Glasgow Worlds 2023 *spoiler thread*
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Not good for GB with one of the men having to get in the car quite early on.1
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Matthews tries to park his bike up Plapp's crack1
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Commentators having no idea what constitutes a decent time so Hatch is going into hyberbole mode every time a new best time is set even though they seem to promptly get smashed.0
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Hoole's bike a bit of a mess.0
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Italian rider attacking his team mate Bettiol on the climb. I don't think he fully understands the concept.0
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He's enjoying his time in Glasgow then.Pross said:Hoole's bike a bit of a mess.
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Kicking the shite out of your rear derailleur isn't going to fix anything.0
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It'll make her feel better. Probably.gethinceri said:Kicking the shite out of your rear derailleur isn't going to fix anything.
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GB going to end up in the worst place- 4th"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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Ended up really close.
Only 7 seconds"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Proof that I'll watch any old shite0
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Wasn't bad, coverage could have been better, I liked the parcours for the jeopardy.0
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Apparently this is the MTB cross country track, not the downhill...
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MDVP just needs to confirm if there'll be wooden ramps on the day“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!4
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What's the point of the B-lines anyway? Surely a pro can just ride the A ones?ddraver said:I don't remember a mandatory gap jump ever being in a XCO course
(And certainly not if it really is mandatory...as in no B-line...)0 -
Well I'd like to ride the course myself at some point 😜TheBigBean said:
What's the point of the B-lines anyway? Surely a pro can just ride the A ones?ddraver said:I don't remember a mandatory gap jump ever being in a XCO course
(And certainly not if it really is mandatory...as in no B-line...)
The b line should be a lot slower for sure.0 -
I still don't understand Madison tactics / techniques. V tight points finish.0
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5 teams competing in the final Madison sprint for the medals, all with a change of gold.
Dutch take it just from GB and NZ. Belgies unhappy!
GB needed someone between them and NL to pip them to gold.0 -
A 'B-Line' may be added if the 'A-Line' is particularly tricky/ technical...and may cause a bottle neck. A lot of riders used the 'B-Line' in the last XCO World Cup in Val di Sole where the 'A-Line' had been blown out.
Ironically, last season in some races, Nino actually used the 'B-Lines' on some laps at Petropolis, and Albstadt to make up ground/ get ahead of those ahead slowing up for the 'A-Line'.
In other news, Milan Vader won't travel due to illness, so the Dutch men really are relying on MvdP for big points.All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."2 -
What andy says, but also imagine if people couldn't make the A-line without crashing (in this case...really badly). Further, at the worlds where there are riders that may actually not be quite so pro as usual I'd have thought it was more important.TheBigBean said:
What's the point of the B-lines anyway? Surely a pro can just ride the A ones?ddraver said:I don't remember a mandatory gap jump ever being in a XCO course
(And certainly not if it really is mandatory...as in no B-line...)We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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On the junior women's downhill it was noticeable how many of the weaker riders dived out of the last big jump on the avoiding line. After five minutes of pressure they were utterly cooked, and it was probably a good thing they could get out of it. Also came in handy during the men's elite later due to the number of punctures - not many riders suffering them were overly keen to test the integrity of their rims.ddraver said:
What andy says, but also imagine if people couldn't make the A-line without crashing (in this case...really badly). Further, at the worlds where there are riders that may actually not be quite so pro as usual I'd have thought it was more important.TheBigBean said:
What's the point of the B-lines anyway? Surely a pro can just ride the A ones?ddraver said:I don't remember a mandatory gap jump ever being in a XCO course
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Just watched the video, at least that mandatory gap doesn't look that hard. The rest of the features seem to have B (even C) lines.0
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The trials of MvdP and the MTB wing of the KNWU...
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/other/van-der-poel-will-have-to-start-from-the-back-row-in-the-mountain-biking-world-championship-he-understands-very-well-how-it-works/ar-AA1eYwS7?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=69c2dd79946545d7bf492f1ce5b0b87e&ei=11We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Dunno if this will work but there is a B line on this
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvpuvvTskXn/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Still looks fairly gnar.
You can see how consequential the double is here and what could happen if someone blowing out their A misjudges it a little
Edit - I also completely missed that even making the double doesn't end well for that rider. Presumably a Canadian can handle a little bit of jumping...We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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That's the same jump that didn't have a B line on the preview video I think.ddraver said:Dunno if this will work but there is a B line on this
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvpuvvTskXn/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Still looks fairly gnar.
You can see how consequential the double is here and what could happen if someone blowing out their A misjudges it a little
Edit - I also completely missed that even making the double doesn't end well for that rider. Presumably a Canadian can handle a little bit of jumping...
The jump itself looks OK but psychologically the fact it's a double rather than a tabletop makes it hard. She's carried too much speed and overshot - if anything the jump and landing looks too small given the speed they will be coming into it, she didn't look like she was trying to take lots of speed either. I wouldn't ride it
The b line looks fine to me.0