UCI MTB World Cup (All forms!)

[Strawberry_Jams]

+ he's been taking time off the bike since the worlds so don't expect much. Still saying that, he could still win.

 

[Barkintheeye]

MvdP needs to focus more on Vtt, even if it means a reduced road schedule ahead of the Olympics. 2 bonehead crashes in his 2 biggest races ought to tell him something...

He should definitely be able to do better. Surely there is a period of adaptation required when transitioning between disciplines, no matter how skilled he is.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Yes, we know he can do better - he's proved it in the past, especially his excellent 2019 season. And that was a regular schedule of races from May to August....
His only scheduled MTB race is the Paris test event.....And what happens next year?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Puck Preview

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9VwvRKC8iE

 

[DNP-Old]

Schwarzbauer is off the charts.

 

[jono]

Was Pidcock not trying or what?

 

[Wyndbrook]

Partly post holiday blues, but mainly low grinding position, his usual poor start and a track not suited to overtaking .
Said he felt awful at the start but improved as race progressed.
17th finish means a reasonable start position for Sunday. Not sure what to expect from him, top five perhaps.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

As seen in his instagram post, he spent most of the week on the beach...and it was a shock to the system. Anyway, XCC has never really been his strong point....
Sunday will be hard, as it's a brutal course....and it will be strange to see Nino not in the rainbow bands, but in the WCup leaders jersey.

Looks like the Downhill has been postponed due to high winds; predictably, the 'experts' on Pinkbike aren't impressed.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Looks like its dealyed by 1h 20m or so

 

[Axel Hangleck]

U23 races don't seem to be shown live; the link on You Tube was removed.........

 

[TourOfSardinia]

The version on GCN (tiz) was deferred (not live) since they skipped many intermediate splits for most riders.
If they can't do it live they should leave it to UCI YouTube - or not?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

GCN showing its raining and v.cold for the Women's XCO
I guess mud will play it's part.
CX advantage?

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Wet, and technical is usually Jolanda territory.....but does she have the climbing legs?

 

[DNP-Old]

Holy ***, if Griot pulls this off...

 

[Barkintheeye]

Pal Arinsal, Andorra. That’s a nasty course. Sketchy slippery sections with lots of opportunities for going overboard.

Stable results by the two World Champions albeit not fantastic.

TV coverage is getting better making MTB somewhat more exciting to watch.

 

[jmdirt]

Flucki with a big win and a big points jump in the overall since N1no never recovered from a flat.

 

[Gwbert]

Enjoyed watching both the mens and the womens. Thought it was a decent finish by Pidcock, should help his gridding if he keeps on plugging away.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's great seeing Mitterwallner get her first of hopefully many World Cup wins.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Flucki with a big win and a big points jump in the overall since N1no never recovered from a flat.

The men's is really close; any of the top 6-7 can still win the overall. Puck with a lead of approx 270 points......

 

[jmdirt]

It's great seeing Mitterwallner get her first of hopefully many World Cup wins.

Yes, great race by Mona!

 

[Barkintheeye]

A little odd to me that Pidcock started in the back grid (World Champion) in the XCO cup but could be bumped up at the start of the WC. No coordination between these events? Doesn’t a WC win give ranking points in the cup?

 

[Axel Hangleck]

No, the WC win only helps his XC ranking.
I think he was ranked 19th in World Cup standings before Friday's Short Track, and he finished 17th; which gave him a 3rd row start for Sunday's XCO race.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

OKK Revolution Series in Huttwil....live on Red Bull TV, sounds like Rob & Jose Hermida are there.

 

[jmdirt]

WOOOHOOO! Dakotah Norton soooo close to winning a World Cup! Its coming soon!

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Some thoughts on the possible expansion in the future:

La Copa del Mundo de MTB quiere ser como la F1 o MotoGP, ¿es posible?

Las UCI MTB World Series están en su primer año. El primer año de una nueva era con Warner Bros. Discovery al frente y con 7 años más por delante para consolidar los cambios importantes que quieren impulsar

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Less European rounds isn't a great idea, when most of the teams are based there.