Ric McLaughlin

Editorial Lead, Mountain Bike @ ESO Sports. Views are my own. Norn Irish. Hairy.

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My piece on cars being slid around corners in Ireland for @RedBulletinUSA is now available for your online perusal https://t.co/qBqsZ6b7Qg

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.@ttracesofficial fantastic ITV coverage and great racing but you need to bin off the whole 'Monster girl' thing - it's 2023.

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Rachel Atherton announcing that she'll be racing @MTBworldseries in Lenzerheide has added an extra dollop of intrigue. Which there was already plenty of. The amount of intrigue involved now equates to the amount of stuff in the greatest portion of dirty fries ever assembled.

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SPOILER: Brandon Semenuk's Fools Gold is NOT set to Fools Gold by The Stone Roses. #news

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Idea: all carry on luggage should be able to be carried on hands-free. Straps can save us from this nonsense.

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I'd also contest that given the price of everything bike-related these days (👨‍🦳) that £38 feels like superb value for money. We all know where this is now heading... DH bike shopping. FFS 🤦‍♂️

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I have massively missed uplift days and amidst all the E-bike fuss cannot recommend them enough. When I'm eyeing up other men's shoulders thinking 'that one might fit' later on tonight I may reappraise this tweet.

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But what a way to spend a day. Empty head, going fast, working on getting one track nailed, heals skimming ruts - mint 🙌

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Also, is the 'Higher and Higher' trance track at the end available as a ringtone?

Asking for a friend.

Me.

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I am deep, deep inside a Hot Version YT hole. And I have so many questions... the main one is what is the significance of that woman in the leopard print get up?!

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@lulahwithcon Apologies - Balanche did indeed slip my mind. Long day. Bruni won Worlds last season. It's extremely tight at the top but World Champ vs. World Cup Overall title winner was what I was driving at.

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Right, now, I would say this BUT... here's why I think that we're in for a vintage season of @MTBworldseries Downhill based from what I saw at pre-season testing in Lourdes:

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@BigHitTopperz @MTBworldseries Best place is GCN+ which gets you everything plus all the road and 'cross. Plus docs etc. All Elite races will be live on Eurosport. And we're doing Junior DHI and U21 XC free-to-air on GCN+ without a sub. Think it works out at about £3.30 p/month for the sub

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7. New stuff. From track marking to full coverage of race runs @MTBworldseries are pushing hard. Plus some other special stuff... 🤫

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6. Finals are in MSA. What a place to round out a season! It's virtually guaranteed to be a classic.

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I don't think there are many features on DH tracks that look as different on camera compared to real life as The Wall does in Lourdes. Holy God she's steep, ha?!