The Sketchiest Crit in America? (Blue Dome Pro Men)

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Комментарии • 99

  • @williamrhardin
    @williamrhardin 2 месяца назад +107

    It is important to me to emphasize that criteriums are a type of racing in which risk can be rewarded greatly, but they do not have to be dangerous like this. Attitudes of the racers, course design, and officiating are among the few things that are improving but still need work. We hope to show these tough scenes not as a glorification of the danger of the sport, but as a source of context for riders, fans, and officials on how racing can be made safer on all fronts. Bike racing has risks, but it is a sport that needs racers, fans, organizers, and officials to work together, care for one another, and improve so that it can grow and bring to the surface all the other amazing parts of the sport that aren't crashing. Wishing the men here a speedy recovery and hopeful we can make the sport better and reduce these incidents by increasing awareness of the situations that lead to these unfortunate circumstances.

  • @markwalker9147
    @markwalker9147 2 месяца назад +39

    The barriers are awful, with the foot sticking out into the road. In Europe they switched to the ones that lean back so there’s no foot and more space at the top …..

  • @KiteWaldi
    @KiteWaldi 2 месяца назад +149

    To say that US crit racing is strongest in the world is pretty crazy statement 😂 you have 1 world tour guy without teammates and he wins by far. You should visit local euro crit race to see the level of riders.

    • @EricMichaelManuel
      @EricMichaelManuel 2 месяца назад +10

      you do know luke lamperti is an american, right? :P

    • @shaunb93291
      @shaunb93291 2 месяца назад +6

      You mean like the German team that finished 7th? Dumb comment.

    • @corydaddydoras
      @corydaddydoras 2 месяца назад +42

      @@EricMichaelManuel His point is that a single UCI boi (regardless of nationality) joins a top US crit and easily wins it... Although Euro crit racing is variable too, it has much more talent/future UCI/pro talent, so often is higher skill (despite crit racing being v popular in US. the Euro-Crit racing scene is often a STEP to the next level, not a final one in Europe...)

    • @_Tp___
      @_Tp___ 2 месяца назад +12

      And Luke is a great talent, but he's quite young and not massively experienced either and still won by himself. Imagine Mvdp or something at this

    • @tvemikel9477
      @tvemikel9477 2 месяца назад +2

      There was nothing easy about the win. It took everything, don't forget that.

  • @PatrickLino
    @PatrickLino 2 месяца назад +14

    0:21 mark - "oh sh*t I didn't know that." Not sure why that cracked me up LoL. Great stuff you guys!

  • @fugbisch6983
    @fugbisch6983 2 месяца назад +7

    Thanks for getting me into racing! I rode my first criterium last sunday and enjoyed every meter of it. Unfortunately i am still way above my desired weight, the course was way too technical and hilly for me (30m height over 1,6km with 15 corners, multiple choke points with only space for one). Only ended up in P9 in the university class and 4 laps down, but nonetheless an unforgettable experience.
    Also i learned a lot from your videos, otherwise i wouldn't have done so well for my first time

  • @ianbent0n
    @ianbent0n 2 месяца назад +15

    If you pause at 7:40 it almost looks like the barrier starts angling inward and that's what caused the guy in front of Justin to get squeezed into it.

    • @jrh1704
      @jrh1704 2 месяца назад +1

      Justin caused Justin to get squeezed in.

  • @GaryBleck
    @GaryBleck 2 месяца назад +3

    The flat spot on the tire agrees with your breaking assessment 😂

  • @stevenwsong
    @stevenwsong 2 месяца назад +7

    crazy how one world tour pro with no team can effortlessly win. theres levels to it

    • @mikpiotto
      @mikpiotto 2 месяца назад

      He should have said top crit riders in the US.

  • @SeraStaplz
    @SeraStaplz 2 месяца назад +9

    7:31 This is where my spidey sense went off. Guy in the white doesn't have good control of his bike at this point in the race anymore. By a stroke of luck he actually dodges the crash, but can't tell from the camera what caused it.

  • @adadinthelifeofacyclist
    @adadinthelifeofacyclist 2 месяца назад +7

    I must say, nice camerawork by the Winspace! Even whilst crashing it managed to keep the action in frame 😀🙌

  • @alexandermason3845
    @alexandermason3845 2 месяца назад +9

    I've done 1, 8 corner crit in my life. Never again, as a serious but not professional rider the risk just isn't worth it. There are plenty of decent 2, 3, and 4 corner crits that are more enjoyable.

    • @alexandermason3845
      @alexandermason3845 2 месяца назад

      Just take pedal strikes, every added corner makes the chance of strike that much more likely, that many times more, every lap.

    • @kennethward9530
      @kennethward9530 2 месяца назад

      Depends upon the course. Used to be an 8 corner in Battle Creek years ago ran for several seasons that was a pretty nice course without harsh curbs and was wide enough. Also, depends upon if riders are trying to make a hole where there isn't one.

    • @tt-tk9076
      @tt-tk9076 2 месяца назад

      we should race on nascar tracks then 😂

    • @alexandermason3845
      @alexandermason3845 2 месяца назад

      @@tt-tk9076 🤣

  • @niklasbirksted8175
    @niklasbirksted8175 2 месяца назад +2

    Very Paul Greengrass/Jason Bourne camerawork. Flashback to another time ;)

  • @theelmhurstcyclist
    @theelmhurstcyclist 2 месяца назад +12

    US Crit racing is the strongest in the world!
    Also US Crit racing with 3000m to go: 💀

    • @minecraft_twin5469
      @minecraft_twin5469 2 месяца назад +4

      It’s so gnarly racing at those speeds, glad to no longer be in that mix

    • @ohhi5237
      @ohhi5237 2 месяца назад

      @@minecraft_twin5469 i didnt see any cobbles

  • @prep1989
    @prep1989 2 месяца назад +7

    great, but the most important part is, "how is the new bike after that?"

    • @williamrhardin
      @williamrhardin 2 месяца назад +5

      Only a small "wrinkle" on the top tube 😅

    • @lbgstzockt8493
      @lbgstzockt8493 2 месяца назад +2

      only slightly folded in half

    • @ohhi5237
      @ohhi5237 2 месяца назад +1

      on ebay as 'show room model, slighty used'

  • @musclelessfitness2045
    @musclelessfitness2045 2 месяца назад

    Thx for the great footage. I hope the injured riders get well pretty soon.
    Can you guys comment on that beautiful and fastest bike in the world, Simplon Pride 2?

  • @markmildorf2873
    @markmildorf2873 2 месяца назад +1

    At about 10:15 in, is that DCC/Alpecin rider Andreas Mayr?

  • @JohnDough-yr2zt
    @JohnDough-yr2zt 2 месяца назад

    You’re right. It’s 10% fitness 90% ability. My friend Luke won that. And he was breathing through his nose the whole time.

  • @yogatriathlete
    @yogatriathlete 2 месяца назад +1

    I think the best crit racers in the world are Australian, although I really do enjoy watching American crit racing thanks to your channel

    • @TheJuice4you
      @TheJuice4you 2 месяца назад

      Im from Australia and new to cycling. Really? I thought it was America given the amount of races, organisers and general culture around it. But happy to be educated :-)

  • @mrgriinch2390
    @mrgriinch2390 2 месяца назад +3

    Love the vids bro

  • @JohnEmbryTattoos
    @JohnEmbryTattoos 2 месяца назад +2

    Definitely gonna go back an analyze this race a bit more. Have a significantly less consequential 8 corner crit coming up and all of these videos have been a huge help in building my confidence in racing/racecraft. Side note: that crash was brutal. Hope everyone is ok

  • @AustinIsTheGreatests
    @AustinIsTheGreatests 2 месяца назад +1

    damn lot of videos lately. It's really nice

  • @FT__Bicycling_____-sc7yv
    @FT__Bicycling_____-sc7yv 2 месяца назад

    That Lamperdi guy is a F*ing beast. At the front the whole time. By himself. Still strong at the end. Jeez.

    • @mikew466
      @mikew466 2 месяца назад

      He just came off racing the fastest Giro ever where most of their 4 and 5 hour stages were raced at 28 to 30mph.

  • @BBDD26
    @BBDD26 2 месяца назад

    May I ask what software you used to make the video!! This data presentation is very intuitive and beautiful. I like it very much. Can I know how you did it? Thank you.

  • @therondc
    @therondc 2 месяца назад +1

    Interesting that Lotto Soudal lets Lamperti race crits.

  • @zishkii7249
    @zishkii7249 2 месяца назад +2

    How can they ride 50 51 kph as average?

    • @ohhi5237
      @ohhi5237 2 месяца назад +1

      short course, pedal hard

  • @_PhinneyWood_
    @_PhinneyWood_ 2 месяца назад

    miss the old camera angle being able to see the entire cockpit first this low one.. hoping old angle will maek a comeback haha

  • @tds397
    @tds397 2 месяца назад +13

    When dive-bombing corners gets you rekt badly 💀

  • @theleg4
    @theleg4 2 месяца назад +2

    Wow! 43 km/h from Americans - that must be a record!
    Yall ain't got shit on the Continental/World riders 😅😂😢

  • @DDai-qd8uk
    @DDai-qd8uk 2 месяца назад

    Did you end up running the 32mm tyres for your critd by any chance?

  • @jediavatar
    @jediavatar 2 месяца назад

    Wow. Your Zone 2 is very different from MY Zone 2. Good lord.

  • @bikesbeersbeats
    @bikesbeersbeats 2 месяца назад +1

    The nascar of crit racing would be more accurate 😂

  • @Bozza36
    @Bozza36 2 месяца назад +7

    It isn't what anyone would have wanted to see, but it looks like a hard case of karma for Justin, after his consistently reckless riding.

  • @jaybobd
    @jaybobd 2 месяца назад +4

    do they make those barriers with the internal angles to maximize the ways cyclists could get caught in them?

  • @colem7173
    @colem7173 Месяц назад

    @10:51 the rider didnt strike a pedal, it looks like he wipes out on the painted white road line.

  • @OurCognitiveSurplus
    @OurCognitiveSurplus 2 месяца назад

    Can you do one of those back to back test videos on shorter cranks? Including, does a much shorter crank let you keep on the power through a corner?

  • @FT__Bicycling_____-sc7yv
    @FT__Bicycling_____-sc7yv 2 месяца назад +1

    I'm never doing another night-time crit. Racing in the dark is horrible

  • @peterliljebladh
    @peterliljebladh 2 месяца назад +6

    To say that an American criterium is technical compared to a European one is to compare oval racing with Formula 1. 🤨

    • @ohhi5237
      @ohhi5237 2 месяца назад

      judging by the amount of cars going into buildings in a daily basis id say ovals are high tech course

    • @joshuaelundberg3333
      @joshuaelundberg3333 2 месяца назад

      One the one hand, a euro crit might be a more technical course than this. But when you have a wide corner that 5 guys can come through together, it creates a different challenge where you're fighting for position against 30 guys in the front bubble instead of 5 guys that you see on a super narrow course. It goes from fighting the race course to fighting the riders.

  • @Tomcoma2832
    @Tomcoma2832 2 месяца назад

    How was the bike after the crash?

  • @joshuaelundberg3333
    @joshuaelundberg3333 2 месяца назад

    Justin Williams just blamed his crash here on inexperienced riders instead of the spectator sticking his arm out. Just shows you what he thinks of his fellow racers. I'm so sick of him blaming his peers. If he had served his ban from the sport for the full length, he wouldn't have been in that crash.

  • @anthonyhuber-permanentlyre7808
    @anthonyhuber-permanentlyre7808 2 месяца назад +1

    *What team does Will ride for?* 🧐

  • @tmoritz
    @tmoritz 2 месяца назад +7

    Pls stop with the clickbait algorithm titles.

  • @vietle8157
    @vietle8157 2 месяца назад +1

    Why is Luke Lamperti at an amateur race?

  • @sean7456
    @sean7456 2 месяца назад

    2:35 I guess a softer bike with less "kick" isn't important huh

    • @williamrhardin
      @williamrhardin 2 месяца назад +2

      Really matters where the compliance is, I would say this bike has the same "kick" as the t1550, but when you're sitting down, you don't feel like you're on a jackhammer

    • @GratzRides
      @GratzRides 2 месяца назад +1

      @@williamrhardinIs this the correct frame for you, Will? Saddle rails are screaming “Help!”

    • @williamrhardin
      @williamrhardin 2 месяца назад

      @@GratzRides right!? It's a large, I'm usually on a medium and tend to sit somewhere between a 56-58cm...need the low front end of a 56 but the saddle and reach of a 58...seems to work okay, at the max of the saddle rails though!

  • @cyc00000
    @cyc00000 2 месяца назад +2

    Ha yeah a proper pro makes them look like amateurs.

  • @josephlazatin8199
    @josephlazatin8199 2 месяца назад +5

    Waiting for the WB to complain again… same old same old

    • @anthonyhuber-permanentlyre7808
      @anthonyhuber-permanentlyre7808 2 месяца назад +2

      I wonder if JW hit the rider in front of him and that caused the crash, because he dived into that small space with a lot of speed.
      But I don't think it makes a difference either, Lamperti was in a class by himself that weekend.

    • @williamrhardin
      @williamrhardin 2 месяца назад +1

      @@anthonyhuber-permanentlyre7808 one of the guys on the green jersey team shouldered Sean, the rider in red and white, into the barrier

  • @HydeMyJekyll
    @HydeMyJekyll 2 месяца назад +1

    first

    • @123oner2
      @123oner2 2 месяца назад +3

      Are you like 9yrs old or something

  • @HydeMyJekyll
    @HydeMyJekyll 2 месяца назад

    first