History Was Made in Lenzerheide! | Story Of The Race with Ben Cathro
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Stoked to see Ben and the Pinkbike team back again. More How To Bike episodes to come?
Thereâs only so much bike to how
Yep! Ben filmed a bunch of episodes in Squamish earlier this year before Sea Otter. We've also got something up our sleeves for later this year.
Finn Iles is such a great ambassador and a chill guy. Hope I can have a beer with him at MSA race
Thank you for asking this question from the riders. The most important thing is that they feel good about it. For us spectators it's been awesome to see so much racing in one weekend. The commentators did a great job too BTW
They only asked factory riders. They have a own physio to get them ready to race.
Most riders entered, most race footage put out. More people and racing on the track throughout the day for the actual fans present. A big win for the sport overall
I am stoked for Ben and the tem to be back this year!! Heal up Ben..
Such a sick video and race. Pink bike racing is back and I can't be happier!!
I like the New Format and Juniors on yt. That was a good weekend with lots of things to watch. Only big negativ is no Pov quali/race runs on the riders personal chanels because of the upload delay.
Get well soon Ben! đȘ
Thanks for the coverage PB and Ben, hope you heal well Cathro!
Cant wait for the Documentary :)
Sorry you got hurt, get better bro, we love watching you race and review the track!
Good fun little summary as always. I was disappointed you didn't mention Rachael Atherton because that was also a massive story. Healing vibes though and well done for putting any content out in your condition! đ
I absolutely love these video's!!!! Can't wait till the next round. Everyone get well soon, sad we won't see you on the bike for a while Ben, glad to see you on your feet though
Brilliant work Ben and Sleeper crew. Fun and interesting. Good luck to the gang too.
Loved this series. Looking forward to the updates and the full doco series
My main concern with the new format is that it gives riders another run at race pace to potentially get injured. I'd hate to see riders get injured in the first run, and miss racing for the real points in the main final. You could argue they may just crash in the final, but I am sure the added pressure for some having to worry about getting top 30 could affect their semi run. I'm not a pro out there though, so my opinion doesn't really matter. Just hope all the riders stay safe.
so good to see you guys at it again and I'm really happy that ben is up.Get well buddy
Loved watching the juniors and the new format on YT
Downhill has changed, but nobody sees it, as it's behind a wall now.
Great content as usual and great to see Ben looking well.
Awesome that Pinkbike Racing is back!!! Heal up Ben.
Ed Bull TV has the best commentary on the World Cup!
good to see you up & about Ben
Ben, great to see you and the team again, gutted for you but love the investment in the juniors, get well soon đ
love this canÂŽt wait for more!
great video - amazing riding!
I find listening to Ben talk highly amusing. Love his silly humor coupled with his ability to be totally serious and factual.
I love the new format. I watched the final first and then the semi. Was great. Loved hearing Cedric againâŠ. Maybe Rob as well someday? That would be absolutely perfect.
Iâd take riderâs opinions on-camera with a grain of salt tbh. But good point about more exposure for the juniors!
Will we see more injuries in the longer harder races with riders being more spent after 2 runs made to go harder on their race runs? It going to be an interesting season to watch.
So glad Ben had a good outcome from the crash all things considered. Would have been more fun seeing him race, but still getting content like this despite everything is incredible. Heal quickly.
Healing vibes Ben! Keep up the awesome work. Weâll done Aimi! đ€â€đđïžđ
Finn with a great take đ€đ»
Fantastic new format ,more racing woo hoo
As a spectator on the track, after giving my all in the semi-final, I was done before the final. Also, because the super tight schedule, it's hard for find time to just walk around the pits and do other things... And the lack of chainsaws sucked....
Thank you for posting every awesome episode !. Hoping your quickest recovery Ben !
Hope you get better quickly Ben. So unlucky!!
Great Riding Ammi .
Very unlucky for the lads
It is true, it's good juniors can get some exposure. Their elites they should be fit enough to put down 3 race runs. When its a mudfest it's going to be interesting to see who comes out on top. Chaos creates more excitement for the viewer.
Thanks
Cool!
finn's mindset on how to approach the new format was great, hes gonna have a big year i think
Delivered with a Redbull hat on too. Interesting.
Good video, but really surprised Rachael A and the women's field didn't get a single mention.
We need an interview with Sally the Syndicate chef about fuelling the squad
Cracking vid fella! Heal fast. Shame about the racing, but he others will benefit from your extra time. đ
Who is Nathan Pontvianne? UCI lists him as a Junior riding for Pinkbike and showed him qualifying 12th and finishing 14th in the race. I don't think I saw any mention of him in this video, though. Is he just sponsored by Pinkbike as a one-off deal but not officially part of the team? (Roots and Rain also show him sponsored by PB for this race.)
i think riders take more risk in this new format and im surprised i didnt hear about it too much from riders in interviews. Hope we wont be seeing more injuries cause of it. at the other hand theyr proffessionals right ? idk how i rly feel about it yet as a viewer. im really excited to see all the strategizing and what riders/teams gonna come up with maybe even how it'll affect industry.
Get well back soon, Ben
Yessir
Something that's always been free for us to watch, has now been reduced to a 3 min highlight clip. Sure we get to watch the juniors and it's great for them etc etc, but ultimately it's like being an F1 fan but only being able to watch the gocarts race the day before (Note that I've not seen an F1 or MotoGP race since they went PPV as well!).
Big team riders won't say a lot because of contracts etc, but it's common knowledge now about the issue with riders gopro runs and some eyebrow raising copyright ownership demands!
I'll keep saying it, but these changes are purely just a cash grab for D+ & UCI and it will do more harm than good as long as they keep treating riders and fans like a commodity....
Absolutely this , DH is really a niche sport , it doesn't even get the crowds , skiing gets and it never will.
It'll die a slow death like F1.
I like the live juniors but the new format is going to make it more difficult for smaller or privateers to succeed which sucks. That and just wait till the injuries start causing more issues, I think some people will change their tune!
You can try to sell as much as you want people know it's going the wrong way.
Where do I subscribe to get to see the junior races?
UCI Mountain Bike World Series CZcams channel.
Adding the endurance factor will change the strategy, especially on longer tracks. Nice to see the team back at it!
The only thing the fedeation should put is to wear neck brace as mandatory to avoid the risk of neck injuries
@edbullmedia house stepping on toes đ
What happened to the weekly show with Henry?
EdBull House media is a FORCE to be reckoned with!
We're back sports fans!!!!! đ
There is so much hate online about the new commentary and layout but I think it was awesome. Way more coverage and the commentary was decent considering they havenât done it before.
So sorry you crashed Ben. Maybe a video on how not to crash?đź Are your racing jerseys for sale?
Why do they blow a whistle every time a rider goes by?
Maybe a dumb question, but I'm curious.
Intervals/splits
It warns people around that a rider is on the track, so no one tries to cross or is ready to move in case of a crash.
They blow the whistle as the rider passes safely.
If there's a crash or obstruction, they have a yellow (slow) and red (STOP!) flag to warn the next riders.
Dubskis! Nobody ballin like me really! Swishy đąnibbly nibbly
Man Finn is well-spoken
Semi stream was a disaster. 11k ppl watching on yt and nobody had much positives about it
Why was red bull tv not covering it?
Yes, downhill worldcup changed. No more first person runs from the riders. No Rob Warner. Finals behind paywall.
Yes it changed, but not for good.
12 weeks off the bike sucks. But on the up said you can dedicate more of your time to the team and the media side of things which is a giant plus for us fans. Heal quickly fella. đ
there isn't enough money to get me back in to racing, i would rather have fun
The new announcers , new camera angles , and drones were not good. I really hope they evolve quickly. It was hard to watch :(.
They def will, most media people are always trying to get good footage, its quite alot harder than it seems
So much hate in the Comments for changes but I think give it a chance. The old coverage missed most of the track so this much better already in that respect. Are you not allowed to talk about actual results? !
They also missed a lot of the track. But Redbull showed how a good stream looks. What they made out of it is just trash with a lot of errors. They only want to take as much as money out of it as they can.
Nah.
There's already studies that's been done into how bad DH is on the body...and that's without the crashes.
Making them do a semi and a final is just lunacy...and they have the science now to understand this, yet, they have still pushed for it.
They should give the riders in the final two laps. Hate it when their chance to win is over if the bike breaks.
Two laps for qualifying, top30 qualifies for.
Then two laps in final, best time wins
What YT Channel is livstreaming this?
We miss hearing Rob Warner's voice
Definitely doesnât feel like watching a World Cup DH without Robs voice. Itâs like watching a ufc when Rogan canât make it.
@@jameshasenjaeger5181 i miss the energy from his voice with all the shouting.
What's the point in watching the semi. I mean the concept is cool but with all the top riders being protected anyway there isn't much excitement.
I'd expect that a "protected" rider should have the skills to get top 30 without taking much of a risk.
And the points given in the semi are way too much. Williams won the main race and only leads the overall by 2 points.
Too bad the second run (final) doesnt push the limit of the broadcasting
He says âsmall breakâ in his back, with an iv bandage and an er bracelet đ hope you get better soon!
Bring back the redbull coverage and rob
The format was cool, I just miss Rob. Otherwise, loved the first weekend.
yeah.u can watch the juniors but lost thr live coverage of tbe elite finals
Interesting how the women appeared to not be a fan of the extra run. But the men welcomed it. Granted, super small sample size though.
Good to have the juniors covered but the new format is p1sh!!! The extra race run is just going to cause a pile up of injuries as riders put themselves more at risk. Youâll see. DH needs to separate from the UCI lycra bum boys
The most annoying thing is that you need to pay for the elite finals. As DH is pretty much the only race I watch I probably wonât pay the price and stop watching it also considering the bad camera angles in the semis.
For me discovery might have destroyed the wc.
The riders will never speak the truth with sponsorship worries in the back of their head. Why not ask the most important people? The fans what they think?
Also ask Privateers. More races in short time is much more stress if you have nobody to help you recover.
This is a good idea for a Pinkbike Poll after a few rounds.
Is it true, that Mercedes-Benz left Sponsorship?
Was it just me or was there no commentary?
Either this is an accurate burn of the new commentators feeling out their depth and like watching your pals chat about the race
OR
you had ambient noise on and need to go into audio settings on the gcn app and turn commentary on in your language of choice
@@mightymiffed haveing to turn on commentary seems ridiculous
Iâm not pro the default not being your language of choice, maybe a note to gcn would help. There is also the stream with the live show which defaults to English.
if I ran a shop Iâd definitely have ambient on in the background (right permitting etc) also gives you a chance to genuinely try and commentate along with the action (which is so hard!)
Thank you, I didnât know
Iâm still sad that even if Iâd watch semis on CZcams - I wonât be able to watch the main-est event of them all, the finals. Because paywalls. Besides Iâm very unsatisfied with the quality of open broadcast so thatâs a sad season for me đą
Casually flexing the hospital bracelet lol heal up dude
Love the videos but can you please not spoil the race in the thumbnail. I never get to watch them live and itâs hard to avoid looking at CZcams thumbnails
The media stinks i cant watch a replay except for semi-finals without paying for a subscription bummer
RED BULL TV COVERAGE BACK!!!!!!
But why has DH changed for ever ?????
4:27 well..... The past days I've watched more edbull mediahouse than pinkbike. Better watch out PB, his content is gooood
So Ben can't race and Thibaut isn't serious.... basically PB Racing is 2 jr's? I hope you get this figured out for your documentary!
2 race runs is not exactly a new concept in downhill
How 'high' was Cathro in this?
He looked like he was smashed on Ket!
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Didn't see what happened, IV line plaster on his hand with hospital band round his wrist suggests he had an off?
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Sounds like a puff piece... Why not air opinions that differ instead of editing or limiting the asking to only people who agree?
Id rather watch the pros race
Track walk is a waste of time, just prerun the track by riding it.
I ignore everything that people who wear mirrored glasses say. Am I alone in that?
If I can't see your eyes, I don't trust you.
good race but the production was awful