Val Di Sole World Cup Track shots
World Cup round #5 travels to Val Di Sole in Northern Italy to the track that hosted the Worlds in 2008.
The course is steep, fast, rocky and rooty as you like. There are a few small changes from the Worlds track but nothing major.
Weather is dry at the moment, we had a shower last night but the track is still deep in loamy dust.
Here are a heap of random images that should give you an idea of what Val Di Sole is all about.
(Anyone know how to by pass the Italian hotel internet card upload block?)
val-di-aha-ha-not-too-many-rocks-here
val-di-doo-dah
val-di-end-in-sight
val-di-even-more-and-more-rocks
val-di-getting-near-finish
val-di-halleluah-a-straight-bit-with-no-rocks-or-roots
val-di-jump-out-of-woods
val-di-loamy-corner
val-di-near-bottom
val-di-netting
val-di-omg-how-big-is-that-rock
val-di-one-rock-and-one-stump
val-di-rotten-stump
val-di-sam-hill-corner
val-di-sole-2
val-di-sole-at-last-a-flat-bit,-quick-tear-off
val-di-sole-black-and-white-dont-know-why
val-di-sole-corner
val-di-sole-crash-mat
val-di-sole-crash-mats
val-di-sole-even-more-rocks-and-roots
val-di-sole-finish
val-di-sole-flowers
val-di-sole-loam
val-di-sole-middle-bit
val-di-sole-middle-track
val-di-sole-more-rocks-roots
val-di-sole-pebble
val-di-sole-pebbles
val-di-sole-rock
val-di-sole-rocky-rooty-gully
val-di-sole-rocky-straight
val-di-sole-roots
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val-di-sole-roots-2
val-di-sole-rooty-rocky-gully
val-di-sole-start-hut
val-di-sole-top-rocks
val-di-sole-top-rock-section
val-di-sole-top-rocks-pads
val-di-sole-top-rocky-corner
val-di-sole-top-rocky-shute
val-di-sole-top-tree-roots-2
val-di-sole-top-trees-roots
val-di-sole-track
val-di-sole-trees2
val-di-sole-yep-more-roots
val-di-sole-yet-more-roots
val-di-steep
val-di-steep-chute2
val-di-stone-that-washed-sam-hills-front-wheel-out-maybe
val-di-tree-stump
val-di-tree-stump3
val-di-tree-stump-2
val-di-uh-oh-more-rocks-and-roots
val-di-wall
val-di-yeah
if I could dream up a track, that would be it. wish I was there riding, watching, whatever.
Looks amazing. Billy just ask the hotel staff how to bypass it…in italian “Vuoi dormire con me?”
Looks like my local. lol. That is one sick track, gonna be a wicked race, can’t wait.
Can some please teach billy how to take the fisheye off his camera!
Billy don’t fall for it; that Italian phrase actually means “Can you call me a prostitute”
Is this a track where Brendog could win? He had an amazing run in Champery, I’d like to see brendan on top of the podium this year, hopefully this will be the race for it.
@Gav, soz, it’s stuck on with glue, won’t get that off in a hurry!
@tenyearsafter, shit, too late, an old man is leading a goat up to the hotel as I speak!
Not convinced – it’s tech as hell but not steep enough to be a Brendan track. Minnaar or Gee will take this one – there’s a reason why they’re both killing it in the overall!
Woehoew, can’t wait!
Or like Mr Brayton would say… BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP
Not sure you got quite enough photos there Billy.
you could also take some photos of the 4x Track and show it here
@phil got 4x track shots (same as the worlds track) but can’t upload because of weird Italian internet! Hopefully I’ll get them up tomoz.
very good! thanks
It’s bitterly unfair that Sam isn’t racing. Although possibly it would get me too nervous to watch when he came down to the end.
Looks pretty sick, pretty un-ridden since 08.
What’s wrong with being called a prostitute?
Think somesones translation is well off. Track looks amazing, come on GEE, 2 in 2 take the jersey from Minaar
so many lines ……so little time
Now we just have to pray that it stays dry.
Great photos Billy, looks a fantastic course. Come on Gee!
brayton for the win !!!