ANDORRA TRACK WALK SLIDESHOW

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Three down, five to go. The 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill returns to the steeps of Vallnord, Andorra. With some track changes and variable weather conditions, all riders are focused on being prepared no matter what the conditions. Sven Martin, @maddogboris and Dan Hearn check in trackside.

Is Steve here to help or humour the Syndicate this weekend. -Sven Martin
Aaron Gwin will be dangerous this weekend. Ninja skills. -Sven Martin
Sam Blenkinsop is a happy dad! Congrats! #diaperdash -Sven Martin
Noel Niederberger needs a burger. (And fries) -Sven Martin
Stretching and yoga before trackwalk. -Sven Martin
Fourty meters of Trek Factory Racing pits as its a triple header weekend with DH XC and XCO. And people say bike companies are struggling. -Sven Martin
Gee warming up before trackwalk today -Sven Martin
Loic and Finn keeping it simple for a smoking weekend. -Sven Martin
Maurissen doing the Cushcore plus DH tire speediest workout. -Sven Martin
Lloydy anchoring down Atherton Racing as per usual. -Sven Martin
Loris Vergier ready for another win in Andorra? @maddogboris
Joe Bowman going low-fi with Syndicate videos while his luggage is MIA somewhere between Sweden and Andorra. -Sven Martin
Amaury Pierron should be in everybody's Fantasy League. @maddogboris
Emilie and Camile finding the balance between course walk and meditation before the heavens opened up. -Sven Martin
Finn Iles and his mechanic Kevin prefer to keep the track walk a bit more private. @maddogboris
Newlyweds Brendan and Hannah Fairclough. Just four days ago and back to racing this weekend after a shoulder injury after Maribor. Congrats you two! -Sven Martin
New TLD air gloves out today on Luca and Troy's hands. -Sven Martin
Tahnee making progress just three weeks out from surgery. -Sven Martin
Oh Hey there. -Sven Martin
A poorly placed soft berm. Let's see how that holds up. -Sven Martin
The Madison Saracen posse heading for track walk. -Dan Hearn
John Hall ordering some fireworks and beer for the 4th of July. @maddogboris
Healthy lifestyle and food choice is the pathway to success. -Sven Martin
Magnus with his own custom cut on the Assegai. -Sven Martin
Everybody knows who to consult for line choice these days. -Sven Martin
Your Vital MTB slaves. Photo credit: the multi-talented Finn Iles who may get a 2020 photo contract from Vital if he keeps it up. -Sven Martin
Adam Brayton and his girlfriend, Meg Whyte. @maddogboris
Just in case you forget where the track is... @maddogboris
Some newly taped sections found today. @maddogboris
The gross compression that is sometimes gapped needs some proper inspection at track walk. @maddogboris
No words needed. @maddogboris
A scrubber, a yanker and two stiff-armers walk into a bar... @maddogboris
Some air flow preparations? @maddogboris
DH isn't a team sport??? Loic Bruni and his secret service agents. @maddogboris
Marine Cabirou will get wild tomorrow! @maddogboris
Art at trackwalk? @maddogboris
When Pivot Factory Racing gives you a ride from EWS Canazei to Andorra. Eddie and Matt changed their mind last minute and went to EWS Les Orres instead of coming to Andorra. Suckers. @maddogboris
Midday sunny rain! @maddogboris
Kade Edwards just survived 2 weeks shredding in Morzine. We can't for whips and scrubs tomorrow! @maddogboris
Canadian Mark Poppins on his way down the track. @maddogboris
New Kid on the Block. Matt Sterling won the Slalom at Crankworx Innsbruck and got a little present from Pivot Factory Racing. Full Pro support at WC Andorra. @maddogboris
Happy Independence Day to our American buddies out there! @maddogboris
Lucas Cruz had some bad luck last year here in Andorra and crashed hard. Looks like they have enough crash pads for anyone planning on pinballing this year. @maddogboris
Not sure how long that wire will hold on a bridge were riders will brake hard. At least its on there before the training starts. @maddogboris
Did Pinkbike have a budget cut? Nathan Hughes. @maddogboris
Troy, Mark and Kye were defo better prepared than most other people at trackwalk. @maddogboris
Let's call that the #bernardkerrchallange! That's not photoshop. I will show you the rawfile. @maddogboris
Brock's big camera against Aaron's phone? @maddogboris
Vali Höll maybe got inspired by Eddie Masters and his waterbottle swag. @maddogboris
We will be there to see how low you can really go Mitch Ropelato. @maddogboris
Jamie Edmondson is third in the Junior overall and hoping to climb another step in Andorra. -Dan Hearn
Danny Hart getting into the racing zone. -Dan Hearn
Let's hope we don't get any of this during finals. -Dan Hearn
Cedric Gracia had a fancy toy to cruise around the pits on. -Dan Hearn
From bible to bike. Scotty Mears dialing in the settings before training. -Dan Hearn
On such a steep track there is a lot of attention being paid to brake prep. Lots more riders are switching to 220mm rotors too. -Dan Hearn
Heatwave or just an excuse to have a nice friendly sunscreen massage? -Dan Hearn
SquidStance (TM) -Dan Hearn
Blue skies to thunderstorms. We're expecting a few more of these over the next few days. -Dan Hearn
Dean Lucas recently launched "An Off Track Experience" podcast and appears to be trying to get off track wherever possible. -Dan Hearn
Once DH bikes are ready, it's all eyes on the gravel bikes to plan the race down the hill between thunderstorms. -Dan Hearn
The on-off rain could cause the terrain to change repeatedly over the weekend. -Dan Hearn
Kaos showing his love for all things spacey. -Dan Hearn
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