Oisin O Callaghan World Champs

covey123

First time at world champs!...


https://m.pinkbike.com/news/final-results-leogang-downhill-world-championships-2020.html

Hoping for a big future for the guy,

Well done Oisin

covey123

https://mobile.twitter.com/UCI_MTB/status/1315235791916863488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Eprofile%3AUCI_MTB&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tissottiming.com%2F2020%2Fmtbwch%2Fen%2Fuci%2FStage%2F6%2FResults%2F2

Eamonnator

Proud pair.

Eamonnator

The Podium.

sparrowcar

Hope it makes the news this evening.
I follow him and his dad on Instagram, seem humble and driven so delighted they've had success on the back of hard work.

Eamonnator

Just for context.
Oisin is a first year junior.
He has never raced a World Cup.
And he is World Champion.
Amazing.

https://twitter.com/UCI_MTB/status/1315235791916863488

C3PO

Absolutely fantastic!

Wanderer78

Where's he from?

Eamonnator

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Where's he from?

Co. Limerick

aongo

Fantastic achievement Oisin, you have done your country proud!

A brilliant run against stiff competition in tough conditions

Covid or no covid - it has been a good year for Irish cyclists in fairness!

Wanderer78

aongo wrote:

Covid or no covid - it has been a good year for Irish cyclists in fairness!

Its been a fantastic year for them, well done lads

Lemming

Interview with Oisin on Wyn TV at 22.50; for some reason the link doesn't seem to be linking up to the time as it's about 10/15 seconds back.

C3PO

Way back in 2011 the legend that was Richie Byrne (and against other peoples better judgement ... myself included) let an 8 year old start the full EPIC Blast as long as he didn't start until everyone else was gone and that his Dad did it with him! No prizes for guessing who the 8 year old was ... Richie's legacy still burns strong!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OaQgaYBko8

They reckoned he passed 50-60 riders on his way down even then!!

xxyyzz

Himself and his dad have put in unbelievable work to get here. I remember seeing them doing lap after lap with timing and tweaking bike setup in bikepark Ireland (R.I.P.). He was picked out of hundreds of applicants to get into the YT mob.

covey123

Little bit of his run here in the YT video

https://m.pinkbike.com/news/2020-leogang-world-championships-team-video-round-up.html

prunudo

C3PO wrote: »

Way back in 2011 the legend that was Richie Byrne (and against other peoples better judgement ... myself included) let an 8 year old start the full EPIC Blast as long as he didn't start until everyone else was gone and that his Dad did it with him! No prizes for guessing who the 8 year old was ... Richie's legacy still burns strong!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OaQgaYBko8

They reckoned he passed 50-60 riders on his way down even then!!

I never knew there was such an event in Ballinastoe, they should bring something similar back, remnants of the course are still there.
Amazing to see the difference in scenery though, from areas that were open to now forested and other area's that have been felled in recent years.

nak

prunudo wrote: »

I never knew there was such an event in Ballinastoe, they should bring something similar back, remnants of the course are still there.
Amazing to see the difference in scenery though, from areas that were open to now forested and other area's that have been felled in recent years.

That event caused a lot of heartache for the people involved in organising, sadly won't get permission to do that again - well not on the same course.

C3PO

prunudo wrote: »

I never knew there was such an event in Ballinastoe, they should bring something similar back, remnants of the course are still there.
Amazing to see the difference in scenery though, from areas that were open to now forested and other area's that have been felled in recent years.

This gives a good flavour of the event .... good times! Unfortunately the landowner didn’t agree!

https://youtu.be/ta0UxzDG4a4

Tenzor07

C3PO wrote: »

This gives a good flavour of the event .... good times! Unfortunately the landowner didn’t agree!

the Helicopter was the final straw!

C3PO

Tenzor07 wrote: »

the Helicopter was the final straw!

But it was spectacular!!

prunudo

C3PO wrote: »

This gives a good flavour of the event .... good times! Unfortunately the landowner didn’t agree!

https://youtu.be/ta0UxzDG4a4

Looks epic! better weather than the video of Oisin. Sounds like there's a lot of good stories behind them, only into it about 5yrs so they weren't on my radar at all.

Tenzor07

C3PO wrote: »

But it was spectacular!!

Sure was! https://shanesutton.com/project/film/

Eamonnator

There's a World Cup Race on in Maribor, Slovenia, tomorrow.
Qualifying was this morning.
In the Junior race Oisin O'Callaghan qualified in 1st place.
The lad is on fire.

Lemming

Eamonnator wrote: »

There's a World Cup Race on in Maribor, Slovenia, tomorrow.
Qualifying was this morning.
In the Junior race Oisin O'Callaghan qualified in 1st place.
The lad is on fire.

Steve Peat had a live instagram video going a couple of hours ago and looked like it was miserably wet - at least from the finish area; was p1ssing it down.

Eamonnator

Oisin has won the Junior World Cup in Maribor.
He crashed and still won.
Amazing
Amazing.

covey123

Very close time,a fraction in it but another win

https://m.pinkbike.com/news/final-results-maribor-dh-world-cup-2020-round-1.html

covey123

Eamonnator wrote: »

Oisin has won the Junior World Cup in Maribor.
He crashed and still won.
Amazing
Amazing.

Is footage available anywhere do you know?

Eamonnator

covey123 wrote: »

Is footage available anywhere do you know?

My son is in Maribor filming for Vital MTB.
He sent me a little clip, but I can't post it.
Oisin crashed on an off camber rooty section, near the bottom and had a little difficulty getting going again.
His jersey is ripped at the right shoulder. He is not injured.

Red bull TV are showing Elite Women and Men live, later on.
Read Bull have the TV rights, but I don't think there will be much footage of the Juniors available.

sparrowcar

Eamonnator wrote: »

My son is in Maribor filming for Vital MTB.
He sent me a little clip, but I can't post it.
Oisin crashed on an off camber rooty section, near the bottom and had a little difficulty getting going again.
His jersey is ripped at the right shoulder. He is not injured.

Red bull TV are showing Elite Women and Men live, later on.
Read Bull have the TV rights, but I don't think there will be much footage of the Juniors available.

John Lawlor?

Eamonnator

sparrowcar wrote: »

John Lawlor?

Who?
Yes.