Final Results from the Les Gets DH World Cup 2021

Jul 3, 2021
by Ed Spratt  
Micalya Parton drops out of the calm of the start gate and heads towards to the carnage of the forest below.


The results are in from the second round of the 2021 DH World Cup in Les Gets after an incredible day of racing in some tough conditions.

Kicking off the day was the Junior Men with Jackson Goldstone securing his first World Cup win by over one and a half seconds. Jackson's winning time was nearly five-second faster than Loic Bruni's top qualifying time from yesterday. We will be in for some wild racing if these conditions hold through the day. Jordan Williams takes the second step of the podium after qualifying fastest yesterday and Lachlan Stevens-McNab continues with his success this year with third place.

The Junior Women's racing saw another new World Cup winner as Phoebe Gale pulled a two-second lead over Izabela Yankova. Phoebe's winning time was nearly 30 seconds faster than her fastest qualifier from yesterday. Closing out the top three riders was Anastasia Thiele crossing the line over 14 and a half seconds back.

There was plenty of drama in the Elite Women's racing with rain falling for all of the riders, conditions were very different to the drier conditions from qualifying. Tahnee Seagrave bested the course with a close contest against Myriam Nicole. Second-placed Myriam Nicole had a tough run today after a crash just after split two, but she closed the gap to only 0.252 seconds. Camille Balanche finished off the top three riders with another great result in 2021. Vali Höll was cursed with another finish line crash as she slipped out on the final turn and had to run across the line.

Tricky conditions affected most of the men's racing as the track became slicker with each run. Thibaut Daprela, who was coming back from a horrific crash at the French Cup last week, took the win today in the Elite Men's racing. His victory in Les Gets is Thibaut's first-ever Elite win after coming so many close attempts since moving up from Juniors last year. Max Hartenstern secured his best result with a second-place finish and Baptiste Pierron wrapped up the podium in third place.

Check out the full results below.



Results:


Elite Women


1st. Tahnee Seagrave: 4:10.566
2nd. Myriam Nicole: 4:10.818
3rd. Camille Balanche: 4:15.480
4th. Mille Johnset: 4:16.102
5th. Monika Hrastnik: 4:17.097


Elite Men


1st. Thibaut Daprela: 3:33.424
2nd. Max Hartenstern: 3:35.840
3rd. Baptiste Pierron: 3:35.944
4th. Connor Fearon: 3:36.014
5th. Mark Wallace: 3:36.205



Junior Women


1st. Phoebe Gale: 4:21.593
2nd. Izabela Yankova: 4:23.892
3rd. Anastasia Thiele: 4:36.163
4th. Vicky Clavel: 4:38.432
5th. Leona Pierrini: 4:48.319


Junior Men


1st. Jackson Goldstone: 3:26.950
2nd. Jordan Williams: 3:28.573
3rd. Lachlan Stevens-McNab: 3:31.380
4th. Oliver Davis: 3:31.581
5th. Oisin O'Callaghan: 3:32.472




Full Results:

Elite Women
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Elite Men
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Junior Women
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Live Race Updates:


Stay tuned for live updates and results from the Les Gets DH World Cup

The Elite Women's racing kicks off at: PST 03:30 / EST 06:30 / GMT 11:30 / CET 12:30

The Elite Men will start at: PST 04:30 / EST 07:30 / GMT 12:30 / CEST 13:30



The Elite Women's racing is now underway with Agnes Delest setting the first time of 4:32.787.



With ten riders left in the Elite Women's field, the current top five are:

1st. Mariana Salazar: 4:32.721
2nd. Agnes Delest: 4:32.787
3rd. Frida Ronning: 4:41.684
4th. Noga Korem: 4:52.950
5th. Lauryne Chappaz: 4:54.916



We have just heard on the Red Bull broadcast that Nina Hoffmann will not be racing today after a crash in practice.



It looks like Emilie Siegenthaler must have had some problems in the first split as she is over 12 seconds back. With some light rain on the course at the moment, things could start to get tricky out there today.



Mille Johnset has an amazing run as she goes over 16 seconds up and takes the lead.



A flat out ride from Tahnee Seagrave places her in the lead by five seconds. We are now less than three seconds off the top qualifier of Myriam Nicole despite the changing conditions.



With five riders left in the Elite Women's field, the current top five are:

1st. Tahnee Seagrave: 4:10.566
2nd. Mille Johnset: 4:16.102
3rd. Mathilde Bernard: 4:26.551
4th. Mariana Salazar: 4:32.721
5th. Agnes Delest: 4:32.787



Monika Hrastnik crosses the line six and a half seconds back and into third place.



As the rain gets heavier Eleonora Farina manages to keep up a great pace on the slippy track to slot into fourth place with three more riders left.



Camille Balanche has a dramatic run and finishes 4.914 back from Tahnee's top time.



Vali Höll is only three and a half seconds back at split two. Tahnee had a slower end to her run so we may see Vali take back some time at the bottom.



Vali Höll crashes out on the last turn and loses a ton of time to drop to sixth place.



Myriam Nicole was only 0.181 back at split two but she crashes just after. Can she recover and pull back some time before the finish line?



Myriam has closed the gap to 0.849 after a crash, she could still take the win today.



Tahnee Seagrave wins in Les Gets as Myriam just falls short of victory by 0.252 seconds.



The top five Elite Women are:

1st. Tahnee Seagrave: 4:10.566
2nd. Myriam Nicole: 4:10.818
3rd. Camille Balanche: 4:15.480
4th. Mille Johnset: 4:16.102
5th. Monika Hrastnik: 4:17.097



Goncalo Bandeira is first up for the Elite Men and he sets a time of 3:46.501.





After the first 20 Elite Men, the current top five are:

1st. Dean Lucas: 3:36.854
2nd. Joe Breeden: 3:37.307
3rd. Michael Jones: 3:37.659
4th. Phil Atwill: 3:37.792
5th. Sam Blenkinsop: 3:39.037



With 30 Elite Men still to go the current top five are:

1st. Max Hartenstern: 3:35.840
2nd. Connor Fearon: 3:36.014
3rd. Dean Lucas: 3:36.854
4th. George Brannigan: 3:36.942
5th. Kade Edwards: 3:37.059



Baptiste Pierron lays down a great run but he loses a lot of time at the bottom to cross the line 0.104 seconds back.



Mark Wallace comes just 0.365 second behind Hartenstern. The track is starting to look pretty tricky with some loose conditions.



Troy Brosnan is in touch at split two, only 0.558 behind.



A big crash for Troy Brosnan before split three loses a lot of time before he is back on the bike. The track is very different to the conditions in qualifying. Troy crosses the line back in 11th place.



Matt Walker looked to be on a great run before losing over two seconds in the last section of the track.



With 20 Elite Men still to go the current top five are:

1st. Max Hartenstern: 3:35.840
2nd. Baptiste Pierron: 3:35.944
3rd. Connor Fearon: 3:36.014
4th. Mark Wallace: 3:36.205
5th. Dean Lucas: 3:36.854



Thibaut Daprela is back from his huge crash last week and has found over a second at the second split.



Thibaut extends his lead to three seconds at the third split!



Thibaut Daprela goes fastest by over two seconds!



A massive crash for Ed Masters just after the second split. He is back on the bike now and making his way down the course.



Andreas Kolb has a wild run on the grass at the bottom of the track as he just barely misses the spectators in a huge slide.



Greg Minnaar can't match Daprela and goes over three seconds back.



A big crash just before split three as the back wheel on Luca Shaw's bike slips out in a turn.



With 10 Elite Men still to go the current top five are:

1st. Thibaut Daprela: 3:33.424
2nd. Max Hartenstern: 3:35.840
3rd. Baptiste Pierron: 3:35.944
4th. Connor Fearon: 3:36.014
5th. Mark Wallace: 3:36.205



After a loose run Bernard Kerr crosses the line just over six seconds back and into 16th.



Benoit Coulanges makes a few mistakes on the slick track and finishes his run in 27th place.



With 5 Elite Men still to go the current top five are:

1st. Thibaut Daprela: 3:33.424
2nd. Max Hartenstern: 3:35.840
3rd. Baptiste Pierron: 3:35.944
4th. Connor Fearon: 3:36.014
5th. Mark Wallace: 3:36.205



It looks like Danny Hart has had some big problems at split one as he goes over 14 seconds back.



Danny Hart goes into 55th, 34 seconds behind Daprela.



A massive crash on the creek jump from Reece Wilson. We hope he is not seriously hurt as he gets back on his bike to complete his run.



Loris Vergier is another rider that can't match Daprela, with two more racers to go it is looking like an unbeatable time.



Angel Suarez gets caught off line and goes down in the third split. Only Loic Bruni can stop Thibaut Daprela from taking his first Elite World Cup win.



Loic Bruni loses a ton of time at the top of the course as he lands to flat on the first drop.



Thibaut Daprela wins his first Elite World Cup in Les Gets!



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317 Comments
  • 185 0
 So glad Reece was able to get up after that crash. That looked so gnarly
  • 18 0
 That was wild to watch.
  • 8 0
 surprised no one bit it on the wood gap at the end coming out of that fast, wet off-camber grass section. A few one-footed sends had me wondering if someone was gunna go off
  • 7 0
 One word for that run: LOOSE
  • 14 0
 I literally screamed watching that. Can’t believe he got up that quick. Such an amazing run up until that.
  • 11 3
 sooo scary, thank god for slippery grass to disperse the impact. The crowds running away from his and Kolb's close call reminded me of the old rally clips. What a wild race!
  • 2 1
 @lastminutetech: one guy did earlier on. Never made it onto the wood.
  • 3 1
 @BenPea: Kolb did go sideways before and managed to save it when running off track
  • 4 0
 @Lagr1980: you're right, he didn't go down. That section looked nasty from every angle. Every time someone made it over was a relief. There was enough incident to make it a good day. They were all over the place. And so many saves today. Random as f*ck race.
  • 17 4
 I just wanna say thanks for not having Claudio, so nice to have positive and smart commentators only for once
  • 2 0
 It almost looked fun? He was in a full on Superman and front rolled out the landing. Way to make the best of the situation!
I’m so glad I got up early to watch the rowdiness today.
  • 3 0
 The next Sunday Saves is just gonna be a compilation of runs from Les Gets
  • 147 0
 So the crazy step-down that took out heaps of riders in practice... doesn't have a camera at it?
  • 38 0
 Yeah this is really disappointing. It’s the best feature for spectators and it’s just erased from coverage!
  • 25 0
 @llaama: especially when it was going to define the womans race. Jump it and be competitive.
  • 2 3
 @Jack20: Do we know if any of them did the jump on the race?
It could be that the organization wasn't expecting the women to send it and discarded that angle, to be confirmed if the men's race has a camera there
  • 2 0
 @Arierep: based on the first split I believe only tahnee and myriam jumped it. Vali might have. Would have been nice to know for sure. Would have been rad to watch the 2 that sent it!
  • 1 0
 @Arierep: I hope so
  • 17 1
 Well, guess I was wrong and Redbull in fact sucks at camera placement
  • 26 0
 @Arierep: No kidding. No idea what that fixed-angle camera at the tame double halfway down was supposed to show us. Should've been put at the road gap.
  • 5 0
 Yup, came here to find out what happened to/at that road gap.. not a single mention of it in the coverage I think. Maybe most chose to go around, especially once the track starting getting slimy.
  • 19 0
 Agreed. What the hell is RedBull thinking. It was THE feature to cover. They even ignored it on the track preview. I thought that it had perhaps been excluded from the race for safety. So weird.
  • 5 2
 Maybe they did not want to stream how someone breaks his neck there.
  • 9 5
 camera placement sucks! I want my money back...oh wait
  • 9 1
 @Spindelatron: so you cant criticize anything you havent paid for?
  • 1 4
 It has to be a technical broadcast problem decision. Tv engineers use unlicensed radio links to beam down live footage from the camera stands, and bad weather in mountain terrain breaks up the signal. So with rain predicted, the crew was brought down the hill. Tv engineers have no idea about what makes good DH tv, they are only paid to think about image quality.
  • 2 1
 Was thinking the same, what a bunch of morons. I watched 7 minutes of people casing it on YouTube 3 days ago. Why wouldn't you have a cam on the biggest feature you freaking buttholes!
  • 2 0
 Just out of curiosity, was I downvoted just for merely suggesting that the women's field was sending the gap at a lower frequency?? As if there was anything wrong with that, I wouldn't send it either.
If this was the case, I really worry for people's relationship with reality
  • 2 5
 Please everyone read this to understand how the cameras work. We watch the rider out of the gate, and given the length of the track this is not live (impossible since there are two riders on track when times are greater than 3 minutes). Then the cameras pick up wherever the rider is and it's live. It's probably too much to place cameras at good spots and try to put a full run together piecing a bunch of recorded clips together to eventually catch back up to the rider where they actually are. It's been like this for years; once you understand it, please stop complaining.
  • 4 0
 Bullshit the video of that section was epic all week, took out many riders and rims. They didn't talk about that section the whole race or do any analysis. Show me video of the lake up top , please.
  • 4 1
 @up-left-down-right: Just because you don't; follow the sport doesn't mean you shouldn't be professional.
I actually shot for Red Bull media house in the past covering hip hop content which I can't stand but I still did my research so that I knew who/ what was important or going to make compelling footy.
  • 1 2
 @Dustfarter: So were all these Red Bull hip hoppers, rapping on the side of a french mountain, in the rain, at elevation? No? Then your comment is absolutely irrelevant. …. Lots of dull tools, in the PB shed this week.
  • 133 30
 Wow spoilers guys!!! I come to a MTB news website and click a link that says Live Results & Updates and didn't expect to see who was winning! rude.
  • 21 85
flag toph89 (Jul 3, 2021 at 2:50) (Below Threshold)
 Just what do you think ""Live Results and Updates"means?...Dóh
  • 27 0
 @toph89: #sarcasm
  • 1 0
 Welcome to the big show
  • 20 0
 @snomaster: The big show, Congrats to Jackson Goldstone 2nd race and is on top of the Junior podium.
  • 86 0
 Reece Wilson was on an absolute heater of a run before that crash! He’s improved so much over the last year, it’s great to see.
  • 17 0
 We may never see his world champs run but watching him in the stump section 2 wheel drifting and splitting the big stump between his wheels was wild.
  • 15 1
 He was looking god-like.
  • 13 0
 That run was absolutely incredible. The creativity and commitment coming together in those conditions was something to behold. Stoked he seems to be OK.
  • 76 1
 No road gap coverage in the men’s either???!! You had one job to do Red Bull
  • 12 1
 especially choosing some camera views lower down instead which are mostly obscured by trees
  • 19 1
 @gmcc: you mean that one 10 foot gap they kept showing wasn't the most exciting thing to watch?!
  • 6 1
 @adrennan: I know right!!! That 10 foot gap really got my motors running Big Grin
  • 6 0
 tuned in and couldn't quite believe it. weren't these big jumps that have made their way into dh in recent years meant to be for the tv coverage?
  • 4 0
 And fix the freaking audio!!! Track/crowd noise was twice as loud as the commentators!!
  • 64 7
 Yessss, Elliot on commentary with Rob! Should be a good one today!
  • 7 2
 Yes!!
  • 31 6
 Much prefer him to Claudio
  • 7 1
 @melonhead1145: Way better than Claudio!
  • 3 1
 His laughter might be hard to bear, but he brings a lot of insight to the table.
  • 2 0
 100% agree. More insight, facts and figures, and less grating. Sorry Claudio.
  • 7 1
 I can live with Elliot, Claudio, Tracey, Tippie, Mark Jackson, whoever. Just gotta have Rob.
  • 1 1
 @acali: Yeah, Warner is a given. I won't watch without Warner. That's like F1 without Crofty.
  • 2 2
 Elliot is a super nice guy but his commentary was putting me to sleep. Bring back Claudio!
  • 1 0
 @SuperGeek: Nope.
  • 55 0
 vali crashing on the last turn 2 WC's in a row, oh god
  • 16 4
 She has plenty of years ahead to dominate.
  • 2 0
 I know, super sad!!
  • 55 0
 Reece Wilson tho. He's incredible in wet conditions. Crash was terrifying
  • 17 0
 His mother was a mudder.
  • 6 0
 @LouWeed: he loves the slop
  • 5 0
 @LouWeed: His Mother was a Mudder?
… what’d I just say?
  • 57 14
 Another disappointing race due to weather. Congrats to Deprela for his first win and the rest of the podium. But the real winner is Kerr best place out of the top 10 in 16th, cannot be disappointed in that.
  • 65 1
 Mannar in 7th tho
  • 3 0
 @nige-dh: exactly
  • 8 1
 @nige-dh: you could argue either but Mannaar qualifies outside the top 10, just depends on how far down you want to go. You could argue that Kerr had a worst course than Minnaar as he started 10 minutes before Kerr, who was over 30 minutes after Deprela.
  • 9 0
 I agree, it did seem like it was raining harder for Kerr than Minnaar. Conditions definitely got considerably worse as the race went on @lawnjockey:
  • 6 1
 Seems like when they see there's likely weather, they oughta just move up the start time. Such sick riding, but it's a bummer when you don't really get a fair race.
  • 5 1
 @nige-dh: yah minnaar won the day in the rain. What a machine
  • 14 0
 The commitment of Bernard was unreal
  • 6 0
 Both Minnaar and Kerr were absolutely killing it. Minnaar making it look sort of smooth even in these conditions was unreal, though ...
  • 3 0
 Dude - Kade Edwards first top-10
  • 48 4
 In the deteriating weather. I feel like Kerr was crazy fast. He's basically the only one who placed well after Daprela - but went late enough to get real shitty conditions.
  • 39 1
 Minnaar in 7th took time from Daprela in some sections, he'd be my 'best of the rest' today.
  • 48 4
 Is Daprela even human? The man disintegrates his face and bites his tongue off and wins a world cup 4 days later. This is science fiction. Absolute insanity.
  • 1 0
 Apologies for the accidental negative props...
  • 41 2
 Another rained out top 20 guys. Nothing to take away from Deprela, but no one had a shot in the same conditions. It got muddier and slicker with each rider.
  • 14 3
 Absolutely Daprella put down a scorcher of a run, and he absolutely deserves it. But I doubt he would've won if the conditions weren't so atrocious.
  • 41 4
 Really bad redbull coverage this one. Also, I think Gwin is done. He doesn’t seem to have anymore fire or drive. Racing simply for Intense exposure. Announcers seem to realize it as well and are largely ignoring him.
  • 84 0
 Seeing Gwin falling off the ever increasing pace gives you even more respect for what Minnaar continues to do. His run today was among the best and he somehow finds a way to continue to get faster as the young guys keep pushing the game to the next level. Mind blowing in these conditions. The GOAT was getting after it while Gwin looked like he had thrown in the towel from the start.
  • 8 6
 @DubC: I think the Intense bike just doesn't have it. I hope his investment pays off. In the past, Intense hasn't had a good track record for sales and the like. Does anybody ride them outside of SoCal?
  • 13 0
 @chezotron: nothing to do with the bike IMO. Especially considering he has the ability to build it anyways he likes.
  • 6 3
 Lol I said this last race and was downvoted to death.
  • 7 0
 @chezotron: don't blame the bike custom built for gwin. He won on a stock specialized a few times lol
  • 15 0
 @chezotron: it’s not the bike. Izak L is freaking welding parts on his bike in between practice and qualis and still qualifying around gwin.
  • 3 0
 Minnaar is just insane, he makes it look so easy too.
  • 2 0
 @chezotron: I don't even see them in socal
  • 4 0
 Agree, he’s become a mid-pack afterthought amidst the new titans. From his highs, I didn’t really expect to see it. Assumed he’s still be a contender and make the decision to hang it up before totally losing his edge but like any athlete, this is his living.
  • 5 0
 @makripper: Was a downvoter now I am a believer, really poor weekend for him... from a guy that can ride in the wet (MSA 2017).
  • 2 1
 @Frontrange: They are bound to the VPP designs though. He does well on a single pivot. Maybe it was just an ill fated move. Maybe the fire isn't there? Tough to say but Les Gets was a sh*t show anyhow.
  • 3 0
 @gramboh: yeah that's the wild thing. He was on another level at that race.
  • 2 0
 @chezotron: I dunno... I want to believe he was playing it safe with the rain but I don't believe it. We'll see what happens next month but I'm betting this is his last year racing. Or at least I hope it is if his results don't improve. Hate it when the guys that were once on top don't know when it's time to call it quits. I think he can still be relevant outside of the being a racer. Would be cool to see him run a team even.
  • 2 0
 @Frontrange: yeah even Sam hill was still near the top when he threw in the towel. When he stopped racing world cups it had only been a couple seasons of not winning consistently. He was slowly sliding down the list
  • 3 0
 @Frontrange: Gwin started 6 minutes after Thibault's winning run yet was 12.8s off pace. Brutal.
  • 1 1
 @Frontrange: like Mik Hannah? Blenki? Fairclaw? I'd rather have them there, even just as luxury ornaments. If they qualify, they've earned their spot.
  • 1 2
 Gwin is certainly not on the pace with the top guys atm but didn't you guys realize that the track was deteriorating by the weather minute by minute? In dry or at least the same conditions for everyone these results would have dramatically different. Gwin wouldn't have won but in conditions like these later starting riders know that its next to impossible to beat the riders that started in dryer conditions. So you either play it safe or push the limit and risk a crash. Gwin surely became way slower but this race isn't really a great marker for that.
  • 38 0
 Reece Wilson eject! Can’t believe he got up from that.
  • 2 0
 Unreal
  • 33 1
 Jackson is pure gold , so stoked for him !!!!
  • 16 4
 Jackson is pure gold , so stoned for him !!!!
  • 6 0
 Fastest run of the day.
  • 3 0
 @bulletbassman: he's Goldstoned
  • 2 0
 Do the Juniors race a different course? All of the top 5 Jr’s had a faster time than the top 5 elite.
  • 13 1
 @GBeard: same course but before rain.
  • 1 1
 Totally stoked!! I hope he's here with Warner all season!! Or am I talking about a different Jackson? LOL
  • 2 0
 @bulletbassman: thanks for the clarification. Even though it was dry, that's seriously impressive for him to go fastest on this track as a junior and his second event ever.
  • 34 1
 Yes Tahnee!
  • 7 115
flag Wreck2019 (Jul 3, 2021 at 4:55) (Below Threshold)
 That wasn’t a win. That was having the sheer luck that Myriam Nicole went down. Otherwise she’d have taken at least a 5 second lead over Seagrave
  • 59 1
 @Wreck2019: what an absolute load of horse sh1t. “To finish first, first you must finish” She finished, and took the win, props to the girl!!!!!
  • 50 1
 @Wreck2019: Myriam crashed, tahnee didn't, you're a tit
  • 4 1
 @Wreck2019: oh! Great conaisseur here
  • 7 3
 @Wreck2019: can’t win if you crash dumdum
  • 11 2
 @Wreck2019: the most stupid comment I’ve read on here
  • 7 0
 @TannerValhouli: yes you can.
  • 1 0
 @Wreck2019: Tahnée had a better track than Nicole but that's part of the game.
  • 16 1
 @Wreck2019: Maybe you don’t understand how a DH race works. See, whoever gets from the top of the track to the bottom of the track in the least amount of time wins. And Tahnee got from the top to the bottom in less time than Myriam. Is it clear now that what Tahnee did does indeed constitute a win?
  • 2 0
 @TannerValhouli: Rachel can
  • 2 18
flag Wreck2019 (Jul 3, 2021 at 9:12) (Below Threshold)
 @TannerValhouli: of course you can you tit.
  • 3 25
flag Wreck2019 (Jul 3, 2021 at 9:17) (Below Threshold)
 @bocomtb: it’s not a win in the same sense as someone failing to show for a finals bout. I’d be asking myself some serious questions if I was Tahnee like how the f*ck did someone get within such a tight margin after falling if I had delivered a really good run.

She acknowledged it was a poor run after her race.
  • 5 0
 @Wreck2019: Did she say “I didn’t win”?
  • 3 1
 @Wreck2019: tahnees injured as she said in her interview after her run
  • 17 0
 @Wreck2019: wow all those races where I crashed, now I know I really won!

Racing is not shoulda, woulda, coulda, but instead whoever gets the result.
  • 2 2
 @Wreck2019: Pompon may have crashed, but she didn't look as though she was pushing very hard in some sections. The gap was 3/10ths....
  • 2 2
 @Wreck2019: so in your alternate reality nobody has ever won a world cup?
  • 31 0
 Can barely hear Elliot Jackson’s commentary during the race run. #RedbullTV please turn up his mic.
  • 20 3
 Yeah and the crowd sound is too loud, it's even saturating sometimes.
  • 37 11
 And fuck those guys with bloody too loud chainsaws and vuvuzelas.
  • 14 16
 @Archimonde: It is Red Bull's responsibility to have the correct sound mix. Their chainsaws and vuvuzelas are no louder in Les Gets than anywhere else. Someone somewhere should be balancing that out. So maybe don't be so quick to say f*ck those guys
  • 67 4
 @mccarthyp: Sure, there are two problems. Sound mix (could have been better I guess, but I applaud the RB guys as they really are pros), and there are still those chainsaws.

They are so loud that they drown out any other sound and you're left behind with that buzzing noise which is terrible to hear on the broadcast, and even worse if you're spectator.

I witnessed this first hand couple of times, and it almost ruined the better part of experience of spectating WC DH. There are just no positive sides to it. The whole mountain will resonate with that noise, you cannot talk to anyone if you're nowhere near those, they drown out the even loud, passionate fans, cause headaches, and actually can cause hearing loss as they put those trumpet ends on them to make them even louder.

And I will repeat myself: f*ck those guys with chainsaws. They are making the experience worse for everyone.
  • 21 2
 @Archimonde: Yep, they were cool when one or two guys had them on the hill. But now they are just too much.
  • 14 4
 @Archimonde: whats the reason for this shit anyway? I never get it why you need this kind of crap?
  • 8 43
flag Onetrakcmind FL (Jul 3, 2021 at 8:07) (Below Threshold)
 @Archimonde take your old man opinions somewhere else! was just at the live race and loved the chainsaws/general noise , and I’m sure the riders did too, if every fan was like you we’d be f**king golf clapping at the finish
  • 21 0
 @Onetrakcmind: i'm sure they would rather hear fans shouting their name than a loud chainsaw especially when riders were moaning about the drone buzzing near there heads in leogang
  • 17 0
 @Onetrakcmind: Surely we should be able to find an in-between between ear destroying stinking chainsaws and golf clapping, right ?
Don't you think cheering, on top of your lungs if you want to, is good enough ?
Do you really think an hour of racing is worth destroying your ears for your whole life ?
  • 5 0
 @Onetrakcmind: Hey, stop insulting ritirees and aged-care residents like that!
  • 8 22
flag Onetrakcmind FL (Jul 3, 2021 at 9:32) (Below Threshold)
 Oh well I tried, the youth patiently waited 2 long years for a live event, and the riders waited 2 years for a crowd, only to have someone complain about the noise the first race back. Also should add that the young kids (aka the future of the sport) were the ones making most of the noise. I’ve never seen so many happy 10 and under kids with vuvuzelas ect. I’m gonna continue to encourage it because that’s what makes our sport great and so different than golf
  • 6 18
flag Onetrakcmind FL (Jul 3, 2021 at 9:33) (Below Threshold)
 #longlivechainsaw
  • 14 3
 @Onetrakcmind: you clearly don't attended many good events if you think you need a chainsaw to create atmosphere
  • 3 0
 @gmcc: I can see you've never brought a chain saw to a party. Always a riot.
  • 15 0
 @Archimonde: i once was on an MXGP race. I expect it to be loud, take my earplugs with me and wear them if necessary. There were two guys with chainsaws with oversized trumpet ends in the crowd aswell which for me totally destroyed it. We had to walk on the other side of track to even have a chance to hear the bike and understand what the friends were saying. I'd much rather hear the occassional "normal" chainsaw and in case of MXGP proper 2-Strokes etc.
On a DH race one could also take a banged-up alloy wheel and a bent/cracked handlebar to make noise... Loud enough and not destroying other peoples ears.
  • 8 4
 @Onetrakcmind: oh common and that should be the reason all behind this or what? Ridiculous!

IF you cant shout out loud , do you know what? YOU are the old man! Other then that get a f*ck Broken frame and handle bar if you are so keen about noise. Or a freaking wheel.


This is a sport without a motor and you insist there need to be a few. Just stupid shit...
  • 6 2
 @Serpentras: true that. Just scream you pussies.
  • 2 2
 @BenPea: If only there was a way to cut down on crowd noise, like, I dunno, a pandemic or something.
  • 9 0
 @Archimonde: I can’t upvote this enough. I made a similar comment regarding the chainsaws before the first race this year and got downvoted to hell, lol. Seems your comment got an opposite reaction. Maybe the tide is turning on Team Chainsaw?
  • 4 0
 YES! Super terrible audio this race!!
  • 7 0
 @Archimonde: Agreed. Totally stupid things.
  • 12 0
 100% UCI should ban chainsaws at races. They are loud, anti social and bad for the environment
  • 2 0
 @Archimonde: ok, maybe I am swayed a little bit by your reasoning. But, I would not be so harsh in my criticism as there are people on both sides. From reading comments here, my thought was always that, if you are going to turn up to a race with a chainsaw, you need to be well away from any other spectators (usually not too difficult on a DH or enduro trail). But if people are standing beside non chainsaw holding spectators, that's ridiculous. But I still think they have a place, but certainly not in a crowd.
  • 39 11
 Tracey is nailing it on the commentating once again!
  • 30 10
 100% she's great.
Stoked to see Elliot in the booth aswell!
  • 20 5
 @e-tav: Absolutely love the commentary team. Think they're changing up and really boosting the whole vibe. Plus Elliot;'s laugh is mint!
  • 32 43
flag riddenagenda (Jul 3, 2021 at 5:22) (Below Threshold)
 this might be sarcasm? I think she's terrible. Talks over other commentators. Adds so little. Everything is "so slippery". This rider is "so strong", taking "such good lines". We're not stupid, give us some actual insights.
  • 11 5
 @riddenagenda: have you ever actually paid attention to what literally any sports commentator is saying? Almost none of them say anything of real substance ever.
  • 26 34
flag Ffoeg-Original (Jul 3, 2021 at 6:50) (Below Threshold)
 She's atrocious. Talking for the sake of talking, coming out with every trite cliché in the book and nothing of any substance. Elliot, on the other hand, was sublime as always
  • 15 26
flag Frontrange (Jul 3, 2021 at 10:00) (Below Threshold)
 @riddenagenda: bring back Claudio
  • 1 0
 Except the cliffhanger bit lol
  • 11 1
 @Frontrange: Claudio is not the commentator you are looking for.
  • 14 1
 @Frontrange: I'd prefer not. Eliot has been great and Tracey is doing fine.

Fresh faces on the track and booth is always good for racing.
  • 2 1
 @e-tav: Agreed!! Super stoked to see Eliot in the booth with Warner. I hope they keep him all season. My only complaint was the incredibly bad audio. Track noise was super loud, could hardly hear Rob and E unless they were shouting...
  • 26 4
 I slammed my laptop close when I saw Reece midair fly off that ramp. Took me a few seconds to get my breathing under control, and open my laptop again just to see him mount again... Jeez... that was gruesome.
  • 15 0
 And Bruni's step down recovery!
  • 2 0
 My wife literally screamed at the tv. Glad he’s OK.
  • 19 0
 Of the really wet track riders - I had the GOAT, Bernard Kerr and Loris Vergier as the top three. Maybe there should be a 1 second per mm of rain handicap...
  • 28 0
 Kerr's run was f*ckin mental !!! He was litteraly dancing on the mud !
  • 5 0
 After watching the race I reckon you would want to add Reece Wilson into that group
  • 19 0
 Wow greg pulling back 0.5 at the bottom section when everyone else lost time insane
  • 10 0
 He is the most skilled rider on the track
  • 18 1
 Daprela, what a warrior. He has a little help with the conditions but dude, broken noise, double black eye .. hero
  • 3 7
flag jimmythehat (Jul 3, 2021 at 9:21) (Below Threshold)
 I still see him as the winner, conditions for him were pretty similar but who knows.
  • 13 1
 @jimmythehat: they weren't. The real rain only started after.
  • 17 1
 Thibaut Daprela Holy Frick
  • 16 1
 No road gap in the elite womans coverage. terrible.
  • 5 3
 Or men?
  • 15 0
 Vali, please stop crashing on the last corner.
  • 10 0
 Also.... The real hero of this race.... THE FANS! Thanks for giving it your all. Was so rad to see crowds at a race. Been too long since racing looked like that. The stoke was high as it could have been.
  • 2 0
 It was mental here!!! Rain and all people did not disappoint...yeahhhhh
  • 2 0
 Except for the ones who were so loud that they were blowing out the mics
  • 1 0
 It felt like normality, therefore super weird. Proper buzz though. Everyone stoked as hell, even when trekking through near-vertical woods a meter from the tape in inappropriate footwear and sometimes carrying bikes.
  • 9 0
 That off camber grass section at the end of the track was tough to watch at the end. Kolb nearly dying and coulanges brush with the edge took my breath. Crazy saves everywhere. Thankful Reece was ok. Too bad the weather was bunk but still extremely entertaining.
  • 10 0
 Mother nature has the last laugh. Gutted it wasn't dry, but props to the winner given the injury he is carrying - born racer.
  • 2 0
 Yeah it's a bummer that such an amazing track got split by the rain... alas. Hoping for a dry race next round!
  • 10 2
 Why no coverage of the Stepdown after it's been one of the highlights of the qualis coverage?
Shame the race was split by the weather and gutted for Reeco after that horrifying stack, man what a shame he was on fire til then!
Proper funny Warner commentary but Claudio where are you dude!!
  • 3 0
 He was doing the German commentary yesterday
  • 10 0
 These people are insane. I'm gonna switch to watching competitive knitting.
  • 2 0
 The wet weather is making it a lot worse. In the dry riders were having no troubles with it
  • 3 0
 @Trailsoup I felt like the Top10 dudes were ready to die on that hill.
Kinda wish riders were a bit more like Minnaar, but I guess that comes with experience.
  • 8 0
 @90police: Yeah, knitting in the wet can get really frustrating.
  • 10 3
 Mille just had her first podium and no mention on the write up also jackson on his first win. Come on pinkbike editor, this folks worked really hard for this results. They need as much media coverage for their next contract nego.
  • 7 0
 Shame the weather changed the race so much so quickly. I feel the top ten would have looked much different. Clearly there was a major issue somewhere off camera for so many ti be so off the pace. On plus Way to giver Jackson G! Repping Canada proud!
  • 2 1
 I still have the same winner
  • 11 0
 Podium clean. Everyone else looked like pigs in the mud.
  • 2 0
 Lmao so damn true.
  • 7 0
 Is this going to be a repeat of the Finn vs Matt Walker junior battle from a few years ago? Gladstone vs Williams, both have big futures.
  • 10 1
 What a race! (Also RIP my fantasy dh results!)
  • 4 1
 yeah had my money on Reeco, watching him go over the bars sucked.
  • 1 1
 Lmao I finally got lucky. Had daprela on my team but really thought Loris would win. He had a crazy run in Leo gang, but then I thought he wouldn't even be racing from that crash.
  • 1 0
 @DylanH93: I switch out Deprela for Reeco because I saw that he had a crash hahahaha
  • 5 0
 Crazy race for the second half of the mens final, this set of results is going to throw the overall wide open, Duprella, Minnaar and Bernard Kerr arebthe only real top 20 regulars to score any points. Going to be a humdinger season... GOAT is still my choice for the overall, maturing like a fine wine and still flying with big air. Bernard for a win this year as well....
  • 1 0
 You know nothing Don Snow.
  • 1 0
 Minnaars run was probably the best of the day conditions to time. Then thibault. Bulldogs and Loris’ runs where crazy too
  • 4 0
 What was impressive to watch was the top 10 qualifiers still send it in those conditions and still didn’t make top 20. Looked like a massive down pour after deprellas run, kudos to him after last week, no need to wash his kit.
  • 9 0
 Whereas Ariel pods has a challenge with Reece’s kit !
  • 7 0
 That’s so freakin rad that Jackson won his first Jr World Cup

f*ck yeah !!!!
  • 8 2
 I'm tired TIRED!! of the rainy conditions...drama once in a while is cool but it kills. Super sad to see top dogs just barely making it down...
  • 5 0
 Camille Balanche smoked the second half of the track! After the split where Myriam went down Camille was over 3 seconds quicker to the end.
  • 3 0
 Feel like Troy has to be kicking himself a bit after today. Dropped early due to his qualie crash and had better track conditions than the rest of the guys in the overall hunt. It’s early but feels like Thibaut’s to lose now. Lots of guys capable of winning a race this year, but with a 1 and 2 and the bad finishes for a lot of the other top guys today he’s gotta be feeling good about his chance at the overall.
  • 1 0
 He’s always been the underdog. Got me wondering by if he can handle the “man to beat” weight.
  • 4 1
 I know weather is part of the gig and all, but Daprela was so lucky it rained. He wouldn't have taken 1st otherwise. It was basically two different races. Great run though, but those other boys were crushing it! If it was dry it would have ended differently...
  • 7 0
 Oil Davis yew
  • 7 0
 GO ON MAX!
  • 7 3
 Hate when the conditions changes from riders to riders. I know it's part of the game...but let's be honest, that was Lourdes vol 2.
  • 5 2
 You're right but Dapréla could have won in any conditions, the guy is a machine
  • 6 3
 Not a Fayolle situation.
  • 2 1
 @BenPea: why not? isnt exactly the same?
  • 5 1
 @phuq: Daprela is a top 3 contender anyway, *minimum*, nearly ripped his face off last weekend and still qualified in the 30s, so his karma was heavily in debt. On the absolute dumb surface of it, it's exactly the same, yes. But you would probably bear a little less of a grudge against Daprela than Fayolle for riding his luck here. Level playing field, he might have won it anyway. Am I selling it to you?
  • 4 1
 @BenPea: I'm totally OK with Daprela on first step of the podium. The guy is a machine. He could have won this race even with everyone under the same weather. Still...Gwin, Vergier, Bruni, Hart and so many others would have been higher in the ranking. We'll never know, but it was not a fair race.
  • 6 0
 Hell yeah Jackson! 1.6s margin on first WC win!
  • 4 0
 Seems like Canada will be nicely represented on th DH scene for a good while! Awesome!!
  • 6 0
 Look out the new fastest free racer out there little Jackson
  • 10 5
 Worst DH to watch. It's Like they show us only sporadic part of the run where nothing happen
  • 3 1
 My apologies to Remi, and Daprela owes me one. Made some changes to my fantasy team as was not sure how he would ride with those injuries. Dropped Daprela, picked up Remi. I have Vali too. I am soo sorry for putting you on my fantasy team, I can ruin a racers weekend by picking them up.
  • 4 0
 Shame the weather played games bit anticlimax but stand outs.daprela is a machine.reece is very much proving a worthy world champion.best track un many many years
  • 7 2
 Man, what a let down after a week of insane hype about the track
  • 4 0
 It was still a sweet race. But yeah, would have been nice to see a full race under similar conditions for everyone to really highlight the track, diff lines etc.
  • 4 0
 @wilsonians: Yeah. The riding was interesting, the racing was not.
  • 4 1
 The track seems to be faster today. Junior men's winning time is a lot faster than Loic's qualifying time yesterday. Can't wait for the live stream!
  • 15 0
 Well that comment didn't play out too well, sorry for that
  • 5 3
 Can we get more frequent close zooms of the riders bottom bracket and spokes as the ride by? Really disappointed occasionally being able to see the track and rider in perspective /s
  • 3 0
 Camille Balanche smoked the second half of the track! After the split where Myriam went down Camille was over 3 seconds quicker to the end.
  • 3 0
 Although the conditions were better, the JUNIOR winning time being the fastest of the day is pretty impressive . By the way... no Road Gap coverage Thnks Redbull.tv
  • 2 1
 PLUS:
- Deprela !! Commencal rider on it!! Full on, what a run.
- Jackson G. Like the Disney childhood star but with proper parenting/guidance. Incredible riding, very exciting future. Line up for factory deals at his parents front door next season.
- Saves. So many, so incredible. These jeti’s had me puckering the whole time.
- Track. When your nervous and excited watching, something is right.

MINUS:
- GWIN. Positivity/excuses running thin. Went off same batch as race winner, great opportunity lost. Right mind frame, quicker adaptation required.
- Vali/Nicole, crashes from what could have been.
- waiting till next round

Love the circus !!
  • 4 0
 Jackson Goldstone did the fastest time today! Yes, conditions changed, but it's still an unbelievable feat.
  • 6 1
 Ahhhhh so refreshing without Claudio....
  • 3 0
 Watching Jackson on Ben Cathro's video of him slaying that root section you knew he was on. Conrats Goldstone!
  • 2 0
 Where will Jack and Jordon place in the elite men's! Top 20 maybe which would be incredible. The youngsters are ripping it just now.
  • 4 0
 With rain they post the fastest times of the day.
  • 3 0
 Not really comparable today with the shift in weather. But they sure are quick.
  • 1 0
 @wilsonians: true for sure.
I wrote my post just after seeing the junior times and before the elite men came down or any live feed.
Track looked so difficult by the last few riders, it was a different race. Makes the overall interesting!
  • 3 0
 What’s up with that off camber wood jump at the bottom , looks super awkward
  • 3 0
 Well the rain is on schedule!
  • 4 0
 Yeah Jackson!!!
  • 3 0
 Vali developing a last corner curse! Absolutely gutted for her!
  • 3 2
 Me too. She's in my Fantasy Downhill team!!!! She needs to shake that off.
  • 6 3
 Get eliot back on next time
  • 1 0
 I checked the forecast in 2 or 3 sites and they all predicted rain around the same hour,I wonder if anyone did like Matti Lehikonen in Champery to gamble on a dry run?
  • 2 1
 Hope reece wilson is OK. Dont know why you would even push that hard in those conditions. If he doesnt have a concussion or broken bones thats a miracle.
  • 1 0
 I sure wish UCI and Pinkbike would do a better job letting us know who’s injured and not and racing or who’s injured but still racing in the final.
  • 6 5
 Don't bring Claudio as a commentator back! We don't miss his negativity and always saying how everyone did it wrong and slow. Cheers
  • 9 2
 I'd rather that than every rider being "so strong" Smile
  • 2 0
 everyone is super duper eh? Nope you need to name the fails!
  • 3 0
 Goldstone. Microphone drop.
  • 4 1
 Get rid of Claudio & Elliott & bring back Nigel Page.
  • 2 0
 Nigel and Rob together is so good. They have a really great rapport and keep the energy high.
  • 2 2
 kinda weird that comments pointing out the unequal conditions get downvoted so much. but on the other hand #bragegotrobbed is super popular here. weird.
  • 3 1
 What ever you need les gets.
  • 2 0
 Jackson!!! Youre on fire bud
  • 2 1
 Sad but true the rain fucked up everything , but two frenchies on the podium is always a win!!!
  • 1 0
 Wow! What a race! I love the results are not so obvious. Conor Fearon so cool. Others as well.
  • 2 0
 Was so happy for him, huge fan
  • 1 0
 @Arierep: yeah, me too Smile
  • 2 0
 Watching the best trying their hardest on the gnarliest track: awesome.
  • 1 0
 Junior Men's time is faster than Elite Men's.. I wonder is it because of the weather or they have different track?
  • 1 0
 Myriam, Reese and Thibauts races was one of the most impressive I have seen in a long time.
  • 1 0
 Congratulations to Max Hartenstern! 2nd place is his best result so far. Hope to see him more often on the podium.
  • 1 0
 I think I'll watch Claudio on the German coverage. Rob is not as funny now that he is censored by Red Bull.
  • 1 0
 Welp guess I'm going on a straw diet then
  • 1 0
 Loris Vergier in 25th?? YOu kidding me??
  • 2 0
 Ronan Dunne.. insane
  • 1 0
 It start raining...it s gonna be interesting
  • 6 5
 JAAACCCKKKKSSSSOOOOONNNN GGGGOOOOLLLLDDDDDSSSSTTTTOOONNNNEEEEE
  • 1 0
 Fark….. this track is so brutal
  • 1 0
 2 races in 1 for the men's
  • 2 1
 Looks like we have some new kids on the block.
  • 1 0
 Confused?: Loris Vergier back on Santa Cruz?
  • 1 0
 that doesn't help my fantasy team
  • 1 0
 Question: Do the Junior Mens/Womens race exactly the same course?
  • 1 0
 I assume this means brosnan looses the leaders jersey
  • 1 0
 What happened to Claudio?
  • 2 1
 I saw his name on intro for commentary in German. Elliot really added a lot of value, hope he can continue. Tracey needs to offer more insight into the riders character and mindset. We have Rob for the noise and hype.
  • 1 0
 MARK WALLLLLLLAAAAACCCCCCEE! Yes!!
  • 1 1
 Elliot is excellent, him and Rob are my favourite commentary combo to date.
  • 1 1
 There go’s my fantasy team out the window , awesome race to watch
  • 2 2
 What do Les Gets and Mike Tyson have in common?
  • 6 0
 About the time you think you've figured out what to expect, it bites you...
  • 3 2
 Prison time for rape?
  • 1 0
 @Tshawn: errrr... No.
  • 1 0
 Both display their moist tendencies at the wrong time?
  • 2 0
 Who lost an ear in Les Gets?
  • 3 1
 Answer: The letter 'S' is not pronounced.
  • 1 0
 Grande Davide Cappello!!
  • 1 0
 Rain stay away!
  • 1 1
 once again my fantasy team proved as a crash prophecy
  • 1 0
 DRACULA!!!!!!!
  • 1 0
 Thibaut for president!
  • 3 5
 cant they restart the race again, so that its the same condition for everyone. total waste of an already small wc calendar and points.
  • 1 1
 Not often you see the juniors faster than elites?
  • 1 0
 what is the "nr" column?
  • 1 2
 That is the best looking top five elite men. Ever!
  • 6 7
 I predict seagrave for the win !
  • 5 21
flag jay-me (Jul 3, 2021 at 4:48) (Below Threshold)
 Oh FFS.... Elliot Jackson's back.
  • 6 6
 @jay-me: Don’t jump on my back with a comment like that , Elliot and Rob were a great combo !
  • 7 1
 @Matt115lamb: @Matt115lamb: Idk man I like Elliot a lot but his commentary is not it. He just rambles the same things
  • 2 2
 FUK RAIN!!!
  • 2 3
 kade with a top ten. legend
  • 1 2
 Anyone else know where claudio was
  • 11 14
 I like Eliot, but I definitely prefer Claudio commentating. Soz!
  • 4 2
 Both are good commentators, even if I also have a preference for Claudio.
  • 2 0
 @danstonQ: looks like he is doing the german commentary now.
  • 2 0
 @Spindelatron: Yeh I saw that. A win for the Germans, then!
  • 3 5
 #notarace
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