Val di Sole 2023 – Pre-Race Show

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🗓️ 27 June 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Race week is back and this time we are in Val di Sole for the third round of the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup. I’m joined by Chris Kilmurray to get his thoughts on the season so far, the impact some new dirt will have on the track and plenty more. So sit back, hit play and listen to this Val di Sole pre-race show with Chris Kilmurray.

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0:00.0	All right, it's race week again and we're back with your Maxis tires pre-race show for Valde-Sol.
0:08.9	Maxis is synonymous with racing and is the name that comes to mind when you think of performance.
0:13.1	So it's no surprise that they've won more than any other brand in the history of World Cup and EWS racing.
0:18.2	No matter where or how you ride, Maxis has got the tires for you with a wide
0:22.1	range of tread patterns, casing and compound options. On my Enjuro bike, I've got the DHR2
0:27.2	Max Terra double down on the rear, paired up with the Assegai in the Max grip compound up front,
0:31.9	using the slightly lighter XO plus compound. On the downhill bike, I've got DHR2 front and rear,
0:37.1	both of the DH casein using the super grippy Max grip compound. On the downhill bike, I've got DHR2 front and rear, both of the DH case in using the
0:38.7	super grippy Max grip compound. Both those setups work great for me, but check out the entire
0:43.5	catalogue and see what you think would be good for you. You can check out their entire range
0:47.3	of Maxis tires over at Maxis.com and find the tires at your local Maxis dealer. You can also give
0:52.4	them a follow on Instagram where they're at Maxis bike. All right, Valde Sault is back, a track that takes no prisoners and has a reputation as one of the gnarliest tracks on the circuit. Can some extra dirt on the hill help things this year? Who's going well and what's it going to take to win? It's time to join Chris Kilmurray to find out. So without further ado, here's our
1:11.8	Maxis Tires pre-race show for Valde-Soul. Chris Kilmurray, welcome back. We've got another
1:20.6	World Cup coming up rapidly in front of us this weekend in Vowderasol. But we've had two weeks
1:26.2	off or a week off. How have you been since
1:29.3	a week off? You've just had, you've just had post-traumatic stress disorder from Stone King, so.
1:34.7	I'm pretty confused. I flew in last night and we're recording this first thing Tuesday
1:39.8	morning and I definitely feel like most of my body is still asleep.
1:45.0	You'll be right. The recovery curve will body is still asleep. You'll be right.
1:45.6	The recovery curve will come your way soon.
1:47.7	You'll be fine.
1:48.8	Yeah, give it a couple of days of active recovery, I think I'd be all good.
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