That’s It, That’s All! Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup – Vital’s B Practice Podcast

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The 2024 World Cup season is over. And what a whirlwind the past five months have been, with all-time racing across the board. It’s a shame things have to come to an end, but the hype is already building for next year. Mont-Sainte-Anne was very par the course for how the 2024 season has gone, with wet conditions on race day. Luckily, the classic Canadian course holds moisture like a champ, and besides some slick rocks and fresh sections, it was game on. Our dude Dak was having another promising weekend, and the odds were looking good that he could close out the year with another podium. That was until a damn track pole had other plans. #polegate2024

Enjoy listening to the crew discuss all kinds of nonsense, from arm pump surgeries to e-bike training for DH, Greg Minnaar’s retirement, the odds of needing a work Visa to race World Cups next year, rule changes for next year, and, of course, race highlights from the weekend and overall standings.

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0:00 Intro
1:39 From MSA to Vacation – Dak’s Hawaii update
4:02 – Dak’s offseason plans
5:24 – Does Dak get tired at MSA?
9:07 – What does Dak’s Mondraker weigh?
11:52 – E-bike training for DH
13:21 – More arm pump talk
19:13 – Dak’s rain prep this weekend
20:56 – The race run mistake
26:21 – ‘Enter where you exit’ rule discussion
35:05 – No protected riders next year
36:04 – Industry Nine Buzz Report
37:16 – New Pivot Phoenix is stupid light
38:53 – Greg retires at 42 years old
40:39 – Kirk McDowall, fastest engineer
42:40 – After party for Greg’s last race?
44:27 – U.S. World Cup in 2025
46:03 – Dak to race U.S. National races next year?
47:14 – How will the sport cover the cost of having more races?
49:37 – 2025 schedule conflicts
51:01 – Limitations of being in Europe for a long time
53:13 – Needing a work visa to race World Cups
59:24 – MSA open ski hill is gnarly
1:04:44 – MSA track changes this year…pretty sick??
1:11:37 – Tire choice this weekend
1:13:09 – Surviving the lower rock garden
1:18:36 – Junior Women Highlights
1:21:05 – Junior Men Highlights
1:32:45 – Elite Women Highlights
1:42:20 – Dak doing Hardline?
1:44:54 – Elite Men Highlights
1:47:24 – How will points breakdown next year with no semi-finals
2:13:00 – Burgtec Labour of Love
2:15:34 – season recap
2:17:30 – Dak Changes in 2025 Read More Vital MTB