Andorra World Cup day 2

The track dried out a lot with all of the piste sections going dusty and the woods went from muddy to tacky. Most people switched to dry tyres today only to change back to spikes or cut spikes later in the day.



Timed training was today, only a few of the big hitters did a time, Minnaar was the fastest o a 2.37, Peaty did a 2.38, Ruaridh 2.40 and Simmonds 2.41. Ruaridh looked at home on the track and seemed to be going really well.


I haven’t really seen the Athertons rinsing out the runs like they normally do, maybe saving some energy for race day.


Rennie was looking good in practice today, poppin power wheelie’s and drifting the turns.



Peaty kept his bike glued to the top turns with not a drift in sight. JD Swanguen took a big digger, he walked away with nothing more than cuts and bruises. Scotty Beaumont went flying off the track and managed to miss all of the tree’s.

Today is now the morning of day 3, we have had rain overnight and judging by how black the sky is we’ll be in for some more today. Practice doesn’t start til 12 so everybody is having a chilled morning. As I write this now its start to piss down. Keep it locked for the latest after practice. We are gonna get some words and predictions from the riders. The rain has now stepped it up even more and is like and Dave Garland reckons its like Nevegal 97, I’d say more Kaprun 2002. Whatever, its raining hard. Cut spikes are now being quickly changed for full spikes.

Apparently this is going to be Lopes’s last World Cup, he is going to race Word Champs and that it. He is apparently going to get into the Super D and Endurance side of Downhill with things like the Mega Avalanche and stuff like that.

Predictions for this weekend would

DC’s Top 10
10 Cunningham
9 Pedemanud
8 Smith
7 Camellini
6 Barel
5 Hill
4 Kovarik
3 Gee
2 Peaty
1 Minnaar

Dave Garlnds Top 10
10 Dan Atherton
9 Matti
8 Barel
7 Smith
6 Gee Atherton
5 Chris
4 Julien
3 Peaty
2 Minnaar
1 Hill


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