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"Epic Fail Chatel, France, 2013"

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Barefootin_Fiend
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Sucks to be these guys. Can't imagine this felt good.


Four Argentine downhill mountain bikers end up in a heap way off the trail after taking a jump that wasn’t intended to be a jump. It was actually supposed to be a sharp left-hand turn, but one by one the riders missed the turn, took a flying leap into a massive bush, and ended up on the grass wondering what went wrong.



Oct 2 2013 10:08AM
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snwbrdmilf
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Damn! They are gonna feel that in the morning =\
Oct 2 2013 10:11AM
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DockEllis
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haha shit, it looks like that's exactly where they were supposed to go. Someone should put a landing down there.
Oct 2 2013 10:33AM
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howlongcanausern
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haha, i can't believe that wasn't marked or roped
Oct 2 2013 10:38AM
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skiierman
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I can't wait to see how many people put the blame on the guys who built the trail and not the ones who SENT IT BLIND.

Enjoy reading the comments. http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Video-Chatel-Crash.html
Oct 2 2013 10:43AM
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pat_in_the_hat
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pussy french. I would have done that drop on my inlines
Oct 2 2013 10:46AM
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corona
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lucky is was a sloping field they landed in.
Oct 2 2013 10:59AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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oh, of course! blame should NEVER be placed on the individual - it's always "the other guy's" fault.

However, that should have been marked a lot better. It definitely looks like you're supposed to send that, so I can totally see how they went off trail.

On the other hand, they're fucking retards for sending it blind, so it's their own damn fault.
Oct 2 2013 10:59AM
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CaptainObvious.
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I don't think it looks like you're supposed to send it. There was nothing but greenspace in front of the drop.
Oct 2 2013 11:07AM
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howlongcanausern
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they should have rode the trail at 70% speed, first

was this at a bike park?
Oct 2 2013 11:20AM
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daannnnieel
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On bikes the saying look before you leap is a rule more than anything. These guys are idiots for sending before riding the trial normally.
Oct 2 2013 11:41AM
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oakskier
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"Four Argentine downhill mountain bikers". Somebody didn't pass grade 3 english.
Oct 2 2013 1:12PM
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Calb3rt
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epic tranny finder.
Oct 2 2013 1:24PM
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SFB
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hhaahhahahaahhhahahahahahah
Oct 2 2013 2:29PM
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BLADEE
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Hahaha at least they landed in bushes? That would fucking kill other wise
Oct 2 2013 3:24PM
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skiierman
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Yeah, a bike park with a reputation to have some of the gnarliest terrain out of any bike park.
Oct 2 2013 5:02PM
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Laurent.
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The were aiming for the Falklands.
Oct 2 2013 5:10PM
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Moon_Park
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This video needs Samuel L Jackson and the Rock in it
Oct 2 2013 10:45PM
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ThaLorax
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My testicles receded into my stomach when the first guy landed.
Oct 3 2013 1:59AM
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daannnnieel
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my newest question is why there is a guy standing without any gear right where they landed.
Oct 3 2013 2:03AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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"First off the “jump” was Juan Cruz, who tried to warn the others. He was first seen on the video standing on the grass shouting toward the trail. Second to crash was Sebastian Gomez, followed in quick succession by the POV cameraman Javier Santiago and then Benjamin Gomez."
Oct 3 2013 2:20AM
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MASkier
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Oct 3 2013 1:25PM
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