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Downhill World Cup Round 7 – Val di Sole – Track Walk

Emyr Davies heads to Val di Sole for the final round of the Downhill World Cup. Track Walk time.

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It all looks so tame at the top but from here onwards you’re riding down pretty much the gnarliest track on the calendar.
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Rocks, roots and loam. The perfect blend.
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Into the dark woods. Black Snake. As scary as it sounds.

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With plenty of rain forecast for this weekend, expect those roots to become super slippy.
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Plenty of line options but getting through this lot in one piece with momentum is not going to be easy.
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Road gap.

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The wetter it gets the trickier this is going to get. Could make for an interesting spectator point.
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Combine the roots, the rocks, the loam and the forecast rain with its near vertical sections like this and you soon realise why Val di Sole is one of the best on the Calendar.

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