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I think Amaury just wanted it (back in the game) so much he pushed himself at a level that's very hard to do all the time. It was a special run where he was proving to himself that he is back

The word epic needs not to be worn out. In this case, it's appropriate.

Steel chainstays seem good. He’s still running em. Rad for him I was wondering if he was coming back... he did!

Frick'n awesome rider!!

Listened to all the major MTB podcasts reviewing Val di Sol and this was by far the best. Great analyses, insights, guests and topics. Focused on what we care as fans. Its almost criminal to see that it has so few views. Regardless, congrats guys. Keep it up.

the biggest comeback since easter sunday!

For me that run by AP was mind blowing and good for him for making it happen🤘But i remember when ronan won and said either i was going to win or they were taking me out on a stretcher, maybe he was in a similar state of mind.AP had lots of motivation behind that run with his previous injuries and what happened to his brother the day before. Either way it was unreal to watch👏

i mean, jackson won by 4.3 last year on home turf last year....

Christ, 5 mins of one guy.... let someone else speak

Great to see EC and Wyn included and that EC brought up Nico. What EC said about Nico is a big factor why in my opinion Nico is the GOAT. I would say as EC stated "what is in the water" in France. I have mentioned elsewhere that Amaury brings an approach that you would see in the great European downhill ski and F1 racers. He decides on his line and the conditions are somewhat irrelevant. He makes fine adjustments for the conditions, but he is not changing his line. The Go Pro side by side of Amaury and Dak is a must watch and I would like to hear Dak and Finn's perspective on that video.

Yyyyeeeeeeeeaaaaaa

It’s a fair comment. Roles are often Host and then “ talent / colour “ and the talent gives the details, hosts as it’s says runs the show and can hype it up and do splits.

Dude what happened at the end? Cut off mid sentence, was just getting interesting lol

Wow E.C. !

the broadcast isn't bad... It was unfortunate not to see Tahnee's entire winning run from the Women's session. Commentary seems too focused on hype, Aaron Gwynn is awesome, would love to hear more from him about the nuances of each riders technique, where they brake, their posture etc Let the other commentator be the hype man calling out the splits. Just my two cents that probably isn't worth even that

Steaze?

so sad really such a big talent and having to deal with a bad injury this soon

its STEEZE

Simple. Get rid of the ridiculous, awful and completely unwanted semifinals……..total nonsense. Then obviously Warner on the Mike. Not only is he hilarious and massively knowledgable about riders, teams and bikes but he has also raced and lived world cups. In what world is the lame and badly informed current commentary any good, is absolute dross worse than listening to a bloody football match. UCI are just useless, just get rid of them and improve everything overnight.

not only racing BMX he has multiple rainbow jerseys in BMX.

First off, how to view if you don't know how and where? Its hillarious 😂 In my country the UCI websites states "TH-cam and Eurosport" and both are no option in reality. Second, bring back Rob Warner. They simply ruined whatching the sport for most of us.

I remember i was at Taz hardline and i caught Jackson alone in his syndicate tent, and asked him to sign my bell, and i could tell he wanted to just sit down lol bc he didn't say anything besides a "sure" in a pola fleece with his race stuff underneath being not nearly as chatty as the other riders i met which i was bit surprised ab, but i just assume he wasn't in the mood for it as it was after one of his last practice runs , got a photo with him and we both looked a bit funny, my hair was dead flat from my hat and his was going everywhere from his helmet with his eyes 90% shut. good times, but the signature has rubbed off due to the material of the bell

I hope this title is a rhetorical question. We all know the answer. Rob Warner and Red Bull. But seriously, add some depth and length to the runs and commentary. It just seems so cursory now.

Cover story!

They could make it free to watch again. That would make it 1000x better.

It’s like Matt jones. He’s one of the biggest TH-camrs who went to hardline and he was one of the slowest riders. Fans sometimes don’t always the fastest but the most entertaining, they want to see their TH-camr get into the final.

i would say the drone shot from 500 feet in the air is unnecessary.

2 words.... Asa Vermette

Is really santacruz syndicate a syndicate?

Prize money????🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ do the riders really compete for money, and that why they compete? The top 15-20 get payed salaries, and don’t need prize money, give it to privateers and small teams…. Or something else 🤷‍♂️

The semi model is just going to promote doping.

Get rid of the Protected status.

Get Netflix on board - like they did with the Tour de France. DH could be a much bigger sport than it is.

Can you do a discussion on the impact to companies that send riders to these races and they don't make it onto the largest platform on the internet because the organizers of the event have decided to milk the potential viewer of the race, for which the companies have invested greatly to create? It's a betrayal of the concept. We fund the riders so they can be seen on our products and the organizer provides unlimited exsposure. There is a clear violation when the organizer deems the product his own

BMX background meme is a joke coming from Pinbike’s ‘Academy’ show where one rider was kept on well past where she should have been dropped. The only commentary/reasoning from the judges was ‘she has a bmx background’. It’s not a compliment

Well that told us nothing

By actually showing the full weekend. We pay for it yet get nothing in return anymore. Absolute scam. The finals coverage at leogsng was pretty good though 👀

What about the issue that the viewership would have just completely tanked. In Australia and other countries, there is no explanation of how one is to watch now. So, there needs to be better effort to help educate and ease the transition so viewers who want to pay, can. You can't just change this, have no comms to public, no assistance, no pathway. It's a shit show. Then... where is all the grab for money going? I assume not to riders, right? You guys mentioned it. No increase in prize money. All just appears to "spectators" like it's padding a lot of streaming service and UCI execs pockets, and that leaves a very bitter taste and animosity towards the changes. 😢

Good idea to do these short snippets of the main podcast

Last weekend was the best live shooting of a World Cup. I liked the long drone shot. Editing was great. Gwin and Josh were great. No complaints!

What would you do about the gap between the women's and the men's when you have 20-30 extra riders in the final that shouldn't be broadcast? Playing the devils advocate, the smaller fields makes the combined women's and men's broadcast more condensed and action packed and more watchable to a broader non-biking audience. You could look at it that today's semi finals is the opportunity for the underdogs to make a statement, and a good result here wins you the price of guaranteed tv time in the final. Again, these are not necessarily my opinions, just playing devils advocate a bit :)

Cheers for another great convo lads. Appreciate the insights. Sounds like your LCQ is gaining traction Needles! Best idea I’ve heard so far.

Sick podcast guys 🤘👊

I can mind when it was trendy to say Jared Graves had a MTB background 😂, keep up the good work guys!

He is the best at what he does. Period!

Jackson is my jam

Loved the podcast. I subscribe. Keep it up!

Keep this stuff coming thanks for uploading

Thanks guys, love your conversations. Keep it coming 👍🏼

Thank you Sven for pointing out the full gap/quad. I didn't see anyone get it as smooth and inside as Loic. Its an insane move and set the tone for a dominant performance in the woods.