Pick Of The Pics – World Cup 2 – Val di Sole

Sam Hill and that pink kit/rig, it was for a fantastic cause and after 5th in qualifying he was looking to give it a gold tinge come race day! A crash didn't make it happen but the time lost from the video of the crash shows Sam was right in the hunt.
Sam Hill and that pink kit/rig, it was for a fantastic cause and after 5th in qualifying he was looking to give it a gold tinge come race day! A crash didn’t make it happen but checking the time lost from a video of the crash shows Sam was right in the hunt.

You know what they say “time flies when you’re having fun”, Val Di Sole was onlyA�the otherA�week but already feels much longer than that! Let us have a look back at a few more banging images from the event, enjoy!

Dean Lucas took his maiden win and had Australia stoked - we didn't learn until after how bent his derailleur was, almost a show stopper! Some times luck goes your way.
Dean Lucas took his maiden win and had Australia stoked – we didn’t learn until after how bent his derailleur was, almost a show stopper! Some times luck goes your way.
By itself the track is crazy enough, add the changing dynamic as run after run creates new lines the whole way down.
By itself the track is crazy enough, add the changing dynamic as run after run creates new lines the whole way down and you just never know what lines are going to appear.
Get your line wrong and you know what is going to happen...
Get your line wrong and you know what is going to happen…
Team-mates Troy Brosnan and Aaron Gwin scouting lines.
Team-mates Troy Brosnan and Aaron Gwin scouting lines.
Finals saw Troy get on the podium in 5th and Gwin was just behind him in 6th.
Finals saw Troy get on the podium in 5th and Aaron was just behind him in 6th.
Rooosssttttt!
Rooosssttttt!
The most photographed guy on the hill? Quite possibly (excuse the pun!) Image: Friedrich Simon Kugi
The most photographed guy on the hill? Quite possibly (excuse the pun!) Image: Friedrich Simon Kugi
You have to feel that Stevie Smith is going to grab another win sooner rather then later!
You have to feel that Stevie Smith is going to grab another win sooner rather then later!
Solid result for Luke Ellison, most of the juniors have headed home and are preparing for the World Champs. Image: Friedrich Simon Kugi
Solid result for Luke Ellison, most of the juniors have headed home and are preparing for the World Champs. Image: Friedrich Simon Kugi
Some juniors will continue on the World Cup circuit until Worlds though.
Some juniors will continue on the World Cup circuit until Worlds though.
Not easy to camouflage in that get up... Image: Friedrich Simon Kugi
Not easy to camouflage in that get up… Image: Friedrich Simon Kugi
The track was pretty deadly on bikes, evidence here!
The track was pretty deadly on bikes, evidence here!

We have a break for a little while before round 3 in Andorra.

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