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The 2017 World Cup season was one of the most dramatic on record with nearly every top rider affected by weather, a crash, or mechanical during a race run. That drama continued into the final race of the season in Val di Sole, Italy, over the weekend.

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Wow, what a race! This World Cup season has seen some wild weather and Mont-Sainte-Anne was no exception. Just before the top 20 male qualifiers came down, the skies opened up, and absolutely dumped on the track. The rain seemed to actually improve the grip on the rock sections, but the rest of the course …

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The penultimate race of the 2017 World Cup schedule takes place this weekend at Mont-Sainte-Anne in Quebec, Canada. MSA is one of the oldest tracks on the circuit with 2017 being the 27th year they’ve hosted a World Cup event. It’s also the only stop in North America for this year’s tour. Since this event …

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It was a wild weekend of racing in the Swiss Alps at Lenzerheide. Track conditions were bone dry which meant tight times for the finals. In the women’s race, Rachel Atherton looked to be back on form after dislocating her shoulder in Fort William. She qualified first, less than a second ahead of Myriam Nicole, …

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Crashes, stitches, disqualifications, and flats — it was a tough weekend for Aaron Gwin and Neko Mulally of the YT Mob in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

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