There are races, and there are races to remember. Not sure what it is about Nove Mesto, but it always seems to produce some truly memorable ones. Today may have been the best. Ever. We've had some good ones this season. The opener was pretty damn impressive. Both the men's and women's race in Nove Mesto were action-packed. In the women's race, Langvad and Neff kept battled it out for the win, with Pauline Ferrand Prevot and Emily Batty giving everything they had. Mathieu van der Poel, Schurter, and Gaze started off the Men's race with a battle royal until Gaze flatted and Mathieu crashed out, leaving the door open for Cooper and Marotte to make a move. It was war out there in the heat and the dust. Then there was the sprint finish between Anton and Nino. Racing just doesn't get much better than this.
Karma much Sam Gaze ??
But really? Enjoying the fact that Sam came off and hurt himself? You are obviously making a statement about a 5min moment that Sam had earlier this year, but at least he wasn't wishing anyone hurt.
And Mathias Fluckiger is just on Social saying a particular rider is disrespectful and aggressive... you want to wish him a bit of injury karma too?
2018: XC racing gets interesting again.
To bad no pitchers of (someone else's) superman at the finish.
At what point do the benefits of a dropper post outweigh (pun intended) the risk of going slower over rock drops, or possibly OTB and DNF'ing?
I'd be running one.
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I'm betting it might have to do with habit learned years ago when she started riding, trying to reach brakes with smaller hands.
"Mathieu van der Poel looked strong but had to quit the race after a crash. Van der Poel struggled with an injured wrist, resulting in the crash."
"Mathieu Van der Poel - It goes without saying how disappointed I am about today. The legs were good but the wrist injury wasn’t, from the start on I couldn’t hold my handlebar properly which caused my stupid crash on an easy part of the course. Continuing was not an option unfortunately. Few days rest will bring recovery!"