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The best part is the dh guys walking their bikes up and one of them yelling "get it boys". Respect.

Love the controlled chaos of race starts. Everybodies pumped and fresh, reactions so precise! Wild trail! As always, best XC(and more) channel out there. Thanks for sharing.

8th place finish. well done. this looked like a really technical course. hard to get an appreciation for the grade % of the courses you film. got to go by the amount of huffing and puffing you hear or the speed of the rear cassette when you are not peddling. fine work.

Thanks for sharing this! As the pandemic goes on i´m looking for nice POV videos to watch while riding the indoor trainning. This is one of the best i´ve found so far! So nice that i´m gonna "ride with you" tomorrow again!

Excellent trail and nice riding! 10:24 - ultimate win!

Glad to see a hardtail still hanging in there.

Thank you for posting. Great Ride! You shred the downhills on that Spark!

this is so awesome. I just started watching.. i really am enjoying this. thanks for sharing

Switched from road to MTB. Sold my roadbike a few weeks ago and bought my first MTB today. This shit gets me excited. Nice riding, beautyfull landscapes. Thanks for the vid ;)

Around 1:10 your really gettin it. Beautiful ride man. Thanks for the experience!

excellent ride man , I enjoyed watching you , that was intense too

This looks like an enduro track. Great job and nice video !!!

Great run Ben, Pro eh! Dam, those guys are fast!

Been watching your Vids just a few days ago..You inspired me to ride more Bro..When i hear your breathing I get so pumped up and just want to Ride more and more..I Ride Enduro 6 Travel Front and back and I'm 51 Yrs old Brother..Thanks Ben

Nice one! What a finish! Congratulations!

Every year it gets harder. Gotta be happy with a top 10 in your first pro event. Congratulations.

got kinda gnarly at the top! good footage, that trail looks kinda wonderful

what an amazing race, inspiring, I hope I can ride a bike like these racers

Awesome video. Thank you for sharing. We wish the best of luck in the Pro Category. Stay Classy and Ride Bikes!

You remind me of how I think I race. Nice video, very watchable.

Awesome finish - you just had to win that final sprint!

Oh my! This is awesome!

fantastic place!!!! Good race bro!!

This is dope I live like right next to these hills I've been wanting to start mountain biking and now I know that I have all these trails near me

I will never, ever complain about the courses here in Michigan being too rough. Or technical. This is insane!!! I may have literally died in multiple locations on this course. Nothing but the utmost respect to guys. Great job!!

Great job! Perfectly timed move by rider #230 at 1:30 going up that short climb. Great job by yourself on that last decent, starting around 1:21:20.

Great race, congrats

I'm so glad I followed your video. Excellent by the way. I just got into mountain biking. I exercised to your video on my wall climber for 15 minutes then jumped on my exercise bike. Listening to you changing gears I followed with the level. I did about 28 minutes and enjoyed the workout. Hopefully you didn't get hurt when you hit. I'm glad I didn't feel it. See you on my next day to exercise....

1st time watcher and enjoyed the ride along. Had my stationary bike set up in front of the wide screen and rode with you on u-tube. 1:26.00. I didn't know if we were going to pass that last rider at the finish, way to go kicked his butt. My mileage only showed 15mils I know you did a lot more. Good luck in 2018.

Great watch, I said OH! the same time you did on that pedal strike at 17 mins "ish" lol

Great to watch on the treadmill!

wow great race

Belíssima filmagem!

You have my utmost respect man, that's a grueling competition man. BRAVO!!!! How many miles was that race? Next time I'll come watch this XC MTB. They should have one here too in Chula Vista.

nice footage, I was just there last week for xc as well

Nice job, man! So glad you got that guy in the end.

Ben, vas de mas a menos en tu pedaleo, una linda carrera increible recorrido te felicito te toca entremar más, cuanto tiempo te sacaron los primeros puestos?

Framerate at 60 FPS is awesome, very fluid. Thanks for sharing.

Wow, awesome final sprint

Love it, proper mountain biking :-)

I've been watching your videos for a while, I ride dh and this may sound extreme but you've made me want to buy an xc bike, keep it up man!

Really nice!

Very nice pro!

I have never done an XC race but after watching this video if I was to do it I would make sure my dieting was on point as well as my cardio obviously can't miss leg day but I would also spend a few previous months before race day in high altitude training for the race that way when the inclines come and the Relentless constant pressure of the terrain and other racers wouldn't affect my body as much as it would already be acclimated to the high altitude which would help my muscles to perform better under low oxygen but you can live your entire life in high altitude but if your diet isn't correct it won't do much good. I just got into the sport of MTB I was looking for a bike that was DH or Enduro and what I ended up purchasing was it devinci Jack RC hardtail 29er which is considered to be an XC bike I'm slowly converting it over to something more ideal for DH/DJ . Although I do like how the 29in wheels cover a lot of ground and are easier on the chunky or stuff as the wheels don't set into the dips and crevices as easy as a smaller wheel. I even like the geometry of the frame what I don't like is the chain retention I seem to drop chain way too often I brought it in the bike shops to see what I can do and until I upgrade my drivetrain all they would do is put a new chain on my bike. Since then when I go to stand up and go up a hill is Skips which means the chain has not worn out to the same wear as the rear cassette so I will have to replace the cassette now. But ultimately I would like to turn it into a 1 by 9 with a new set of forks as these ones are horrible I am currently writing Sr Suntour xcm 130 mm travel with lockout. And there's way too much play in the front end and I'm not sure if it's from Wheel rotation or if the forks or bushings or bearings are just garbage. I bought the bike used but it was in brand new condition from a bike shop as an older gentleman traded it in for something more his age

felicitaciones sos un monstruo

My legs cramped up watching that hill climb😂😂

очень круто! Respect!

Great video (quality is very good). The track is very diverse in terms of more or less technical sections. You have to work on your climbing strenght! :D

Epic...

I'm from Russia. I really enjoyed your video. Long videos are very interesting.

Video like this really helps me to survive the indoor trainer! Thanks

Well done, Ben. Jealous that you can ride in early February.

sooooo cool !!! what the heck do you eat the night before a race like this ? how about that morning prior the race and during? any quick tip for a regular trail rider ?

rain ruts haha, nice Ben

It was a very good ride! And also a nice track. How many hours do you train per week?

awesome trail...would be awesome for dirtbike too

Wow impressive takeover towards the end at 1:24:40

How do you hydrate for races? I find myself getting headaches in the middle of the race on hot dry days. I try to get some hydration mix in me before the race with a little bit during the race? Any suggestions?

Thanks for sharing. Nice trails, how long is the track?

GG!

Oww.. Xc full race game is so aswome.. This track is so hard to ride a bicycle for me..😂😂😂

Grazie.

Bom gostei ,excelente sigle trek. Perdeu umas posiçoes no inicio mas conseguiu manter o ritimo,desceu bem. Um dia irei pedalar nessa trilhas.

Allé mon ami 💪🏻👍🏻

nossa cara mais estou viajando nessa seta!

Nice riding! Great finish... what kind of xc bike?

Question: how much of xc is related to cross country running? Like distance, since I assume you guys ride more than 3-6 miles XD, definitely longer time out there.

Ben, does your neck ever get sore from having your helmet cam mounted so far forward? Last year when I wore mine, I had it mounted far up and my neck would get sore from the added weight. Moved it back and helped out some. Just curious. Great race for your first xc race of the year AND first pro category!

Awesome I wanna get into xc but funds are tight would a Whyte 629 handle that trail

Awesome video. Sorry if I missed it but what type of bike did you ride in this race? Thanks again!!

This xc course is looking more trail to enduro. Nice line choices

How much travel do u have in ur Cross Country? i know its not much but the whats the Average? and whats the weight on ur Bike?

I kinda got scared even watching this!

Way to take that guy at the end. That dude fought hard. Much respect. Why didnt you include tire rub rear cam action? Doing Feb 18 race? If so I'll see you there. I'll be in town taking a break from North East weather.

what size of tire do you use?

Classic! The trail guys carry their bikes to the hill top while the xc guys bike there. Lol

thats a fun trail man, what is the elevation?? and how long is the race course??

17:14 Oof, I felt that

What's brand of rear tyre?

Cool cool any of the guys riding flat pedals?

8th in your first pro race seems like a good start. The NPCs didn't cheer as much this time though.

great videos! what video editing software do you use?

Hard course

How wide is your handlebars

I am exhausted just watching

have you got a camera at the back too to see you comes up behind you

wait are you racing in pro men ?

Who decides who starts at the front? Huge advantage.

Making me breathe hard just watching!

Exactly bike model pls ? Awesome videoo

When will you post again? Btw what grips are those?

i think that i would be faster with my hardtail on this ?course? sorry im german and 15 :,) because there are much climbs and a hardtail is lighter

How many miles?

bro what bike you ride

The final spurt was like

really rough terrain, reminds me of mounton of hell france switzerland

is this like 20k ?

Did you have a front-end 'moment' at 11:31 !!?

hey Ben what bike do you use??