UCI MTB World Series 2023 (EWS, DHI, XC World Cups).

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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    Over for Evie, 48s back and dropping down the field.

    Meanwhile, PFP has pulled (slightly) ahead of her breakaway partner with 1 to go
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,438
    Comms said Evie back up to 4th, not that we've seen it
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    I nearly wrote that PFP was away and gone but Pieterse and Lecomte (and Evie a little) have closed in back up...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    Stays in front into the descent though
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    edited May 2023
    Pieterse attacks and gaps PFP a little. One gnarly climb and descent to go.

    Gap grows, but PFP is the better descender
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    Pieterse has gone...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    edited May 2023
    Pieterse wins her debut elite XCO. Hell of a last lap, played with PFP like a cat with a mouse

    PFP - 6
    Lecomte - 10
    Evie - 16

    (Evie would've won that...)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,438
    Evie closed 30 seconds in that last lap...
  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,198
    Made up for Puck winning her first XCO World Cup, but gutted for Evie; lost 50 secs, and only finished 16 seconds behind; she looks in great form. Sadly, yet another puncture this weekend for a Pirelli, whether in MTB, or WRC......
    All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,680
    seanoconn said:

    What time does the men’s XCO kick off today?

    Anyone?
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  • chris_ne
    chris_ne Posts: 20
    3pm European time.
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,680
    chris_ne said:

    3pm European time.

    Brill, thanks Chris
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  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,438
    Now, basically
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,438
    Pidders loses his front wheel and loses the lead
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,819
    Pidcock. What a rider.
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,680
    What a weekend. 3 hour training ride before stating in second to last place to win. Crash today, back for the win with a couple of tail whips thrown in. Love Pidcock 💕
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    edited August 2023
    A rather sweetly emotional Mona Mitterwallner pisses all over my claim that XCM winners never win XCO races anymore by taking the last world cup and her first...

    A wonderfully French swear from PFP 😁 about the cold

    Puck Pieterse suffers a rare miss "only" finishing in 8th but clings on to the overall

    Evie 5th on the day, 8th overall
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,198
    That win has been coming for a while; and she didn't lose too much ground at the start, which is usually her problem. Really pleased for her.
    Yeah, PFP looked good early on, but she said she was so cold, which isn't a surprise - she carries far less weight when aiming for Worlds.....next week in Les Gets could be a race for her if it's decent weather.

    Puck still has a decent lead (approx 260) , and usually scores well in Friday Short Tracks

    Nino in the World Cup leaders jersey is a rare sight; so used to him in the rainbow jersey....
    All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,438
    Who is the commentator with the Northern Ireland accent?

    He sounds like Paddy Kielty has joined Eurosport
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,198
    Ric McLaughlin, formerly the field reporter for RBTV.....
    All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,438
    Men's XCO at Snowshoe was a good race
  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,198
    Next year's rumoured calendar:

    https://www.brujulabike.com/calendario-copa-del-mundo-mtb-uci-2024/

    XCO World Cup 2024: proposed dates and venues
    April 13-14 - Sao Paulo, Brazil
    April 20-21 - Araxa, Brazil
    May 8-12 - European Championship
    May 16-19 - World Masters Championship - Cairns - Australia
    May 25-26 - Nove Mesto Na Morave, Czechia
    June 14-16 - Val di Sole, Italy
    June 22-23 - Cras Montana, Switzerland
    05-07 July - Les Gets, France
    July 28-29 - Olympic Games Paris, France
    August 17-18 - Valkemburg, Netherlands
    August 28 - September 1 - Vallnord World Championship
    September 27-29 -Lake Placid, USA
    October 5-6 - Mont Sainte Anne, Canada

    All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    (Valkenberg...???)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,198
    Yes; it was originally on this season's calendar, but was dropped due to issues. I don't know if it's ever held any decent level XC racing. And hasn't held any world level CX since the 2018 Worlds....
    Shimano have a large centre nearby....
    All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    No Uk round. Disappointing.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,198
    gweeds said:

    No Uk round. Disappointing.

    There have never been any rumours about hosting one; which probably made the Worlds in Glentress our one chance to see all the top XC racers on our islands. No legacy at all. Opportunity missed.

    And having a World/Olympic champion, an U23 World champion, and a recent World champion and nothing to show for it. Just like in CX with recent success but no World Cup......
    All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    (the flipside of the is that the UK did rather well out of cycling this year, AND it's Olympic year so that is going to skew stuff a bit. Let's wait until 2025 before we talk about legacy)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,198
    I meant legacy for XC racing; there doesn't seem to be any. Dalby in 2010 was the last time we had a XC World Cup. The Glentress course was immediately returned to its previous state - the World champs course no longer exists.
    All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."
  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,198
    Two epic races on the best, and toughest XC course out there - Mont Sainte-Anne....

    Lecomte won despite a puncture, and a crash - but sending it on the descents, a nice 2nd for Jenny, and Puck who said she rode 'like an amateur' claimed 3rd.

    A season ending win for Tom, in the rainbow bands - after Matthias got 2 punctures; another fabulous ride from Guerrini to claim 3rd.
    Nino didn't have his best race a scraped home in 14th to claim his 9 Overall title.

    Overall winners:
    XCC - Puck Pieterse; Alpecin-Deceuninck;
    XCO - Puck Pieterse; Alpecin-Deceuninck

    XCC - Luca Schwarzbauer - Canyon CCLTV
    XCO - N1no Schurter - Scott-Sram

    DHI - Loic Bruni - Specialized Factory Racing
    DHI - Vali Holl - Rockshox-Trek
    All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."
  • dabber
    dabber Posts: 1,980
    And what about Jackson Goldstone's winning Downhilll run.
    https://youtu.be/xJuvF-O04qQ?si=rzyXnUxP0gktNz7A


    Great riding
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