If you look at the split times from the 2009 world cup we hosted, Greg was the fastest through every section if I remember correctly and made up the most time, by far on the top technical section. I think Greg's proved himself to be a racer who can win on any track, steep or tech..... Don't hate...

No, just because they haven't produced any great mountainbikers. No one ever said anything about skin colour. The fact that they have different skin colour is just a coincedence, retard.

When I mentioned the American thing I was refering to dowst, not you Orangegoblin. But ultimately its her decision, whether she races or not is her decision, and no one else's. They can tell her what they think but they cant stop her. And that is why her manager can't get the flack. Minnaar raced the whole 2007 season with a dodgey shoulder that resulted in his crash at Fort William worlds that resulted in him dislocating his shoulder through his scapula, his manager didn't get the flak. Fabien Barels knee, his manager didnt get the flak when his knee blew up in South Africa, same with Cedric Gracia. I could go on all day(Matti's wrists, Sam Hills knee, etc.) and they're still racing(or raced). By your reasoning, we should have some of the best in the world sitting it out at any given time because their managers dont think they should race. Its an extreme sport for a reason, it has its inherent risks and injuries and its how riders manage those risks and injuries that is so often the difference between being the best or re-injury.

She is at fault, its not her managers fault, or her parents or the UCI's. They cannot restrict you in the respect of whether or not you can compete due to physical injury. You americans need to get off the "blame everyone but the person at fault" band wagon. She's an adult, she was fully conscious when she entered the start gate, she knew the possible consequences of what she was doing and she rolled the dice. If something had happened, it would have been her fault, no one else's. I know what she was thinking because I've done what she did but I wasnt so lucky.

Take a look at this pic. I can clearly see welds at the head tube junction and at the seat tube brace. http://dirt.mpora.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/10e140359.jpg

Go argue with people who were there and saw them with their own eyes if you're so sure a couple of low res, badly lit pictures tell you a different story.

That was qualifying footage, well atleast the clip of Greg going through the rock garden was. Freecaster holds the rights to race run footage as far as I know.

They're not carbon. Theres a vid floating around of Minnaar and Peat speculating on why its such a big secret if its not carbon. One question. Is is just me or does Pinkbike really not like Greg? Everyone comments mention Hill, Gee, Cedric, Steve Smith and Steve Peat but no one recognises how much Minnaar stepped his game up. In previous years he's placed between 5th and 8th at Maribor in the dry, traditionally he's been average at best(according to his standards) in the mud and then he manages to pull off a win, not only at maribor but also in some of the wettest, toughest conditions in years. I'd say it deserves atleast a comment of two. This year is going to be one to remember!