Video Vault: 2001 UCI World Championships, Vail, Colorado 26

Just a few days after the 9/11 tragedy, the 2001 UCI World Championships pressed on in Vail, Colorado. With mixed emotion, riders pushed their limits on one of the most exciting World Championship tracks of its day. In the end, Nicolas Vouilloz took first place, followed by Steve Peat and a young Greg Minnaar, who crashed at the finish line. Enjoy the action from the movie Alpha Project.

Credit: gordo
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2001 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
Vail, Colorado
Downhill
Steve Peat
Nicolas Vouilloz
Greg Minnaar
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BlueGreenTR
3 years ago
I've ridden bits of that track and holy shit is it steep. To think they were railing those steeps on bikes that look ridiculously small is just insane. Especially under Minaar, it looks like he's riding a kid's bike.
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RICKYLARRYYY
6 months ago

Is there anyway to find a track map or can you still ride it? I've been looking for a map or something but haven't seen anything.

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SylentK
3 years ago
I was there! GM's rock jump was legendary. That track was awesome. You can still see remnants, like under that lift (which is now Gondi 1), unfortunately that's a new hiking only trail. Bummer.

It's a little foggy, I remember trying to flirt with Marla Streb at a bar/club late that night. I am not a good flirter. Ask my wife. Ha!

Also, don't tell my wife :D
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Hittheshowers13
8 years ago
No matter how many times I see that Minnaar gap it never gets old. No wonder the guy still wins, he belongs on a downhill bike.
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mrmizzle5
8 years ago
It would make me a happy boy if the Vail Whistler aqusition leads to a world cup in Colorado down the line
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bizutch
12 years ago
I've got a couple Worlds recorded on VHS and lots of NORBA's and World Cups from that era. Best moment was Rockwell at Mt. Snow beating Peaty. I was there. But to watch it on TV afterwards was just as incredible.
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chajcu
12 years ago
this track was mental! no wonder why those big guns like minnar or peaty are still on the top if they were able to hit this things on such bikes at such speeds back then!! wonder how many of todays young boys would be able to do that...
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Morpheous
12 years ago
I still have the official embroidered event ball cap for this race! Love these oldies.
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thebyker
12 years ago
cool! this is back before the internet I still have a lot of the old magazines from 2001.
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t.odd
12 years ago
minnaar and gracia with some rowdy double-ups! that was sick, loving these flashbacks!
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91001
12 years ago
Does any footage of the gnarly rock garden from the NORBA NCS's at Seven Springs exist? (1998 and 1999) I seem to recall ESPN being there.

I'd love to see that again. My little 18 year old brain was completely detonated by watching that in person.
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easyrider
12 years ago
Although its not on any maps ....believe it or not a few big sections of that course are still riding .
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AllRide
12 years ago
Ah yah, I made it in the video at 1:13. Rad course, too bad I tomahawked in my run.
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sspomer
12 years ago
that's awesome! i didn't think i'd ever know who that was. look at ACC going into that corner...HECTIC, but you're gettin' all hans rey on it like it's no big deal.
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jawlor
12 years ago
@sspomer, Yeah, that was me in my race run as far as I can remember. And yes, it was steep as f--k! I was on a steel Raleigh DHO.. Sick you captured it on video!
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sspomer
12 years ago
@jawlor, are you serious?! i remember thinking that was the sickest thing ever! no joke there with that steep, off-camber! what bike were you on?
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jawlor
12 years ago
Ha, no way, it's me at 3.20 doing a rolling stoppy turn thingy into the last steep section before the finish straight!
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