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TomH
17-05-2009, 01:02 PM
http://freecaster.tv/live/mtb/1007124/nissan-uci-mountain-bike-world-cup-vallnord-dh-4x
Scrivo
17-05-2009, 01:53 PM
Peaty 1st - that makes 17 wins to beat Voullioz! Hill had a crash/mechanical in the last section. Otherwise he would have had it.
TomH
17-05-2009, 02:02 PM
What a legend...at his age and with 2 kids, impressive stuff...I hope gets the Champs this year, but either way that is some career....
diamondG
17-05-2009, 03:40 PM
can't believe I missed it! For some stupid reason Ithought it was on Monday.
Just watched the course walk clip. WOW that's some track! Can't wait for the top 5 clips!
Fergal
17-05-2009, 04:14 PM
curses!
I was down the shed helicopter-taping and all sorts of silliness
and missed it - can't wait to see the highlights
Peat - what a legend, we must invite him over for a spin sometime....
TomH
17-05-2009, 05:35 PM
Hill had a crash/mechanical in the last section. Otherwise he would have had it.

To finish first, first you must finish...
Scrivo
17-05-2009, 09:41 PM
Very true Tom. It's all well and good being insanely quick like Hill but he's not as in control as Peaty. Been watching Peaty in these races and DVD's and one thing has become apparent, you don't need style to be really quick. A lot of the middling guys are doing huge tail whips and railing berms and although it does look deadly, it is not as quick as the far uglier approach Peaty adopts.

Is it just me or does Gracia come across as a fairly arrogant person in all of these interviews and commentaries? I kept that video running to the very end with the prize giving- even our worst attended NPS's would put the podium to shame! Must have only been 50 people in the crowd(although that's probably about half the population of Andorra so not bad..), nobody cheering and everybody got the measlist little bunch of flowers I've ever seen.
diamondG
18-05-2009, 11:06 AM
Top 5 runs

deadly buzz!!!

http://freecaster.tv/mtb/1007124/nissan-uci-mtb-world-cup-vallnord-top-5-men
djcromie
19-05-2009, 09:47 AM
Flip me did you see Hills crash was pretty big, lucky to be able to just get back up and on the bike

Peat is some boy, same age as me too, think I'll take up World Cup downhill races next year.........
rob1891
19-05-2009, 10:26 AM
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Morgan
19-05-2009, 10:30 AM
Super sideways action!

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From the top:

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In the line of fire

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rob1891
19-05-2009, 10:47 AM
I had a look a the frames from the first vid, it is crazy, body and bike twisting all over the place, then he almost looks like he's just riding down the shops but finally he goes!

for you idle computer wizards:

$ youtube-dl -b http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3BfHZzV36o
$ ffmpeg -i K3BfHZzV36o.mp4 -f image2 crash-%04d.jpeg

for those with proper jobs, see some choice frames in the attachments.
diamondG
19-05-2009, 11:38 AM
that is savage!

straight back on the bike after that, and am I right in saying he was only something like 4 seconds out from the top guys??

when I grow up I wanna be like him
Morgan
19-05-2009, 12:18 PM
curses!
I was down the shed helicopter-taping and all sorts of silliness

You wha?

Ah, Fergal - goober-taping?
Fergal
19-05-2009, 12:31 PM
the speed of him - that crash looked like a career-terminator, some messy impact - wow, kinda reminds me of the crashes Cormac has....
TomH
19-05-2009, 04:54 PM
Up until the last .5 of a second I was sure he was going to save it....
diamondG
19-05-2009, 05:18 PM
its amazing to see that drop in the freecaster clips. Its off camber, completely blind and a rocky landing if you get it wrong.

All considered, he took it at some speed!!