The Best DownHill Run of All Times - Sam Hill
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Stumble This2008 Downhill World Championships, Val di Sole, Italy Sam Hill came into this race the reigning world champion. With four riders left on the hill Sam Hill started his final run. At the split he was five seconds up and no one could believe how fast he was going, even the commentator, Rob Warner, a former world level racer. Rob Warner yelled "Look how fast he's going!", "It looks like the film has been speeded up!". Sam was estimated 10 seconds up when he hit the final left hand turn at the bottom of the track. He pulled one of his classic drift turns around the corner but as he straightened up on exit his bike suddenly washed out from under him. He got straight back on his bike but it had cost him his lead and he finished 0.5 of a second behind eventual second place Steve Peat. His run was so nearly the greatest World Championship victory in the history of the sport.
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Adding video to channels (Fail) - requested by aspartam.
Although, I upvote for the irony of going through all the tough shit flawlessly and falling down on practically the only flat turn.
Half expected Kanye West to pop up at some point with the "best of all time" meme.
Wait for the medals ceremony clip that comes after...
Still, it does sound like he's enjoying 0:32-0:45... "Ooooh.... Oooooooooaaahhhh..... Oooohhh, it's close".
I didn't quite understand what caught his wheel on that last turn? Was he trying to cut on the inside, and got his front wheel bogged down in sand?
I'm not sure what you mean by 'bogged down in sand', but basically you can't turn fast in loose land without the wheel sliding. Essentially he was moving forward, turned his wheel, but the sand didn't provide the traction for him to be able to turn, so essentially his wheel was turned but he continue to go forward due to momentum.