Mountain Bike Cycling UCI World Cup 2019

[Dennis 746]

  On 8/11/2019 at 7:06 PM, phelps said:

 

the short version:

Jenny was a young champion, who in 2016 already won it all (including the Rio Olympics), but then her life, instead of going downhill, started to climb...

she had to face heavy depression and for quite a while she left cycling and battled her disease...

then this year she came back to cycling (initially, with pretty average results) and in a few months she did even get back to full success (it happened earlier today, even if she was already 3rd last week) on the world stage...

 

the longer version:

start from here

https://cyclingtips.com/2018/02/olympic-mtb-champ-jenny-rissveds-ends-contract-address-mental-health/

and here

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/olympic-champion-jenny-rissveds-and-scott-sram-agreed-to-part-ways-2018.html

then the renaissance

https://www.brujulabike.com/jenny-rissveds-specialized-team-31/

and the happy ending

https://www.dirtyheart.co.za/single-post/2019/07/08/Inspired-By-Jenny-Rissveds

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I didn't know here story, but as someone who battled with depression and constant suicidal thoughts, this inspires me so much. Thank you for the links!

[heywoodu 15,355]

  On 8/11/2019 at 7:44 PM, Dennis said:

I didn't know here story, but as someone who battled with depression and constant suicidal thoughts, this inspires me so much. Thank you for the links!

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Definitely take a look at her reaction after the race then, seeing and hearing it is a lot stronger than just reading it. It'll be somewhere at the end (obviously  ).

https://www.redbull.com/my-en/events/AP-1XJS6EYM12111/live/AP-1XH4Y72KW1W11

[phelps 7,862]

Stage #7 (Snowshoe, USA)

 

Women's Short Circuit Race

Gold: Jenny Rissveds

Silver: Pauline Ferrand-Prevot

Bronze: Kate Courtney

 

Men's Short Circuit Race

Gold: Nino Schurter

Silver: Titouan Carod

Bronze: Jordan Sarrou

[Laraja 1,496]

  On 9/8/2019 at 2:22 PM, phelps said:

 

 

Men's Short Circuit Race

Gold: Nino Schurter

 

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Can he loss? 

[heywoodu 15,355]

  On 9/8/2019 at 2:30 PM, Laraja said:

Can he loss? 

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Considering this was his first ever shorttrack win, one would think so, yes

[heywoodu 15,355]

Anyone else watched the downhill yet? That epic run by Pierron

[heywoodu 15,355]

Wow, Neff is in huge, huge trouble. It's as if she is sick or something, this ain't normal. Hello World Cup for Courtney.

[heywoodu 15,355]

And now Courtney is fighting for dear life to hold on, but she's watching the others more away ever so slowly..

[heywoodu 15,355]

Terpstra vs PFP for the win, Courtney way ahead of Neff so she should get the World Cup title. Meanwhile Rissveds is trying to go into the final lap with a flat tyre..

 

Oh and: #5thIsNotAPodiumPosition

Edited September 8, 2019 by heywoodu

[dcro 10,210]

No Hermida this time.