Throwback Thursday: Old School Mont Sainte Anne Race Action From the 90s

 That's definitely a walk down memory lane for me. Watched this on Eurosport back in the days. Loved the battles between Frischknecht, Tomac, Overend and Juarez. MTBing definitely had a deep impact on me in my youth and those guys where all role models to me. Thanks pinkbike for keeping the memories fresh!

 Also, can we have a Thomas Frischknecht appreciation day or something? 29 years between his junior CX world championship and his recent Cape Epic win. He has raced everyone from Tomac to Nino and always stayed at the pointy end. What a legend.

 Watch a little of the 1993 one. It’s great when the announcer in says ‘and she’s riding what called a full suspension bike, which has suspension in the front and back’

 ah yes.... the beginnings of the sport : Tomac, Vouilloz, Martinez, Chausson, Giove, the brothers Taillefer, Gunn Rita Dale, Sintesi, Volvo-Cannondale, GT, Sunn (the absolute dream team for us frenchies at the time!! ❤), Giant, Scott, Ritchey, Rob Warner, Steve Peat.... I don't know if these were good times, but that was the birth of our sport, the first trips in the woods, the muscles of your forearms disconnecting from your bones at each downhill. (that's what happens when you don't have a front suspension). I remember how my friends were making fun of me when I bought my full suspended bike back in 1995 (aaah, my 40mm front and rear travel on my belissimo Bianchi...). they did not believe me when I was saying it was the future of the sport. history spoke. long live the riders, long live the mountains!

 Excellent! Things were quite different back then! Thanks for the memories.

I raced MSA in 1996 with v-brakes and Rockshox Judy DH (3" of undampened elastomer travel). It was really scary!

 We NEED Red Bull to release the world cup footage from alll the old world cups, 2014 etc, especially in lockdown and with a second wave coming. finally give me something to watch that isnt breaking bad for the 3rd time

 Amazing how much that looks like Gravel Riding today

 Nothing like a throwback to Sunn and Tomac bikes. I wish Balfa made a comeback

 I raced the 92, 93 and 94 course with a 52 t front ring. I also recall being in the dual slalom starting corral with Legends. Usually made it a few rounds until showtime got the better of me and I would hit the jumps for too much air for the best bike dad could afford with 4 kids. Different times, a very expensive sport and the realization that I would never make a living with ‘extreme sports’. I hung up the bike in 1995 - dabble into it in mid-2000 then came full circle when hired by WB in 2014 to work with more skiing and biking legends to try to make a go at being a stand-alone public company. It didn’t last but passions run deep and strong. MSA WC was instrumental to me as a junior racer and I just wish we could offer something similar in BC... maybe one day... stay tuned.

 Was it Eurosport or Transworld Sport?? Or was that the same thing? Think it used to be on Channel 4 on Sunday morning.

 Can someone upload champery 2011? The full race? Freecaster.tv deleted it, its nowhere

 Frischnekt looks like a juniors racer with hand me down kit thats way too big...

 Mont St Anne, a true classic. I was there in the 90's and more recently.. The Steve Smith rock drop is impressive and aptly named!

 No one is going to comment on the large Lifestyle Condoms banner at the finish area? Wonder if they'd support one of today's DH teams?

 Giove winning with bar ends. Palmer racing slalom. So much awesomeness.

 Ah back when "we" were on Eurosport. As were booze commercials.

 Lol, 'this young lad' when speaking about Rob Warner...

 can't imagine the size of the POV camera used to get some of on bike footage.

 that 1997 clip with the faith no more and boo-ya tribe soundtrack. oh, the memories.

 dudes and dudettes riding on rigid bikes, yah!!!

 Back in the day when bars were so short your thumbs would touch.

 I have some VHS tapes, even one 4X in Plymouth 2002 i think, with the GT team... Some day i'll upload it!

 Funny how nothing has changed but the track since 92. No wonder their Gondola shit the bed this winter...

 Poll: What sucked more? The bike tech or the potatoes they filmed the races with?

 Good stuff. I always loved when the circus came to town in Big Bear mixing with the names.

 FLIPPING AWESOME

 i love it .....

 That is, in the 1993 DH race...

 I think I'll have Campari...

 Good memories.