Not looking great for the likes of Hart and Brosnan already.
Either of them protected? Times are definitely really tight.
I don't know, I don't feel the commentary is too bad. I mean, it doesn't make my viewing experience worse than it was before, it's just not as interesting. For sure there's room for improvement, but they need time to grow into it. I mean, when Rob first started, back in the Freecaster days, I actually had to turn off the sound as I couldn't take all his incoherent screaming.
That said, Cedric has had a head start as the French announcer on Red Bull. If he doesn't significantly improve quickly, I wouldn't be sad if they cut him. Perhaps they keep him on until Wyn is ready to retire? I also think I'd rather have Eliott back than Rob.... (ducks and runs for cover)
Same for cameras, I wish there was more coverage higher up, but that's always been an issue in all broadcasts. I think there's still more track coverage than before, and room for improvement, but not any worse than before. I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt that things will continue to improve as we move forward.
That said, Cedric has had a head start as the French announcer on Red Bull. If he doesn't significantly improve quickly, I wouldn't be sad if they cut him. Perhaps they keep him on until Wyn is ready to retire? I also think I'd rather have Eliott back than Rob.... (ducks and runs for cover)
Same for cameras, I wish there was more coverage higher up, but that's always been an issue in all broadcasts. I think there's still more track coverage than before, and room for improvement, but not any worse than before. I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt that things will continue to improve as we move forward.
DNS'd, so she is out for finals. She'd would have had to at least roll out of the gate.
Hill didn't happen. But a guy can dream...
Some other big names about to not make the cut.
Still confused on the new format. Top 60 go to semi, then 30 to main?
How many are protected from last year, 20?
Some other big names about to not make the cut.
Still confused on the new format. Top 60 go to semi, then 30 to main?
How many are protected from last year, 20?
I read on Vital that she tweaked her ankle yesterday so she rolled through the gate to break the beam. Hopefully that’s the case.
Wouldn't have even made it in under the OG quali rules...Hill didn't happen. But a guy can dream...
That's gotta bring some reality to even HIS dream
Looks like top 20 men and top 10 women are protected for the semi, then only top 5 and top 3 protected for the main.
60 qualify, but only 30 move on from the semi finals to finals.There's hope for Avy!
Men are live. https://prod.chronorace.be/angular/results.html#/uci/event/20230608_mtb/DHI/CG1/dh/2/res
That's a shit load of riders trying to qualify for 30 spots, damn I hope Hill makes the cut.
Ah... Cheers for the reminder
Huge mens field. Can't help but to think this season will be the last for the "Old Man Also Rans" Like Adam Brayton, Dean Lucas etc. Depending on contracts of course.
Amaury placed 57th, but is protected. Does that mean he will still ride in the finals?
Do protected riders end up bumping out people in the top 30?
Ole Gregory there sitting in 30th.
Jackson and Jordan Williams both in the top ten, though I'm guessing they rode a little harder than some others, being new and unprotected?
Nice to see Luca up there again as well.
Do protected riders end up bumping out people in the top 30?
Ole Gregory there sitting in 30th.
Jackson and Jordan Williams both in the top ten, though I'm guessing they rode a little harder than some others, being new and unprotected?
Nice to see Luca up there again as well.
Yeah. I’m guessing some teams are going to have to trim some fat for next year.
Top 60 from qualis make it to the 1st finals. Top 30 from 1st finals make it to the final finals. Or something like that.
There were 210 names on the Mens qualifying start list.... TBF a fair chunk of them must be deluding themselves pissing away whoever's money they're spending funding their
interesting morning in racing. random notes:
cool to finally see the juniors on screen. (ouch that showboat finish fail; gotta bring that whip back!)
not terrible coverage for a first go; they just need to throttle the CG bandwidth a bit.
holy shit rachael is back!
not the hugest aaron fanboi, but that sucks
holy damn, jackson & jordan up to big boy speed already
going to be lots of big names NOT making it to finals, which will be... interesting. methinks there will be a high attrition rate this year with people battling hard to make the big show.
cool to finally see the juniors on screen. (ouch that showboat finish fail; gotta bring that whip back!)
not terrible coverage for a first go; they just need to throttle the CG bandwidth a bit.
holy shit rachael is back!
not the hugest aaron fanboi, but that sucks
holy damn, jackson & jordan up to big boy speed already
going to be lots of big names NOT making it to finals, which will be... interesting. methinks there will be a high attrition rate this year with people battling hard to make the big show.
protected rider info:
With the addition of the semi-finals to World Cup downhill, the protected rider system has been changed to work across a weekend of racing. Firstly during qualifying riders with a season-long race number and riders ranked inside the top 20 Elite Men and 10 Elite Women in the current UCI World Cup standings (not holding season-long numbers) will be allowed through to the semi-finals as long as they pass through the start gate. At the first round the top 20 Elite Men and 10 Elite Women will be based upon the final results from the 2022 season.
If protected riders place a time that is not good enough for the top 60 Elite Men or 15 Elite Women then they will still pass through to the semi-finals but they will be added as an additional rider and not take the place of anyone who did pass the threshold to qualify.
Once riders get to the semi-finals the protected rules change slightly to include a smaller pool of riders. For the newly added semi-finals riders ranked in the top five Elite Men and three Elite Women of the past season will be protected. For the Junior races, there will be no protected riders for finals at the first round. At the second race of the year, the top three Junior riders in the Men and Women's racing will be safe in qualifying. There is also a clause stating that if a rider announces retirement and informs the UCI before December 31 of the previous year then they will have any protected status removed.
With the addition of the semi-finals to World Cup downhill, the protected rider system has been changed to work across a weekend of racing. Firstly during qualifying riders with a season-long race number and riders ranked inside the top 20 Elite Men and 10 Elite Women in the current UCI World Cup standings (not holding season-long numbers) will be allowed through to the semi-finals as long as they pass through the start gate. At the first round the top 20 Elite Men and 10 Elite Women will be based upon the final results from the 2022 season.
If protected riders place a time that is not good enough for the top 60 Elite Men or 15 Elite Women then they will still pass through to the semi-finals but they will be added as an additional rider and not take the place of anyone who did pass the threshold to qualify.
| Protected riders to the semi-final are: 1. riders with season long race numbers (i.e. ranked in the top 5 women elite and the top 10 men elite of the final UCI World Cup standings of the previous season) 2. the best ranked riders from the current UCI World Cup standings, that are not included in point 1 above, until a total of 10 women elite and 20 men elite are reached 3. if any riders as described under 1. and 2. above do not confirm participation at an event they will not be replaced.— UCI-4.11.014 |
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| For the first UCI World Cup round of the season, the top 10 women elite and the top 20 men elite of the final UCI World Cup standings of the previous season are “protected” for the semi-final.— UCI-4.11.014 |
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| They must start in the qualifying round but qualify automatically for the semi-final in any case. If the times of the protected riders are not among the 15 best times for women elite or the 60 best times for men elite, they shall be allowed to ride in the semi-final in addition to the 15 women elite and 60 men elite riders already qualified.— UCI-4.11.014 |
Once riders get to the semi-finals the protected rules change slightly to include a smaller pool of riders. For the newly added semi-finals riders ranked in the top five Elite Men and three Elite Women of the past season will be protected. For the Junior races, there will be no protected riders for finals at the first round. At the second race of the year, the top three Junior riders in the Men and Women's racing will be safe in qualifying. There is also a clause stating that if a rider announces retirement and informs the UCI before December 31 of the previous year then they will have any protected status removed.
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| Protected riders to the final are: 1. riders ranked in the top 3 women elite and top 5 men elite of the final UCI World Cup standings of the previous season 2. men and women junior riders ranked in the top 3 of the current UCI World Cup standings. At the first UCI World Cup round of the season there will be no protected junior riders. 3. If a rider is announced as retired, he is not eligible anymore as protected rider. The announcement of the retired status shall be done in writing to the UCI before 31 December of the previous year. |
Kolb seems like the new Troy and Vergier the modern day Sam Hill, if loris lays down his best run nobody is beating him.
Yeah agreed! I can now NOT stream from phone to Chromecast. WTF? But it does work if I download the app to the Chromecast. As someone in IT, this is not acceptable. But also as someone in Telecom, this is what they do. Get money first. Work out service later. Wait for disputes.
man, tomorrow is going to be brutal on the riders. Two race-pace runs in a day?! ooof. And it's not like you can slack off in semis, since you need to do better than 50% of your competition (unless you're top 3 woman or top 5 male). I hope they eat their pasta tonight!
It is just daddy's money. And if you already plan on summering at resorts it isn't that much more effort.
Dude the colours keep changing. Its annoying as fuck. Should be green for a faster time, not red.
going to assume the indicated broadcast times on the gcn site are event location specific (ie, cest in this case). missing the redbull auto timezone conversion so i don't have to google the spread / do the math to plan my viewing schedule. it's the little things, hey? that said, actually locating live RB feed could be a pita at times. at least the gcn site layout is deal simple.