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Video: 19 Crashes In Glorious Slow Motion From The Leogang World Cup DH 2021

Jun 11, 2021
by Pinkbike Originals  


The Leogang World Cup DH track is no doubt as treacherous as it ever has been this year which saw several riders spending more time off their bikes than on them.


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102 Comments
  • 61 0
 Some laundry soap company is going to buy that footage to make advertising.
  • 27 0
 ... when downhill gets you down, let Tide Cold Wash bring your kit back to life...
  • 5 0
 Is it a race or a Tide ad?
  • 4 0
 @islandforlife: lol i can hear the tide ad guy in my head
  • 9 0
 @islandforlife: HI BILLY MAYS HERE FOR OXY CLEAN
  • 49 0
 Mud, both the criminal and the cushion.
  • 49 0
 Thank you for not posting a slo mo of the Florent Payet crash!!
  • 2 0
 Yeah I was super hoping I didn't have to watch the moment a dude's bozack got flayed. Pretty stoked it worked out.
  • 34 0
 The music!, the slo mo! I would almost call it graceful! :/ XD
  • 8 0
 Yes. The accompanyment was beautiful. Almost balletic! Very entertaining!
  • 7 0
 Tchaikovsky: The Storm if I’m not correct Big Grin
  • 7 0
 I was thinking best music vote on this video!
  • 3 0
 Certainly was!
  • 5 0
 @Matt115lamb: It's Elgar—Salut d'Amour arranged for cello: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecM7_3rs5gU
  • 1 0
 @scotttherider: Yes!
  • 29 6
 Only one set of flat pedals in the whole crash reel. Clips = Crashes. Correlation = Causation.

Also, Williams on the Saracen at 2:13....ugh...
  • 3 0
 is the much more than 5% of world cup riders on flat pedals?
  • 8 0
 @brookscurran: I think you are right. Nearly all ride clips. I hoped the "Correlation = Causation" would have made clear I was joking, but I guess not.
  • 6 0
 @daveew: The internetz is srz bznz
  • 20 0
 Why was the first guy using a single crown fork?
  • 13 4
 An endurist thinking he could become a downhiller :-)
  • 41 2
 @zoobab2: Correct! And the rest were downhillers thinking they can downhill
  • 2 5
 @c-radicallis: Didn't we see Matt Walker somewhere in there too (dropping something like 3m down)? I trust he can ride.
  • 6 0
 Looks to be Torben Drach. He didn't qualify, so maybe should've gone with a dual crown.
  • 16 1
 @toast2266: No amount of crowns can save anyone from muddy Leogang mate
  • 1 0
 lol
  • 1 5
flag vinay FL (Jun 11, 2021 at 11:25) (Below Threshold)
 Thanks for the downvotes. Just checked again and it was probably Jorden Williams. Checking also taught me that Harry Molloy and Veronica Widmann are on this team too. Which is good. The adventure was nice but the shit with Nsync must have been stressful. Veronica is a top rider hopefully this team allows her to focus more on getting a podium spot.
  • 2 0
 @c-radicallis: you mean that this 84739874 crown formula nero r i just bough wont help me? shit that thing was a million bucks
  • 2 0
 @c-radicallis: so you're saying 3 crowns would do it?
  • 1 1
 @toast2266: No. I'm saying the likelyhood of crashing is the same for any number of crowns between plus infinity and zero (zero included).
  • 19 0
 Man those OTBs in the stump section are brutal.
  • 14 0
 Pro racer's Friday Fails.
  • 12 0
 Of all the sports to NOT use a cup. . .
  • 6 0
 Taints taking a beating all over the place!
  • 2 0
 I don’t think the cups gonna help when you catch your taint.
  • 2 0
 @scotttherider: It sure taint...
  • 1 0
 @scotttherider: If it does then you're cup is in the wrong place...
  • 12 1
 That last crash is what every flat pedal rider who's scared of clips thinks will happen every crash lol
  • 8 0
 That first crash makes a strong case for a 26" rear wheel. Maybe a 20" rear wheel.
  • 5 0
 Bring them back! 26" rear wheels are sick!
  • 3 1
 XC poisoned DH with their 29" wheel size. Bring back 24"!
  • 1 0
 @zoobab2: Yes lad! Let's goooo!
  • 1 0
 @zoobab2: What was the wheel size before 24" was around? Asking for a friend...
  • 3 0
 I am aware that my view is that of a layman but - on a track like that - why is no one running flats? Could perhaps avoid some of the crashes or at least give riders the ability to eject better.
  • 3 0
 My thoughts (as a flat pedal rider who is down the bottom of my category in enduros)
They are there to win. For them and their style clips are faster.
Go quick or crash. Get down safely but be slower on the other 90% of the track isn’t going to do then any favours
  • 2 0
 @AyJayDoubleyou: Last year’s world champ from the same course in worse conditions has chosen to ride flats…
  • 5 0
 That moment when you realize 100% of the riders you just watched falling their asses off are all better riders than you.
  • 3 1
 Tell you one thing - these men and women are experts at ejecting without much damage. No scorpions, no face into a tree. No "I think I can hang onto this...." Now off to watch Friday Fails...
  • 2 2
 Considering these conditions, I would suggest a trick: use smaller wheels than the casual ones in order to get more clearance and less mud on the rotating parts.
It's not new nor revolutionary, I just know that it works in these extreme cases.
  • 4 0
 or just do what reece wilson does and soak your tyres in baby oil for 24hrs so the mud does not stick to them !
  • 1 0
 @deertrackdoctor: absolutely!!! I forgot this one. Thanks for reminding it. Cheers!
  • 2 0
 @deertrackdoctor: He didn't or did he? #doubt
  • 1 0
 @trickn0l0gy: If Reece Wilson himself did it... who knows, but I heard that this trick can work.... IF.... if mud is not too sticky.

Next step?...: ad a water jets system on the bike to rince the tyre during the descent?
  • 3 0
 @trickn0l0gy: the best way to prove the chemistry of this wet weather riding tip is to take all your clothes off , smother yourself in baby oil then slide down a mudy hill ! trust me it works
  • 3 0
 @deertrackdoctor: Scottish advices for muddy conditions are always gold anyways, so I trust you Wink
  • 2 0
 Liked the video until 2.13. That one, and and the one after was just a little to "poetic" for me. Landing on the arm like that. Terrible!
  • 2 1
 Interesting to see that at least 2 of those victims were riding enduro bikes. Pretty ballsy even though Leogang used to be known as a bike park track
  • 3 1
 I call it the "Dancing and Prancing" Menuet by Wolfgnar Amadeus von Bailhard!
  • 1 0
 In slo mo this highlights what an amazing thing the human body is, in both the abuse it can take and how it can adjust in such small amounts of time to reduce harm to itself.
  • 2 1
 Any injuries from these? I'm having some guilt enjoying it. Just lie to me and say "no", ok?
  • 3 1
 Pause at 1:39 for a nice look at the new Norco.
  • 2 1
 I love Andrew Shandro's facial expressions to the crashes in the tree stump section.
  • 3 1
 Mountain Biking: a practical choice.
  • 3 1
 Best Friday fails in a while!
  • 1 2
 There is some art in crashing indeed, wish these started a bit earlier like in the first clip, where you can actually see the "oh sh*t" moment when slippage occurs and the rider loses control.
  • 1 1
 absolute genius editing by Max@sleeper.co making pro riders look pish ! you sir shall go far .you are so good you could edit ben cathro in to top 10 race day run
  • 2 1
 Honestly how do pro riders not get injured crashing like that? If I did that I'd have to take a week off to recover...
  • 1 1
 Lots and lots of strength training. Weight lifting and stuff. These guys train hard like every day.
  • 2 2
 Young people bounce
  • 3 1
 Finally, I can bike like a pro.
  • 2 1
 Who ever choose that song deserves an Oscar!!!!!!! beautifully pain together !!!!!
  • 1 0
 42” front tyre would have totally saved that first rider. Who’s up for the next level up in mullets?
  • 1 0
 Wish the nut slapper incident was caught on better vid and then slo-mo….dear god!
  • 1 1
 MTBs are designed to make physics work in your favor.... up until this happens. Then its worse. So much worse
  • 1 1
 Was I the only one who noticed that they only captured the last half of every single crash???
  • 1 0
 I think, when we fall, we tend to support our hands
  • 1 0
 Slomo close calls and saves would be much cooler!
  • 1 0
 #5, handlebar failure? That’s a bad day right there!
  • 2 1
 I enjoyed that too much
  • 4 4
 Last crash with guy stuck to its automatic pedals -> use flats!
  • 2 1
 Love it.
  • 2 1
 Bravo!!!
  • 2 2
 Came to see Florins knacker slapper left disappointed .
  • 1 1
 Shandro's reaction at 2:14
  • 1 1
 Thanks for the reminder as to why I don't race WC downhill.
  • 2 1
 Poetry in motion
  • 1 1
 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... helmets
  • 2 2
 Aaaaand this is why i ride flats
  • 1 1
 Definitely just witnessed one or two collar bones breaking Eek
  • 2 1
 Noice
  • 1 1
 Bravo bravo, such soothing and inspirational bike riding art.
  • 1 1
 Perfect music for that video
  • 1 1
 Leogang 2021 - race day will be carnage.
  • 1 1
 Oscar worthy. Fantastic work PB.
  • 1 1
 The fork stanchion at 2:13 Frown
  • 1 1
 The last guy: I'm just going to lie here for a while
  • 1 1
 I think 80% could have used a stumpjumper, the rest a ditchwitch.
  • 1 1
 Best pinkbike vid ever - shred til ya dead!
  • 1 1
 Bravo!
  • 1 1
 Great working music.
  • 1 1
 Nice one
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