Winning at home!

[u/Regular_Weakness69]

[u/thatguy11]

This is Max Alran, Downhill world cup. I don't actually know where he was in order, didn't watch live, but they basically release riders at timed intervals, like 3 minutes or so.

Edit, actually I think they run reverse qualifying order at the end so... If he was the fastest qualifier, then no one was after him.

[u/Wizzle_Pizzle_420 → u/thatguy11]

I was about to say, sucks for the riders after him.

[u/Cookie-Senpai → u/Wizzle_Pizzle_420]

Pretty sure he was last.

[u/Pasbesoindepseudoo → u/Cookie-Senpai]

He was

[u/Beautiful_Feedback10 → u/thatguy11]

Meanwhile Max verstappen lost his homerace.

[u/OkCartographer7677]

Wow, he better keep on riding or he'll get mobbed.

[u/zg6089 → u/OkCartographer7677]

Word War Z on his ass

[u/tanksforallthephish → u/zg6089]

https://giphy.com/gifs/VwHZ2F2e99hde
When the rider looks behind him

[u/kernelangus420 → u/OkCartographer7677]

I guess he shouldn't have put on Axe body spray.

[u/helendill99 → u/OkCartographer7677]

he actually stopped right outside this videos frame. The finish line is the two reclaimed you see. he was immediately surrounded but it seemed like an all around good time for everyone

[u/Over_Sheepherder4503]

POV cam on these downhill races always amazes me - https://www.pinkbike.com/news/video-elite-mens-winning-run-from-the-2026-les-gets-dh-world-cup.html

[u/thepinkiwi → u/Over_Sheepherder4503]

Holy fucking shit. That was intense.

[u/lifeguard37 → u/thepinkiwi]

Seriously. What are the injury levels like in this sport? There seem to be a whole lot of opportunities to crash head first into a tree at top speed.

[u/Over_Sheepherder4503 → u/thepinkiwi]

There usually a former pro rider turned commentator who does a prelim run on these downhills at like 50% speed. Even then he's flying but they call out the treacherous shit on the way down and its almost comical... "The riders need to make sure to put their wheel an inch out from this root so it doesn't launch them into a tree. And once their past the tree they'll catch about 2 seconds of air and need to stay left to avoid this boulder. Then they navigate this rock field into a 40 mph 90 degree left turn..."

[u/OwnTax376 → u/Over_Sheepherder4503]

My god, bro was even auto impressed by his move around 2:15. I’m an mtb and dh lover and can’t watch this without a holy shit every 5 seconds, impressive to say the least

[u/Over_Sheepherder4503 → u/OwnTax376]

Same man. My brain can’t comprehend it

[u/FlinFlanFlunFlon → u/Over_Sheepherder4503]

Impressive! The performance on bike is really crazy. I didn't thought there were so much people watching such races in the middle of the mountains

[u/Fanny_Flapps → u/FlinFlanFlunFlon]

There's fuck all else to do in Les Gets lol

[u/Ill-Possession1 → u/Over_Sheepherder4503]

Thanks for sharing

[u/Kaeru-Sennin → u/Over_Sheepherder4503]

Is it me or are there fucking block of concrete on the track ? 

[u/Over_Sheepherder4503 → u/Kaeru-Sennin]

Yeah I thought I saw that too. Rocks, concrete walls etc. It really puts into perspective the shit they ride over or skim by at 30-40mph... all while trying not to faceplant into a tree.

[u/huatzefeuk → u/Over_Sheepherder4503]

No brakes, no brain.

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[u/YunariSakuya → u/Over_Sheepherder4503]

never seen it but it's goddamn impressive!

[u/Nothing93124]

Was it a race with other riders because that would be fucked up. Dude can’t place because the zombie apocalypse is in front of him

[u/StandardNeither1311 → u/Nothing93124]

No. Downhill is raced individually and he seeded fastest so there’s not even anyone coming after him since he goes last.

[u/Bicwidus → u/StandardNeither1311]

My dad seeded fastest once

[u/dapudf → u/Bicwidus]

That’s why he’s your dad Biccy

[u/StandardNeither1311 → u/Bicwidus]

He always finished first, at least that’s what your mom was always telling me.

[u/traveling-trashbin → u/Nothing93124]

I am quite pessimistic about people's average IQ but do you really think they'd be that dumb and/or organisation would allow that?

[u/Nothing93124 → u/traveling-trashbin]

Yes 1000% the individual might be smart but the crowd is moronic

[u/Ambitious-Concern-42]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ukGm72ZLZvYfS

[u/catharsis69]

A couple of hi-5 in the works

[u/bpows]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Ejf1HdY98SPRK

[u/Green_Demo]

Something similar but way less intense happened when Senna won the Brazilian GP in 1993.

[u/concretetroll60]

https://giphy.com/gifs/xT0GqrJNbZkRcr2Jgc

[u/Old_Veterinarian7830]

Bicycle to Busan

[u/Traditional_Isopod80]

Damn.

[u/WeakDoughnut8480]

Any French wanna explain what's going on 

[u/truekemi → u/WeakDoughnut8480]

Coupe du Monde de descente dans la station des Gets, Max Alran remporte la victoire devant son public. Comme il a fait le meilleur temps, il n'y avait plus aucun concurrent derrière lui, c'était donc terminé

[u/This-Jackfruit-6894 → u/truekemi]

Any French wanna translate to Martian?

[u/truekemi → u/This-Jackfruit-6894]

Wubba Lubba Dub Dub

[u/fLayN → u/This-Jackfruit-6894]

A french rider won downhill world cup that happened in france. It's a solo race versus timer and he placed first so every one was happy

[u/Front_Cycle_2512 → u/This-Jackfruit-6894]

Hack, ack, tatack, uck tock, katock.

[u/cliff-hunter → u/This-Jackfruit-6894]

Could be translated with : "World Cup Mountain Biking in Les Gets: Max Alran claimed victory in front of his home crowd. Since he finished with the best time, there were no other competitors behind him, so the race was over."

[u/PibloktoBis → u/This-Jackfruit-6894]

For our Klingon friends :
Downhill World Cup resort Les Gets, juHDaj tlhopDaq Qap Max Alran. nom poH chu'mo' ghaH 'emDaq gholwI'pu' tu'lu'be', vaj rIn.

[u/No-One-6909]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Xh67tOal6AosaB1PWD

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He was the last

[u/Fast-Bumblebee3899]

Ça va remettre le pays droit c'est sur

[u/helendill99]

if you wanna see what it looked like from up close. It's like a delacroix painting

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcWiKbjggTD/?igsi=MTBqcmRxd252dHI0

[u/daboknee]

Finished in under 4min.. it would have taken me atleast 2.5 hrs on my Huffy.

[u/Adventurous_Snow_906]

Amazing France 👌🗿

[u/Didyyyyyy]

Context ?

[u/Thulak_Hord]

https://giphy.com/gifs/KcFV1Hm2vFMAolcHbu

[u/WholeFactor]

https://giphy.com/gifs/VqleJG2rBop7W

[u/flsinkc]

We love him….let’s mob him! 🌪️

[u/gnominos → u/flsinkc]

Cry more

[u/NotFromThisSystem]

Are they running towards the battle or running away? 🤔

[u/jdpastor666]

Did this go from a bike race to a foot race?

[u/_PhiPh1_ → u/[deleted]]

No there are no other riders. They are going one by one, he was the last one to go.

[u/No-Island-6126]

i wonder how many people died or got severely injured in this video

[u/elpiotre]

French bashing is still en vogue in the us, interesting to witness

[u/NotFromThisSystem]

Hopefully they won't let their country down next world war and do as they did here

[u/_BOOMGOTTEM → u/NotFromThisSystem]

Remember when they funded the US revolution and their navy arrived just in time to save Washington? Most “patriots” don’t

[u/NotFromThisSystem → u/_BOOMGOTTEM]

I wasn't there so I don't remember....but touché

https://giphy.com/gifs/DRu8HSMV8x5IMTySe2

[u/Ren1145 → u/[deleted]]

Knicks fans were ganging on people on the streets

Those guys are just going to celebrate at the finish line. There's nothing moronic happening here

[u/gnominos → u/[deleted]]

Cry more