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Dario's Randoms - Les Gets DH & XC World Cup

Jul 5, 2024
by Dario DiGiulio  

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Randoms Round 1
Les Gets XC & DH World Cup

We're getting later and later into the World Cup season, and for the most part it feels like people's setups have stabilized for the year. There's still no lack of interesting tech around the pits, but Les Gets feels more like a showcase of World Cup culture more than anything else. In the name of diversity, here's a bit of everything.


The track is hiding in the woods off to the left.
The track is hiding in the woods off to the left.

TRP s unreleased XC brakes on the Ridley team s bikes.
TRP's unreleased XC brakes on the Ridley team's bikes.

Two piston caliper.
Two piston caliper.

TRP 4iii for the Ridley XC team.
TRP / 4iii for the Ridley XC team.

Human ingenuity knows no bounds.
Human ingenuity knows no bounds.

Specialized s new Captain tire was out and about on a few bikes in their XC pits.
Specialized's new Captain tire was out and about on a few bikes in their XC pits.

Tread check.
Tread check.

Aye aye Captain.
Aye aye Captain.

Teal on teal.
Teal on teal.

Speedy looking joint.
Speedy jawn. This looks like a higher volume version of their Tracer Pro cyclocross tire - though it could just be the 700x47 looking fat on a wider rim.

Red White and Blue in the Red White and Bleu.
Red White and Blue in the Red White and Bleu.

Mystery shock on some of the Trinx Bikes XC builds.
Mystery shock on some of the Trinx Bikes XC builds.

As opposed to their typical hlins setup.
As opposed to their typical Öhlins setup.

Chill guy.
Chill guy.

Sailing by.
Sailing away.

Peaty s Syndicate bike.
Peaty's Syndicate bike.

Peaty s Syndicate bike.
Great little details.

Lady Liberty at the Misspent Summers popup.
Lady Liberty at the Misspent Summers popup.

An excellent collection of vintage and recent photos alike at the Misspent Summers popup.
An excellent collection of vintage and recent photos alike at the Misspent Summers popup.

Very very large photo books.
Featuring some very, very large photo books.

Hot off the presses.
Hot off the presses.

The French Sea.
Last year's French Sea.

Haunting.
Haunting.

Easily the sickest team uniform spotted in the pits.
Personal favorite team uniform.

Oh c mon little guy it s quite nice here.
Oh c'mon little guy it's quite nice here.

That s more like it.
That's more like it.

The pit scooter game is strong here.
The pit scooter game is strong here.

Gold gang.
Gold gang.

Carnage.
Carnage.

Various shades of brown working together here.
Various shades of brown working together here.

New TRPs looking ever more ready.
New TRPs levers appear ever more ready.

New fury paint job looks speedy.
New fury paint job looks speedy.

All white everything and a Muddy Mary for full vintage correctness.
All white everything and a Muddy Mary for full vintage correctness.

Charming little guy.
Ideal bike transport.

Stanced.
Stanced.

Canyon FMD s hottest whip.
Canyon FMD's hottest whip.

Chaos goop.
Chaos goop.

Classic Mavic yellow Canyon Pink works for me.
Classic Mavic yellow + Canyon Pink works for me.

A well decorated pit.
A well decorated pit.

Very nice.
Damn.

Stump water.
Stump water.

The Privateer s Exit.
The Privateer's Exit.

Racers and cows.
Racers and cows.

Montblanc hiding.
Montblanc, hiding.

Go little guy go
Go little guy go!

Big hill.
Big hill.

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Flowers in bloom at the top of the track.

Bright bike dark hills.
Bright bike, dark hills.

Don t get distracted by the view.
Don't get distracted by the view.

Roots
Roots!

This is Ben he films the ghosting shots for other Ben s line analysis vids. Thank you to Ben.
This is Ben, he films the ghosting shots for other Ben's line analysis vids. Thank you Bens.

Best paint tape of the day.
Best paint (tape) of the day.

Last year s winner analyzing the track.
Last year's winner, analyzing the track.

Had to put these dogs in 4-low for the greasy spots of the track.
Had to put these dogs in 4-low for the greasy spots of the track.

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Hopping in.

Saw a couple of these leaving the hill today.
Saw a couple of these leaving the hill today - hope everyone's on the mend.

Mystery generator tent seems harmless.
Mystery generator tent seems harmless.

One of the more annihilated corners on the hill - and the site of our Corners for Dough video.
One of the more annihilated corners on the hill - and the site of our Corners for Dough video.

A quick little rut design planning session.
A quick little rut design planning session.

XC squiggle on the other side of the hill.
XC squiggle on the other side of the valley.


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39 Comments
  • 134 6
 Dario is so good at this. Really captures a vibe.
  • 11 55
flag dump (Jul 5, 2024 at 9:52) (Below Threshold)
 Comes off as quite impersonal from my view. Where are all the people?
  • 5 0
 @dump: élections weekend..
  • 35 1
 Damn indeed, I am not a car guy, but those classic cars of pre-safety era are soooo beautiful.
  • 12 0
 that vintage Citroen has a killer suspension, i've seen them doing pretty gnarly stuff!!
  • 6 0
 @panchocampbell: Ah, la Citroen Acadiane, c'était déjà vintage dans les années 80 !
  • 4 0
 We once drove in my cousin's 2cv with 6 persons crammed in.
Every bump or corner - the car felt (and probably looked) like this: gomotors.net/pics/Citroen/citroen-2cv-6-01.jpg
  • 1 0
 @xice: :https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gnLj5Xo4zBc&pp=ygUUbGUgY29ybmlhdWQgYWNjaWRlbnQ%3D
  • 21 0
 The water stump has me feeling perplexed, I understand the other photos.
  • 4 0
 @OceanPhil: That's the most productive Maple Tapped stump in all of Europe, racers like it on their pre-race pancakes!!
  • 18 0
 I never used to look at these much, but damn, Dario crushes.
  • 15 0
 Only croc owners know the importance of 4-low mode
  • 19 0
 And how serious the terrain has to be to warrant the switch.
  • 6 0
 @dariodigiulio: My son calls it the sport mode!
  • 2 0
 @jejsd: Same— middle schoolers in my class refer to them like that as well— I’lol have to use 4-low mode next year to confuse them.
  • 1 1
 @dariodigiulio:
Hey Dario.
Did you grab me that
stem cap yet?
  • 12 0
 These photo-articles are amazing a mix of lifestyle of the place, new products, track conditions and other crazy and good things out of the bike world that maybe if we be there we will let them go unseen.
  • 2 0
 Especially with the rut design planning meeting, the teacher is using hand gestures and the student looks somewhat intrigued.
  • 13 1
 Porsche gets my vote
  • 2 0
 "There is no substitute"
  • 8 0
 The big hill is called Roc d’enfer which translates as Hell’s rock.
  • 6 0
 Awesome photo's, as ever.
  • 6 0
 YALL WANNA SEE ME SMASH SOME FRUIT?!??!?!?
  • 5 0
 Drove that Citroen in the same colour all through high school. Nobody in my rural Ontario town knew what to make of it.
  • 6 0
 Muy Ben
  • 5 0
 Looks like the new Manitou Mara XC shock in the photo of the Trinx.
  • 1 0
 The original Specialized Captain used to be my favourite XC front tyre (with a Fast Trak as a rear). I see the tread bears some similarity, although the sideknobs look much smaller on the new one. The original, designed by Ned Overend, was supposed to be a fast trail tyre and came stock on bikes like the Camber. The compound was useless in the wet, but the tread design worked very well for the intended purpose. I guess it would be called a "douncountry" model these days.
  • 5 0
 Stumpwater reference goes crazy
  • 5 1
 Tres b(i)en
Great photos, want the Citreon
  • 1 0
 i seen it before on bikes and here again and i question why place shocks the other way around?

We want he unsprung mass to be as low as possible but they put the shaft side on the frame?

Why do they do that?
  • 1 0
 Bike components are too light to worry about unsprung mass. If you take a shock apart, and hold either end in each hand, they are similar. Do the same with a DH fork.
  • 4 0
 Love your work Ben.
  • 1 0
 I think Finn is pulling a good 1.5 seconds on the field launching out of that berm and catching all backside b4 the creek gap
  • 6 3
 Too much moped content, I'm so fricken triggered right now. /s
  • 2 1
 #megaTriggered
  • 2 1
 The mystery generator tent will likely be connected with the next doping scandal. Calling it now, and wouldn't be surprised if they find traces of Adamantium.
  • 2 0
 Ben couldn't do it without you.
  • 1 1
 Canyon FMD, the future of ebiking.
  • 1 0
 That Honda Monkey!







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