Ben fanboy here, but Evan impressed me. Ben is obviously better uphill and evan seems better downhill so far. Would not be offended by either of them winning.
@@alexanderson7101 Very solid point there. They particularly said attitude was the only other factor other than time, this is crucial in any professional anything except maybe the music industry lol
"No tricks, just racing" ...but Jo will race against a judge, not the other competitors... ...and we'll be awarding attitude points, so Ben gets penalized for facial expressions...
Im wondering why they say jo is the one who can win it, for me evan is clearly the best, won almost all of the previous competitios (and made jo win one of them), he allways had such a good attitude of competition if not the best and he is wining a courrent dh racer(ben) while jo on the other hand is so far behind christina (a racer), she gets so tired in all challenges and she just cant even finish all of the challenges they did (and few of them didnt even had 10km on climbing. I say this becouse for me seems unfair that if they are gonna race on +30km races next year they have to take all of this in mind to chose a winer next episode
Yea Evan is pretty fast and chill, but I like Ben more, because it seems like he has smoother riding (at least on GoPro) and Evan is just bashing trough
Amazing Riding by Evan, less than 4 seconds between him and Ben. Most riders would have not even finished that second run with a busted derailleur. Evan remained competitive with a busted derailleur, imagine how fast he would have ran that segment with no mechanical.
Evan is definitely my winner. He's quick and always has the right attitude. He was only 3 seconds slower than Ben despite having no derailleur for half of the second stage and absolutely kept his head up even though his situation wasn't ideal.
It is interesting to me that Ben really has not been able to beat Evan in an actual race so far, I think he is 1 and 3, his one win was when Even ripped off his der. It was not clear where on the course the issue happened, but dam it was impressive Evan only lost 5 seconds. They need a better way to deal with men and women, but Jo lost today. The faster women were already eliminated.....
Evan's gonna win this. Good attitude, strong rider, knows how to service his bike, good performance in all challenges. I don't think he was ever even called up as a potential castoff, if he was I missed it.
Evan kept to within 3.43 seconds of Ben with a broken derailleur. I think that shows his maturity and experience as a rider that will take him far. Ben is young and fast and has potential to get faster and gain that maturity. It's going to be a hard decision unless one of them messes up big time.
I would really have liked to see some times set by a male pro (maybe the other judge?) to compare how well the guys did compared to existing pros like they did with Jo.
The fact that Evan appeared unfazed by a broken derailleur (when even many pros would have thrown a fit) shows a remarkable level of maturity and inner calm for his young age of 21 years. He is fast, great eye for lines, and has really blossomed over the course of the show. No doubt Ben is talented, and is giving Evan a run for his money. And he's definitely the more gregarious of the two - which is not a bad thing. I do love Jo's attitude. It appears she finds every challenge "fun", not daunting, which speaks volumes to her personality. Can she get faster? She's 30 - so she's approaching her peak. I guess it all comes down to exactly what Orbea is looking for. But, IMHO, Evan is the whole package. He's young. Nowhere near his peak. He's mad fast, with mad skills. Cool as a cucumber under pressure. Always, always positive. Potential to be a world cup contender and a brand ambassador.
Facts She’s should be eliminated it’s clear she is not fast enough to race professionally against other racers who will be faster than Christina Like the gap was huge
and it’s not even that she was behind ben and evan. she was super far behind christina. she’s going to be racing if she wins, speed matters more than attitude. ben should win this no doubt and jo should’ve been eliminated so long ago
I have watched every season since this whole thing first started and it's just exciting and I can't even explain it I can't wait to see the final my gosh you guys are awesome
@jenomsedivam I didn't calculate the D+ but for sure someone climbing pedaling has not the same ability descending than someone going uplift. Of course christina is better rider than Jo, but doing the exact same race i'm pretty sure the chrono gap would have been significantly shorter...
Since Addison is out, my money is on Evan. He just seems down to earth every time he speaks, let alone being faster than Ben. Jo is killing it as well as Ben, but Ben seems to be a little lost for words at times. Loving the academy!
Can somebody at Pinkbike please save Jo more embarrassment. "Sending the gnar " ; doesn't sound right because it isn't right. And she definitely doesn't send it. And there's nothing gnarly about her. Evan must have been super rapid throughout to get so close to Ben after his mechanical. Send somebody home already; Ben and Jo
Girl had to be in the final,no matter what...but really, no girl can match a boy in 98% sport activity. Just be thankfull its not Angie. The thing that bothers me more is how they quickly eliminate all of the non(north) americans..like nobody rides bikes better than us
I feel like they're definitely milking way too much drama out of the broken derailleur. Evan slayed the 2nd stage with only 5 seconds behind Ben with a broken derailleur and had fastest times of the other two stages. What a beast. Hopefully he kicks Ben's ass on the next race day.
Great Series! Jo has to ride against Christina. Brutal. I am sure she would rather ride against any of the other female contestants. I can't wait for next week.
A pro men’s average time on these 3 stages would have been interesting for comparing times. I watch Ben and Evan riding and I personally don’t know if they would be 50” behind Sam Hill or 10”.
Evan was the one they will give a contract to anyway. He was a champ from day one. Good series but next one ,do men’s and women’s category’s and more racing. Love the startup but 👑🔥🤙
Mechanicals are part of racing, I’ve been in numerous XC races and had shits tons of things go wrong, twisted bars, 2 blown out tires, broken pedal, janked derailleur, broken chain, cracker crown, etc. Some of these I was able to fix and recover, some lost me the race, that’s how it is.
Honestly yeah, when I was first at it, ya know shes a woman, and physically its hard to compete against the opposite sex, but I mean over 30 seconds behind the judge? What? that's last place in a legit race.
Next season should be pure racing like each round is a different race e.g pump track race, dual slalom, 4 cross, dh race and enduro race and xc race. Before each of the races they must build their bike from the frame up.
Go Evan 🙌🏼 Great series, well done Pink Bike 👍🏼 I recon Jo would be a lot faster if she was fitter, she’s clearly lacking the sharpness of a conditioned rider but her attitude is solid 👊🏼
I really like all three but I have to take my hat off to Evan this episode. To be that close after losing a derailleur is insane!
Agreed. He's really good 🤙
Yea I always liked Ben but this time he disappointed me... or Evan suprised me, idk
@@luisla5269 Ben's a douchebag, he's a sponsors worst nightmare because he'll say something really stupid one day and make the company look bad.
Ben fanboy here, but Evan impressed me. Ben is obviously better uphill and evan seems better downhill so far. Would not be offended by either of them winning.
@@alexanderson7101 Very solid point there. They particularly said attitude was the only other factor other than time, this is crucial in any professional anything except maybe the music industry lol
10:43 "Go Angie!"
I think someone is rooting for the wrong person
Lol yeah
I heard that too
I thought so, sounded like sontheimer said Angie instead of Jo... thought I was going crazy...lol
lol
With the voice crack aswell.
"No tricks, just racing"
...but Jo will race against a judge, not the other competitors...
...and we'll be awarding attitude points, so Ben gets penalized for facial expressions...
Yeea, but you can't compare the times of women and men, that's why Jo drives against the judge ...
I definitely agree, but Evan was definitely up for the win before the mechanical, I think Jo should be eliminated tho.
@@bc.kromis that's true
XD
Got a better solution?
Im wondering why they say jo is the one who can win it, for me evan is clearly the best, won almost all of the previous competitios (and made jo win one of them), he allways had such a good attitude of competition if not the best and he is wining a courrent dh racer(ben) while jo on the other hand is so far behind christina (a racer), she gets so tired in all challenges and she just cant even finish all of the challenges they did (and few of them didnt even had 10km on climbing.
I say this becouse for me seems unfair that if they are gonna race on +30km races next year they have to take all of this in mind to chose a winer next episode
Yea Evan is pretty fast and chill, but I like Ben more, because it seems like he has smoother riding (at least on GoPro) and Evan is just bashing trough
Evan also was less than 4 seconds behind Ben even with a broken mech. He probbably would've been quicker overall if it hadn't been for that.
Daniel he was more than 5 seconds slower not 4 but I get ur point
My bad! Serves me right for trying to watch pinkbike videos while 'working'.
This competition is sponsered, having a female role model might be more import for Orbea than having the best rider.
Amazing Riding by Evan, less than 4 seconds between him and Ben. Most riders would have not even finished that second run with a busted derailleur. Evan remained competitive with a busted derailleur, imagine how fast he would have ran that segment with no mechanical.
Less than half a second overall
@@dookie3453 uhh what? He's 3.43 back overall
He probably could have won the second stage if he didn't stop and dismount 10 feet before the finish line
@@rdub202 my bad I read the time for stage 3
@@elektrofunkzz he had already passed the finish line in stage 2 that's why he stopped
"Do you think a mechanical is grounds for elimination?"
*sad Nicole noises*
True
Ive forgot what happend to her
The reason why everybody is watching this is just because, we all miss jason by IFHT
i miss addison
no
@Luke Morrison big reason
Not the only one
Damn right
Evan clearly the stand-out here.
Agreed!
I love Evan I also love jo
Evan ftw...he is faster, repaired his bike no problem, and is super chill...crown him already
I agree
Yess
Evan is definitely my winner. He's quick and always has the right attitude. He was only 3 seconds slower than Ben despite having no derailleur for half of the second stage and absolutely kept his head up even though his situation wasn't ideal.
Jason: I know you are all friends
Jo,Ben and Evan: mhm ahaha
I want a season 2 so bad
Same
best
The only challenge that actually made sense yet
Wym they all make sense. Being signed in a pro contract, you need to know how to be a pro.
@@kellenwr0678 Judging a Enduro race based on facial expressions is fairly shit tho
You're saying that driving around with windows closed and no speaking allowed isn't prime enduro training? What the hell man!
They literally talk these people out of showing actual emotion. Just be fake stoked the whole time because that’s what the judges want. Come on.
OMG Ben you made a mistake and you didn't smile through it. Go home angry boy.
Evan Wall just sounds like a enduro or dh racers name
To be fair so does Ben Wallace
@@calebm.5698 What does Jo Stevens sounds like? :D
@@lukenukem5953 sounds like a late night show host lol
It is interesting to me that Ben really has not been able to beat Evan in an actual race so far, I think he is 1 and 3, his one win was when Even ripped off his der. It was not clear where on the course the issue happened, but dam it was impressive Evan only lost 5 seconds. They need a better way to deal with men and women, but Jo lost today. The faster women were already eliminated.....
Evan's gonna win this. Good attitude, strong rider, knows how to service his bike, good performance in all challenges. I don't think he was ever even called up as a potential castoff, if he was I missed it.
ya'll should do a junior version
fr
young riders would be able to do way more with a contract
That would be so sweet!!!!
That would be sick as hell
👏
Pb grom academy
How do I get out of class for 26 minutes?
Graduate ;)
Shit your pants
@@dustin5941 I CAN'T BELEIVE I DIDN'T THINK OF THAT BRB
You ‘feel’ sick
@Monolithic Juggernaut it was a joke obviously?? Thats what I did lol
Evan kept to within 3.43 seconds of Ben with a broken derailleur. I think that shows his maturity and experience as a rider that will take him far. Ben is young and fast and has potential to get faster and gain that maturity. It's going to be a hard decision unless one of them messes up big time.
100% agreed
i swear i sat hear for an hour waiting for this
Same
I would really have liked to see some times set by a male pro (maybe the other judge?) to compare how well the guys did compared to existing pros like they did with Jo.
I was thinking this too... There's no external benchmark.
Yeah, had the same thought🤓
Now ben is being wholesome wtf
always has been
How does no one understand his "douche ben" persona was an act
When they told Ben its competition not friends anymore, his eyes showed it all bro. He’s about to shred the shit out of everything.
The fact that Evan appeared unfazed by a broken derailleur (when even many pros would have thrown a fit) shows a remarkable level of maturity and inner calm for his young age of 21 years. He is fast, great eye for lines, and has really blossomed over the course of the show. No doubt Ben is talented, and is giving Evan a run for his money. And he's definitely the more gregarious of the two - which is not a bad thing. I do love Jo's attitude. It appears she finds every challenge "fun", not daunting, which speaks volumes to her personality. Can she get faster? She's 30 - so she's approaching her peak. I guess it all comes down to exactly what Orbea is looking for. But, IMHO, Evan is the whole package. He's young. Nowhere near his peak. He's mad fast, with mad skills. Cool as a cucumber under pressure. Always, always positive. Potential to be a world cup contender and a brand ambassador.
Yes, this does bring a smile to my face
Dude beat her by a minute on stage 2 without a derailleur. He’s so fast
Contestant: 25k would allow me not to work full time
Me: oohhh, what could I spec on a bike to make it 25k??
Let’s go! Btw will. there be a series 2, and when will we get another huck to flat video?
Yes and yes
@@cvoo5369 how do you know
@@noah_m in the field test pink bike said they will be doing a huck to flat
Though I think Addison should have won, this is still one of the sickest series on this platform. :D
An they have the right people
The fastest with the best personality
@@atticushexcel9567 what
@@atticushexcel9567 I don’t really watch tv and when I do it is definitely not mtv
Jason " no twists, just racing " Lucas
Sooooo glad this is free! Hope we see more of this type of series in the future! Keep up the work!
When you’re back 40seconds it’s not because you’re a woman it’s because you’re not as good as the other person. Deal with it.
Facts
She’s should be eliminated it’s clear she is not fast enough to race professionally against other racers who will be faster than Christina
Like the gap was huge
@@bencollinson6519 and awkward as hell.
Right! I feel like anyone could ride as fast as her
and it’s not even that she was behind ben and evan. she was super far behind christina. she’s going to be racing if she wins, speed matters more than attitude. ben should win this no doubt and jo should’ve been eliminated so long ago
true true
This show is great, but needs a little work. The competition seems unbalanced now. Should be 2 winners. 1male 1female
Yea it needs to be 5 men 5 women and maybe you can team them up for challenges but overall women vs women and men vs men.
So true
Ik was thinking the exact same thing when I was watching it.
Yes I can’t wait for this to finish to see who wins this series is epic I hope they can find a new sponsors so they can make a new season
I have watched every season since this whole thing first started and it's just exciting and I can't even explain it I can't wait to see the final my gosh you guys are awesome
Best reality show ever please keep making these
they should have had one episode where the eliminated people got a chance to come back.
That is what I thought too
Plot twist: that will be the final episode. All prior episodes were just a dream, the competition is actually based solely on race performance.
@@isaacjackiw9711 hahahah good one
Yeah have em run this event also and see where the times actually stack up would be interesting
@@rdub202 Except now Angie needs to find a new derailleur
I gotta say, this is extremely hard between Ben and Evan, but Jo is so far off Christina, nothing against Jo bu she should be eliminated.
True, I like that they try to give the girls a chance against the boys but jo's difference in time, even against Christina, was ridiculous
At least they didn't kick out evan, He was clearly the best today
@@felixb.59 yea 100%
I don't think Christina did the whole race (climbing+stages) but only the stages, so she was very faster on the last stages...
@jenomsedivam I didn't calculate the D+ but for sure someone climbing pedaling has not the same ability descending than someone going uplift. Of course christina is better rider than Jo, but doing the exact same race i'm pretty sure the chrono gap would have been significantly shorter...
Without any mechanical issues Evan won hands down.
Plain and as simple as that, I miss Addison on this but Evan's got this!
This has been one of my favourite bike series ever !!!
Congrats to the last 3. They all are awesome shredders. Its going to be a hard decision but Orbea cannot go wrong with any of them. All the best!!
Christina should get the pro contract
She already is a pro
Hey, if the whole show was enduro stages and competitions, I would have liked it even more ;)
Just giving some ideas for next season.
I personally love the super shaky chest cam shots....They make me feel like my head is being rattled
Since Addison is out, my money is on Evan. He just seems down to earth every time he speaks, let alone being faster than Ben. Jo is killing it as well as Ben, but Ben seems to be a little lost for words at times. Loving the academy!
🤘
Can somebody at Pinkbike please save Jo more embarrassment. "Sending the gnar " ; doesn't sound right because it isn't right. And she definitely doesn't send it. And there's nothing gnarly about her.
Evan must have been super rapid throughout to get so close to Ben after his mechanical. Send somebody home already; Ben and Jo
Evan’s riding is just chill and cool and suuuper fast!!
The tips in the beginning were top top 🙌.
evan and ben killed christina and jo timewise ahahahahahaha 18:16
I really appreciate this show beeing mask-free. Thanks for that.
Whaaa??
I am up for EVAN but I still think Addison could have made it this far if he hadn't been eliminated
🙏
He keeps on pulling the "No body is getting eliminated today" card. I like it
Jo -"I can send it in the gnar"
Couldn't even send a letter
That level of hatred will not be accepted so I here now ban u from everything
She's not bad
No she's not bad. Shes really bad
@@danielwilson3292 fine then u race her
Girl had to be in the final,no matter what...but really, no girl can match a boy in 98% sport activity. Just be thankfull its not Angie. The thing that bothers me more is how they quickly eliminate all of the non(north) americans..like nobody rides bikes better than us
XC MTB Pinkbike Academy please!!! Wohoo!
I swear if they make us wait another week I’m gonna dieeee
They made us wake another week
RIP
I feel like they're definitely milking way too much drama out of the broken derailleur. Evan slayed the 2nd stage with only 5 seconds behind Ben with a broken derailleur and had fastest times of the other two stages. What a beast. Hopefully he kicks Ben's ass on the next race day.
LōK MTB Exactly!!
All three of them are really good, And all of them deserve to win.
Great Series! Jo has to ride against Christina. Brutal. I am sure she would rather ride against any of the other female contestants. I can't wait for next week.
A pro men’s average time on these 3 stages would have been interesting for comparing times. I watch Ben and Evan riding and I personally don’t know if they would be 50” behind Sam Hill or 10”.
Wdym Evan would've gone home, he would've won. He had a broken detailer and was only 4 seconds behind and had an amazing attitude.
Facts dude the judges are nuts
For those who keep asking, the theme song is "Clock Running" by James C. Murray and Benjamin Hayden. It's available on Spotify.
Always refreshing and waiting for this
I'm calling it early. Evan and Christina are the winners of the 2020 Pinkbike academy!
Jo: "I want to be an example of determination for women everywhere"
Jason: "you were 40 seconds behind Christina"
Jo: 👁️👄👁️
Evan was the one they will give a contract to anyway.
He was a champ from day one.
Good series but next one ,do men’s and women’s category’s and more racing.
Love the startup but 👑🔥🤙
Jo - 1: 49
Evan - 1: 19
LOOOOOOOL
Damn only one more episode until this awesome series ends, hope there is a 2nd season
Day couldn’t get any better 🤘🤘
Agreed
Except for one thing a free trip to Whistler
Mechanicals are part of racing, I’ve been in numerous XC races and had shits tons of things go wrong, twisted bars, 2 blown out tires, broken pedal, janked derailleur, broken chain, cracker crown, etc. Some of these I was able to fix and recover, some lost me the race, that’s how it is.
Lmao everyday since the last episode, i have been re freshing the acc waiting for this vid 🙏
To save you some trouble, the pattern for new episodes is every thursday
@@Sleepy_RP762 r/woosh
@@Sleepy_RP762 Thank you lmao ❤️
Stoked on the new episode
6:19 No Angie it's not the worse. It's nice for people to cheer you on.
Been waiting for ages for this to come out
"We're judging this based on attitude as much as speed. So if nothing goes wrong with your bike, you'll be at a disadvantage." - Pinkbike
Idc Evan or Ben as long as jo gets out. She can't hold her own here, much less in a pro Enduro race.
Honestly yeah, when I was first at it, ya know shes a woman, and physically its hard to compete against the opposite sex, but I mean over 30 seconds behind the judge? What? that's last place in a legit race.
Yeah jo gotta go
@@TheJellybean2319 and Christina was still slower than Ben or Evan and jo was slower than her
@@TheJellybean2319 Christina knows she's a pro, so she DEFINITELY took it back like 4 notches, and Jo was still slower than her 🚪🚶
Not to offend anyone but why is there a trail named squirts😂
Like a water bottle.. it squeezes you and then squirts you out the end. ;-) Get your mind out of the gutter. :-P :-D
we need Addison backkkkkkkkkk
It’s already been filmed
🤘
Next season should be pure racing like each round is a different race e.g pump track race, dual slalom, 4 cross, dh race and enduro race and xc race.
Before each of the races they must build their bike from the frame up.
Life is beautiful enjoy every day like it’s your last :)
Evan is by far the best rider and the most humble. he really must win
Waaooow how lucky they are to have opportunity like this 🤙 congrats in advance who win tomorrow 👏👏👏🎉
Such a great series! Can't wait for the next episode and season 2! It would be sick to see a DH season too :D
YEEWWW!!!! \m/
Evan has it to win, he's fast, good bike skill and off the bike he would be super approachable and a great ambassador for a company
At 10:44 did someone say go Angie 😂
Me chilling on the couch :FASTER, FASTER, FASTER !!!!
Everyone knows that if Evan's derailleur hadn't broken, he would have won section two as well. I kneel down in front of him
All the best Evan
Still sad we didn't got to see more from Tom. That guy seemed great fun and with a nice personality.
Where is the huck to flat challenge?
Is there going to be a season 2???
Finally, best episode yet
Anybody notice how the last three people in the intro r the only people left
good point! obviously they edited the intro after knowing the results, so probably evan won? he was the last to be shown in the intro
Everyone in the top 4 consider it a well earned podium and whatever happens next you all are winners!!
Really amazing épisode
Such a good series
What Garmin are they using?!
Go Evan 🙌🏼 Great series, well done Pink Bike 👍🏼 I recon Jo would be a lot faster if she was fitter, she’s clearly lacking the sharpness of a conditioned rider but her attitude is solid 👊🏼
Bruni needs to be the host!
Recognize Evans mecanical. Orbea has designed the worst derailleur hanger in the whole world.
Evan is probably gonna win, hes faster and has a attitude better suited to the conditions. Still love Ben's alter ego though👌
u guys should make this a netflix show
Owen Moorfield nooo
@@jaydunn2898 26min episodes make it look like thats what they were targeting...