UCI MTB World Cup (All forms!)

[Black Betsy]

Crappy coverage and those disgusting Eurosport breaks with O'Sullivan and fookin Alonso...

 

[Axel Hangleck]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1419549023401357314

View: https://twitter.com/ednl/status/1419549023401357314

 

[Ripper]

Hats off to the rest of the podium. David Valero Serrano and Mathias Flückiger looked super stoked to get bronze and silver respectively.

 

[jmdirt]

Cograts Tom, Mathias, David!
I'll let everyone else speculate on Mathieu, butI know that he is emotionally destroyed right now.
What happened to Ondrej?

 

[Ripper]

Cograts Tom, Mathias, David!
I'll let everyone else speculate on Mathieu, butI know that he is emotionally destroyed right now.
What happened to Ondrej?

Flat tire near the end. Up till then he was in contention for at least bronze on a course that was super technical for him.

Edit: I agree, Van der Poel will be completely gutted and I feel badly for him.

 

[Pantani_lives]

For the women Loana Lecomte seems to be the big favorite. She's only twenty-one, and she's won all four world cup events this season.

 

[Bolder]

Ramp is back! Tougher course with the rain, the off-camber stuff is barely rideable. PFP was looking strongest with Neff when she messed up big time on a rock climb. If Neff can avoid disaster she should hold on; silver / bronze going to be a real battle.

 

[Ripper]

This
Is
Awesome

 

[Ripper]

The rain has made this such an even better race. Loving Neff right now!!

 

[glassmoon]

just turned in... what's up with Loana?

 

[glassmoon]

Looks like SUI team prepared themselves very well... they might take all medals at that point.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Neff is a very experienced rider who apparently focused on this event entirely this year. She looks very impressive. This could be a complete Swiss podium, and a complete off-day for the French.

In 2016 Neff did the road race, where she finished 8th.

 

[Bolder]

Just like in the men's -- "to finish first you must first finish."

PFP really did look Neff's equal before her horror dab. (she slid out on the rock climb, lost her bike, and had to scramble up with cleats. Lost about 40 seconds and never recovered). Lecomte -- seemed like nerves got to her; she had a couple of dabs, pushed too hard battling the Swiss for silver and faded.

Kudos to Neff -- she got off to a great start; that first obstacle bottled up everyone from P 7-8 and she was off!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

How many riders will be DQed for hugging?

Fantastic display from Neff, but it would have been exciting to see if Ferrand-Prévot could have challenged her a bit more without the crash or at least have given Frei and Indergand some opposition for the secondary medals.

Blanka Vas's performance was very impressive, but being a CX rider probably helped her a lot in these conditions.

 

[glassmoon]

That save by Neff on that "plank drop"

 

[IndianCyclist]

I think considering the sharp rises and drops, rain adds too much difficulty to the course

 

[King Boonen]

Great racing again although I didn't get to see much of either race. Swiss a class above.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Great perfomance by Neff - her technical skills are in another league.
Was a strange race really, the form book went out the window, you'd have made a nice amount at the bookmakers if you'd forecast that result.

 

[King Boonen]

When I saw the weather I thought Evie had an outside chance at a medal, but I think it was a bit drier than I thought it would be. 7th is still a great result, looking good for Paris.

 

[IndianCyclist]

Neff suffered a serious injury in jan 2020 where she had a ruptured spleen, a fractured rib, and a collapsed lung. She had her artery plugged and her spleen is dead tissue.
She broke her hand in June 2021.
She's had many injuries but she came back to win the Gold in Tokyo

 

[Samu Cuenca]

50 Shades of Brown.
Why are the Suisse not wearing Suisse coloured tracksuits at these Olympics?

 

[Ricco']

Neff suffered a serious injury in jan 2020 where she had a ruptured spleen, a fractured rib, and a collapsed lung. She had her artery plugged and her spleen is dead tissue.
She broke her hand in June 2021.
She's had many injuries but she came back to win the Gold in Tokyo

Totally deserved for Neff. In addition to that, her last big win (World Cups or major championships) was in 2018. Now she goes to the club of women who won at least one Olympic title, one World Championships and an overall World Cup.

 

[Bolder]

I think considering the sharp rises and drops, rain adds too much difficulty to the course

That's why Neff's performance was so impressive. She barely dabbed at all.

 

[jmdirt]

Congrats Jolanda!
Congrats Sina, Linda, and SWI!

Jolanda seemed to be finding some form again after 2019 and 2020 issues, and it all came together for a great win. With Trek as her bike sponsor we can expect some PROject one Olympic paint jobs. Hopefully they also have consumer available NEFF products to celebrate (ie: a special addition helmet).

 

[Ripper]

I think considering the sharp rises and drops, rain adds too much difficulty to the course

I thought the rain was just what the course needed!