeping some sections secret though. Smile My bet is a pit with spikes at the bottom.
  • 1 0
 does anyone know the difference between the score comment and the time comment
  • 1 0
 Jtg3240,

You can choose in what order you want the comments to appear. If by "score," then the comments with the most positive props appear first, if by "time," then the comments are listed in the order in which they were posted.

And, those painted rocks just seem silly. Why don't they hire a crew of kids with angle grinders to smooth out the rocks while they're at it, too....
  • 1 0
 sam difference as "top news" and "most recent" on facebook newsfeed
  • 2 0
 Gwin for the win, Hart second and Smith third with Gee in fourth.
  • 1 0
 i like how they paint the potential "f*ck up" spots !!
  • 1 0
 now those are some fresh a$$ kicks, in a sea of mud
  • 1 0
 stevie smith, mustache? hell yeah haha
  • 1 0
 wow! is gonna be interesting!!!
  • 1 0
 No Hill back to back.
  • 8 0
 he would have loved how technical it is. get behind troy and connor
  • 4 1
 well, hill did win the world champs here last year.
  • 2 2
 yes he did win champs last year, your point being? don't see people complaining that gwin has been winning a lot of races this season?
  • 1 0
 looks fun.
  • 1 0
 looks fucking Gnar!
  • 1 0
 Yeah Connor!!!!!
  • 1 0
 StArt ramp looks fun
  • 1 0
 just S I C
  • 1 0
 just S I C
  • 1 0
 The Mustache will Win!!!
  • 1 0
 Such a sick start ramp!
  • 1 0
 Stevie "Porn Star" Smith
  • 1 0
 go stevie u can do it!
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