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9/10/2023 8:50am
mfoga wrote:
Ok not technically racing but keep seeing this on BK LSd videos about him and Jenna dating.  Can someone make me feel better and tell me...

Ok not technically racing but keep seeing this on BK LSd videos about him and Jenna dating.  Can someone make me feel better and tell me this not a thing.   

eljefe1 wrote:

I was curious about that as well, very stange due to the age gap. 

bizutch wrote:
He's trying to mentor a teenage girl and get her public exposure, not date her. If BK's got a thing for anyone, it's always been the...

He's trying to mentor a teenage girl and get her public exposure, not date her.

If BK's got a thing for anyone, it's always been the young lady in the start hut.
https://youtu.be/pNddIH73kBo?si=N3VFuu8hoeNMVa2L&t=603 
In fairness to everyone, the lady is probably happily married. 
 

 

That was my thought and that she was staying with him Europe since she would need to be there all season but more more I keep seeing them dating so I figured lets see what other say.

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9/10/2023 10:23am
eljefe1 wrote:

I was curious about that as well, very stange due to the age gap. 

bizutch wrote:
He's trying to mentor a teenage girl and get her public exposure, not date her. If BK's got a thing for anyone, it's always been the...

He's trying to mentor a teenage girl and get her public exposure, not date her.

If BK's got a thing for anyone, it's always been the young lady in the start hut.
https://youtu.be/pNddIH73kBo?si=N3VFuu8hoeNMVa2L&t=603 
In fairness to everyone, the lady is probably happily married. 
 

 

mfoga wrote:
That was my thought and that she was staying with him Europe since she would need to be there all season but more more I keep...

That was my thought and that she was staying with him Europe since she would need to be there all season but more more I keep seeing them dating so I figured lets see what other say.

They’ve been posting pictures on instagram story where they’re holding hands and constant use of heart emojis, looks like they are dating for sure.

BK took her in as an employee when she was 17 years old and he was 30, thats kinda child grooming territory.

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9/10/2023 11:01am
bizutch wrote:
He's trying to mentor a teenage girl and get her public exposure, not date her. If BK's got a thing for anyone, it's always been the...

He's trying to mentor a teenage girl and get her public exposure, not date her.

If BK's got a thing for anyone, it's always been the young lady in the start hut.
https://youtu.be/pNddIH73kBo?si=N3VFuu8hoeNMVa2L&t=603 
In fairness to everyone, the lady is probably happily married. 
 

 

mfoga wrote:
That was my thought and that she was staying with him Europe since she would need to be there all season but more more I keep...

That was my thought and that she was staying with him Europe since she would need to be there all season but more more I keep seeing them dating so I figured lets see what other say.

JokullThor wrote:
They’ve been posting pictures on instagram story where they’re holding hands and constant use of heart emojis, looks like they are dating for sure. BK took...

They’ve been posting pictures on instagram story where they’re holding hands and constant use of heart emojis, looks like they are dating for sure.

BK took her in as an employee when she was 17 years old and he was 30, thats kinda child grooming territory.

The grooming part is what I was worried about too and kind of hopped was not true.  I have come to like BK as a rider and what we see but that would make it hard to look at him the same way.   That is just creepy.  

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9/10/2023 5:11pm

Topic Direction Change NOW:

So...Austrian winners in Austria.
3 French Winners in 3 French Rounds
So USA round, every American rider better be on point!!!  You got this lads!!!
 

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9/11/2023 1:00am
bizutch wrote:
Topic Direction Change NOW: So...Austrian winners in Austria. 3 French Winners in 3 French Rounds So USA round, every American rider better be on point!!!  You...

Topic Direction Change NOW:

So...Austrian winners in Austria.
3 French Winners in 3 French Rounds
So USA round, every American rider better be on point!!!  You got this lads!!!
 

Andorra is not France

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9/11/2023 6:52am

a) might not be the right thread, b) someone probably already posted, c) I'm like a month late on this, BUT: when was the last time a DH elite male used Hayes brakes to win Worlds? Fabien in Livingo?

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a) might not be the right thread, b) someone probably already posted, c) I'm like a month late on this, BUT: when was the last time...

a) might not be the right thread, b) someone probably already posted, c) I'm like a month late on this, BUT: when was the last time a DH elite male used Hayes brakes to win Worlds? Fabien in Livingo?

Here's something to think about.

What if...we could actually look up the list of Downhill World Champions on the UCI website.  
What if....they actually a results page where all that information was readily available.
What if....it existed.

But...nope!

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9/11/2023 11:45am
bizutch wrote:
Here's something to think about. What if...we could actually look up the list of Downhill World Champions on the UCI website.   What if....they actually a results...

Here's something to think about.

What if...we could actually look up the list of Downhill World Champions on the UCI website.  
What if....they actually a results page where all that information was readily available.
What if....it existed.

But...nope!

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9/11/2023 11:47am
bizutch wrote:
Here's something to think about. What if...we could actually look up the list of Downhill World Champions on the UCI website.   What if....they actually a results...

Here's something to think about.

What if...we could actually look up the list of Downhill World Champions on the UCI website.  
What if....they actually a results page where all that information was readily available.
What if....it existed.

But...nope!

We have to use Wikipedia to even look up medalists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Mountain_Bike_%26_Trials_World_Champi…

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9/11/2023 12:05pm

That page just links to this year's race results. 
I'm referring to what Wikipedia had to set up.

Roots & Rain has each event, but you still can't subdivide into just World Championships.

If Wiki & Seb can catalog results for our sports, you'd think the governing body would have a results database link system in place.

 

9/11/2023 12:30pm
bizutch wrote:
Here's something to think about. What if...we could actually look up the list of Downhill World Champions on the UCI website.   What if....they actually a results...

Here's something to think about.

What if...we could actually look up the list of Downhill World Champions on the UCI website.  
What if....they actually a results page where all that information was readily available.
What if....it existed.

But...nope!

Not that it's run by the uci but rootsandrain.com does a pretty good job!

Sad that the UCI doesn't do a better job. 

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9/11/2023 1:41pm Edited Date/Time 9/11/2023 1:41pm
BGoldstone wrote:
bizutch wrote:
That page just links to this year's race results.  I'm referring to what Wikipedia had to set up. Roots & Rain has each event, but you...

That page just links to this year's race results. 
I'm referring to what Wikipedia had to set up.

Roots & Rain has each event, but you still can't subdivide into just World Championships.

If Wiki & Seb can catalog results for our sports, you'd think the governing body would have a results database link system in place.

 

not sure exactly what you're asking but I typed World Championship into the Roots and Rain Search bar and it brought up as far back as 1990 

https://www.rootsandrain.com/world-championships

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9/11/2023 4:30pm
BGoldstone wrote:
not sure exactly what you're asking but I typed World Championship into the Roots and Rain Search bar and it brought up as far back as...

not sure exactly what you're asking but I typed World Championship into the Roots and Rain Search bar and it brought up as far back as 1990 

https://www.rootsandrain.com/world-championships

Yet another quirk of the internet.

In the "search" bar at the top of Roots and Rain, if you type DH World Championships...it doesn't give the results I hoped for.

And when I searched Downhill World Championships in the drop down for "Series" it wasn't an option.

Thanks.  I'll send Seb a "revision" thought or two. But hate to bug him with all he's had to go through.
If I could make 3 guys in MTB rich, it would be Spomer, Seb & JackieRiceCakes .

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9/11/2023 10:45pm Edited Date/Time 9/11/2023 10:46pm
a) might not be the right thread, b) someone probably already posted, c) I'm like a month late on this, BUT: when was the last time...

a) might not be the right thread, b) someone probably already posted, c) I'm like a month late on this, BUT: when was the last time a DH elite male used Hayes brakes to win Worlds? Fabien in Livingo?

Andreas Kolb, 17th June 2023, Leogang Austria. And Rachel Atherton week before in Lenzerheide for females. If you are asking about world championship, thats a hard question :D

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9/12/2023 5:14am
Karabuka wrote:
Andreas Kolb, 17th June 2023, Leogang Austria. And Rachel Atherton week before in Lenzerheide for females. If you are asking about world championship, thats a hard...

Andreas Kolb, 17th June 2023, Leogang Austria. And Rachel Atherton week before in Lenzerheide for females. If you are asking about world championship, thats a hard question :D

I believe he's asking about World Champs and I *think* he means before Charlie's win....

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9/12/2023 9:31am

velosolutions? so asphalt paved DH track? I KID, I KID! stoked to see the progression.

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9/12/2023 11:23am
sspomer wrote:

velosolutions? so asphalt paved DH track? I KID, I KID! stoked to see the progression.

same conditions for everyone!

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sspomer wrote:

velosolutions? so asphalt paved DH track? I KID, I KID! stoked to see the progression.

image-20230912154455-1

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9/12/2023 1:08pm
sspomer wrote:

velosolutions? so asphalt paved DH track? I KID, I KID! stoked to see the progression.

Hey, don't give Discovery and the UCI any ideas! 

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9/12/2023 1:27pm
sspomer wrote:

velosolutions? so asphalt paved DH track? I KID, I KID! stoked to see the progression.

Hey, don't give Discovery and the UCI any ideas! 

Hah. Olly Wilkins and Davy have talked pretty extensively about how urban DH should become its own sport and have a heavy marketing push to make it more popular. Some of the reasoning makes sense to me:

1) Ready-made live audience in population centers of race.

2) The "scale" makes more sense as people understand a bike dropping out of a two story window to the street below better than hucking off a stall wall without any point of reference. Speeds also look faster for same reason on camera.

3) Easier to televise and run infrastructure for television and filming.

 

Ultimately, it seems to have really taken off in South America, but it would be cool to see it grow into other areas.

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9/13/2023 1:19pm

On the latest Downtime Jack Moir said that the organizers didn't re-seed the field for the final stage. Is that rule optional or do are ESO just throwing their hands up at this point?

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9/15/2023 10:31am
dolface wrote:
On the latest Downtime Jack Moir said that the organizers didn't re-seed the field for the final stage. Is that rule optional or do are ESO...

On the latest Downtime Jack Moir said that the organizers didn't re-seed the field for the final stage. Is that rule optional or do are ESO just throwing their hands up at this point?

I picture the guy at the start looking at Moir and saying "Who are you?"

 

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9/16/2023 3:50am

This may have been missed but wolfy from polygone posting on insta that he’s no longer racing , sign of another team calling it a day ?

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