The Rockiest Course Ever - Sam Pilgrim Previews the Losinj World Cup DH Track - iceman2058 - Mountain Biking Videos

6 years ago

the finaldrop dindt look unfinished..... but respect.... looks rocky but the pedalling street section might be exhausting AF and i would hate it in the race!

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jfkusa

6 years ago

I’m actually pretty excited to see something new on the circuit, I just hope nobody goes offline and shoulders the wall.

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TEAMROBOT

6 years ago

The indomitable human spirit nevers ceases to impress THE ROBOTS. Knowing virtually nothing about downhill racing or high-level competition won't stop the average Joe from speculating. Truly courageous.

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StainedSilver

6 years ago

A lot of moaning about the dockside finish/asphalt.. the Spec Gravity team and others have mentioned this is a 2minute track. That would finish at the end of the dirt and not run into the residential area. People are getting ahead of themselves I think. As fun as this preview was, I’m not sure Sam Pilgrim is correct on this occasion.

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vweb

6 years ago

Looks like we'll see A LOT of little lever at the left of the bars. I don't like the track (there are safety concerns everywhere I look on the video...), but at least it will be a challenge for the engineers with a good tier of big rocks, another tier of... litteraly nothing and a last tier of flat asphalt and tight turns.

My bets are on the fittest athletes. Bulldog for the win ?

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RaoulDuke

6 years ago

Physical track with a bit of urban dh at the end? My money would be on Marcelo Gutierrez. (Though you obviously can't count out the usual suspects like Gwin, Minnaar and Bruni)

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vweb

6 years ago

Hey, I forgot about Marcelo ! I wanted to name an outsider, that's why "Bulldog".

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Dave_Camp

6 years ago

Do you think Gwin/Minnaar/Bruni are unfit?

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vweb

6 years ago

Just like I said : nope. It would be cool to have another name on the first place tho.

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ralle

6 years ago

The pedal at the end probably won't be as bad when they (hopefully) throw in some urban-dh obstacles for pump and carrying speed thru the flat tight corners. We might see some very sketchy gaps at the rocks, It'll definitely be interesting to see how to big dogs slice thru the terrain.

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mtnrush666

6 years ago

The run started off strong, but looked like fatigue was kicking in half way down. I wonder how much of that is due trying to man handle a heavy ebike down a rocky track...Sam P. is a strong guy with skills.

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artista1

6 years ago

I miss the old school courses......fast and rough.

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Partigiano

6 years ago

A fuckin' E-Bike! Seriously?

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Erik_The_Red

6 years ago

I'm heading to North Korea to discuss plans for trail side EMP devices.

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JackRice

6 years ago

tire sponsors are probably not too thrilled

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schwaaa31

6 years ago

An E-DH bike? I'm not sure I get the point.

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Beez177

6 years ago

Not defending it but he was able to pedal to the top, no uplift. Try that on a traditional DH is the point.

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Jonzilla

6 years ago

And then ride an un needed 10kg on the way down.....

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Jason_Campbell

6 years ago

That track is a shit show

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Jdub004

6 years ago

someone get Sam Pilgrim a gimbal

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ardor

6 years ago

Haha. Isn't he a GoPro athlete too? You'd think they would be on that like stink on shit.

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ccolagio

6 years ago

urban DH racing is cool because it's its own thing. and it's amazing. but seeing the last 15+% of a track being pavement in a UCI DH race? crushed gravel at the top of the track?

this course is awful and i look forward to the comments from the racers. these men and women are the most elite MOUNTAIN bike racers in the world. is this course a joke? might as well just copy the EWS course selection - they're putting in the work to keep the circuit fresh and challenging...

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Sheppy Wong

6 years ago

Nattering Nabob of Negativism

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sspomer

6 years ago

specialized gravity has already been there and they didn't seem too disappointed - https://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/member/Loic-Bruni-Finn-Iles-and-Miranda…

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jfkusa

6 years ago

The top of ft William is crushed gravel too...

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Jdub004

6 years ago

The Racers will embrace any track you put them on because they want to support the life of their sport. Elite racers have the rawest passion, so they will be stoked as long as they have a leg over a bike.

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the_owl

6 years ago

I dont know how these guys talk while in the gnar. I have to remember to breathe when Im riding DH

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hamncheez2003

6 years ago

this is incredibly stupid. The XCO rules state that no more than 15% of the track can be asphalt, and I think this "dh" track violates that!

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boaz

6 years ago

agreed. the asphalt will decide the race, as it’s long enough and flat enough to require alot of pedaling. there were a couple rocky sections that looked pretty gnarly though...

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bbbswan

6 years ago

that was insane, and it will be an amazing new refresher on the WC circuit! hopefully, with the
this prior testing going on, RedBull will be able to have some extended footage, and even perhaps a drone filming that huge urban-dh style "finish"

also, I bet we see a lot of people in the water, let's just hope it's not because of rain! Haha
also mechanics will be busy with a lot of flats and crushed rims

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MrPrometheus

6 years ago

Forget the traditional Vital OTB. New contest should be 1) number of spectators and/or animals hit in town 2) number and names of riders who blast through the finish area into the water.