Video: Hugo Frixtalon & Thomas Estaque Ride the Lousã World Cup Track
 | This is how the postponed World Cup Track looks like... Hugo Frixtalon following Thomas Estaque in Lousa. |
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I am in quarantine like all people living in spain and has been riding my mtb in circles as well as trackstanding in my terrasse (I need to up my trialing skills) and consider myself lucky to have a rooftop big enough to ride in circles while others don't even have a decent balcony. But frankly my mind was really in wishing all the best to the persons in high risks as well as healthcare people.
I used to live 300m from the trail and in that case it would have been easy to go out and ride without risking anything. Right now I am in the middle of the city and if I ride to the trail, especially fully kitted and not looking like I am going to work, I will get fined. I believe the minimum fine is 600€
Also, was that a tobaggan tossed in there? Everyone knows mountain bikers can only whip. Its in the rulebook somewhere!
And that was a PERFECT run down! So much speed and style. Thanks guys!
Downhill was meant to be natural and just getting down a mountainside not having 90% man made features. But I guess the new thing is high speed and jumps not bouncing around on rocks and roots.
I can see why Sam Hill went to EWS. WC Downhill is more risky now that the speeds are increasing so much.
I think the question on everyone's mind however, is Can we get some more wind noise?
Didn’t realize UCI was brining the Air DH format to the series this year.
Looks like fun and entertaining to watch... and has similarities to Air SH, whether the neg prop crowd likes it or not.
it is properly steep, and from the bridge down there is no shortage of roots, if you want to have a comparison, see how the fox test track was when the testing ended.
the track seems smooth because it was closed por like 6 months and was fully rebuilt, with one or 2 days of riding there would be multiple lines and plenty of roots
As I said, I’m talking about the first 1:40, or thereabouts... being very Foley and bugged, a la Air DH (name a WC track with that many jumps and berms back to back?) I don’t disagree that after the bridge it gets steep, rougher and more lines open up.
The track looks wicked fun.
You took my post as inflammatory, not sure why you and others are so defensive about it. You can’t argue the first 1/3 is basically a jump line.
But please, post again arguing while actually agreeing.
the problem with what you said is what you are comparing it too, it sure is man made, but on the morning of the ist practice day it would be ruff and rutted, it is not something like you have on those courses that is compacted out and is like a pump track for dh bikes