Cam Cole fastest in Val d'Isère World Cup qualifying
Blimey what a super exciting qualifying session! Loads of big guns crashing! Thunderstorms!
A shake up at the top of qualifying with Cam Cole going a gnats crotch (0.09) ahead of Josh Bryceland with Brook MacDonald in 3rd just 0.3 down and Gee just 0.4 back…how close!
Five French riders in the top 11!
Gwin crashed on the last corner, problems also for Blinky, Hill, Hannah, and Smith.
A massive thunderstorm swept through Val d’Isère stoping the action early on in the session.
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Sunday is going to be awesome!
Not going to be fun watching with all those guns outside the top 30. RedBull won’t show their race runs live. My prediction, Gwin will be in the hot seat before the top 30 start and noone with top him. Boring viewing thb!
Yippee man, top guns are protected so will start inside the top 20.
I stand corrected. I knew they were protected, but I didn’t know they still started in the last 20. But is that only if they don’t make the qualifying limit?
Is this the track to beat Gwin?
yeah as far as i understand it. they will be outside the top 20 start as they did qualify so no need for the protection…
And red bull will have their first problem with what to show. hope they do it free caster style and just show the main event.
Well, I wasn’t expecting that…I now always automatically think Gwin will qualify first or second (if he’s not trying is hardest for better performance in his race run). I was hoping to see Gee in the top 3 too…
Good ride from Fischbach there.
Ben – this is DH pal and NOTHING is a given. Looks like I changed my fantasy team just in time.
great qualifying result for Fischbach!
Come on Ratboy is what I’m saying!!
Fischbach in 15th…. not bad!
I hope Hill can smash them all tomorrow!
Stevie got a flat, I need him and the frenchies to produce since I did not know that Tracey Hannah is more than likely out of the race.
I agree, it is nice to see others who we all know are fast up near the top. Gwin is so talented but when he is running away with stuff it gets a bit boring like when Tiger Woods was winning every golf tourney.
Rumour on other sites of Gwin breaking his arm?!? Can you get any confirmation from the crew Billy?
Gwins arm actually fell off!
There are rumors flying around the Gwin broke something when he crashed. Any truth to this?
Big guns such as Hill, Gwin, Blinky all down the bottom, they expecting late rain? Or bad runs, seems strange there all 50+
Vital Mtb says gwin just got five stitches. No broken arm.
Here’s the vid of the crash.
http://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/features/Aaron-Gwins-Crash-at-Val-dIsere,14604/sspomer,2
sorry but i miss something……..where is Danny Hart?
if im not mistaken, Danny was injured pre- val d’isere. Dont know if it was nat champs or not…
Gwins arm came off, and it turned out he was a robot all along. Martin Whitley (the creator of the robot with help from Honda) is actually the god of which Gwin speaks. Sillyness aside, healing vibes to Gwin for race day. We want a race!
if gwin wins this weekend he’s a robot for sure. who holds the record for earliest/longest hot seat with a win?
@ Cavos & Marcus, Danny is out for the rest of the season, he has just had his shoulder operated on. Healing vibes!!!