Leogang Post-Race & Val di Sole Pre-Race Show - Vital's B Practice Podcast

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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 - Intro
2:08 - Dak Update and Leogang recap
33:15 - Val di Sole track walk notes and thoughts
51:04 - Debate over braking more with your rear or front brake
58:09 - Discussing the live coverage from the weekend
1:00:56 - Commentators this season
1:03:18 - 15 World Cups next year?
1:05:15 - Privateers at World Cups in 2025
1:09:23 - Is interest in World Cup downhill less than it was during the Red Bull days?
1:11:12 - Another chat about electronic suspension
1:20:07 - Will we see electronic suspension systems in VDS?
1:22:09 - Loic’s cockpit buttons
1:23:17 - Why pressing a lockout mid-run isn’t that difficult
1:26:42 - Podium payout complaints
1:32:34 - Maxxis Make or Brake Track Analysis
1:38:50 - Junior Women - race recap
1:43:05 - Val di Sole predictions
1:46:21 - Junior Men - race recap
1:59:36 - Val di Sole predictions
2:04:36 - Elite Women - race recap
2:14:37 - Val di Sole predictions
2:18:18 - Elite Men - race recap
2:32:50 - Val di Sole predictions
2:35:41 - Burgtec Labour of Love

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