Monster Energy Pro Downhill Race Coverage - Round 1, Ride Rock Creek

Round 1 of the Monster Energy Pro Downhill Series is here! Watch the fastest USDH pro's take on v2 of the Stampede Course at Ride Rock Creek and see who nabs the SR Suntour Holeshot Award!
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Event Partners:
Monster Energy
Continental
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SR Suntour
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Thule
Ride Rock Creek

[@vitalmtb]

you all killed it with this broadcast! such great racing action, camera angles, lars, griz and will on the mics! way to make #USDH proud!

[@stiksandstones]

THIS IS AMAZING. Huge round of e-applause to all involved, especially the racers for attending and supporting this first of something GREAT. BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@STLMTB]

GREAT coverage. Holy crap this is way better than UCI coverage. Great job to all involved.

[@downrodeo]

I definitely second this. Well done.

[@NZWozza]

This is a solid start. In New Zealand, we still don't know how the UCI races are even going to be broadcast here. Be nice for this, Crankworks and Hardline to keep Downhill racing with the people! Was awesome to see Erice taking part.

[@yuval1516]

27:00 richie's so fast he knocked that guy's chair down

[@ericheyward1248]

This is incredible. I can only imagine this series will grow every year.

[@FelipeM.Shorts]

I'm from Brazil and I always follow your content, congratulations on Monster creating a channel just for DH content

[@pauld1848]

"positive degradation". Best line I've heard from Chill Will in a long time.

[@AhDoodOutdoors]

Will is a wordsmith for sure!

[@lenvillemeserve4285]

Ya like bringing the smoke?! Wonder what that means???

[@lenvillemeserve4285]

Great coverage Monster crew! Really like the 1st split hole shot award, it’s a better addition than a semifinal round. Look forward to next round!

[@downrodeo]

Just to play the Monster's advocate, will there be more crashes there than other parts of the course?

[@Blake_Cherubini]

Coverage was so good! Hats off to everyone involved. The future of USDH is 🔥

[@jimmye9880]

This is unreal, great downhill coverage props to you guys better then UCI can’t wait for the next rounds

[@dcorkhill07]

Hopefully this continues to grow and Monster can get into creating an international series

[@AhDoodOutdoors]

The whole goal here is to grow the US National series for the up and coming wave of Cat 1 juniors to have a platform to build on as they turn Pro (in the coming seasons).

[@dh_mag]

So good, can't wait for round 2!

[@tiagothieleke]

I like the holeshot idea!! congrats

[@olliefergusson]

Brilliant program. Great insight, commentry and coverage of the track, what's not to like. More of the same please

[@seanleader]

🇺🇸 good racing.

[@JWMoto6061]

What a fun weekend! Clayton and the Team know how to put on a race.

[@vaughnfelix2023]

I'm growing my hair out after watching this!

[@cheezario]

Better than any WC commentary! Can you guys sign the deal with WBD today please?!

[@saddleweary2777]

I probably got it wrong but if you're talking about Warren Brothers, they are controlled by Black Rock and Vanguard and the reason everybody has got to pawn a liver to watch mtn bike racing this year. But I heard this from You Tube Academy

[@BrandinBowler]

Post race coverage like this is the future. This was so fun and enjoyable to watch. Looking forwards to more of this format!

[@TomTomFilms1]

amazing coverage

[@iffy_too4289]

Thanks for the racing. Great coverage, keep it up!. Seems like the smell of death is on Discovery World DH!!

[@Vivendocadadia]

Track looks flowfun

[@enduromtb9587]

Legendary 💚

[@0harris0]

I wish the DH world cup would do race recaps like this!! perfect content 🙏🙏🙏

[@CG-ho4qo]

Amazing. Thank you Neko from a native North Carolinian.

[@CHIEFSFAN1969]

Amazing racing and coverage! Thank you!

[@dankgnar]

richie's draft knocked that dude right over at 27:01

[@pauld1848]

Glad someone else saw that!

[@azandets9368]

Hahaha what a spot

[@Blastcal]

good camera shot!!

[@Adux123]

We need more Downhill content in the world, this was great!

[@Ride.With.Eli.]

I’m racing there next year

[@danrozeboom8055]

Awesome work!!!!

[@energ8t]

Full Stak Dak looking smooooth

[@nunyobizkneez]

need more of this, thanks Monster for keepin US DH alive!

[@codyhagbergMTB]

Fantastic coverage of this event! well done Monster and all involved. 👏👏

[@Charlotte_MTB]

Hell yes!

[@stevekasianowicz5117]

Great to see Lars again! Haven't seen him since Masters Worlds (which he won) in 2002! Still have that Brown Bros. Racing M1 you sold me after that race. Great Champion!

[@JaggedTusk]

Yeehaw! Monster coming in like a champ! I'm loving this.

[@ShawnHermann]

Great round 1

[@ericherbst3557]

This made my day thanks to all involved god bless US racing.

[@ptwtv3260]

Dude Lars Tribus is a legend.

[@daledubose3032]

Loving it Monster...

[@tommotube]

Amazing coverage!

[@calebmccalla4715]

Hell yea, been waiting for this all week!

[@danielgrafik]

Good job in the camera coverage; and the commentary was excellent. Dare I say, some UCI races should take notes! :D

[@0harris0]

great footage!! editing and presenting on point, really cool to see what's happening over in the States!! looking forward to the next 🤙🤙🤙

[@edarnold99017]

Well, this is worth the wait, amazing visuals keep it up

[@SilverbackOrangutan71]

great job on the coverage!

[@michaelcuddihee6754]

USDH💪

[@ruckusflow]

Great coverage, well done!

[@RomanSloppylov]

Great coverage

[@alexarmstrong1134]

Great coverage!

[@giorgiotripodi]

damn u guys did an incredible job with this one! this is how race coverage should be done.

[@flakafast]

Awesome! Great job team!

[@riskiraiders2384]

wow this is what downhill needs!!!😍

[@renxxx1981]

great coverage! very very nice

[@BIKER38]

loving it ! way better than WB ! keep doing the great job

[@calebmccalla4715]

I’ve seen soooo many people wad it over that finish line jump.. hell I’ve done it myself.

[@chadclark2070]

Awesome job!!

[@pkvillager]

Wow Kailey Skelton was on a heater before the crash! She had the holeshot and 1st place in the bag, hope she is OK!

[@Ohio-ej2wr]

Awesome track

[@Mrmissingmissing]

UCI should hire you guys instead! Great coverage.

[@aaronjohnson7607]

This is great!

[@petertyliszczak3411]

Can we get the rest of the footage of that guy falling off his chair during Richie’s run? 26:56

[@SemiSendy]

I think we can make that happen 😉

[@stirfrybry1]

I like the format. I think Monster needs to showcase their product a little more. If the strategy is to not shove the product and rely on the name of the race for the advertising purposes, it's a brilliant move and it will work. Viewers will appreciate the focus on the bikes and they will really like your company for its unobtrusive delivery

[@Raff_Oliver]

Amazing

[@michaeljordan3084]

First to last in one jump….rough

[@RomanSloppylov]

Insane run from her !

[@thegibbonisreal]

Dak attack!!

[@pkvillager]

Dang Kailey was hauling, hope she is Ok!

[@laubry]

26:58 watch the guy with the red pullover 😀

[@ericmeechglobalnetwork2273]

Ouch, I hope that girl that stacked the last jump is ok… ouch!

[@calebmccalla4715]

Idk how these guys ride that moon dust shit so fast.. I’m awful in those conditions. Much prefer wet/slick to dry/slick.

[@adijay9760]

No need to pay this year😊

[@kmtb0407]

Wow, I also want to ride a downhill bike in a cool place like this~~ I hope I grow up quickly~~~~❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-vk6fr4cj6p]

Tristan is amazing

[@BikeIsLife4EverGG]

oh yeah

[@Kalani-jz4qw]

Shout out to all amazing🚴 Kailey Skelton fast furious and amazing hope she's ok🙏🚴🤙💪

[@TheTallFool]

I think the hardest thing to get right with downhill coverage is the camera angles. Too much camera movement takes away from what the riders are doing in each of these sections. Keep that shit wide, zoomed out, with camera movement to a minimum so that we can see how they tackle the whole thing. You get a much better sense of speed when you can see the whole section without movement from the camera. Shit looks so much better when you can see what they're doing with some perspective and this is pretty damn decent. UCI should be taking notes.

[@moose2171]

Is there a reason they blow a whistle at points in the run?

[@manglerbmx]

Course marshals indicating a rider has passed their position.

[@ANTONIOMunoz-ly2oe]

📡🛰️📡🛰️📡🛰️📡🛰️📡🛰️

[@lewisskids230]

Cool series, but my god the most soul sucking commentators I've ever heard. Glad I muted it after a couple of runs

[@SandyLyle420]

Excellent coverage. Thanks for doing this and I hope this grows because that was an awesome production!

[@yomommastupid]

poor Kailey at 14:00 min she overshot that last jump she was 4 seconds faster than everyone...great coverage by Monster much better than Redbull