World Champs: Mont Sainte Anne
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I always said Troy would be world champ!
Yeeew! Go Troy!
Freaking amazing work from Sam, and Caroline! and to the rest of the Aussie team. Well done all!
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Beat his ankle up pretty badly earlier in the week. Heavily strapped but wonder if that played a part in it for him.
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Yer Sam, Sick to have an aussie champ again
Wow that is a surprise, I thought they may have mentioned it on the Today show this morning, but to busy rubbishing on about NRL, AFL, soccer and netball........
World champions mustn't rate a mention over that type of thing, i wonder if it would have been different it had been Cadell Evans?
Anyway great result and a nice way to end the international racing year
http://freecaster.tv/mtb/1012935/sam-hill-and-stevie-smith-head-to-head
Sam and Steve Smith head to head. Steve lost a bit of time near the end in a near crash, prob not 2 seconds but wouldve been a bit closer.
Anyone else wonder about Sam coming back last week for Windham and looking very cautious? Was it all a ploy to avoid pressure and play mind games on the others? The world cup meant nothing to him obviously at the final round so maybe he wasn't trying too hard? Just seems weird that a week after "struggling" on a ~2min course he can pull out a win like that on the most physical track of the year.
Sam and Steve Smith head to head. Steve lost a bit of time near the end in a near crash, prob not 2 seconds but wouldve been a bit closer.
Anyone else wonder about Sam coming back last week for Windham and looking very cautious? Was it all a ploy to avoid pressure and play mind games on the others? The world cup meant nothing to him obviously at the final round so maybe he wasn't trying too hard? Just seems weird that a week after "struggling" on a ~2min course he can pull out a win like that on the most physical track of the year.
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Moggio
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that and his really really dry one liners after the race. He has a real funny country wit.
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It was also very likely that as well as it being a ploy to lou people into a false sense of security that he didn't want to risk injuring it seeing as it didn't matter.
He didn't want to goninto whindam and smash everyone because he would have been raped by the media. He purposely held back at whindam. He hardly pedaled just chilled, cause he had nothing to gain from winning that race except shiploads of media attention. He was to far behind on points so what was the point. It was all planned.
Btw i know this because Tony his trainer told him too so he went into mont Anne without the media pressure.
Btw i know this because Tony his trainer told him too so he went into mont Anne without the media pressure.
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After seeing that... Smith was well in for the win until his mishap. Until about a corner before his near crash he was consistently in front (I'm assuming the video is in sync)! It would have been close, but I think he could have done it.
That would have been so cool if he had kept it together for the win...
The very interesting part was how little Steve pedaled compared to Sam and still remained just as fast...
I always find it amusing when people make these comparisons, "oh B rider would of definitely beaten A rider if he hadnt crashed etc etc." End of the day thats racing, sure smith might of been faster in sections but Sam didnt slip up cause he was the better rider on the day. Thats all it comes down to.
Not having a go at you mate, just a general thing ive noticed, same was said bout Peaty when he binned it at Windham whilst running quick.
