When It Rains, You Get Wet – Vital’s B Practice Podcast – Les Gets World Cup

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If Val di Sole delivered an exciting and memorable race, then Les Gets bumped things up a notch. Our guy stack-attack Dak was having a perfect weekend until the weather had a different plan, and some miscalculated race prep led to an underwhelming finish. It was still a solid weekend for the world’s fastest podcast co-host, but the limelight was stolen (again) by Amaury Pierron, who executed a legendary race run on home soil (again).

With our crew spread out across the world this week, it was just Dakotah and I who linked up to chat about the weekend. We chatted about what happened with his visor and goggle setup in the rain, how Amaury did what he did, where Dak went wrong with his race prep, why mud races are the best, escaping the finish corral, and where overalls sit going into the last two rounds of the season. Enjoy!

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0:00 intro
3:07 – Les Gets Recap for Dak
5:43 – How Dak approached lines in the wet
7:02 – Is Dak bad at riding in the mud?
9:58 – Helmet/visor setup for the rain
10:33 – Dak’s warmup for a wet vs. dry race run
11:50 – What happened with Dak’s vision issues in his race run
13:17 – Why Dak’s race run fell apart
16:26 – Thoughts on Amaury’s race run
21:33 – Dak’s tire choice
23:44 – Why didn’t Dak copy Amaury’s prep at the top?
26:12 – Dak’s improved race prep
30:00 – Escaping the finish corral
31:48 – Maxxis Make or Brake Section
37:34 – Did Dak think about tossing his goggles?
39:09 – “Protect your energy” mentality
42:36 – Industry Nine Buzz Report –
42:52 – Danny Hart’s Custom GT Fury
44:42 – How many volume reducers does Dak run in his FOX 40
45:30 – Do mud races make for better racing?
51:19 – Electronic suspension, who?
54:35 – Junior Women’s Race Recap
55:31 – Junior Men’s Race Recap
58:33 – Elite Women’s Race Recap
59:33 – Elite Men’s Race Recap
1:03:03 – Burgtec Labour of Love
1:06:43 – Outro Read More Vital MTB