A track on the circuit that always provides dramatic, legendary race runs, this year at Leogang was fairly uneventful. A business as usual World Cup, you could say. Rain throughout the week provided some of the most changing and challenging conditions hit the #notabikepark track, with the lower woods being the deciding factor on race day. There was exciting racing across each category, highlighted by a dominating victory in both women’s fields, an upset in the Junior men’s race, and another elite men’s podium filled with new and returning names.With a tight turnaround heading into Val di Sole this weekend, reigning in our co-host extraordinaire Dakotah Norton took longer than usual. Apparently, getting to the next race, interviews, physio appointments, and dinner all come before our podcast. Up against a tighter time crunch than usual, Tanner and I recorded the post-race show Tuesday, while Dakotah and I chatted after track walk on Wednesday to hear about his mediocre weekend in Austria and gain insight into what could be the gnarliest Val di Sole track we’ve seen in years. 0:00 - Intro2:08 - Dak Update and Leogang recap33:15 - Val di Sole track walk notes and thoughts51:04 - Debate over braking more with your rear or front brake58:09 - Discussing the live coverage from the weekend1:00:56 - Commentators this season 1:03:18 - 15 World Cups next year?1:05:15 - Privateers at World Cups in 20251:09:23 - Is interest in World Cup downhill less than it was during the Red Bull days?1:11:12 - Another chat about electronic suspension1:20:07 - Will we see electronic suspension systems in VDS?1:22:09 - Loic’s cockpit buttons1:23:17 - Why pressing a lockout mid-run isn’t that difficult1:26:42 - Podium payout complaints 1:32:34 - Maxxis Make or Brake Track Analysis1:38:50 - Junior Women - race recap1:43:05 - Val di Sole predictions1:46:21 - Junior Men - race recap1:59:36 - Val di Sole predictions2:04:36 - Elite Women - race recap2:14:37 - Val di Sole predictions2:18:18 - Elite Men - race recap2:32:50 - Val di Sole predictions2:35:41 - Burgtec Labour of LovePlay Vital Downhill Fantasy - https://www.vitalmtb.com/fantasy More mountain bike news and reviews - https://www.vitalmtb.com

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