Team Videos: Fort William DH World Cup 2017

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LavenderGooms FL (Jun 5, 2017 at 5:25)

Real talk how in the hell does the YT team get these out so fast? This is the first video content edit from finals, and the first media content since the photo epic just a few hours earlier. Compare that to the Syndicate lourdes video that came out like 3 weeks after the race. The video boys from suspended must put in some savage editing hours, props to the YT video team.

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NickyVanLier (Jun 5, 2017 at 5:48)

Always astounded by the quality they put out in such a short time frame – I really should try to learn how they do it so I can make up for lost study time after watching insane world cups!

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EliSchroppel (Jun 5, 2017 at 5:54)

Pros! The whole team does work!

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LavenderGooms FL (Jun 5, 2017 at 5:58)

@NickyVanLier: dude i know right? It's not just that they put this out fast, its that it's got great production quality, well graded footage, edited with music, good titles and transitions, tells a story... And it's out before WynTv and to put that out all you have to do is slap together some drunk interview footy and call it a day

Easmtb (Jun 5, 2017 at 5:59)

Wise words!

dmarsh15 FL (Jun 5, 2017 at 7:18)

Actually got to talk to one of the videographers and editors for YT at MSA last year. He's a cool dude and works really hard. Stoked that he can edit this quick with such great quality.

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jmc361 (Jun 5, 2017 at 9:14)

Even more impressive is that this video "team" is an army of one. Brock VanHeel is killing it.

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kleinblake (Jun 5, 2017 at 9:20)

Brock works dude. I stayed with him while racing at MSA last year and he is constantly working. Not even sure if he caught more than a few hours of sleep each night

HpSauce (Jun 5, 2017 at 13:35)

@LavenderGooms: But WhyTV has to slap together that footage while also drunk/hung over... so there is a handicap there! Haha.

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edge-academy (Jun 5, 2017 at 13:38)

Thanks for the kind words. Cheers!

rrolly (Jun 5, 2017 at 20:17)

@suspended-productions: how do you even have time to reply to these comments????

edge-academy (Jun 5, 2017 at 20:28)

@rrolly: Lol... gotta fill my time with something while exporting / traveling.

glasvagas FL (Jun 6, 2017 at 0:10)

@LavenderGooms: I wonder who does Wyns editing? Himself? Its a wee bit more than just "slap some footage together". I bet he has to sieve through a hell of a lot of shit to get the good, funny stuff.

dfiler (Jun 6, 2017 at 7:55)

Such high quality of work on the YT edit!

Brock has quite a future. I hope he gets hired by RedBull or some other major player to coordinate even better coverage. Treat YT well for current obligations but these edits already make for a great portfolio. Write your own ticket and live the dream! Sorry YT, love the edits but I want even more of the same.

Beicpinc (Jun 6, 2017 at 9:34)

Race commentary at Fort Bill Going doolally for Mulally!

cwatt FL (Jun 6, 2017 at 10:36)

It's an ongoing edit. After each day's events, the content is added to the edit, so by Sunday (race day) it's just a matter of adding the race footage and post-race debrief and clicking the upload button versus sitting down to comb through a week's worth of content.

It's also very helpful to have a storyline in mind; that is, what content you would like to film. E.g., scenic shots, travel shots, etc. Then it's just 'go out and film it'.

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hamncheez (Jun 5, 2017 at 5:27)

Dang, I thought Gwin just caught a pedal on a rock or something; I didn't realize that he went completely off-bike! And to still podium? insane.

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piesforyou (Jun 5, 2017 at 5:49)

It's good to finally hear more about what happened here. It's pretty insane that we miss such massive chunks of the coverage on the live feed... we're left to guess what happens. What other sport is so cryptic? I can't think of any. Maybe the Dakar race where they travel 1000s of km...

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LavenderGooms FL (Jun 5, 2017 at 5:56)

@piesforyou: i mean for the EWS we only see like 2% of the course so I would say definitely that is more cryptic than DH

airsoftesneeto FL (Jun 5, 2017 at 8:40)

had he stayed on his bike, I think he would have won. It would have been tight but he might have won it

pijong77 (Jun 5, 2017 at 9:51)

As Gwin said, he has the same crash like his run in the US open.

suspended-flesh FL (Jun 5, 2017 at 10:34)

Another reminder HOW LITTLE WE SEE ON THE REDBULL.TV feed. I guess they said the Midges made a camera site unbearable to man, but really, we don't see shit. You get what you pay for, and I would be bummed without it, but even Rob and Claudio and baffled by the splits and can only look for dirt on jerseys and speculate...

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hamncheez (Jun 5, 2017 at 10:38)

the GOAT won, hands down. Crashing is part of racing. HOWEVER, the race run up to the crash, Gwin was at least on pace with Minnaar, who was on the 29er. I think this is good evidence that 29ers can be better for certain people, in certain situations, but is not automatically an advantage everywhere.

enduro29erHack (Jun 5, 2017 at 11:08)

@hamncheez: idk- gwin on a 29er w crash might still have won! Gwin on 29er no crash might have smashed ev
Everyone! YT 29er is coming!

suspended-flesh FL (Jun 5, 2017 at 11:16)

@enduro29erHack: Minnaar won. I'm a YT fan and all, but that's how racing works!

oldmanjoe (Jun 5, 2017 at 11:57)

@hamncheez: Watching the women's race gave me pause. There was a rider on 29 who was fast at the top and slow at the bottom. It was almost as if she couldn't get the big wheels back up to speed. As a male who isn't big or strong, and could only hope to ride as well as the female competitors racing the WC, I think a 29" is completely out of the question for me. You are spot on with works for certain people.

humoroususername (Jun 6, 2017 at 4:30)

@oldmanjoe: the gaps in talent in the women's race are so large that no meaningful conclusions can be drawn from their times.

oldmanjoe (Jun 6, 2017 at 15:27)

@humoroususername: It wasn't about gaps of talent in a womans field, it's about physics.A bigger wheel is more mass, and the tire on the outside makes it worse. Now when you get the wheel rolling, it has more momentum, and that is a good thing, especially downhill. But if you lack the power to make it roll, you are slow. So the example I noticed, was by the time the rider got to the "motorway" section, she appeared to be tired enough where she couldn't get the wheels back up to speed.
If you have the power to overcome the heavy wheels, go 29" (most men racing UCI have that power) if you don't have the power, you may find that 29" wheel is slow at the end of the day when you get fatigued.

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kusanagi72 (Jun 5, 2017 at 7:12)

Great to see the camaraderie between the riders. Like Troy and Neko on stage. Laurie and Neko happy for each other etc. So glad to see DH racing is not full of blown up ego's hating on each other.

humanpowered (Jun 5, 2017 at 8:58)

I know right? Compared to the driver soap opera that is F1 and it can restore some faith in humanity.

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hamncheez (Jun 5, 2017 at 10:39) (Below Threshold)

insert comment about Gee

GunnyBailey (Jun 5, 2017 at 16:42)

Neko is a super nice guy in person too.

javijavi (Jun 5, 2017 at 22:16)

The more money involved (F1, football, basketball, etc.), the more a**holes they get.

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dorvalamcommencal (Jun 6, 2017 at 1:24)

Here's the team Dorval AM Nicolai video from the World cup of Fort William : www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4KMXDd7r_o
Cheers !

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thinkbike FL (Jun 5, 2017 at 6:55)

pro tip: always snap a few for Tinder

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cygwin (Jun 5, 2017 at 8:33)

Got eat your vegetables and full send it!!

dubod22 FL (Jun 5, 2017 at 5:03)

Awesome edit! You boys win for fastest video out!

QuebecPoulin (Jun 5, 2017 at 7:27)

Niko is back man. Good for him !

steezysam FL (Jun 5, 2017 at 11:48)

they do such a sick job with these edits. favorite team right now? maybe so...

so stoked to see Neko back on pace

vl95 (Jun 6, 2017 at 8:57)

So about the Nicolai Video ...
The gearbox broke and .. ? No explanation ?
One of their rider seems to be riding a Demo, am I right?
Dorval Asset management ?

AdamOdh (Jun 6, 2017 at 11:57)

From when you get any explanation from the teams about broken parts? Sam Blenkinsop after his 6th in quali also broke sth in his frame - gutted for him

trauty (Jun 7, 2017 at 16:34)

@AdamOdh: rear wheel axle snaped

Willlzx FL (Jun 7, 2017 at 16:39)

Benoit's gearbox broke at he start we don't know why .
We'll upload a video this week in Leogang to explain how is kind of gearbox work .
Mélanie Chappaz ride with a Demo she has a contract with a shop with Specialized stuff in France .
Dorval Asset management is our main sponsorship it's a fund management company .
Will.

Willlzx FL (Jun 8, 2017 at 4:19)

eurojuice FL (Jun 6, 2017 at 17:31)

Where are the Intense videos? Their launch was awesome and their team has rad characters and super good energy not to mention results. I got to meet and ride with those guys in Laguna and they were just super cool and you could tell they had good chemistry. If I'm just missing their videos, then whoops. If not, their marketing team is blowing it because there is a good story there, one that will definitely sell bikes not to mention build their riders' reputation and ability to earn.

kelpaso FL (Jun 5, 2017 at 11:12)

Man, I had a smile on my face nearly that entire video! Great work!

kkmb FL (Jun 5, 2017 at 7:34)

Full send is life and eat your vegetables!

High-Life (Jun 5, 2017 at 8:40)

That turn at 5:40 really captures how fast these guys go. It makes my KOMS here on local trails feel pretty soft.

crag222 (Jun 5, 2017 at 10:33)

love it....Ben is the comedy hero

metong (Jun 6, 2017 at 3:46)

Like what danny hart said. That wood section is a lottery cause of the mud.

icespec (Jun 5, 2017 at 7:11)

YT video team is all ways on the top edit senders....hopefully next week the riding team will be faster then the video team

tmcp1127 (Jun 5, 2017 at 15:42)

What's the story on Angel? Why isn't he racing?

Guatzy (Jun 5, 2017 at 23:11)

My thoughts exactly. Peeped his media, apparently a broken wrist got him on the bench for the next couple months.

www.instagram.com/p/BTewpAvF_Jb

GunnyBailey (Jun 5, 2017 at 16:45)

So glad to see Neko in the top 10!!!

ad15 (Jun 5, 2017 at 23:22)

bet santa cruz gets this races video out a bit quicker than the last one

rbka (Jun 6, 2017 at 15:37)

ooooooooooomg I hope Tracey keeps it together at Leogang and just dominates this season.

TrevZ (Jun 7, 2017 at 15:48)

Why is Norco, a team with huge $ behind them, posting 720p videos when a non-factory team like Dirt Propain can provide us 1440p?

trauty (Jun 7, 2017 at 23:39)

dont be spoiled crybaby. videos are free to watch.

dingus (Jun 5, 2017 at 10:07)

Anyone seen any footage of Gwin's crash?

lucamasserini (Jun 5, 2017 at 13:19)

Yt videos... one step beyond

km79 (Jun 5, 2017 at 15:13)

3 out of 4 not making it through to race day must suck for the GT team.

Conanangus FL (Jun 6, 2017 at 6:56)

Norco soundtrack is putting me to sleep

mollow (Jun 6, 2017 at 10:21)

So do their team riders... WE WANT JILL

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Rainozeros (Jun 5, 2017 at 6:14)

Gwins front wheel washed out. Without that he would have won (as he said). With a 29er his front wheel would not have washed out. With a 29er he would have won. That is my post race fantasy contest.

icespec (Jun 5, 2017 at 7:27)

it could happened with 29 as well is it happened to danny and lorris, as of now it looks like the 29'er is not such a big advantage, (gee is injured due to the 29er stuck on his butt). greg would probably win the race on 27.5 as well because he is the most experienced rider in the WC racing and he won that track more then any one in the sport. it looks like the 29 wheels making sense with 6.2' and up riders (greg, jack remi). danny looks a bit weird on the 29'.

suspended-flesh FL (Jun 5, 2017 at 11:12)

He should know there is no such thing as 'would've won' in racing. You win or you don't win - ask Yoda.

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RedBurn (Jun 5, 2017 at 7:12)

650 aint dead, he would have beaten minnaar s time so bad

Smumu FL (Jun 5, 2017 at 7:45)

It's like saying that Minnaar would have win Lourdes if it stayed dry...:-) No one knows

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colincolin (Jun 5, 2017 at 6:36)

Why is there only one Video when it says "videos" in the title????ß??ß

colincolin (Jun 5, 2017 at 6:37)

jk.

ridestuff FL (Jun 5, 2017 at 8:35)

wait for it....

dingus (Jun 5, 2017 at 10:08)

#GermanHumour

dogma13 (Jun 8, 2017 at 4:16)

there is always "that comment" xD

colincolin (Jun 8, 2017 at 13:22)

@trickadoodle13: thought it was funny being "that guy" this time. seems not to be the case.