Off-camber! Loic was looking fast all day long even at the game-changing Alientree! #golologo @maddogboris
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Troy is fast. Very fast. Low tucked and did I say fast? -Sven Martin<br />
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Only two weeks after heftily damaging his wrist, Remi Thirion was up to 3rd place speed in timed training -Duncan Philpott
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Siegenthaler is small enough to fit under some of the bigger roots. -Sven Martin
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Loic making easy work of the high, slippery, rooty lines during the rain on his first run. It's amazing what these guys remember from just course walk alone. -Sven Martin
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Mark Beaumont between fog and wind squalls on the lower part of the track. -Sven Martin
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Dave MacMillan with the style goods once again. Don't look to close. #sharpieproject -Sven Martin
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Tracey Hannah, fastest in timed training on her home track. Gapping to some smoother side lines out the main rut. -Sven Martin
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Adam Brayton and Aaron Gwin. Whoops slayers! -Steel City Media
Manon Carpenter during the early dry practice. -Sven Martin
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Ode to Tommy Wilkinson with some left-handed shooting today. #fishfromabove. -Sven Martin
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It was sad to see so many Juniors having such bad accidents today. Heal up Brage! @maddogboris
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Gee sending one of the bigger and more difficult step down doubles. You needed to hold a tight exit line from the corkscrew to make this work. -Sven Martin
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Fans out early today and all day. From kids skipping school to some older "kids" skipping work and having a few cold ones while watching the action. -Sven Martin
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That slippery diagonal log into a right hander that caused some havoc in 2014 is still doing its job with chain guides and sliding tires. Eddy Masters in audio. -Sven Martin
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Same section but now you can see the intricacies in riding it. Switching lines, crossing ruts and T-ing roots all for a sweet set up into the next right-hander. -Sven Martin<br />
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Brook looking a lot more comfortable than two weeks ago. Flying today. -Sven Martin
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If you saw his helmet cam you would have just heard a lot of giggling and yelps. But between having fun, Josh does knuckle down and take it seriously, too. -Sven Martin
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Bernard's chameleon kit has him throwing all sorts of shapes on the big, lofty and high-speed jumps. -Sven Martin
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Is this a target or just a number on Gwin's back? Whatever your take, it is going to be damn hard to steal it away from him this weekend. He is looking smoking fast from early on which is not always the case with Gwin. Mechanic John Hall in audio. -Sven Martin
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The rocks saw a lot of crashes today. Remi thirion gets loose on his way to 3rd in timed training. @maddogboris
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A big crash for brendog in the rocks followed by big whips with Bryceland to soothe his aching bones. @maddogboris
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Here is brendog on his "healing run" with Ratboy. #povbanger @maddogboris
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Sam Blenkinsop can squash and style long, fast jumps like nobody else. He can fit three different styles of jumps into one. Don't blink. -Sven Martin
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Everything went to plan for Rachel in practice. Early track speed boding well for finals. -Duncan Philpott
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There's something in the Southern Hemisphere water. Kiwi and Aussie Juniors love going full gas from the get-go at World Cups. -Duncan Philpott
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Good to see Josh Button back on the World Cup scene in some different colors. -Duncan Philpott
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The rain came down in similarly heavy fashions to two years ago but for not as long. -Duncan Philpott
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Here you go @tommymatts. Make sure to tag me! otherwise #mtbbatman is coming for ya. @maddogboris
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The infamous corkscrew. -Duncan Philpott
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Joe keeps cool and sweat-free even at the early hours of the morning. -Sven Martin
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Getting away with a massive one, Elliot Heap just needs to find a couple new visor bolts for tomorrow. -Duncan Philpott
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Flip flops and cut spikes, must be Australia! -Duncan Philpott
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Kevin Joly tackling two at a time -Duncan Philpott
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Spot the spider. This one's an angry fella! Wyn Masters in audio. -Duncan Philpott
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There's been a fair amount of discussion among the riders about concussions lately, Jonty Neethling has a few valid points. -Duncan Philpott
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Warm up for most riders is a pedal to the course venue. Jack Moir being pursued by gigantic tropical black flies or Argentinian sensor dust leftovers. -Duncan Philpott
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Stevie Smith thought it was slopestyle practice for the first part of the day. @maddogboris
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Slugger with some fresh butt-wear. Everything is valuable marketing space. -Duncan Philpott
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As the rain came in, the hard pack corners started to deteriorate. Finn Iles was undeterred though. -Duncan Philpott
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First runs down and Brendan was straight to getting all his gaps dialed. -Duncan Philpott
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An unfortunate start to round 2 with Amaury Pierron. The 5th place Lourdes finisher broke his wrist on his second run. A shame to be losing his Top 10 plate. -Duncan Philpott
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It's hard to get a sense of scale, but this guy was certainly bigger than your hand...unless maybe you're Donald Trump. -Duncan Philpott
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It's telemetry dear Watson. Loic's mechanic, Jack Racing leaves nothing to chance on his way to preparing things for qualifying tomorrow. @maddogboris
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Matt Walker finding some time to style it up chasing Matt Simmonds down what is a technical huck. -Duncan Philpott
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Nick Nesteroff was the fastest Junior in timed runs, though he appears to have been the only one to manage a complete run. -Duncan Philpott
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Another stylish French danger-man. Benoit Coulanges had no difficulties throwing it sideways on track. #gearbox -Duncan Philpott
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Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! @maddogboris
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Digging for gold! @maddogboris
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B-practice Banger light bro. @maddogboris
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A dry start to proceedings @maddogboris
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Smart #vanzacs! @tommymatts knows how to make Boris happy and keep his insta ammo stocked up. @maddogboris
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traceystimedtrainingtriumph! @maddogboris
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Waterlogged clay was the finishing note of the day. Will we see the tire treads change for tomorrow? Stay tuned to find out! -Duncan Philpott
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Cairns, Australia, did not disappoint today as World Cup downhill mountain bike racers took their first practice runs of the jungle-cut race course. Conditions started off dry and fast, but were mixed up as some quick, heavy rains came in. The top riders took timed training runs to gauge speeds for the official racing to come. Loic Bruni went quickest followed by Troy Brosnan and Remi Thirion.
Sven Martin, Duncan Philpott, @maddogboris and Steel City Media were there to capture the action while dodging poisonous spiders trackside.
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