Build Your Dream World Cup Team Today with the 2020 DH Fantasy League

Feb 24, 2020 at 11:00
by Pinkbike Staff  
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It's back! Pick your dream DH World Cup team and you could be the lucky person who gets to design a custom Project One Trek Slash carbon frame to bring home kitted out with Rockshox suspension and SRAM components!

Get ready to show your skills for picking winners, at all 8 rounds of the 2020 UCI World Cup and the 2020 UCI World Championships. With a fictional budget of $1.5 million you will choose your ultimate team of 6 riders (4 men, 2 women) and go to battle in the Fantasy Downhill League. Each round you can make changes to your team and you can be apart of 2 mini-leagues and compete against your friends. Each race round will have feature prizing for the overall Top Team of the round and then at the end of all 9 races, we crown the overall Fantasy Downhill Champion and present the Grand prize of a complete bike!

Sound good? Build your team today!


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Prismatic Pearl is one of literally hundreds of combinations of custom paints the winner gets to choose from with Trek's Project One program.

Prizes

Grand Prize
Season Overall

At the end of the season the overall Fantasy Downhill Champion will get to design a custom Trek Project One Slash Carbon to bring home kitted out with a RockShox Lyrik Ultimate, RockShox Deluxe RE:aktiv, a Bontrager Line Elite Dropper, Bontrager Line Carbon 30 Wheels, a SRAM X01 Eagle Drivetrain and SRAM Code RSC brakes.

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First round prizing to be announced. Round Prizing from the following brands: Trek, RockShox, SRAM, Bontrager, 100%

IMPORTANT: To maximize your chances to win the Grand Prize Custom Project One Trek Slash Carbon with SRAM and Rockshox components, we recommend you have your team created by March 20th 2020. You will want to maximize your points score and have your team present for all races. Teams created at a time after races have previously occurred earlier will not be eligible to backlog points that riders would have accrued from previous races.

Good luck!


The Fantasy Downhill League is Presented by Trek.

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116 Comments
  • 133 3
 Prize shoulda been a Session, not some look alike. I know a fake when I see it.
  • 8 0
 That's the most original "looks like a session" comment i've seen in a looooong time Beer
  • 80 0
 13467th place,here I go!
  • 17 1
 I have full faith in you. I KNOW you can at least get 13464th or better. You can do it! Big Grin
  • 13 0
 @bman33: Nobody is beating me out of 13647th place bro.
  • 11 0
 guy just quit now. I got 5938th last season, you have no chance
  • 4 0
 @jaycubzz: ^^ this guy is savage! Big Grin
  • 3 2
 @bman33: impostor!
  • 3 0
 Guys, I created my team after all the races, so I got 0 points. I am pretty sure I was the last place possible! Boom, try and beat that!
  • 3 0
 @jaycubzz: just go home now! 3,XXX here!
  • 3 0
 @scotttherider: I’m currently at 3006 this season. Or maybe I’m tied for 1st. Either way I’m feeling pretty good about my current standings.
  • 1 3
 ANOUNCEMENT: instead of clogging up other people’s commenting space, let’s brag about our Fantasy scores at this forum! www.pinkbike.com/forum/listcomments/?threadid=218484
  • 6 2
 @JacobyDH: um, no...
  • 49 5
 Shouldn't you get a DH bike for the DH League?
  • 33 20
 Why's it matter? Pinkbike staff is going to get it anyways.
  • 117 3
 Most of us are all about watching that downhill, then casually ride XC trails on Enduro bikes.
  • 1 0
 @fruitsd79: true eh.... I did just buy a new DH bike.
  • 5 14
flag JacobyDH (Feb 26, 2020 at 16:01) (Below Threshold)
 @fruitsd79: also, is it electric? It looks electric. I would love to have a DH bike that’s electric (not that the slash Is a DH bike). I could cruise up trails, with little effort, and then go down them very fast. You could practically turn an enduro, XC, or even a DH trail into a DH park. But what do I know, as I’ve never ridden an E-Bike
  • 3 0
 @JacobyDH: not electric.
  • 10 1
 It's acoustic brah
  • 1 1
 @JacobyDH: Look at Trek Rail 9.9
  • 1 0
 Actually I read online that it is sour power bar powered. Also, since this is a DH contest, what about a session?
  • 1 3
 @MrDiamondDave: or the Specialized Kenevo
  • 1 1
 @JimmyWeir: You can hear the sustain, even when it's not plugged in!
  • 1 0
 @fruitsd79: Truth.
  • 2 0
 Because although it's a DH league, I'm sure that most of the people (me included) competing would get more use out of a trail bike than a DH bike. Quite nice of them to do it this way really!
  • 37 0
 I love playing Fantasy DH. Thanks for bringing it back for another year.
  • 22 0
 I'm a real fan and one lucky winner from last year! BUT.... I still haven't received my price from last years Fort William round ... And I'm getting no response on my requests!
  • 2 2
 Weird I get my custom Session pretty quick and broke it pretty quick too ;( ;p
  • 19 0
 My favourite time of year, lets go!
  • 11 0
 I’m so crap at this game. It would take me less time just to go to work, earn money and buy the damn Slash. But that would be way less fun!!! Bottom 25% represented.
  • 9 1
 blimey, that downtube is so fat i thought it was hiding a battery.
  • 2 0
 It's a trick to make e-bikes aesthetic more acceptable- make non e-bikes more e-bike looking. We are all pawns in a marketting game of chess.
  • 5 0
 I find the trickiest part with lower ranked but potentially point scoring riders is whether or not they will ride all the rounds. For some without the full team support making it to all the distant locations can be tough.
  • 2 0
 I use Instagram in the days leading up to the event. Good way to check if your roughies are on location for the race not before the Fantasy DH deadline.
  • 2 0
 In previous years you could edit your team as much as you like for each round. I wish there were more restrictions on it though
  • 2 0
 @j-t-g: 2 transfers per round maybe?
  • 8 0
 That thing looks like some sort of "personal massager".
  • 1 0
 I don't know how you don't have more upvotes, I'm dying over here.
  • 6 0
 Where's Ben Cathro.... He is going to rule this year! Want him on my list....
  • 1 0
 I was wondering that too.
  • 4 0
 Would ride that with pride.
  • 1 0
 haha, i see what you did there! Wink
  • 3 0
 Is it just my heart that quickens when I see it?
Oh my God, and another year begins ...
  • 4 0
 Sam Gale looks like a bargain at 50K based on recent form in the NZ series
  • 6 2
 Here come the oil slick haters...
  • 2 0
 Before they start hating, make sure you throw on a rainbow cassette and chain and swap out all the hardware with oil slick Ti
  • 4 0
 Oil slick? Nah, that's a deep south Bass Boat finish if there ever was one. It might have a SRAM drivetrain, but I hope they throw in a Shimano fishing reel to complete the look!
  • 2 0
 @g123: It definitely is not oil slick, but is reminiscent of it. I was just poking some fun.
  • 8 0
 It's actually Prismatic Pearl Wink But if that isn't your cup of tea, you can choose any Project One paint job for the Slash (assuming you win!) projectone.trekbikes.com/ca/en#model/slash99x01
  • 2 0
 @sarahmoore: If you could let Trek know I would like mine in Cosmos colourway please Sarah. tup
  • 3 0
 The Team Dadbod/KFC League may have 11 herbs and spices, but only 1 will be crowned champion!
  • 4 0
 When will @trekbikes update the geometry on the slash and remedy?
  • 3 0
 Pinkbike Fantasy Downhill - presented by Eurovision
  • 8 3
 So that means a chick with a beard will win
  • 1 0
 Hello yeah!! Hope this is my year!! Also can we customize the paintjob if we win?
  • 1 0
 Sick bike. Good thing I have zero knowledge about who the racers are and zero experience with fantasy picks.
  • 1 0
 Do we have access to the cost and points earned for each rider of the previous fantasy season?
  • 1 0
 Might have to give this a shot! I'm sure I'm going to run caboose on this. But it could be fun.
  • 2 0
 Putting Bulldog on my team. Tell me I’m wrong.
  • 2 0
 Another year of the Frenchies?
  • 5 0
 Thats how i pick. Its like champagne. The more french sounding the name the better. If only i could afford Rene La Pampelmousse.
  • 2 0
 Give us more then 1.5 million! I need to make a stacked team lol
  • 2 0
 Nice fishing lure! Oh right it's a bike
  • 2 0
 I'm hoping vouilloz makes a comeback and wins the overall title
  • 1 0
 Ummmm Seagrave and Atherton are cheaper than tracy hannah?
  • 2 0
 No form from last year?
  • 1 0
 Anyone else getting errors with their picks?
  • 5 1
 Should be all sorted now!
  • 2 0
 @sarahmoore: Big Thanks.
  • 2 0
 Chuck is a steal
  • 1 1
 Oooo, do tell..I love the inside scoop.
Chuck who and why??
  • 1 0
 @CarbonShmarbon: those who know, know
  • 1 0
 @CarbonShmarbon: Charlie Harrison on Trek, good show last season
  • 1 0
 @frenchfriedfun: Thanks, J, knew I could count on you.
So there, JimmyO!
  • 1 0
 My holiday season begins!
  • 1 0
 Session PLZ cos y'know, Down Hill.................
  • 1 0
 Gwyn at 400? Gamble but could also be incredible value.
  • 1 0
 Nice prize but surely it should be the downhill trek lol
  • 1 0
 not sure about a bike but frame color is amazing
  • 1 0
 BORAAAAA BAHEAAAAAAAA MINHA PORRA!!!!
  • 1 2
 Come on Pinkbike ..... we can only choose 2 x lady riders .... the ladies have some good competition this year and it would have been great if it was more balanced
  • 3 0
 2 lady riders makes total sense. Its not based on the level of competition but obviously on the total number of male vs. female entries. It would be MUCH easier to score high with and entail a lot of shared places with the same number of points if one could choose three female riders.
  • 1 0
 No Crankworx fantasy up yet? Or is it not happening this year?
  • 2 0
 It's not happening this year unfortunately.
  • 1 0
 WELL THEN....
  • 1 2
 Is that bike even ridable with that old outdated geo..jeez look at that seat tube..
  • 2 0
 Damn. You think I should throw mine in the trash?
  • 1 1
 In first stop in Lousã. You have to put francisco pardal in your list....
  • 1 3
 Why is Nicole $450k with only one WC DH podium and winning World Champs? doesn't make sense...
  • 5 2
 Didn't expect them to make Vali Höll that expensive
  • 2 1
 @SickEdit: I didn't expect them to put in injured riders, but they have.
  • 1 0
 @djm35: Injured riders have been included for awhile. A bit surprised to not see a medical symbol beside Brook however.
  • 4 0
 @SickEdit: Vali should probably be more expensive. She's got her head in the game and has put up numbers that are faster than most of the women's pack. She's a steal at that price
  • 4 0
 She’s 450k because she’s the fastest female that isn’t injured.....
  • 1 0
 @Bmontgomery87: I thought the ranking was based primarily on prior season performance, no?

PB did cover this some time ago but I can't find the article using search.
  • 5 0
 @robwhynot: Can't be. Finn (16th + 300k) versus Zabjek (17th + 100k). Plenty of other discrepancies. High prices for guitarists and singers, not drummers.
  • 1 0
 @SickEdit: Just watch out which rounds she's in this year, she said she will probably miss a few for school
www.pinkbike.com/news/interview-vali-hll-the-future-becomes-the-present.html
  • 1 1
 the choice for women is a joke. You have to pay the same price for a female racer with 2 top 5 as for a male racer that has 3 top 3. The cheap choice are women that were not going to the races last year. What is the logic behind the pricing ?
  • 2 4
 Kitted out with rockshox… give me a break. Not sayin its bad but come the phuck on.
  • 1 2
 DH is dead fuck it
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