Video: Some of the Biggest Crashes in World Cup History

Apr 11, 2015 at 15:17
by Paul Haysom  

We knew it was gnarly but those last few hits are easily some of the worst hits I've seen at World Cup racing! Looks like there's a camera over that area but let's hope we don't see more of this on race day.

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  • 288 7
 Just think how much MORE dangerous this would be with a GoPro mounted on your helmet. People would die!
  • 29 72
flag SpinningAddiction (Apr 11, 2015 at 20:21) (Below Threshold)
 How would they die?!?!
  • 157 1
 Lol@spinningaddiction...it's ok bro, you don't follow every single story on pinkbike, and that's ok.
  • 3 1
 my balls hurt watching that
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flag SpinningAddiction (Apr 12, 2015 at 8:24) (Below Threshold)
 @Triber66 and @mixticius I read that but it doesn't say that there banning helmet mountain cameras because it kills people. Sense when has someone died from a helmet mounted camera?!?!
  • 13 1
 Trolling? Or not getting the sarcasm?
  • 9 9
 @spinningaddiction It all started after Michael Schumacher's skiing accident. They believe the gopro mount caused the helmet to fail and not do its job properly. Didn't die, but is still recovering nearly 2 years later.
A snowboarder did manage to impale himself on the pole holding his camera earlier this year also which resulted in his death. Not saying I agree with the UCI, but there is actually logic behind that rule.
  • 7 9
 @mountainyj the pole accident makes sense the same thing could happened to a skier and their poles.
  • 9 1
 Actually @mountainyj, "they" don't believe that. His 15 year old son said it, and that's the only source. There is no logic behind the rule whatsoever, and in typical UCI fashion, is a complete overreaction to press and public hysteria.
  • 3 1
 Quite right @redrook, there's absolutely no evidence to suggest that a gopro mount has any impact on the efficacy of a helmet. Schumacher would be dead without his helmet, as it is he was just going so fast and had an incredibly hard impact to the head. All this helmet efficacy nonsense is a giant red herring.
  • 4 3
 @redrook "they" believed it enough that they made a new rule over it, and it caused enough question to have ENSA test the helmet and situation under which it failed. And the crash had been described as "moderate speed" not "extremely fast". Did the helmet save his life, probably. But the way it failed raised the question, "did the helmet do its job to its maximum potential, or was it hindered by a foreign object between it and the rock?" Never said I agreed with any of it, but that is THE incident that prompted the UCI, who we all know is notorious for making rediculous rules for no apparent reason. @rbeach
  • 3 0
 @mouainyj Yup and people, even the almighty UCI, will claim to believe anything if it is the popular consensus. The fact that the only real source for the un-evidenced allegation was his teenage son (who I have no reason to believe is an expert in the field, and who was also a near-bereaved relative looking to blame something) should lead us to disregard the idea immediately unless actual evidence is provided. "That which is claimed without evidence can be dismissed without evidence".
  • 5 0
 I think where people's heads are concerned rocks are also foreign objects.
  • 95 2
 MAN TRACK ! HAIL FRANCE
  • 28 3
 is it just me or is there a low line to the riders right that they could be taking?

might have to late apex the turn at the bottom of the chute but id rather lose a couple tenths than become a vegetable. (due to my gopro)(not).

then again im not a ranked dh racer so what do i know hahaha.
  • 16 0
 yeah there is, but it looks rocky and they would have to pull to the left up a hill to miss the padded tree. Huck to flat ftw. This is bryceland's game.
  • 8 0
 my reaction to this video was just like Maximbady watching that king cobra youtube video... "OHHHHH MY GODT!" "OHHH MY GODT!"
  • 74 3
 Is this french's revenge for all the jokes the rest of the world has about them?
  • 17 2
 hahahahaahahahaahaha what jokes dude ?
(but, yes, it might be a revenge ! (héhéhé)
  • 15 9
 1 - you don't know them as you run away to fast from people telling them Smile
2 - you just surrender to fun ;]

But Man, that track is as hard as beaches of Normandy back in the days!
  • 53 0
 so this is how the french tenderize their meat!!!!
  • 36 0
 I hope Eliot Jackson is alright after that one
  • 3 0
 Yeah, he took a good hit there!
  • 33 1
 and people think the french are wack for mandatory back protection and gloves. safety first.
  • 27 0
 I really really really hope the live stream covers this corner. Its always hit or miss with the coverage and this track has no filler its flat out the whole way so I hope they brought A LOT of cameras.
  • 21 1
 Are you not entertained?!
  • 8 0
 Throw bike at the fans and spit
  • 20 1
 What the SAM HILL is that track?
  • 17 0
 World cup DH racers, gotta be some of the bravest athletes there are
  • 4 3
 *cup
  • 6 7
 2 girls. 1 cup.
  • 19 4
 the French love a bit of tech in their trails but these crashes are out of this world, how many of the top 10 riders will be injury free after this race!
  • 14 1
 They were spoiled with flowy track of the bike parks. Bad habits must be corrected. (trollface)
  • 14 0
 get all the riders to do an IQ test after this event.
  • 14 1
 Just a french track Smile GOD SAVE DOWNHILL ! And Bruni Wink
  • 13 0
 OH LOURDES, LOURDES!!!
  • 11 1
 At first I thought "this is so lame" and then 27 seconds hit and it was carnage. Awesome
  • 6 1
 Not really awesome if you think about it but maybe you meant it in a positive way
  • 5 0
 Yeah, definitely awesome in the literal sense, as opposed to the modern "really great!" usage...
  • 11 0
 i felt that through my screen
  • 8 0
 Huck your meat!
  • 6 0
 These were insane! Hope everyone walked away from those crazy crashes Eek
  • 5 0
 Well at least they can just drink some of that holy Lourdes water and be healed instantly.
  • 5 0
 Actually, pretty normal for us (or not ...)
  • 4 1
 Ow, just fucking OW!! Looks like how I lost my spleen... Brutal slaydown in the face!!!!
  • 2 0
 dean lucas @ 0:09 is mental! other dudes were struggling with that gap and he was stylin it!
  • 4 0
 So they are mortals.
  • 6 0
 Clearly not, otherwise they would all be dead
  • 1 0
 Mofos hittin' that last line like they don't even know what they're ridin' into. Was it mandatory to race the course with no practice runst? :s
  • 5 2
 That is going to leave a mark.
  • 4 0
 it hurts to watch....
  • 3 0
 last one surely broke his colarbone into pieces
  • 3 0
 Thats Oscar Harnstrom and that shoulder is dislocated and likely broken as well.
  • 4 1
 Brutal
  • 1 0
 uuhggg.. Hard to finish. Hope these folks are doing well!! SOO pumped for tomorrow morning tho!
  • 2 2
 Just minor injury after all this crash. This section is on the bottom of the track, so the riders comes a little bit tired here.
  • 1 0
 Perfect track for frame and suspension R&D strength test if the riders don't break first! 2hrs 34 min count down!!!
  • 2 0
 Repent.. and don't case a landing.
  • 2 0
 Anyone know of Eliot Jackson's status after that one ? That was scary
  • 2 1
 Why did I just watch this?
  • 1 1
 Almost as good as that S. American urban DH compilation they posted a while back
  • 2 0
 Ohh lourde have mercy
  • 1 0
 Is this what happens when you get to. Too Light?
  • 2 0
 holy fuck
  • 6 13
flag peanutbuter (Apr 11, 2015 at 17:14) (Below Threshold)
 come on pinkbike this was on vital mtb hours ago
  • 1 1
 damn this track must've been a shitshow through and through
  • 1 0
 Rocket
  • 1 2
 Minnaars tree clipping gone wrong. Did that ENVE survived ?
  • 2 0
 That is not Minaar for sure , he is sponsored by oneal and not royal ...... plus he does not resemble to him
  • 1 3
 Crappy video feed. But, some damn good bumps towards the end.
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