2018 Racing Rumors

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11/16/2017 10:30pm
I could see Finn go to Devinci with Brooke. Both of them seem to have ridden and filmed together a lot towards the end of last season.

It would also make sense for Blenki to go back to specialized with good buddy Loic.
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11/16/2017 11:25pm
Would that mean a new factory team or would the rumored Unior linkup become a factory team with a title sponsor?
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11/17/2017 5:59am
http://www.descent-world.co.uk/2017/11/17/the-phantom-poet-returns/


"There upon the cliff he stood, a ruby on his finger and a crown on his head,
The armada turned and fled,
For his sword was won from a foe in the battle for Christendom;
Rolling the dice,
The time to land a six and depart the table had come;
To the south and the rolling hills, a beast bred for fighting great things were promised but an conquistador knocking at his door opened new horizons;
A chasm he could not bridge,
His loss turned to gain as he headed into the hills under his own steam;
The sound of the BDA was strong, his ears rang, it was a calling he must ignore for a year yet;
Mild mannered yet wild, an honorary prince for over 700 days, skies of granite for a change to sand and sky allured.
A memory to honour, a union forged by a workmens friend,
The return is nigh."

Any guesses.. Dry
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11/17/2017 7:14am Edited Date/Time 11/17/2017 7:16am
jakew82 wrote:
http://www.descent-world.co.uk/2017/11/17/the-phantom-poet-returns/ "There upon the cliff he stood, a ruby on his finger and a crown on his head, The armada turned and fled, For his sword...
http://www.descent-world.co.uk/2017/11/17/the-phantom-poet-returns/


"There upon the cliff he stood, a ruby on his finger and a crown on his head,
The armada turned and fled,
For his sword was won from a foe in the battle for Christendom;
Rolling the dice,
The time to land a six and depart the table had come;
To the south and the rolling hills, a beast bred for fighting great things were promised but an conquistador knocking at his door opened new horizons;
A chasm he could not bridge,
His loss turned to gain as he headed into the hills under his own steam;
The sound of the BDA was strong, his ears rang, it was a calling he must ignore for a year yet;
Mild mannered yet wild, an honorary prince for over 700 days, skies of granite for a change to sand and sky allured.
A memory to honour, a union forged by a workmens friend,
The return is nigh."

Any guesses.. Dry
Laurie Greenland returning to Trek?


11/17/2017 7:46am
Hart to Saracen , Gwin off YT and maybe Cesar Rojo with UNNO ... something
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11/17/2017 9:16am
To the south and the rolling hills, a beast bred for fighting great things were promised but an conquistador knocking at his door opened new horizons;
A chasm he could not bridge,

the south rolling hills made me thing of brendog? Brendog to canyon?
11/17/2017 10:40am Edited Date/Time 11/17/2017 10:40am
There upon the cliff he stood, a ruby on his finger and a crown on his head,
The armada turned and fled,
For his sword was won from a foe in the battle for Christendom

This sounds like Danny Hart to YT in place of Gwin. Danny's dog is named Ruby. Christendom would have to be Gwin, but that seems way to crazy to be true

To the south and the rolling hills, a beast bred for fighting great things were promised but an conquistador knocking at his door opened new horizons. NZ, Bulldog, Spanish team = Mondraker

A chasm he could not bridge,
His loss turned to gain as he headed into the hills under his own steam;
Someone moving to canyon to race enduro full time? Wyn?

Mild mannered yet wild, an honorary prince for over 700 days, skies of granite for a change to sand and sky allured.
Sounds like Finn maybe? leaving the sun and sand of Cali heading to Granite of MSA and Devinici


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11/17/2017 11:24am
There upon the cliff he stood, a ruby on his finger and a crown on his head, The armada turned and fled, For his sword was...
There upon the cliff he stood, a ruby on his finger and a crown on his head,
The armada turned and fled,
For his sword was won from a foe in the battle for Christendom

This sounds like Danny Hart to YT in place of Gwin. Danny's dog is named Ruby. Christendom would have to be Gwin, but that seems way to crazy to be true

To the south and the rolling hills, a beast bred for fighting great things were promised but an conquistador knocking at his door opened new horizons. NZ, Bulldog, Spanish team = Mondraker

A chasm he could not bridge,
His loss turned to gain as he headed into the hills under his own steam;
Someone moving to canyon to race enduro full time? Wyn?

Mild mannered yet wild, an honorary prince for over 700 days, skies of granite for a change to sand and sky allured.
Sounds like Finn maybe? leaving the sun and sand of Cali heading to Granite of MSA and Devinici


I think your spot on with the last three. Gwin is on going into his third year of a three year contract though so I don't see him going anywhere. Hart to Saracen seems pretty confirmed at this point too...
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11/17/2017 12:37pm
There upon the cliff he stood, a ruby on his finger and a crown on his head, The armada turned and fled, For his sword was...
There upon the cliff he stood, a ruby on his finger and a crown on his head,
The armada turned and fled,
For his sword was won from a foe in the battle for Christendom

This sounds like Danny Hart to YT in place of Gwin. Danny's dog is named Ruby. Christendom would have to be Gwin, but that seems way to crazy to be true

To the south and the rolling hills, a beast bred for fighting great things were promised but an conquistador knocking at his door opened new horizons. NZ, Bulldog, Spanish team = Mondraker

A chasm he could not bridge,
His loss turned to gain as he headed into the hills under his own steam;
Someone moving to canyon to race enduro full time? Wyn?

Mild mannered yet wild, an honorary prince for over 700 days, skies of granite for a change to sand and sky allured.
Sounds like Finn maybe? leaving the sun and sand of Cali heading to Granite of MSA and Devinici


"Rolling the dice,
The time to land a six and depart the table had come;"

Gwin has won the World Cup overall 5 times.
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11/17/2017 1:02pm
rtclark wrote:
"Rolling the dice,
The time to land a six and depart the table had come;"

Gwin has won the World Cup overall 5 times.
Going to throw a wild one out there based on this stanza. Gwin retires after 2018 season.
11/17/2017 1:22pm
ck85 wrote:
Remember Gwin and Trek? Anything can change.
So... i was talking to someone who is definitly in the know, and the athertons are off trek, i got told where they were going but that's a yarn for another day, but it will just be rach and gee. The rest of the team are on the market.

And that gwin is off yt and back on trek. Allegedly Yt have proven they have a race winning bike, and are pulling the pin on WC DHI racing.

You can quote me as the oracle in a few months time when its all out of the woodwork... ?
11/17/2017 9:27pm
"The sound of the BDA was strong, his ears rang, it was a calling he must ignore for a year yet;"
Gee has to get through one more year before retiring to rally cars (BDA = Ford escort rally cars of the 70's)
11/19/2017 8:28pm
sspomer wrote:
and then this? Sometimes something has to come to an end before something wonderful new can rise. #goodtimesahead A post shared by Markus Flossmann (@markus_flossmann) on...
and then this?

Sometimes something has to come to an end before something wonderful new can rise. #goodtimesahead

A post shared by Markus Flossmann (@markus_flossmann) on Nov 19, 2017 at 6:46am PST


Rumor has it that Zink is out at YT, and will no longer be the distributor/importer. They’re moving distribution somewhere bigger, LA or the Bay Area.
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11/20/2017 12:55am
Brook not tagging GT again? #dramabomb



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11/20/2017 5:38am
Brook also posting loads of old trek pics and videos. Hinting or headf@#$%*g us
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11/20/2017 7:05am
Rumblings of change over at YT? What is Neko up to? Could Brook + Gwin + Neko all go back to Trek? Neko appears to be getting his hands in the mix for US DH ProGRT + US Open. Maybe Neko is the steering linchpin for YT to step in and bring US DH national + grassroots racing back to the front? Having proven the YT chops at World Cup level is it time to step into the national level by having a part in the series here?
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11/20/2017 7:15am
Loris is testing at fox, tagging Bruni.

Bruni off öhlins?
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11/20/2017 7:17am
YT with a new dh bike
Brook to Mondraker
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11/20/2017 8:15am
Chasen911 wrote:
Loris is testing at fox, tagging Bruni.

Bruni off öhlins?
FOX Racing, i.e. the clothing supplier. Which is shared with Loris and the Seagrave family. Which were all posted by Tahnee (both the pull-up-off of Loic and Loris and a picture of them together on the beach).
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11/20/2017 8:21am
YT to focus on ebike racing in 2018.
11/20/2017 2:19pm


Angel Suarez on what looks like a rockshox pike dj. Maybe he or the entire team will be on rockshox.
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11/20/2017 2:37pm
^ FWIW that doesn't look like one of the YT dirt jump bikes either.
11/21/2017 6:40am
Rumblings of change over at YT? What is Neko up to? Could Brook + Gwin + Neko all go back to Trek? Neko appears to be...
Rumblings of change over at YT? What is Neko up to? Could Brook + Gwin + Neko all go back to Trek? Neko appears to be getting his hands in the mix for US DH ProGRT + US Open. Maybe Neko is the steering linchpin for YT to step in and bring US DH national + grassroots racing back to the front? Having proven the YT chops at World Cup level is it time to step into the national level by having a part in the series here?
Yea that worked so well. The ProGRT just basically became the ProNW series + windrock. #USACHATESYOU
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11/21/2017 6:51am Edited Date/Time 11/21/2017 6:52am
Yea that worked so well. The ProGRT just basically became the ProNW series + windrock. #USACHATESYOU
lol dude its been the eastern states GRT + port angeles every year before this year... chill
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11/21/2017 7:50am
Yea that worked so well. The ProGRT just basically became the ProNW series + windrock. #USACHATESYOU
Just here to clarify that the PGRT schedule is Windrock, TN; Port Angeles, WA; Mountain Creek, NJ; Tamarac, ID; Snow Shoe, WV (Champs); Windham,NY; Mammoth, CA.

Likely the best scheduling we've seen in recent memory, with a dedicated crew of race promoters who want to see American DH succeed. Neko Mulally met with USAC in October and had a very productive time offering guidance.

PSA over, you can now return to wildly speculating about '18 (we should have a bingo-style pool to see who is correct once all the contracts are signed).

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