[slyfink]

I remember discussion a while back about viewership of XC and DH races. It gets discussed here: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mountain-biking-more-popular-than-ever

Seems like DH gets many more viewers than xc, but I get the impression that xc is now catching up.

 

[jackalope]

Personally, I don't see how it could be close, as it would seem like choosing between Super G skiing and telemark. Not a knock on endurance disciplines, but there's not much excitement in watching a guy grind up a hill as compared to watching Gwin narrowly avoid becoming a ghost at the bottom of Peaty's Plunge.

 

[Dogboy]

I watched (in addition to the DH) both men's and women's XC races at Windham online. They were both awesome and the final lap of the women's race was very dramatic. I'd suggest giving a look next time there is a WC XC race, you might be surprised.

 

[jackalope]

Sure, I can definitely see the "high drama" of watching a finish line sprint, but when I watch guys slogging up hills or even on flats, I want to start reading an Ayn Rand book. I think my natural ADHD predisposes me to axxtion disciplines

 

[canadmos]

Interesting that the one race people always complain about, is the one with the highest viewership? Perhaps due to it being the first race and viewers being excited after a long winter?

 

[richardbigman]

Interesting that the one race people always complain about, is the one with the highest viewership? Perhaps due to it being the first race and viewers being excited after a long winter?

guess we'll find out next year!

 

[landcruiser]

If you're talking about South Africa, it was only the highest viewership last year. This year, the highest has been Fort Bill for DH and MSA for XC.