2024 Loudenvielle Downhill & Enduro World Cup

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Edited Date/Time 9/5/2024 9:56am

Kicking things off with BK's track walk vlog.

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9/5/2024 9:54am

Schedule this weekend

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Safe to say it's going to be a wet few days of riding and racing. The EDR peeps might get the worst of it on Friday. It's tough to call it right now how it will be for DH on Sunday. 

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9/5/2024 9:56am Edited Date/Time 9/5/2024 10:03am

EDR stage previews with Josh Carlson

EDR practice from today

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9/5/2024 9:56am Edited Date/Time 9/5/2024 10:18am

Thanks for making the new forum @veefour 

PIT BITS

No problem! When I saw the pit bits and Bk vids I thought it was time. 

Latest from accuweather and a couple of other sites I looked at says dry, but with a possibility of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hopefully if they come it'll be after the race. As ever hoping for a fair racing with similar conditions for all (and that juniors get to race this year).

Edit; I see I got beaten to it with the weather forecast. 😅

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9/5/2024 10:35am

Since this is the 6th and FINAL EDR of the season, here are the top 20 overall standings (complete standings HERE)

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9/5/2024 1:11pm Edited Date/Time 9/5/2024 2:53pm

Wyn fighting the good fight.

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veefour wrote:

Wyn fighting the good fight.

Since no one asked me:
Top 60 get in.  Televise the top 30.  Have the camera crew shoot the whole race and give us the race runs of the hot seat when the broadcast starts. 

Wyn's content is amazing.  Hell I watched his XC recap from last week.  

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Since no one asked me:Top 60 get in.  Televise the top 30.  Have the camera crew shoot the whole race and give us the race runs...

Since no one asked me:
Top 60 get in.  Televise the top 30.  Have the camera crew shoot the whole race and give us the race runs of the hot seat when the broadcast starts. 

Wyn's content is amazing.  Hell I watched his XC recap from last week.  

Issue is the broadcasting timing of the women and the gap in the TV schedule created while the 30 non televised men race. 

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Televising and having the juniors racing on the same day is the best thing Disco have done to date. If that means having to trim down the numbers for the men's final, so be it. 

45 may be a good compromise.

They just need to up the women's final field to 15 now.

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Since no one asked me:Top 60 get in.  Televise the top 30.  Have the camera crew shoot the whole race and give us the race runs...

Since no one asked me:
Top 60 get in.  Televise the top 30.  Have the camera crew shoot the whole race and give us the race runs of the hot seat when the broadcast starts. 

Wyn's content is amazing.  Hell I watched his XC recap from last week.  

casey79 wrote:

Issue is the broadcasting timing of the women and the gap in the TV schedule created while the 30 non televised men race. 

Yeah that is a good point... but like, they have a god awful amount of filler between when the broadcast starts and when they actually show racing.  Im sure they could pad some of that.  Hell the XC has a decent break between the finish of the women's and the mens.  

 

Also I just watch the replays the night of the race, so the gap between the races don't bug me, I just skip it.  And since im the most important person in the room ;p 

 

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Live timing for Loudenvielle EDR as they head into the 4th and final stage - https://live.ucimtbworldseries.com It sounds like due to weather stage 3 was cancelled...

Live timing for Loudenvielle EDR as they head into the 4th and final stage - https://live.ucimtbworldseries.com 

It sounds like due to weather stage 3 was cancelled since the chairlift accessing the trails wasn't running.

TT cancelled now. How else can I DIAL IN my epic fantasy team to finally take down big dawg Jason?? Let's be honest this has been a GREAT year to do Fantasy. So much chaos.

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9/6/2024 9:51am
Live timing for Loudenvielle EDR as they head into the 4th and final stage - https://live.ucimtbworldseries.com It sounds like due to weather stage 3 was cancelled...

Live timing for Loudenvielle EDR as they head into the 4th and final stage - https://live.ucimtbworldseries.com 

It sounds like due to weather stage 3 was cancelled since the chairlift accessing the trails wasn't running.

LePigPen wrote:
TT cancelled now. How else can I DIAL IN my epic fantasy team to finally take down big dawg Jason?? Let's be honest this has been...

TT cancelled now. How else can I DIAL IN my epic fantasy team to finally take down big dawg Jason?? Let's be honest this has been a GREAT year to do Fantasy. So much chaos.

Haha! I'm not proud of the excel doc I make each round to weigh out my picks and how much time I spend moving names around. This weekend is going to be really interesting if race day is anything like today. Which I kinda hope it is as it's very entertaining to watch. 

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Lawlor enjoying the lovely weather watching dudes sprawl out and yard sale down the entire track...

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flat pedals and... an e-bike with the motor ripped out? im still baffled by that scenario I never really looked into it. also is he moving on after this season? I still struggle to not think GT when I think of MM

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9/6/2024 11:01pm
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flat pedals and... an e-bike with the motor ripped out? im still baffled by that scenario I never really looked into it. also is he moving...

flat pedals and... an e-bike with the motor ripped out? im still baffled by that scenario I never really looked into it. also is he moving on after this season? I still struggle to not think GT when I think of MM

I think he's on a Rallon and not their e-less-e-bike for Enduro. At least that's what it looked like (and what he was racing in Enduro earlier this year).

He was definitely on the motor-removed tweaked ebike for Downhill, though!

It definitely sounds like he's moving on from this team. I wonder if he's going somewhere specific - I'm sure he has a ride by now - or if Orbea is discontinuing racing so was left to find something else.

9/6/2024 11:03pm
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In the UCI's unwavering commitments to growing Downhill and nurturing the spirit of Enduro...they've labeled the Downhill video with "Enduro World Cup."

It's a dog-and-pony show over there.

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The other site is reporting that semis have been cancelled.

Top 30 men to qualify will race, top 10 women. Looks like a sneak preview for next year if the rumours are true.

 

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A few ladies much relieved to be protected.

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Has been reported that fireworks were thrown at elite women riders. Trying to find out more. 

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Has been reported that fireworks were thrown at elite women riders. Trying to find out more. 

WTF?!! That's beyond belief if true.

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veefour wrote:
A few ladies much relieved to be protected. 

A few ladies much relieved to be protected.

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There was a red flag on the final part of the course for several riders. There will be reruns after the elite men  

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9/7/2024 7:55am
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Has been reported that fireworks were thrown at elite women riders. Trying to find out more. 

Dub the actual eff. Hope the gendarmes cart them off to the slammer. 👎🏻

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flat pedals and... an e-bike with the motor ripped out? im still baffled by that scenario I never really looked into it. also is he moving...

flat pedals and... an e-bike with the motor ripped out? im still baffled by that scenario I never really looked into it. also is he moving on after this season? I still struggle to not think GT when I think of MM

I think he's on a Rallon and not their e-less-e-bike for Enduro. At least that's what it looked like (and what he was racing in Enduro...

I think he's on a Rallon and not their e-less-e-bike for Enduro. At least that's what it looked like (and what he was racing in Enduro earlier this year).

He was definitely on the motor-removed tweaked ebike for Downhill, though!

It definitely sounds like he's moving on from this team. I wonder if he's going somewhere specific - I'm sure he has a ride by now - or if Orbea is discontinuing racing so was left to find something else.

Oh maybe they put... one of those bike diapers on the normal Rallon for A E R O or something. Thought its bike diaper was an empty motor cover. I feel bad for the enduro guys. Can be winning their races and still be told budget cuts are coming etc. Shitty times.

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