Claudio's Course Preview - Lenzerheide DH World Cup 2017

Jul 5, 2017 at 12:49
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85 Comments
  • 121 0
 How did he survive that failed jump?
  • 18 2
 Finish area looks definitely too short for a race speed
  • 20 2
 Must be a metric shock. haha
  • 4 1
 That was , proper insanity .
  • 4 0
 @AdamOdh: I think they need to start looking at this a little more. Many of the jumps are fine / even a stretch to make for 'normal' people but when they are upto race speed riders seem to be constantly over jumping some of the big features.
  • 4 0
 Had it been me who botched the landing I would have surly died 0_0
  • 1 0
 @LiquidSpin: Failing a jump like that is actually not as bad as it looks, the worst that can happen is you going over the bars but because of the uphill after the gap you would stop instantly
  • 7 0
 @MountainGoatLover:

"Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you."

- Jeremy Clarkson
  • 1 0
 @MountainGoatLover: hehe I was kidding Smile However, I do have to disagree. I've broken bones on much smaller crashes before. All crashes can end up badly due to a different degree of variables. Claudio is very lucky he didn't hurt himself at all in that botched landing.
  • 1 0
 @rallyimprezive: I like this quote Smile
  • 1 0
 @robwhynot: well now its a metric shock.
  • 1 0
 He leaned back
  • 67 0
 Looks like a proper DH track to me now.
  • 3 26
flag EnduroManiac (Jul 5, 2017 at 14:33) (Below Threshold)
 Yeah about leogang level with less pedaling. Mmm.
  • 4 2
 Leogang with out the KM sprint in the middle kinda level I think, looks good now it's all blown up to me.
  • 25 1
 @bigburd: bikeparky like leogang but rough and rocky like a proper dh track. So basically, like leogang without track maintenance
  • 9 0
 Looks steep and ledgy. So many drops and hucks directly into rooty steeps.
  • 45 0
 I've come up short on jumps before, but holy smokes that missed double looked painful- hats off to Claudio for going back up the hill.
  • 38 0
 Claudio just kills me....how can he give such commentary while flying down a hill like that??!? Awesome.
  • 23 0
 If i came up that short I don't think id say "I Think Ill have to go back up and do it again"
  • 3 0
 Yes that was crazy. Why didn´t he brake ?
  • 15 0
 Also why didn't he break!?
  • 1 0
 @ThomDawson: Looks like he hit the brakes hard but started on them too late. With a jump that size, you're gonna be hauling ass!
  • 17 1
 Looks like an amazing course to ride. A lovely balance between jumpy bikepark and steep/rough stuff.

For me, not on the same WC level as last weekend, but I expect it will be good to watch. Buzzin Big Grin
  • 13 0
 I really enjoy listening to Claudio as you get a sense for how much he loves the sport. He is the perfect ambassador for DH!
  • 15 1
 What's a blocked chain? And a blocked crank? That was a solid case btw
  • 3 0
 Jammed up I guess, like when it gets all bunched up when back pedalling, may of hit his chain device or some thing.
  • 10 0
 Probably the chain stuck in the guide or chainstay.
  • 4 0
 Just glad it didn't jam on that finish jump.
  • 2 0
 derailleur could have been climbing up into the cogset as well
  • 1 0
 Deraileur probably took a good hit in the rock garden. It happens.
  • 11 0
 can't stop laughing. I love claudio.
  • 11 1
 wow that was scintallating
  • 7 2
 I thought that word was reserved for wanker AFL comentators? =P
  • 8 2
 I didn't come here to read about that crap game! Bikes > Ball sports
  • 11 3
 There really is nothing better than a Claudio course preview!!!
  • 8 1
 There definitely is.
  • 1 0
 @isolationismdivision: throwing down the gauntlet
  • 6 0
 Favorite part of WC other than the race itself!
  • 6 0
 "He goes for the fancy lines up there"
  • 3 0
 That little gap between the final grass bit and the ramp into the finish area looks about ready to take out a front wheel. Or maybe the gopro makes it look worse than it really is?
  • 1 0
 looks sketchy af but at the speed they're going at they'll be gliding onto it anyways
  • 5 0
 Claudio must be thankfull for his Fork
  • 1 3
 It looked very much like a nosedive to me. (Probably wrong). But i suspect that fork will need a thorough inspection/rebuild after that. How he didn't go properly OTB i don't know.
  • 5 0
 Lenzerheide is like Leogang on PCP.
  • 3 0
 That was a good one - Claudio adds a human/mere mortal touch to these previews, especially when they get way gnarly like this track.
  • 3 0
 The final drop looked nothing compared to that double that he crashed on. That looked massive!
  • 8 4
 Minnar will fly on that track with the V10 29er
  • 34 0
 He won't be on a 29er I read somewhere. He'll be on a magic carpet.
  • 22 0
 There's no way that giant man will fit under that bridge on a 29er. I expect a decapitation.
  • 2 1
 @vinay: haha very funny
  • 4 1
 Can we please start arguing about rim width instead of wheel size already?
  • 3 0
 @Boardlife69: Nah, weave pattern is where it is at.
  • 2 0
 @vinay: Nothing goes faster than a 650 knots per sq inch, 190x280 Persian Ghali carpet
  • 1 0
 I knew it
  • 3 0
 Wow that track looks like a lot of fun to ride. Love Claudio. He is so fun to listen to.
  • 2 0
 Every time i watch one of his videos i picture that it is Grover from Sesame St riding. They sound exactly the same.
  • 3 0
 This is going to be a fun race to watch!
  • 1 0
 Track looks so good. Also, I think Claudio gives a great example of what goes through us mere mortals minds at times on track.
  • 3 1
 I've been waiting for a world cup track to look like this. Proper jumps and drops. Awesome stuff!
  • 1 0
 Claudio is the man and this track is MINT!!!! Gotta make my way here now too.
  • 3 1
 French rider takes all the french lines...
  • 2 1
 Was it left turn, right turn, left turn or right turn, left turn, right turn? Could get very confusing.
  • 2 0
 This proves that Claudio is human... hahaha. Nice riding.
Beer
  • 1 1
 the times on this race course won't be so close as usual. this is a tough track to keep a constant high speed.
  • 1 0
 Track looks like a lot of fun!
  • 2 0
 Love me some Claudio....
  • 2 5
 Omg, I thought Claudio, first u thought u had a flat tire then chain lock up, Ai thought this is not going to end well and then you come into the gap ramp, OMG he's still going for it, way too slow, nice to walk away from that one! But we can do with out shit please! one pair of undies a day mate!!
  • 1 1
 That poor 29 front wheel came very close to buckling and starting a whole new wheel size.
  • 1 0
 Such beautiful place omg!
  • 2 0
 Claudio is a clown.
  • 2 0
 Muppet
  • 1 0
 You can’t not grin watching these.
  • 3 3
 That finish line looks sketchy. Full speed off the ramp into gravel
  • 1 0
 saturday race again
  • 2 1
 XC race on sunday
  • 1 0
 I love you Claudio
  • 1 3
 Well that looks like a tough track, just what most WC riders want, Right?
But hope all rider can stay away from local hospital, but do not think that all will?
  • 1 0
 funniest one to date
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