She was also trying to get Pidcock to poo on his sponsors when he mentioned bike problems. He showed why he gets paid the big bucks though.
Couldn’t imagine that race if Nino didn’t flat and Pidcock didn’t have bike issues. Nino was on fire! Most excited I’ve been watching a race!
Nino was moving and because of the flat, he burned all the marches to get back to the front.
Very impressive.
Daskalu (sp) is on the verge as well.
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I’d really like to see Vlad on the top step of an XCO WC podium this year. He’s been knocking on the door.
He’s right on the verge, won’t be long.
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Where do you guys watch the full race?
What an effort by Nino. Truly awe inspiring. I was heart broken when he flatted and then rooted so hard for him to make it back, it made for an exciting second half. I keep thinking back to it as I’m supposed to be working today. I really hope he gets the record this year. He deserved it yesterday, but that’s life.
It’s gonna be a sad day for XCO when Nino finally retires. In the meantime, he’s poised to take #34…
Agree
It was maybe a few weeks where we couldn’t ride outside. If anything, mountainbiking has exploded here in California during covid. So much so, that the trails are getting overcrowded!
I think it will be a sad day, but also a good day. More of the younger crowd will step up and then another dominator will come to the front.
Maybe Pidcock….maybe someone else.
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Redbull TV….totally free app you should be able to get on any phone, tablet or smart tv. They’ve got a ton of great content on there
Just caught up on the Nove Mesto race. Amazing comeback from Nino. Was pulling for Dascalu to hold off Pidcock in the end but that was one of the more exciting XCO races I’ve seen in a while!
I didn’t listen to the interview, but Pidcock doesn’t even ride many sponsor correct pieces on the MTB side 
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Incredible racing. Love Nove Mesto!
Absolutely amazing ride by Nino. The speed he was carrying to bridge back to the leaders was immense! He was hitting the rock gardens with a marked increase in speed to the leaders. Not unsurprising to see him fade on the final lap with that many matches burnt but wow! Gutted, but massively impressed!
Awesome to see Cooper finish strongly with returning form. I think he’s starting to find his legs. The slow down from the leaders definitely helped him and gave him some extra mojo for the finish.
Already looking forward to Leogang. Bit of a break until the 10th June though 
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Another terrific ride from Bec McConnell. She looks fantastic. Great form and a noticeably more skilled rider than Lecomte and Rissved.
Those darn Aspen ST have an awful lot to answer for this year! Doesn’t give me confidence for my Maxxis XC trial (I know it’s a lot luck/aggressive riding)
OMG is just saw the XCO Nove Mesto mens race replay! What a show!
Also…at which point does Nino change tires?
When questioned after the terrible tyre luck at Cape Epic Frischii was pretty adamant that it wasn’t the tyres as they’d had great luck for several years with the exact same model.
I guess he’s right, Nino hasn’t had major issues for several years, but also didn’t do heaps of racing in 2020/2021 .
I guess it’s always a balancing act. The tyre is obviously super fast. Presumably the regular Aspen 120tpi would be stronger, but if you’re throwing all the eggs at the wall I guess you’re happy with the gamble.
He clearly had enough in the tank to win with slightly heavier tires… the time he made up was insane!
I don’t disagree whatsoever. I had made the same comments elsewhere. I think they should look at things more closely.
Snowshoe
Cape Epic
Nove Mesto
That’s a decent proportion of his recent racing affected!
Agreed, it’s a fine balance.
One things for certain, if you flat at the wrong moment on a lap, you can’t win.
It’s a massive risk to save maybe 4-6w over a more robust tire design. This has played out numerous times over the years. There’s hundreds of wasted training hours lost to a single flat tire in a big event.
The old school skinny, light, fast rolling XC brigade is still hanging around the World Cup teams. It’s nearly gone, but occasionally a team or manufacturer gets a little desperate to lead the rolling resistance battle.
Personally, I reluctantly ride the tire that gets me to the finish. It sucks losing those watts, it is quite tangible on a MTB. However, losing because of a flat… about the worst way to go down…
Thanks! Do they have full race’s tho instead of just recap’s and highlights? I can’t seam to find that