Hardline did not disappoint. Great racing.
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Hardline did not disappoint. Great racing.
I think the fact that the Brayton went out first and set such a fast time made the finale far more exciting.
The early riders are trying their hardest to keep up, but their splits keep coming in deeply red and you rarely see anyone upsetting the podium.
Then you get down to the final few riders--the fastest qualifiers--and finally people start coming through with faster splits. Everyone's pumped, the announcers are loving it, the riders *look* fast AF, and each one is faster than the last.
Dunne!!!!
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This year felt like some of the better actual racing at a hardline.
It also seems like it's turning into the new retiree racing series where all the older downhill guys go. That used to be enduro, but then enduro got really fast. Then it kinda looked like it was gonna be e-enduro, but most of them aren't willing to stoop that low. Hardline is a great venue for those guys - makes for good racing because those guys are still pretty fast, keeps their sponsors happy, and it means you get a deeper field even though most of the current world cup contenders won't attend (dunne and kerr excepted) because it's too dangerous.
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Get them picks in. Vital is open and Pinkbike league is still open.
Pinkbike league in unfunner for me
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I like the pinkbike league. Vital ends up with way too big of a team, and not picking until after semis kinda takes a lot of the challenge out of it.
Sure, some of pinkbike's pricing is way off, but the basic premise of how they run their league is better, I think.
On that note, apologies to Cami Balanche for being on my team. I'm guessing that's why she crashed hard in both qualis and semis.
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Well that was a race. I don't know who the Kiwi was commenting with Gwinner, but I'm loving him compared with Rick. Fuck, that was refreshing. It's like he's actually a fan of downhill, and actually has something to say, and when he gets excited about something it's not forced.
Pretty sure it was Josh Carlson (former EWS racer). And yeah, commentary was solid. Hopefully WB can keep that up.Quote:
Originally Posted by jm2e
Good race over all. Was psyched that finn did well but bummed that he didn't take the win. Bruni is a freak.
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Yeah Josh made Ric seem like an illiterate layman with no biking experience...lol
I know Josh, solid dude and hope he gets more time in the booth. Few little things to work on, like overtalking the other commentators, but his knowledge about what the riders are doing and picking up the little nuance and mistakes they're making and explaining it to the listener is really good. And his excitement levels are right up there.
Damn dude. That's actually kinda impressive.
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Ooops. Forgot to update my team again before the race yesterday. I am the worst at Fantasy lol.
Just about the only good call I made last week was Erice. The Jinx is strong with me.
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hah, I know. I thought it was a glitch at first but realized I didn't get my team updated in time… not a fan of the new system as it sits. I'm sure it will improve but the values need adjusting.Quote:
Originally Posted by toast2266
Very hard to care at this point.
Dakota or Luca up this week? USA NUMBER ONE!
I didn't get my team updated in time… not a fan of the new system as it sits. I'm sure it will improve but the values need adjusting.Quote:
Originally Posted by toast2266
Gotta get you back to that Ft Bill level of dominance you showed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eluder
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We watched Not Done Yet last night. Three thoughts:
1. The filmmakers got an impressive number of interviews for it.
2. I was surprised by how candid it was. Some people were pretty blunt in spots.
3. Ric did a much better job in the film than in the commentary booth.
The commentating is a tough job. I mean how many times and in how many ways can you say, "It's slippery" or "There are still rocks in that rut".
Gwin is doing really well and I like Josh.
Wyn, next in line when he finally retires?
If it stays wet, Val di Sole is gonna produce some mayhem. Always enjoy this track.
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I feel like I should be picking more Irish/Scottish/English for Fantasy for this.
Dakota was saying they were supposed to get ridiculous amounts of rain.
BK is out for the weekend... he just posted a bit a go he slid out and hit his head on a rock.
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This promises to be a great race. Stoked to see Amaury back to pace.
Definitely. Myriam too. Finn seemed super excited about the conditions in some clips I saw from him, so hopefully that means it'll be prime racing and not just a sloppy test of survival.Quote:
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