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Lenzerheide opens its mouth, shows its teeth and they're sharp. Downhill riders get their first helping of a tasty but tricky World Champs course in Lenzerheide today. Sven Martin, @maddogboris and Dan Hearn avoid the flying bikes and bodies to tell the tales of the day.
Loic hasn't had the season he was hoping for, but the last time this happened, he won World Champs. @maddogboris
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Jack didn't have much tweaking to do today for a favorable bike set-up. They were pretty close to perfect starting out. #experience -Sven Martin
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Aaron Gwin up early for practice and lapping it out. John Hall in audio. -Sven Martin
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Greg Minnaar sometimes takes a while to settle into a track and after a steady start to training, it'll be interesting to see how he performs over the next couple of days. -Dan Hearn
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Brook Macdonald drifting at Mach 1000. -Dan Hearn
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F%&§ Yeah Blenki! @maddogboris
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Marcelo actually with a good save considering all the other crashes that went down here today. -Sven Martin
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Henry Fitzgerald in the Canadian flannel making easy work of the tricky stump line in the rock garden. -Sven Martin
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Magnus Manson smashing one of the many wide, rough, fast turns that make up most of the upper reaches of this track. Finn and Magnus *discuss* lines in audio. -Sven Martin
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Finn Iles radial railing in some classic Lenzerheide berms. -Dan Hearn
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There's a special atmosphere at World Champs; a more laid back vibe but also an electric tension in the air. Kye A'hern in audio. -Dan Hearn
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Rock garden victim #321. Tim Flooks in audio on being prepared. -Dan Hearn
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You need French timing to keep track of all the French lines. You also need a lot of staff. -Sven Martin
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Sven to Kade in start house, "Kade do something!"<br><br />
Kade, "What?"<br><br />
Sven, "Anything, I trust you."<br><br />
Trust is a beautiful thing. -Sven Martin<br />
Kade, "What?"<br><br />
Sven, "Anything, I trust you."<br><br />
Trust is a beautiful thing. -Sven Martin<br />
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Eddie living up to his eagle/Towball status. Sending the hip to berm, reaching further than most on to the grass, setting him up for the berm. -Sven Martin
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Loris leaned back. Every time we come back here, this inside line drop gets higher steeper and more savage. -Sven Martin
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Vali Höll sends the first tricky rocks first run out of the gate this morning. -Sven Martin
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Tahnee in a sweet custom kit ducking tape and trying different lines this morning. -Sven Martin
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Martin Maes sending it semi sideways, about to tomahawk into his teammate Wyn Masters. -Sven Martin
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George Kerr walking back up to the lift after losing out to the rocks up top. -Sven Martin
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Focus and purpose was evident with Rachel Atherton today. Making every run count. -Sven Martin
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Vali with textbook style at such a young age. -Sven Martin
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Dan Hearn sweet talking a friendly marshal out of her lunch. -Sven Martin
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Swiss style. -Sven Martin
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Matt Walker (UK) tackling the rocks. -Sven Martin
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Greg Minnaar won here most recently just 0.2 seconds ahead of Troy. Can he do it again? -Sven Martin
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Mik Hannah full gas on the fastest part of the course. -Sven Martin
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Conditions rapidly changed towards the end of practice. Not all riders did runs in these conditions. -Sven Martin
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Theo Erlangsen hanging out as if its a Stellenbosch Dark Fest. -Sven Martin
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Dak Norton takes a spill. -Sven Martin
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Amaury was one of the few out there to keep lapping when the rain came down. Much like he did during other wet practice sessions at World Cups he won. Coincidence? Or doing his homework? -Sven Martin
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The fastest section of the track. Last year a couple riders (including Danny Hart) took the inside line...this year we haven't seen many trying it. @maddogboris
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Luckily the whipshow at the bridge jump didn't change. @maddogboris
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Rainy scrubs. I could shoot 'em all day long, especially when it's Loris Vergier @maddogboris
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Amaury Pierron was one of the last top riders on the hill today. He will be prepared for a rainy race...just in case! @maddogboris
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Myriam Nicole was pushing hard today. We can expect a rad Elite Women's race on Sunday! @maddogboris
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Kade Edwards definitely thinking about skatepark tricks right now. #gupordie @maddogboris
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That's what teammates are for! Tahnee showing Jamie how to survive the rockgarden. @maddogboris
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Cecile Ravanel watching her training buddy, Vali Höll, in the rock garden. They were training at most World Cups together and have even spent time in between the races at Cecile's place in France. @maddogboris
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Mille Johnset and Paula Zibasa had an interesting crash. Luckily Paula is okay and was seen back in the pits after her little helicopter flight. @maddogboris
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Line spys and time-keepers everywhere on track. @maddogboris
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Amaury cleaning up the rocky mess he may or may not have created with his head. Safety first! @maddogboris
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Danny Hart is here to win. That's it! @maddogboris
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Morning light for the #panshotfriday post @maddogboris
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Tracey Hannah did probably the most runs in her group today @maddogboris
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And so she also got a pan after the berm in the rock garden. @maddogboris
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Thibaut Daprela had some off-track experience today. Maybe because he was going so fast already?! @maddogboris
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Go and check Troy's Instagram and you can see what came out of the GoPro on his stem. #magicdisappearingsticks @maddogboris
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When you think you got a bit different shot of Mick Hannah and you just figure out while editing that it's not him. @maddogboris
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Rachel leading the pack into morning training. -Dan Hearn
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If you see 2 line choices, the Frenchies see 3! -Dan Hearn
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Jamie Edmondson bursting into the morning light. -Dan Hearn
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Racing on her home turf, Emilie Siegenthaler is on the hunt for a medal. -Dan Hearn
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When you're following your mate and they stall in front of you...-Dan Hearn
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...the inevitable happens! -Dan Hearn
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Hug it out? -Dan Hearn
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Rock garden victim #272. -Dan Hearn
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The fastest Juniors and fastest Women take very different lines through the rocks. Tahnée Seagrave demonstrating the outside. -Dan Hearn
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The lift gives a good opportunity to check out lines below. -Dan Hearn
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Sometimes the old lines are the best: Adam Brayton hucking for Britain through the rocks. -Dan Hearn
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With 4 hours of training today and a fast lift, Connor Fearon made the most of it and got a ton of laps in. -Dan Hearn
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There's only so much a tire insert can do when you taco your wheel in the rock garden and rip the tire off! -Dan Hearn
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Rock garden victim #598. -Dan Hearn
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There is no shortage of fast Swiss riders, like Basil Weber here, hoping for glory on Sunday. -Dan Hearn
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Back wheel enthusiast and fashion victim, Finn Iles is never short of stoke to race. -Dan Hearn
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One of the most efficient helicopter pickups we have witnessed. Trees and gondola cables were not a problem and Paula Zibasa was out in a matter of seconds. Thankfully it was a precautionary measure and she will be riding tomorrow. -Dan Hearn
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The classic-yet-still-terrifying Lenzerheide high-speed berm - check Vital RAW to get some idea of the speed riders are hitting this thing. -Dan Hearn
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