Schladming World Cup Suckas!

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Edited Date/Time 8/14/2014 11:43pm
coming down to the freaking wire! schladming this weekend for the epic overall battle.

here are the points right now in the overall
sam hill 1219
greg minnaar 1203
steve peat 1150
gee atherton 1078
mick hannah 929

quali runs and final runs determine points, so there are 2 chances to rule it or screw it up.

CAN'T WAIT (usual incredible coverage from the boys and VitalOTB turning on soon)

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VWilliams 9/14/2009 12:52pm
9/14/2009 12:52pm
Can't wait for the coverage. Hoping the 2 Utah groms can qualify (Ropelato and Nic Hadley).
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sspomer 9/14/2009 3:12pm
9/14/2009 3:12pm
yeah, seeing ropelato do well would be rad
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Vega 9/14/2009 4:49pm
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I'm wishing the Utah boys luck. Mitch raced in Idaho earlier this year and destroyed us all. It was a relief to find out it wasn't just us Idaho slow pokes he was putting the screws to. Hopefully Pascal can pull off a podium in the DH. He had a great timed practice run, 6th i think, but flatted in the finals which really sucked.
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Primoz 9/14/2009 4:54pm
9/14/2009 4:54pm
Wouldn't it be epic for Peaty to leapfrog both Minaar nad Hill and take the World Cup crown too? :D
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doconnor 9/14/2009 9:16pm
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Can't $&*$# wait.
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Redwoodrider 9/14/2009 10:59pm
9/14/2009 10:59pm
Go Syndicate! lets face it they have dominated the whole season and deserve the overall
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P!ERCE 9/14/2009 11:58pm
9/14/2009 11:58pm
yea sammy, iv been riding with that fella before Smile
lightworks 9/15/2009 1:25am
9/15/2009 1:25am Edited Date/Time 10/4/2011 5:10pm
Hill is going to take away the win and the overall. We all now what he is capable of when it's technical (maybe wet) and he seems to be more relaxed than the year before.

My bet for Schladming:

1. Sam Hill
2. Gee Atherton
3. Fabien Barel
4. Greg Minaar
5. Steve Peat
6. Mick Hannah
7. Brendog
8. Aaron Gwin
9. Blinky
10. Nick Beer

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Housey 9/15/2009 2:48am
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Can't wait for another dose of sick coverage. Be good to see Brendog and Blinky stir up the top 5 again and make it really great final.
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THompy 9/15/2009 3:28am
9/15/2009 3:28am
blinky or brendog be awesome for them to pull off a wonder run and smoke the lot of em after their runs last year..... but if i was to wish on lucky stars i want sheffield steel for the win
iceman2058 9/15/2009 6:28am
9/15/2009 6:28am
It's Sam's to throw away.

Bring it ON!!!

(But what are we going to do AFTER Sunday when we have to wait 8 months for the pathetic little 6-race series in 2010?????)
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sspomer 9/15/2009 8:40am
9/15/2009 8:40am Edited Date/Time 10/4/2011 5:10pm
some pics from 2008 by Gary Perkin from Littermag.

Blenkinsop


Needles


Gwin


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53119 9/15/2009 12:23pm
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barel
hill
minaar

& ofcourse, warner yelling "LOOK AT THE TIME!!!!!!"
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mat prior 9/15/2009 2:24pm
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DigitalGiraffe wrote:
Sam Hill will take the win. Aussies all the way! Keep up the good work Vital! Cool
oh, just like what happend last time???? if im not mistaken a kiwi beat your ausie lol
DigitalGiraffe 9/15/2009 3:55pm
9/15/2009 3:55pm
mat prior wrote:
oh, just like what happend last time???? if im not mistaken a kiwi beat your ausie lol
Go back to your sheep and velcro gloves Tongue
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Justin 9/15/2009 3:56pm
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i'll be rooting for the young kids. i think brendog or blinky have a great chance of taking it, but don't underestimate sam hill
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jaybies 9/15/2009 10:33pm
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Sam Hill had a number of incidents last year and looked very clunky, probably because he'd just found out that he'd lost the overall. He will be hungry after worlds, I just hope he doesn't crash... Almost every run he's had this year has been heart-in-your-mouth edge-of-your-seat suspense on which way the rubber side will face. If it continues to face down, he should take the overall; even last year, when he was running into trees, he still beat all of the other contenders in this years world cup with ease.
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Redwoodrider 9/16/2009 12:42pm
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jaybies wrote:
Sam Hill had a number of incidents last year and looked very clunky, probably because he'd just found out that he'd lost the overall. He will...
Sam Hill had a number of incidents last year and looked very clunky, probably because he'd just found out that he'd lost the overall. He will be hungry after worlds, I just hope he doesn't crash... Almost every run he's had this year has been heart-in-your-mouth edge-of-your-seat suspense on which way the rubber side will face. If it continues to face down, he should take the overall; even last year, when he was running into trees, he still beat all of the other contenders in this years world cup with ease.
hey dingo if steve peat had not flatted your uni brow hill wouldn't be in the first spot
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jaybies 9/16/2009 5:23pm
9/16/2009 5:23pm Edited Date/Time 9/16/2009 6:16pm
Sure, but if sam had stuck that drop at andorra he would be untouchable. If peaty was in the lead now he may still have been able to be beaten this year, at this race. He must have flatted on something, and it was probably a pinch... while flats are annoying, they are still your fault.

I don't particularly care either way, I just wanna see great racing on a great mountain.
craigglaspellphoto 9/16/2009 10:36pm
9/16/2009 10:36pm
sspomer wrote:
Sam Hill's new bike... [img]http://www.vitalmtb.com/images/photos/10001/normal_87414370_1253161889.jpg?1253161890[/img]
Sam Hill's new bike...

That is the same color scheme of my team fisher bike in 1989.^
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doodster 9/17/2009 10:56am
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Hill
Peat
Gwin
Hannah
Minnaar
Blenky
Barel
Atherton
Leov
Smith
BOOM!
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sspomer 9/18/2009 6:53am
9/18/2009 6:53am
the roost in the off-camber sections in the videos is out of hand! sick!!!
dacrebrochill17 9/18/2009 8:29am
9/18/2009 8:29am
i would love to see gwin, blinky, or brendog take it. but sam is going to kill it im sure! cant wait to see what happens!!!
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VWilliams 9/18/2009 12:41pm
9/18/2009 12:41pm Edited Date/Time 9/18/2009 12:47pm
(in my best Rob Warner voice) HILL HAS TAKEN THEM APART!

Nice work Mitch Ropelato! Sick to see a young US rider do so well on a true WC level track!

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