Glasgow Worlds 2023 *spoiler thread*
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With the obvious caveat that I am I'm not a pro (lolol) the b line still looks like a chunky drop after a steep descent. It's going to require some skill.
I was always amazed how my ability to ride features I wouldn't have blinked at on a weekend trail ride changed when I was """racing""" (again lol)We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Has anyone seen any start lists yet for the elite mountain biking for both men and women on Saturday?
EDIT: https://assets.ctfassets.net/761l7gh5x5an/4dU0hQHCDah8bHwK3jP77L/c43b6ecf7eb2f5ba29f0a0d755673514/2023_UCI_Cycling_World_Championships_-_Mountain_Bike_Cross-country_Entry_List.pdfFelt F70 05 (Turbo)
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Wait, there's an e-MTB race?1
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My mountain bike skills aren't great, but I work on the basis that if it looks easy enough on skis, then it should be easy enough for someone with mountain bike skills.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...0 -
I'm interested to see the lap time of Phillipsen; was 29 secs down...He set quick times in the Euros, as fast as u23 rider Boichis.All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."0
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Needs to adjust her suspension, it looks like she just bounced on landingbobmcstuff said:
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.
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He was up there with the GB rider, but slid out coming into the changeover - lap was 11" down I thinkandyrac said:I'm interested to see the lap time of Phillipsen; was 29 secs down...He set quick times in the Euros, as fast as u23 rider Boichis.
Timings here:
https://www.tissottiming.com/2023/mtbxcowch/en-us/default/Stage/6/Live
He went from "29 down to "11 down, not sure what the actual lap time was or how it ranksWarning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
Anything go wrong for the British Team in the MTB XC Team? Looked a while back and they were about 20 seconds up in 1st. Just got back in and their 2+minutes down. Just get overhauled or have issues?0
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It's quite mad trying to work out whether any of these leads will hold, with a male female mix and elite to juniors involved. I've got no idea whether a minute's lead will just disappear in seconds as an elite man rides against a jnr woman or somethingWarning No formatter is installed for the format0
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Old man Nino takes the Swiss team to victory. That's a lot of medals he's won in his career
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No - we sent out our potentially best rider (U23 Charlie Aldridge) out first, and then were reeled in by the others. Our riders aren't quite at the same level as the other countries....JimD666 said:Anything go wrong for the British Team in the MTB XC Team? Looked a while back and they were about 20 seconds up in 1st. Just got back in and their 2+minutes down. Just get overhauled or have issues?
All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."0 -
Yeah, the difference between racing and a trail ride is fair. I would defo ride that b-line normally but I've not done stuff like that in a "race" situation... Although I would assume these guys are better than me.ddraver said:With the obvious caveat that I am I'm not a pro (lolol) the b line still looks like a chunky drop after a steep descent. It's going to require some skill.
I was always amazed how my ability to ride features I wouldn't have blinked at on a weekend trail ride changed when I was """racing""" (again lol)0 -
We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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MvdP out of the XCC due to injuries from the crash on Sunday. Still planning on riding the XCO0
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Ta. Didn't see the start/know the teams and was surprised to see us out front at all.andyrac said:
No - we sent out our potentially best rider (U23 Charlie Aldridge) out first, and then were reeled in by the others. Our riders aren't quite at the same level as the other countries....JimD666 said:Anything go wrong for the British Team in the MTB XC Team? Looked a while back and they were about 20 seconds up in 1st. Just got back in and their 2+minutes down. Just get overhauled or have issues?
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That cobble climb finish to the U23 TT going on looks a bit bone-jarring, not seen much of it on bbc live coverage so far, but guess it's too short to consider a switch to a road bike.================
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Josh Charlton seems to be all over the road. Looks like he could have saved himself 1/2 km at least. 🤔The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Is the XCC the short race on Thursday, and the XCO the full length one on Saturday?r0bh said:MvdP out of the XCC due to injuries from the crash on Sunday. Still planning on riding the XCO
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Archibald off to a good start in the omnium points race. Sat out the first sprint before heading off to gain a lap solo and time it so she got the 5 points in the sprint (thought she’d got it wrong and caught them too soon at first).
Then promptly misses a move where all her rivals gained a lap pushing her back down to 6th.0 -
Katie going for another lap but looks pretty tired0
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She got it, but so did two of her rivals. 4th with two sprints left0
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Gains another but took two rivals with her and looks knackered.0
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4th, valiant effort starting from so far down1
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Excellent race, Archibald gave it everything for a medal but Kopecky had her marked. Lost it earlier in the overall event, must have been one of the top points scorers in the final event.1
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Had really hoped Dideriksen and Archibald got around together - but without Kopecky.
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5th for NI's Darren Rafferty
Add to the 2nd at the Baby Giro and I've big hopes for this lad.
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Congrats Lorenzo on winning the annual Danish Invitational Young Men's TTtailwindhome said:5th for NI's Darren Rafferty
Add to the 2nd at the Baby Giro and I've big hopes for this lad.
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A rather better preview hereNo_Ta_Doctor said:Here's a preview of the course
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6DN0dmxiu4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWfta4SlQWk
Puck usually posts a similar preview a day or two before the race.
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