Single Speed World Championships 2007

[Sylv]

Find out why Sid was leading Craig here http://www.adamcraig.net/index.php?opti ... &Itemid=10

[Andrew G]

[quote="Sylv Choufflard"]You would want to see the Ft William xc course! Less technical (some tricky sections though) - but it was basically one long climb then down, no room for resting. 257m climbing per lap, six times over two hours for the Elite men, that is the same amount of climbing per hour as for the Cristalp winners!

[Sylv]

Craig went to the barber for the proper Worlds

[img]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/greencho/Ft%20Bill%2007%206%20EMXC/elm33.jpg[/img]

[sid_day]

he looks like a Power Ranger in that kit.
Don't you think it looks like he sitting quite upright?

[Sylv]

Hey Simon I found some pics of the start

[img]http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1052/1360727399_ba2ccc650d_o.jpg[/img]

[img]http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1162/1361617712_5d2308df7b_o.jpg[/img]

This is the first group - Trek sponsored winner from last year, Bonnie Scotland Carl Decker, I think it's Travis Brown is in ... brown?

[Sylv]

Bikes were 1/4 mile down the track!

[sid_day]

A few MTB events are started with a Le mans start including single speed races.

In this case it gives spectators and friends the chance to hide an "athletes" bike, possibly underneath a pile of other "athlete's" bikes!

There is a Le Mans start with 24 hour races to thin the field out a bit.

[Snoop Doug]

Hey Super Sylv....is that you in mid picture going hammer and tongs down the road to beat Mad Jack McMad...? My peepers ain't what they used to be - great pics....I think

Snoop

[Sylv]

Yes I'm in the white top

http://www.cyclingnews.com/mtb.php?id=f ... 007/sswc07