Windham World Cup Mountain Bike Downhill Action

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Fastest in timed training again and looking very strong on track. Marcelo can taste the podium once again. -Duncan Philpott

Full gas from Rachel here at Windham as the other women are playing catch up. -Duncan Philpott

Brendan running for his life. -Sven Martin

You should see Shawn Neer blast his BMX at the skatepark and trails. Oh, he'll win National DH races, too. GET 'EM NEER!! #louisvillesessionsforlife -Sven Martin

People are roll/dropping off this inside line, but I think by tomorrow we will see some try gap the hole much further on to the "landing" ahead. A time saver for sure. Gwin. -Sven Martin

Ratness going outside and sliding around instead. -Sven Martin

If you're to follow someone here, you have to accept the dust penalty here. -Duncan Philpott

Branningan, perfectly relaxed and absolutely sending it into the rough steeps. -Duncan Philpott

Bernard Kerr leaving a wake of dust after having landed one of bigger natural gaps on course. -Duncan Philpott

Mark Wallace admits to be struggling to find the form he had in MSA. One more day should do it. -Sven Martin

#bonusWallace -Sven Martin

They say the mean average Top 80 plate number of a flat pedal rider is higher than that of their SPD counterpart. -Duncan Philpott

Minnaar was very methodical and calculating in practice. When he takes the time to put a track together, he usually ends up on the podium. -Sven Martin

If there's no rain by Saturday there may not be much of many of the corners left! -Duncan Philpott

Always a contender and not joking around, Gee Atherton unleashes himself on track. -Duncan Philpott

Local lad and consistent shredder, Luca Shaw's ready to uncork one for the home crowd. -Duncan Philpott

Sam Hill's back out front this weekend showing everyone else whats up. -Duncan Philpott

The track changes suit Manon Carpenter who's always struggled to fully pin it on this track after a season-ending crash a few years ago. -Duncan Philpott

Crimmins loving the dry Aussie-like dirt. It will be another battle with him and Laurie. -Sven Martin

Sven labeled this audio track "Country Music Trackside." Oh the humanity. -Duncan Philpott

Troy's made it to the top step once before and it won't be long before he's back there again! Happy with the bike set up and smashing out the runs and loving the pressure that he's gordo's Vital OTB pick. -Duncan Philpott

Similar to MSA, Brook's crushing it in practice. Low and fast in the loose turns. -Duncan Philpott

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Sam Bull. South African powerhouse. -Sven Martin

Who will be the first to leave their bike in this tree? -Duncan Philpott

Black jeans, bandana in pocket, no gloves, flannel flapping. Missy is #grunge -Sven Martin

Only the Missile is badass enough to ride with her pieces of flare. -Duncan Philpott

Two generations of racing craft here. Both able to impart and help the other in vastly different ways. It was their first time meeting and both seemed a little star struck. -Sven Martin

Pom Pon's looking well on track, aggressive, attacking and not afraid of the speed. -Duncan Philpott

Neko Mulally is beginning to look more like the rider from last year. Perhaps it's his proximity to home that is inspiring him. -Sven Martin

Second-fastest in timed training and at home on the loose and dry conditions. Tracey Hannah. -Duncan Philpott

Windham upgrade to full bike park status with the lifts. @maddogboris

Blenkinsop steeze. @maddogboris

Missle taking one for the home team. @maddogboris

Tahnee sliding nice and low around the steep, slippery upper turns. -Sven Martin

Loic on fire. 4th in timed training and he was only .75-seconds off the pace. @maddogboris

Loic generally does well when these gizmos get strapped on. -Sven Martin

Loic generally does well when these gizmos get strapped on. -Sven Martin

Matt Simmonds has recently made the World Champs team for the UK and looked like a solid choice after confidently attacking the dusty conditions. -Duncan Philpott

Super dusty conditions lead to full linkage strip downs and rebuilds to ensure everything is running tip top. -Duncan Philpott

Dougie Fresh avoiding the bug that everyone seems to have been picked up in MSA by drinking Marshy's beer with the safety gap. He also knows that CCR isn't considered country music. -Sven Martin

Mick always has good speed on fast tracks. He should continue to improve after injury here. -Sven Martin

Steve Smith, one of the faster guys in timed training, is set to make amends for his quail and race run crash in MSA. -Sven Martin

Thibault Laly second-fastest amongst the Juniors today. -Sven Martin

That lean though. -Sven Martin

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Bonus RAW goods from Screaming Lord Salva. Stay tuned for qualifying!

If timed training is a reflection of what will happen on race day, we're in for a nail biter at the 2015 Windham World Cup Downhill. The Top 4 Elite Men were separated by less than .8-seconds and the Top 15 were only 4-seconds apart. The short, but blisteringly fast Windham World Cup downhill track provides one hell of an exciting racing venue and today the riders sampled it for their first runs. Sven Martin, Duncan Philpott, @maddogboris and Salva provide the photo, audio and video goods from New York. There's a bonus RAW section at the end of this slideshow for all you super fans, too!

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