BUCK WILD! World Champs Timed Runs

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Danny "unstoppable" Hart again fastest today with serious momentum for race day. @maddogboris

We can't get enough of Danny. Neither can he : ) #DoubleDanny -Dan Hearn

Loic Bruni leaning back and digging in as he drops into one of the wilder, steeper chutes littered with roots, holes and giant rocks. -Sven Martin

Loic gets some advice from his dad after his timed training run. Telemetry does some of the thinking and eliminates the guess-work for Loic. Why more aren't doing this is still surprising at this stage. -Sven Martin

You don't want to show all your cards when it's only timed training at World Champs. Gwin coasted to the finish line at the end of his run. Only he knows how much faster he can go. -Sven Martin

Flo Payet has been lurking around the Top 10, always there and always consistent. Today his measured approach to racing led to him making up a bunch of time at the bottom and smashing it to 3rd! -Duncan Philpott

Troy flicking dust while keeping his kit white. Multi-talented kid ready to add a rainbow of colors to that wardrobe. -Sven Martin

Pom Pon sitting in third after her timed run but almost ten seconds off Rachel and Tracey. -Sven Martin

Bernard Kerr set off with a point to prove to the British team selectors. And he certainly proved his point: 4th place and just 3 seconds back from Danny. -Dan Hearn

Adam Brayton either chilled on the top half of his run or had some issues as he brought it back into 16th. -Sven Martin

Greg often makes drastic changes on set up during events and between events. Marshy and Greg just want to figure out how to feel comfortable going ten seconds faster. -Sven Martin

Greg raising the cockpit. -Sven Martin

Not the best seeding run for Josh, who rode the bottom of the course with his goggles wrapped round his wrist. It's exciting to see him looking so fast on a track that suits his loose style. -Dan Hearn

Brendan running clips?! I'll just leave that there to serve as an indicator as to how rough the track really is. -Dan Hearn

Luca Shaw was 20th at the first split but made up 9 places by the second split. A good top section could make this guy a real contender for top spot. -Dan Hearn

John Lawlor and Victor Lucas have been banging out Specialized daily videos for your viewing pleasure. Today's might be a little late. -Sven Martin

Jackson Frew was third at Worlds last year. He will be doing everything he can to medal again. -Sven Martin

Practice this morning in very different lighting conditions from tomorrow's late afternoon race. -Sven Martin

Charlie Harrison with another Top 20. Solid run for the ever-improving American. -Sven Martin

Finn Iles with a third place. Not bad considering how few runs he has had. Oh and he burped his tire and lost air 2/3 of the way down and took it easy. -Sven Martin

Always stoked to see riders from my hometown of Nelson New Zealand shredding. Oscar Perks hitting the eject button. -Sven Martin

Tahnee Seagrave didn't have the best of days today. Look for her to bounce back tomorrow. -Sven Martin

We are so happy that Spomer could make it to Worlds to film for Vital Raw. -Sven Martin

Even though it has had a two year break, Evan Warner returns to defend his BoXXer World Champs crown. More than a little beer and fluid was spilled in the steps to victory. -Sven Martin

Last seconds of 2016 BoXXer World Champs! #photobeerfinish @maddogboris

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BoXXer World Champs in a minute. #veroRAW

Today's and tomorrow's race bike for Loic. -Sven Martin

A leisurely start in the Trek pits for Rach. -Duncan Philpott

First run of the day, no mech, NFG. -Duncan Philpott

Sylvain Cougeroux tests the early morning grip in the top corners. -Duncan Philpott

Nik Nesteroff had a slow start to his seeding but managed to put a massive 4 seconds into the regular offenders in the last minute-long split to pull it back to a 2nd place! -Duncan Philpott

Manon made up time today as the track progressed. If she can suss out that top split she should be moving into the medals tomorrow. -Duncan Philpott

Dropping in. -Duncan Philpott

Gaetan Vige is certainly filling the role of the fast French Junior. There's always one and they're always a danger come World Champs. -Duncan Philpott

This poor 'hopper has resembles your average media member. -Duncan Philpott

Tracey Hannah lost most of her time to Rachel up top, from 4.3 seconds back she managed to reduce the gap to 0.6 at the bottom of the track. She and Rachel put 9 seconds on the rest of the field. -Duncan Philpott

Course maintenence took some drastic turns. -Duncan Philpott

Ferran Jorba was on for another good one until he went down at the bottom of the track. There's no doubting this kid has talent. -Duncan Philpott

It's not a surprise that Laurie Greenland is in the Top 10 after how good he's been looking in practice all week. He wasn't feeling it today, in his own words, however. Let's hope he gets that race head on tomorrow. -Duncan Philpott

Flo, all systems go. -Duncan Philpott

Fingers crossed for tomorrow? #gordospick -Duncan Philpott

British Junior, Matt Walker, ended up in 5th position in timed training, 3.8 seconds behind Andrea Biancitto. #lightbro @maddogboris

6th-fastest Junior today, Devinci's Magnus! @maddogboris

Maybe the huck to flat isn't the fastest option here. Marcelo scrubbing low and fast! @maddogboris

Martin "enduro" Maes should maybe listen to the marshal about his line choices...32nd position for him. @maddogboris

Gee Atherton is definitely not used of watching a downhill race from outside the tape. #hardtimes #scarytimes @maddogboris

After looking flat-out during practice, Elliott Heap seeded in 7th. We feel there is more to come from the young CRC Paypal rider. -Dan Hearn

Connor has looked comfortable on the loose dirt all week but needs to find 13 seconds to be on par with Danny come race day. -Dan Hearn

There are lines all over this rock garden, and almost nobody does it the same. It's cool to see the top guys choosing different lines that suit their style more. -Dan Hearn

It will be a sad day when we can't put Peaty in a Vital slideshow anymore. So to make the most of him while he's here, we'll put him in again. -Dan Hearn

Kiwi Shania Rawson put almost 25 seconds into the rest of the Junior Women's field. -Dan Hearn

44 plate Andrea Bianciotto's two splits were 5th and 3rd, but finished 2 seconds up on the rest of the field. An astonishing effort from the Italian on his home turf. -Dan Hearn

This chute caused some chaos in Women's timed training runs, but that was not the case for Rachel. She asserted her dominance once again to take the fastest time of the day. -Dan Hearn

Remi Thirion charging hard through one of the last chutes where many were fatigued to the point of crashing. -Dan Hearn

Loic's telemetry information is studied in depth after his timed training run. The bike will surely provide some interesting stats after being ridden at race pace on the rough track. -Dan Hearn

Out with the old, in with the new. -Dan Hearn

Full-pace run or take it easy? The brutal Val di Sole downhill track had riders playing the strategy game during timed training today at World Champs. The timed runs did not count for any positions or points, so it was all about planning for race day. Danny Hart pushed fairly hard and cracked on over two seconds ahead of the rest of the field while most others claim they took it easy. The Women's race is heating up with Rachel and Tracey neck and neck in timed runs. If Rachel wins tomorrow, she will make history with a perfect World Cup season and a World Champs victory. Sven, Duncan, @maddogboris and Dan Hearn deliver the dust-covered goods from an insanely steep track. There's only one race run left in 2016 that matters.

2016 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships