2023 UCI Downhill/Enduro/XC mega thread

[jm2e]

1) I felt like Cedric got better through the season. He stopped shouting for no reasons. His insights are actually spot on. The guy sees shit happening in real time that I never would have noticed. Once racers came in the booth, he had someone he could relate to. That said, he’s best as the third guy in the box.
2) People would have hated Gwin if he’d been in there from the get go. But once we saw how bad the other two were, he was AMAZING (by comparison). He’s not a super charismatic dude though, so like Cedric he’s best as a third guy.
3) I honestly can’t stand Rick. He provides ZERO insight on the race. Majority of the time I’m convinced he’s reading from a script. And somehow he feels compelled to give the full name for everything/everyone, over and over again. “Val di Sole Trentino” “Valentina Holl Trek Factory Racing” “Snowshoe Mountain Resort West Virginia United States North America”. I made that last one up, but I was waiting for it. Every rider comment is a generic statement like “Finn will surely know this is his last chance to win a race in 2023”. No shit fuck face.
4) I’d love to see a rotation of Eddie, Wynn, Jack, and Dean in there next year and weed them out until we figure out who’s the best fit. Maybe send Gwin to sportscaster school like Red Bull did with Rob.


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[evasive_MT]

1) I felt like Cedric got better through the season. He stopped shouting for no reasons. His insights are actually spot on. The guy sees shit happening in real time that I never would have noticed. Once racers came in the booth, he had someone he could relate to. That said, he’s best as the third guy in the box.
2) People would have hated Gwin if he’d been in there from the get go. But once we saw how bad the other two were, he was AMAZING (by comparison). He’s not a super charismatic dude though, so like Cedric he’s best as a third guy.
3) I honestly can’t stand Rick. He provides ZERO insight on the race. Majority of the time I’m convinced he’s reading from a script. And somehow he feels compelled to give the full name for everything/everyone, over and over again. “Val di Sole Trentino” “Valentina Holl Trek Factory Racing” “Snowshoe Mountain Resort West Virginia United States North America”. I made that last one up, but I was waiting for it. Every rider comment is a generic statement like “Finn will surely know this is his last chance to win a race in 2023”. No shit fuck face.
4) I’d love to see a rotation of Eddie, Wynn, Jack, and Dean in there next year and weed them out until we figure out who’s the best fit. Maybe send Gwin to sportscaster school like Red Bull did with Rob.


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Yes.

[toast2266]

I like Gwin a lot. His insights and his calmness are great - we don't need another guy in the booth yelling. And he consistently gives great details.

Agreed that Cedric got better over the season, but he's still just a worse version of Claudio Calorri (who wasn't that good to begin with). Rick doesn't bring much to the table, but I mind him less than Cedric.

I'm unconvinced that Jack or Eddie would be that great. Their trackside heckling videos are awesome, but commentating is a different thing. I don't need to hear someone yell "yeah Gary" and "ohhr noohhr" for 2 hours straight.

Gwin paired with someone who brought some tempered excitement, some humor, and some basic stats would be a great combo.

[EWG]

I know you guys are all about the DH but can we can get a shoutout for a US 1st and 3rd in the U23 XC at Saint Anne? Both are family friends. So stoked for Bjorn especially, has had a tough run of mechanical luck and threw it down today. Riley was a monster.

And another friend won the u23 gravel worlds today. Great fucking work Andy!

Boulder in the fucking house.

[smmokan]

Don’t forget Madigan Munro with a 3rd place finish in women’s U23 XC. Super impressive!

[EWG]

Don’t forget Madigan Munro with a 3rd place finish in women’s U23 XC. Super impressive!

Dammit, I did forget her.

Madigan Munro 3rd XC U23
Riley Amos 1st XC U23
Bjorn Riley 3rd XC U23
Andy Lydic 1st Gravel U23

Fuck this town is stupid fast. Boulder is not normal.

[skinipenem]

I know you guys are all about the DH but can we can get a shoutout for a US 1st and 3rd in the U23 XC at Saint Anne? Both are family friends. So stoked for Bjorn especially, has had a tough run of mechanical luck and threw it down today. Riley was a monster.

And another friend won the u23 gravel worlds today. Great fucking work Andy!

Boulder in the fucking house.

Shout out!

Wait, what's U23 XC?

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[joetron]

Hey, Durango is gonna claim Riley Amos!


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[smmokan]

Dammit, I did forget her.

Madigan Munro 3rd XC U23
Riley Amos 1st XC U23
Bjorn Riley 3rd XC U23
Andy Lydic 1st Gravel U23

Fuck this town is stupid fast. Boulder is not normal.

That must explain why I can’t get that damn Sunshine Canyon KOM.

[EWG]

Hey, Durango is gonna claim Riley Amos!


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Good point. Between him and Sepp it's not safe to ride in Durango either.

But the full list in Boulder is pretty stupid. The next time Eric Brunner or Chloe Fraser passes me I'm sticking a hogie in their spokes. More national team members that used to just be little kids around the house who liked to ride bikes, and who are now faster than fucking rockets. And RIP Magnus White of course. National team Cross rider taken from us far, far too soon. I didn't know him personally, but it's a small town and he was in the circle.

RIP Magnus.

[jm2e]

I ended up subscribing to GSN Plus for the first three races, then stopped it for the middle and missed a couple. Signed back up for the last three, but then needed to cancel by Monday and just remembered tonight! So I'm in it for $30 since now I'm on the hook through 11/9. Still though, that season was well worth $30 for me. Fucking all time World Cup racing with shitty coverage and amazeballz performances.

[grskier]

Vital's podcast interviews with Loic, Bernard, etc on the state of the sport is really, really interesting to listen to.
The interview skills didn't get in the way of saying what they've been waiting to say.

https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/ye...-racing-better

I'm not all the way through, but semi's being dumb comes up a few times, guessing there is some consensus amongst riders.