2018 WORLD CHAMPS TRACK WALK

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The biggest one-day race of the year is here and it's also the last big DH race of the year. It's all or nothing, checkers or wreckers, show up or blow up, second place is first loser in Lenzerheide and everyone wants the gold.

Sven, Boris and Dan get in tight with the riders to find out just how they're handling the pressure of this one-day race for the stripes.

You can view the slideshow as normal with audio attached to respective photos or you can play all of the audio interviews from our podcast channel with this player below.

 

Troy going 11 o'clock to finish a long track walk day in Lenzerheide. We can´t wait to see all the sick bikes in action tomorrow. @maddogboris
Loic's beauty being built by Jack. -Sven Martin
Greg Minnaar, veteran, may talk a modest game, but he won here last year and is capable of anything. -Sven Martin
It's all about time and gold at World Champs. Alex Marin has both covered. -Sven Martin
Foosball Swiss style at the BMC booth. -Sven Martin
Get a load of this story from Steve Peat!!! You can't script this, although we did try a re-enactment. -Sven Martin
Windy passes and snowy peaks means we are on the way to Switzerland. -Sven Martin
Inspiration for Miranda's (and Finn's) build. -Sven Martin
Unboxing fresh carbon. Let the build commence. -Sven Martin
Set up day here, including the audio visual crew who were testing the big screen. We're just not sure with what test reel. -Sven Martin
Slightly tweaked finish to last year. I love a finish that drops down into an amphitheater. -Sven Martin
Vali was surprised yesterday with her very first custom Worlds bike. She was over the moon. -Sven Martin
All eyes on you. -Sven Martin
Slip into these with Amaury. -Sven Martin
Brook's bike might not be Black and Silver but he wears his heart on his sleeve. -Sven Martin
People pull out all the stops at World Champs including the Expo area. BMC may have taken the cake with a full0size Swiss cabin erected on site. -Sven Martin
Danny Hart deep in thought before track walk. He's won here before but conditions are quite different this year. -Dan Hearn
Rob "Box" Cooksley with the early morning build up for Alex Marin. -Sven Martin
GT's Wyn and Martin with a few Kiwis in tow on track walk today. -Sven Martin
Are the Intense boys pointing at lines, lakes or something else entirely? -Sven Martin
The Haka by 7/8th's of the Kiwi Squad. -Sven Martin
Dan Hearn finding all the sneaky angles in track walk. #BzoneBandit -Sven Martin
Kiwi Junior (you can tell by the footwear), Charlie Makea, testing out the spring of the wooden bridge. Scrubs, whips, suicides, T-Bogs etc will be appreciated here by the photographers please. -Sven Martin
Would you want this guy building your bike? (Actual answer - Hell Yeah) -Sven Martin
Sending it. All or nothing for World Champs. Line option A off the final step down. -Sven Martin
DH? What's that? -Sven Martin
Mik with a very Sik custom paint job!! -Sven Martin
Love at first site for these four dreamy characters. -Sven Martin
Emilie Siegenthaler is not just stoked about her sick new bike, she is also super happy to be able to race here after her elbow injury a couple weeks ago. Pretty sure she would have raced in a cast at World Champs on homesoil. @maddogboris
Finn Iles and his mechanic Kev are more than just a work team. They are good buddies! @maddogboris
Tahnee Seagrave focused and ready to use her chance to get the rainbow jersey. @maddogboris
Aussie Aussie Oioioi! Tracey Hannah is here to win for the green and gold! @maddogboris
Even if Gee Atherton didn't get the chance to race here in Lenzerheide, he is here to help out as much as he can. @maddogboris
Just in case you didnt know...Vali Höll is from Austria...not Germany and not Switzerland. @maddogboris
Welcome to switzerland! @maddogboris
Look at this Enduroguy. Oh wait, He just won the last World Cup DH and can´t wait to prove his skills again. @maddogboris
Usually it would be a Kiwi. Not this time...he is from South Africa! @maddogboris
Eddie wouldn't be Eddie if he didn't interrupt the shooting of his own bike with some scooter donuts! @maddogboris
Team MS Mondraker checking out the Rock garden while it was actually possible to see the rock garden. At some points it was packed with people. @maddogboris
We used to be here before in the middle of summer and it's the first time we see puddles here. Don't check the weather forecast! @maddogboris
Rachel Atherton together with Dan Brown. They have been working together her whole professional career and he is more than just a team manager for her. @maddogboris
Canyon Factory Racing have done their homework and they know how to get fast here! @maddogboris
Is someone pointing on the new section of the track or is he giving eddie a dirty sanchez? @maddogboris
The Swiss Alps are a spectacular setting for a mountain bike race. -Dan Hearn
The track changed a bit but still has a couple line options for the riders! @maddogboris
Bernard "Casper" Kerr might not be racing, but watch out for him in the Whip-Off! He's still here to hunt rainbow stripes. -Dan Hearn
Fresh from his 5th place in the overall and 4th here last year, Laurie Greenland is ready to rumble. -Dan Hearn
It was hard for riders to spot lines in the first technical section when there was this much traffic. -Dan Hearn
All the fresh paint jobs turn World Champs track walk into one of the most hectic days of the year. -Dan Hearn
World Champs is all about the details. -Dan Hearn
You've got to search hard to find the most significant details of some bikes. -Dan Hearn
Everyone has their own way of preparing and being peaceful before the race. -Dan Hearn
Sunscreen at the ready. It may not be necessary for the rest of the week though. -Dan Hearn
The real heroes behind the crazy paint jobs and details you will see all week! -Dan Hearn
13 - access areas or the age that photo was taken? -Dan Hearn
Testing the water... I'm not sure how many riders will take that line in fresh World Champs kit. -Dan Hearn
Jake Scoynes getting closely acquainted with the local fungi. Super Mario Bros. -Dan Hearn
Team Intense are always the most stoked to be hitting the course in practice! -Dan Hearn
Some corners remain unchanged from last year. -Dan Hearn
Is it possible to hold a conversation with Eddie Masters without laughing? -Dan Hearn
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