Everything You Need To Know Going Into Round 4 Of World Cup DH Racing | Up To Speed: Val Di Sole

Here is everything you need to know to get you brought up to speed on the fourth World Cup DH race of the year, at Val Di Sole.

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it’s really windy hello Internet it’s me B cro and it looks like the studios’s had another upgrade I mean is that green screen it’s good anyway well it’s about 14 hours after the race in Leo gang and already it’s time to get you up to speed for the next round in valis I don’t have a lot of time before I have to jump in a car and send it to Italy for a commercial shoot so let’s quickly dive into some stats and info before things kick off in the Valley of the [Applause] Sun the junior women’s category had a shakeup in Leo gang with series leader Heather Wilson taking a couple of steps down from the top step into third place with a smooth and controlled run as I block the wind it looked less aggressive than what we’ve seen from her so far this year but she did have a massive crash inact so she potentially wound things back a touch we’ll see if there are any injuries that could affect her going into valde solle as she is still the series Leader by 20 points over arice talking of arice she alongside her country mates Eliana hulsbosch and Sasha arnest look to have found the best speed on the leoan track this weekend which Bess well for some battles in vald next week looking at the splits from the weekend Sasha was actually on for the win in Leo gang before uh tip over in the woods and she won the race in the dusty valdo last year by 12 seconds which could set her up for a win this year however the forecast does say rain in Italy which so far has not been her preference the junior man also had a big shake up with Asa vermet faltering for the first time he said himself in a postra interview that he overcooked it into the stumps and forced his own error things got a bit more unexpected when he stopped in the lower Woods because he thought he had been red flagged when actually it was a just waving a white and red steagle beer flag at the time I didn’t think it would be an issue as his splits put him in 20 second entering the woods which is way down the points table and actually one place lower than his eventual finishing position of 21st but I forgot that half of the Juniors bend it in the lower woods and if he’ actually stayed on Pace instead of stopping he would have finished in about 14th and received 14 points instead of five and he would still be leading the overall he didn’t keep going so now d J from pivot Factory racing is leading the overall going into the next round and also Max Alan was actually faster than ASA at the first split which to me says that the juniors are stepping up to match aca’s level or that maybe ASA was just off the pace nobody knows but I’ll be excited to see what happens in valda and honestly I’m just fired up for the junior racing if you’re not watching the free live stream on YouTube you’re missing out so go watch that for the next round going into the female Elite category we saw Anna Newark execute on her potential by claiming our first ever podium in an incredible second place this is all the more impressive considering I was talking to one of our team staff on track walk and he said that she wasn’t feeling confident coming into this race as she doesn’t Jael with this track I replied that it’s such a hard thing to do but she has to figure out why work on the problems and turn the negatives into positives it’s what Champions are so good at and it looked like Anna worked on those problems which is awesome to see for those wondering who she is she’s the same ages Valley and her Junior years battling without managing to step out of her Shadow she’s still in her Shadow now but uh she’s peeking out a little bit at least I’m hoping this brings her confidence and we might have a new regular Podium Contender on our hands in Italy it also seems like Miriam Nicole is working her way back to form with an emotional third place which shows just what a journey it’s been for her to get back to this point she commented to one of our filmers that she was nervous about popping the champagne on the podium at it had been a year and a half since she’s been on the podium where was that last Podium B solle 2022 which could mean we’ll see her higher up on that Podium next week hopefully she’ll be over the champagne nerves by now there is one person that could stop that pom pom party though and she is on a solid role now with her huge 7c win in Leo gang valy Hall is leading the series by 290 points and she won the race in valde last year so will be a force to be reckoned with in Italy the weather could make things more unpredictable so let’s see how things shake down finally the elite men have a real problem on their hands like bruny is giving off Real World Cup Series winner Vibes and it’s going to take some serious pressure from the other Racers to derail the super bruny train but the last three races in Valle L bruny has not finished on the podium which to me says it’s not his favorite track if we’re to look at who’s on farm at the moment and who did well in Italy last year fin ises is actually on the top of that list an amazing second place in Leo gang this week and a second place in vales last year behind currently absent Jackson Goldstone means Finn is actually one of the favorites next week the specialized gravity team are really on form right now and some would say that the remote electronic suspension system gains them time on sections like the motorway and Leo gang but neither of the specialized Riders were the fastest and BR Bry was second fastest granted but look khaw was the quickest on the motorway and lucky Stevens McNab was third just behind bruny so it might make a difference but it’s not huge luckily there’s no sprinting sections in vda so it’s not going to make a big effect there talking of Lucas Shaw and his absolute beast mode legs he’s sitting in second in the overall at the moment and he was actually second at the last split in Leu gang before losing time at the bottom he is for sure a good shout in Valle and honestly so is McNab and broen and ver C care could do well kange too caligan on form can’t count out done and yeah peron’s actually back on top as well so I mean it’s anyone’s guess who’ll be up there so like I said earlier the weather does look a little unpredictable for the race but luckily it’s not looking too heavy and fingers crossed it stays consistent and we get some good racing if you’re playing the pink bike fantasy league you might have noticed numbers for this round got a little bit messed up he’ll be fixing the background in time for the next race so just tune in later in the week to tweak your teams before Italy C’s budget gamble recommendation of Juan Muno did not go well last week but let’s see if we can do a bit better this time and now this is total guess work as the prices haven’t been updated yet and I can’t even actually view who’s currently on the list but Tom estack went well in valou last year in qualifying semi-finals and race and he’s shown he’s right on the edge of qualifying for the finals at all the races this year but he’s not actually raced a final this year which means his price should be low and he’ll be frothing for Italy he could easily pop into the top 10 so that’s it from the hyper realistic Studio here and I’ll see you for our Junior Privateer preview in Italy and remember to let everyone know why my pick is absolutely wrong down in the comments it’s real it’s real