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Course Preview: Loris Vergier rides Les Gets World Cup track

High speed old school downhill racing on tap in France this Saturday

Les Gets Course preview

Les Gets is back on the World Cup circuit, and it looks like it will be a high speed, all 0ut race on Saturday.

The French venue hasn’t been part of the series in 17 years. For its return, Les Gets is keeping it old school.

Wide open taping and array of line choices on some sections of the course hearkens back to classic style of downhill racing. Other parts are much more closely taped, and will require interesting choices from racers on Saturday.

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And then there’s the massive booter near the bottom of the course with an endless runout:

Watch Santa Cruz Syndicate’s Loris Vergier course preview of the Les Gets World Cup downhill track below. After a close third last weekend in Vallnord, Andorra, Verigier will be on the hunt for a win at home in France.

Be sure to catch all the racing live on Saturday.