LUDICROUS LA BRESSE - Vital RAW World Cup Downhill 10

Vital RAW
The track is short but it's full of variety and surprises. Berms that were once manicured are now exploded (we like that), jumps attract the paparazzi and steep, tight tech leave the riders contorted as they pin for the final round of the 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill series.
Credit: John Lawlor
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UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
Downhill
Vital RAW
La Bresse, France
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Mudmandh
6 years ago
Looks like Pinkbike comments where you can not think diferent. If you think diferent people don't respect and try to insult you since they don't know how to discuss something just insult.
Just hear the interviews from the pilots no one is stoked with the new track, French racers that could say they love the track they say the track is "good". Even the text say the track is too short.
But to my eyes after watching MSA amazing track, I see a lot of smooth berms, I see riders not doing to much body English to keep speed, I see a lot of flat parts that even French riders was complaining about, I see a lot of big tables and doubles in straight lines and just a few technical parts.
So in my opinion the track is a WC track but the only boring track of the year. If you want you can try to insult me but the only thing you show is that you are the same punk kid from Pinkbike that think the only opinion is the one they want. It's a shame.
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Jdub004
6 years ago
Whoa, you mad bro? No insults here, just some light badgering.

Your opinion is very sound, however, variety is the spice of life. I think it's nice that the series is changed up with a track that is short and speed based with a few wacky parts rather than a long steep technical death trap (not saying there's anything wrong with those tracks though). Racers will need to apply a lot of skill here to be fighting for tenths or even hundreds of a second between rankings. Plus I really believe in the saying "videos never do it justice". Based on the number of crashes that seem to be happening among top riders in practice/time training I think this track is trickier than it looks and it will become even more tricky as it gets weathered and ridden in. RAW 2 already looked more gnarly than the first.
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mfoga
6 years ago
The part with all the squids together waiting for a rider was hilarious
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