A Course so GNARLY the Pro's Had Trouble With It!

After watching the World Championship races at Mont Sainte Anne, we were pretty curious about what it was like to actually ride the race courses. It turns out the XC course is a lot gnarlier than expected!
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[@swpa8742]

It’s a lot different when your racing, you have a ton of riders dragging mud and water ect on the rocks and roots ect. It gets messy really quick, plus the pace your riding is twice what you’d do while trail riding with no breaks after climbing your legs are stiff on the descent it’s very easy to make mistakes.

[@danieleden2550]

Also a post sticking up your arse forcing all your weight over your handle bars :p

[@gavinlopez9801]

Also your going so hard your eyes are like their crossed

[@jc_1337]

7:33 - You can hear the guy behind barking "c'mon" to the guy in front taking his time. Less than 5 seconds later the same impatient man is going over his handlebars into the crowd.

[@saltycashew9807]

😂😂😂

[@sigourneyivison7838]

Lol 😂

[@six7juanryder425]

Those crashes could have been avoided only if they had a dropper post. Its an added weight but would help them a lot on technical sections.✌🏾

[@BCpov]

I tend to agree!

[@cammoandy6498]

Yeah I can’t believe they don’t overlook the small weight savings for the benefits that a dropper post offers, seems crazy to me.

[@lupitlupitan]

It was explained by Jolanda Neff that the benefits of having them is not that good unkess you can climb strong like Julien Absalon (he used dropper post). The extra weight is a huge burden in climbs and can give you a deficit in time vs the amouny of little second you gain on descending with dropper post. That's why these guys are practicing with high seat posts on descents which is so high that even pro down hillers are scared them.

[@BCpov]

@@lupitlupitan it depends on the race i guess, because she was running one!

[@nicholasthiery9542]

I just think for the most part on these tracks you honestly don't need them.

[@mthe007]

i was there, on the la patrie most racers were coming down on the wooden log drop (and not around on the berm), which was like super steep, it was pretty insane to watch. these pros are crazy good, we saw later an xc racer coming down on La tordue on his race bike-no protection...

[@BCpov]

Yah, I was surprised at how many where sending the drop!

[@ruirodtube]

“And breathing through their eyeballs” 😂

[@craigsoliz3860]

Yuka is awesome. Love her commentary

[@TBL4]

These videos are better with Yuka. She's like the little voice of the normal person in that situation.

[@chilli-iceolive-abode2447]

@@TBL4 2:53

[@canadianbacon5474]

Oiiii 6:59

[@santinohood9863]

SAN DE

[@jonathanmatthews4774]

I loved how you edited in the race with your own video. That was excellent and really helped put things into perspective.

[@corduroybandow2301]

I'm having the "go pro" effect. That looks easy. 😂😂

[@danielarnold5480]

Corduroy Bandow it is

[@georgmtb9671]

Daniel Arnold ride it on a Xc bike with the saddle up after sprinting up a technical climb, won’t be so easy then.

[@danielarnold5480]

Perhaps, but i was working this event, riding the course before and after the racers on my moto trials bike to open the course. It is truly quite mellow. BUT, you might be right. i will sprint it on an xc bike this summer and report back. Maybe a hardtail for good measure

[@budman8926]

@@georgmtb9671 most people have droppers. That rock garden is easy. Ridden stuff like that on my ht

[@markdoran4424]

Ye me to

[@Gabrielmtbgopro]

7:18 is the oooh part

[@bluewatchmtb]

No knee pads or droppers... yikes! I guess they will do anything for the weight savings.

[@dannybeeh6332]

BlueWatch MTB And then you have me running a 150mm travel dropper on an XC race bike. I’m pretty sure it makes me faster by not causing my heart rate to redline going downhill because I’m not shitting myself! That makes me better prepared for the climb.

[@wordreet]

Heh, yep, even a PRD represents a good seven pounds, don't you think?! 😣

[@wordreet]

@KustomGraphics206 The PRD?

[@Fred_the_1996]

@@wordreet lmao

[@matthewjago]

hardtails too, no? looks like a crazy XC race!

[@countervermin7534]

You should have tried that with a crosscountry bike

[@O6i]

They trying to kill these XC riders with that big drop 😂🤙

[@spiralmoment]

That looked by far the easiest part of that trail.

[@blazen4872]

@@spiralmoment I think so

[@BCpov]

My wife Yuka's video of the DH course is here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5XYhpKpjsujqKc

[@DatsSwig]

loved the celebrations at the end lol

[@farreledviantbatubara8358]

Ikr

[@luisgonzalez58]

This was such a simple, yet entertaining and informative video, guys. Well done! I used to race amateur cross country races, and this looks brutal, even on paper. You made it come to life with the comparisons and the personal POV.

[@bradmurphy8416]

Pretty cool, love the content of your edits. You seem to be thinking of new and different ways of showing a great sport. Instead of the same video of A-line! Don’t get me wrong, A-line is the best trail on earth! Cheers BCPOV!!!

[@BCpov]

Glad you like it! PS, Yuka has a killer a-line video coming out next week

[@chemicaldemoneye]

7:43 when you have the comfort and benefit of a full suspension xD

[@lese39]

Not only that, but a low seat

[@Fred_the_1996]

@@lese39 and more suspension travel

[@noahbagel177]

The Xc guys had full sus

[@ZHaunDK]

some things have easy explanations when in a race, you have to recover once in a while. regarding the dropper, it really depends on the bike. newer trail bikes with 76 degree seat tubes cant be run without a dropper, older slacker (73 degree) seat tubes on xc bikes combined with short reach dont feel uncomfortable with static seatposts. xc tires dont exactly have side knobs to take advantage either, so more angle on the bike doesnt give that much more grip.

[@GoatyHerps]

Really cool that you all do this together.

[@workhorsemtb7075]

Nice job guys, I have always wondered what it would be like to ride one of those courses

[@filmbynatelachmann8510]

1:05 that blue bike is the new Trek SuperCalliper! Great video btw!

[@GravityOfLife]

This upload is bright idea. It features the recent downhill race, working side by side with BCPOV video. Nice

[@averageoe]

Anything Yuka does i love !! her accent and commentary is the best !!!

[@reyjiedalinao3888]

nice vlog! i found another great mtb videos! hoping for more videos like dis yeeoow 🤙🤙

[@andrewnorris5415]

You cover these events really well. Would like to see you attend more of them next year if you can fit some in. I would be impressed if you ride the DH circuit, that looks very gnarly! Great choice of music again, the crash music was funny.

[@benoitmurray85]

Thank you so much for showing us the non-xc racer view of this SO technical race course! Wow!

[@petesahad3028]

Cheez, that's a full on enduro trail!

[@eric45]

love ur content, back into biking for 3 months now, thought i had decent kit untill i started watching vids and realised im way behind and the prices are crazy for most good gear, so its nice to see a chanelle showing stuff in action to give me a better idea

[@eric45]

p.s when in ottawa id love to get a ride in with u guys

[@bobbyg5904]

Great video guys. Enjoyed it.

[@fidddlesticksss]

2:20 was I the only one who heard send it?

[@Sugi-iv1mi]

It was sandy 😂

[@raph_qc1749]

I live in quebec city, and i was tgere during the race, it has always been a very hard course to master

[@Geordo1960]

Yuca just continues to amaze me, she’s a troubadour. She has caution, some healthy fear, but it doesn’t stop .her. Yuca you have my respect! Please forgive if I misspelled your name.

[@TonyStark-mp6zv]

Guys.. just get a damn dropper post 😂

[@TheMirza1707]

@Mercb3ast But does the math take crashes and loss of time into consideration, I guess not..

[@blue0eyes0knight]

@Mercb3ast pro's are using droppers now on many courses

[@red2lucas]

Cool interesting video. Thanks 😊

[@michaelharris8144]

I agree that too many of the courses are purely indurance tests that have no technical challenge. I know the riders comment how tough Mount Saint Anne is and some like it, some don't. As a viewer, the more technical trails seem like real mountain biking. I like it! Great video and insight into what the course is actually like.

[@abdurraheemgreen2339]

tried the xc course in Andorra after a world cup and was definitely impressed by how gnarly some bits were even on my trail bike.

[@39headshok]

Another great video! 👍🏻

[@v0ss29]

as a french it's funny to see how you pronounce the frenches names :)

[@010MACS]

ATH _ as an English speaker it’s funny to see how you write that. Glad we entertain each other ;)

[@v0ss29]

@@010MACS 😂😂

[@OGMTB]

Another fun video Eric. Quick question. What program or app do you use to create the effect on the rider in the thumbnail? I'm talking about the white outline. Thanks buddy!

[@BCpov]

Thanks, og! I use Photoshop to do that 🙂

[@OGMTB]

@@BCpov P.S. I love hearing Yuka say gnarly. 🤘

[@jackadler5941]

That was cool. Nice job.

[@DonVaillancourt]

"Breathing through their eye balls." That is hilarious. I need to steal it.

[@spaboos06]

Love your guys page 😁

[@oskarstaudte]

Thank you for blowing out my eardrums at the beginning lol

[@BikeLifewithRob]

I like what you did here!

[@jacquesduplessis6175]

Nice video, it really gives some insight into the course. Next time, try an XC bike at race pace 😬👍

[@louisabbey2370]

Yuka’s constant commentary and random noises made an xc track fun to watch

[@CaptainKaracho]

Hi, I seen in your video, that you have a special saddle, plastic with many holes. What is this for a saddle ? Brand and Type ? It looks great and comfortable.

[@patcoston]

The start of your video startled me. It's loud right from the start!

[@chilli-iceolive-abode2447]

If you have a look at your phone/computer there will be a volume control. You can adjust the sound level there.

[@scheinheilig1]

With deep respect to all XC racers on their hardtails with slippery tires and regular seatposts!!!

[@ah7027]

im pretty sure very few were on hardtails. From what I could see many (if not all) were on full squish bikes

[@bikingwithemily1109]

It must be a mind trick riding a trail after watching some for the pro's struggle on

[@lucas_tuti_]

come in Romania, we have some nice trails too for example at Straja we have 2 trails, 1 for dh and 1 flow trail with big jumps.

[@Chavezbrothersmtb]

Looks like our kind of race!

[@cool50500]

7:29 LATVIAAA

[@jakemtb674]

Awesome!!!

[@diaz8483]

the celebrating as if people were there and the comment on them breathing through their eye balls got me. Nice haha.

[@kotelettschweiss7811]

Woke up from a nightmare, watching this for the third time now :)

[@JIBBING_1980S]

It's a little bit different when you test the trail during solo ride and tournament when people are looking at you the crowd was there ..

[@richardmiddleton7770]

Imagine it in the wet! CX courses are getting more technical. Dropper posts are almost essential now!

[@Mark10ng]

That was great! Really cool to see how tough the xc courses are and how amazing all of the racers are. It gives you a nice idea of their speed and endurance. Brilliant video 💪🏻

[@chikenpaww]

All those bike are my dream xc bike

[@MtFalcon1]

Very cool perspective. So Kate and Jolanda can shred, eh? Watching the XC on redbull tv, I had no idea.

[@BCpov]

Definitely!

[@wolfranger1682]

I love what Yuka says it’s kinda funny sometimes

[@dirtsurfinmtb5288]

I have to get to Canada next year.

[@SkyeAce]

As an eventer our cross country is pretty similar

[@syncros99]

Did she just say "yeah they smoke pot down there" 3:59

[@Candesce]

Haha, I heard the same. I still don't get it :)

[@BCpov]

Haha, Japanese accent i guess! "there's no pad down there, so you can't really go over the bar" :)

[@ShadowlordDio]

@@BCpov yeah they smoke pot down there and then they roll one and go to the bar.

[@jakeeerz4260]

“this is HaAaRD”

[@grantfeddema5332]

Couldn’t agree more on the XC comment. Great course though too bad it’s so far away

[@yegmtb8377]

was that footage from XCO race

[@maxdavey2181]

Watching this makes my legs hurt.

[@huntstyle]

I wouldn't want to ride that on an XC bike, ha!

[@dryzalmynelli9600]

6-7 laps at 180bpm. Cardiac event inbound. 🤣😂

[@HeathenRides]

Xc became so technical and gnarly that the bikes been updated and the best xc bikes are just like a full suspension trail bike, if you come with a budget xc bike it's really hard, easier with an Enduro bike,, seems like Enduro bikes are the best allrounder bikes

[@fillfreakin2245]

No. XC bikes are not "just like" a trail bike. And enduro bikes are not the best all around bikes - they are too heavy and have too slack a geometry.

[@KOBANTUBES-mj6gy]

Yo that first downhill scene has dean Lucas in it

[@johnnyguitwithit2614]

Looks fun, send that down hill tech

[@mr.d7429]

Hairy butt clinching sections! I would only go down over it for money! Great perspective guys!

[@frozenhead6653]

5.52 go Serbia, btw nice driving man cheers to you both

[@ColinDyas]

Well Met. A fascinating World Cup XC tribute, but WHERE'S THE DAYGLOW LYCRA? I also noted the lack of wobbly bum syndrome and no gritted teeth. Mind you, I fear a few teeth might have been left out on the course after the actual race. Another great video....

[@jeffreydzialo]

You should have tried the drop with your saddle up, that would have spiced things up a bit.

[@benjaminw.4913]

I’ve skied there but never mountain biked Check out le massif there might be mountain biking

[@kotelettschweiss7811]

Yuka is the only person capable of riding such a technical trail whilst not knowing how to cycle hands fre. thats what i call badass

[@anthonydavis9662]

Listening to Yuka (?) is hilarious.

[@teenageathelete1245]

U guys should’ve came to Jersey and did Jungle Habitat It’s a lot harder lol

[@ShadowlordDio]

They don't need a dropper post. They need more training. Old school freeride and DH bikers used to do slopes like that all the time with steel bikes without suspension back in the 90s.

[@simeonwilson6743]

You should have done this on a xc bike

[@nicsartwork9905]

Racing in XC my toxic trait is thinking i could do this when I am no where near as advanced as you :D

[@fadill74]

8:52 nice experiment, and.... easier and faster won :)

[@JoeMaxFpv]

It’s a whole different animal under race pace with riders breathing down your neck. I took silver medal 1995 UCI World Cup mt snow junior expert. Because there were so many riders and stages on course you never knew how you were doing. So I just kept passing who ever was in front of me. My team riders kept telling me on lap passes I was way back. Jerks. The leader and I paced off each other whole race (I knew him) he was 3rd in norba points I was 5th. We ended up with a 5 minute gap over 3rd. Haha. Big shout out to Tommy Carr back then for going all out in the infamous naked criterium. Lmao.

[@amando96]

XC is going full enduro

[@victoriathegreencheekconur5477]

When quarinintine ends you should get all your mountain biking frineds and do a race and the winner gets ( something of our choice)

[@billycushion9266]

I think the difference is in the front suspension size, you guys have got more for that rocky downhill but

[@jameswebb9805]

Yuka every section “oooiiiii”

[@The_OD1]

My mate competed in a race there last year

[@johndef5075]

That is a brutal xc course.

[@beerenmusli8220]

Cool!

[@Southeastsends]

If I were one of the racers (which I will never be) I wouldn’t cares about added weight I would get a dropper

[@Fred_the_1996]

You'd change your mind, I assure you

[@Southeastsends]

@@Fred_the_1996 I race cross country on an enduro bike

[@bigbo1764]

It’s just about which way is faster, but which way consumes more energy; yea, smashing through a rock garden may save a second in the short run, but the energy wasted after doing that 5-6 times can make you lose 20-25 seconds in the long run - there is also the matter of conserving momentum.

[@MarArraes]

7:20 putzzz!!! Pedal Clip sempre traiçoeiro.

[@MTBnorcal88]

Thanks for showing the course, looks a bit too technical for having a fun ride

[@reyrey2971]

the little rock that you climb over would be quite hard when u factor in the mud from countless other riders riding over it making it super slick and also the fatigue of riding a world class race.

[@chrisrnz]

Dang, Yuka SMASHED La Beatrice! That was seriously impressive.

[@chilli-iceolive-abode2447]

😏