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Fort William downhill world cup

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Admittedly i may be the only one who watches this on here... but it's a brilliant watch

(Red Bull TV on Sunday btw.)

Interesting to see Rachel Atherton may be making her comeback after a couple of years of injury and childbirth.

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Couple of big names missing due to crashing recently. Tahnee Seagrave and Finn Illes being the 2 main ones.

But we could easily have a British winner on British soil.... or more likely a Frenchie.

Most interesting for me is one of my lads schoolmates is racing in the junior class... My lad still won't talk to him despite the fact they go to the same school ! although they are nearly 3 year apart i admit. But it's shown my lad the potential for getting to this sort of level as the kid also races the same events that my boy races currently.
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I'd watch that if I can work out how to get Redbull TV on the TV...Will have to hunt for the smart TV app.

Having ended a hike in France going down an MTB trail I can see why the French might be handy....it was a struggle/clamber down some of the drops. I couldn't actually believe that you could get down the trail on a bike. :lol:
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You can watch through a browser too.
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Well that was close! First four all within a second and Pierron with three in a row.
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Yeah but did you notice, the 2 fastest junior males would have been top 5 in elite/pro.

That's remarkable
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If I'm honest, no I didn't. Only watched the Elites.
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lostboy wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 1:59 pm If I'm honest, no I didn't. Only watched the Elites.
The juniors were not shown... but their times are incredible.

The first 2 would have been P3 and P4 in Qualifying in the Elites... then to do the same in the race... Amazing !
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£70K's worth of bikes and bits nicked 🤬

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Was a nice back-story that the factory team helped them out and gave them enough bikes, kit etc to be able to race.

But yes, not nice.

Never mind being bloody impossible to sell

And a supposedly secure paddock.
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weeksy wrote: Fri May 20, 2022 1:20 pm Admittedly i may be the only one who watches this on here... but it's a brilliant watch

(Red Bull TV on Sunday btw.)

Interesting to see Rachel Atherton may be making her comeback after a couple of years of injury and childbirth.

Image

Couple of big names missing due to crashing recently. Tahnee Seagrave and Finn Illes being the 2 main ones.

But we could easily have a British winner on British soil.... or more likely a Frenchie.

Most interesting for me is one of my lads schoolmates is racing in the junior class... My lad still won't talk to him despite the fact they go to the same school ! although they are nearly 3 year apart i admit. But it's shown my lad the potential for getting to this sort of level as the kid also races the same events that my boy races currently.
I watch the Bernard Kerr LSD youtube channel which I really enjoy :)