14th on your first try? That's awesome!!!

@dcamp29

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Only got one practice run.

@MrEtienne6657

5 жыл бұрын

That's even more impressive!

@martinmaier352

5 жыл бұрын

Given, you started in the first row, maybe you would have won.

@Vovkq

5 жыл бұрын

@@martinmaier352 David was losing to the winner on every part of the route. Time gab was about a minute by the glacier exit and about 4 minutes by the end of the track. True, Damien had little disturbance from other riders but i think his experience of the track matters much more.

@networkbike543

5 жыл бұрын

If you hadn't slid down the first slope. Avoided the fallen riders really well.

I was looking for an electric bike for my kid and got this. I must say that was impressive. That chap in black was your nemesis, you clearly had more power but he got you on the technical parts. Congratulations! - Now I need to find that bike for my kid.

@mykolatkachuk7770

3 жыл бұрын

he competed with two different men in the end

This year was my first (and probably last) attempt at the Mega- aged 63. I just wanted to make it through to one of the infinity races but after a brutal qualifying race on the Friday I had to withdraw from the main event. Great ride and great video!

@stevemaggers4900

5 жыл бұрын

63? so it's not too late for me to have a go at 52 then.

@Hayes1955SPLaTFiLMS

5 жыл бұрын

Steve Maggers Definitely not.. I didn’t start riding until I was 52 so you have plenty of time 👍

@roberthess3859

5 жыл бұрын

@@Hayes1955SPLaTFiLMS do they have an over 50 class?

@Hayes1955SPLaTFiLMS

5 жыл бұрын

Robert Hess Yes Robert. Grand Veterans.

@nicolaipoulsen9506

5 жыл бұрын

Respect man.

You did really good and you weren't being an ass to anyone. Nice work

@dcamp29

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks- that was the goal. Haha

Loving the joyful noises in the first bit... clearly it's as fun as it looks!

Very impressive run , and finally someone from the US, in top 20 finish.

@dcamp29

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks- there was one other US rider- Matt Koen- he finished 13th, about 5 sec ahead of me.

@lloydsawyer521

5 жыл бұрын

CONGRATS, Go USA!!!!!!!@@dcamp29

Great spirit, great passing, great ride!

@dcamp29

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

I was cheering for you! I loved how excited you were. The sections in the snow were amazing.

1:53 “ Look out......coming in hot”

@tatianamaslikova

3 жыл бұрын

Берегись.....спорт опасен.

Love that "hey baby" at 24:13 hahaha

@angelopizzo2933

3 жыл бұрын

Legend

Nice positivity man!

I love how happy you sound throughout you’re ride!

If I walked this trail I would trip multiple times. It amazes me that people can effortlessly bike this.

@cezarypiatek2564

4 жыл бұрын

"effortlessly"

After watching the video from the winner, I came here to see the race actually had some other bikes. That guy just crushed it.

You've been amazing on the snow!

Literally this video is good for headache.

Awesome ride, I was cheering for you all the way! Really intense, great result!

I'm exhausted just watching this...

Anyone else thinking that the end of the route seems quite anticlimatic for such a race? I mean, the home straight is a boring thin track in the shadow sqeezed between a metal fence and some warehouse, and then the finish line is around the corner in some parking lot. Given the epicness of the start, shouldnt there be something a bit grander at the end?

@Farmboy1544

5 жыл бұрын

And now that you mention that, yes. The finish line is boring. Plus there was nobody there to cheer on the finishers. Consider that there is a helicopter and music at the start. Very little fan fare at the end.

@dcamp29

5 жыл бұрын

I think it's all based on logistics- it ends in a nice park (er in the park's parking lot) in the center of a small town. There is a bus stop 2 blocks away to pick you up and shuttle riders back up to the ski village. Also- they maximize the descending- you are literally at the bottom of a massive valley so the route stops there.

@td_kdname5197

5 жыл бұрын

@@dcamp29 - Did you hurt your hand when you hit that tree on the switch back about 2/3 of the way down? You said something about not being able to pull your brakes.

@dcamp29

5 жыл бұрын

@@td_kdname5197 I was having bad arm-pump (grip strength was running out) and couldn't pull the brakes hard enough to make the turn- so I hit the tree. Luckily it didn't hurt my hand or shoulder too bad.

@JodyHwd

5 жыл бұрын

@@Error-hc7mp I appreciate this was probably a joke, but as it happens, studded tyres are forbidden !

17:58 Thank you! Great ride by the way, awesome passing!

Great run man, your line choices were great especially on the top sections. Just with one practice run. Impressive!

1:51 *DEJA VU...*

Looks like such a good time. Congrats on your 14th place finish!

Love the self-talk!

Really impressive fitness, pounding past some other very skilled and fit riders, a great watch! dream ride!

really awesome, but my mom was thinking i watch porn coz of the sound !

@obviouslytwo4u

5 жыл бұрын

i see what you did there

@chrisaker6468

5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@synisterv7703

4 жыл бұрын

Lol.......that's funny as hell.......my parents where still wondering why I wasn't wearing any pants.......

@fabiogagliardi5908

3 жыл бұрын

HUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

@leojonkers3181

3 жыл бұрын

😂 I understand your mom! This is better then porno, I often sream as well. Oh, No, Look out, Poeffff, I got the feeling I am on the bike. And when they go into the wood, along those trees...I love your reaction on this vlog...🤣

...and your first mega, you're amazing bro

You are very good...great to watch💙

I've been watching a lot of these videos this week and I like this one best. I like that you actually speak and breathe. These other people are so silent in their videos it's weird, like bike riding zombies. I hope you've upgraded to a cam with better stability functions since this race though :)

Awesome video my dude. Wry cool I love how you motivate yourself while riding and you can tell how competitive you are when passed by other riders. Future videos. Any chance you can edit. Like maybe put on the screen what place you are in when passing someone just for the viewers. Also maybe a top speed on screen. Again just see we can get a feel how fast you are going and what place you are in. Thanks for the upload my dude. 👍🏼 Awesome job

Keep it tight Dave. Keep it together. Awesome!

5:24 Now that's what I call a good sportsmanship

I had fun watching your race!!!))))))

Great ride! Great luck with the early passing

@dcamp29

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks- passing early was key. I tried to follow faster people for the good lines.

Really great ride. Nice. Holy Fuck! Exactly.

Great. I love yours comments at the beginning, and your reaction to 666 sound ^^^^

super clean rider !! awesome work !!

I was scared just watching. You are a legend.

Bad boy!!!! Terrific!!! Number one!!!!!! I guess you love mosquitos!!!

Loved it. Hilariously funny at the beginning.

Impressive skills mate 14th 🐆 also a fine way to take in the beautiful views 👌👍

What a total rush that would be. Congrats....on the 14th overall. Thats pretty awesome

Fascinating how much power you were able to get out of your body. You can clearly hear how you were driving on your limit most of the time.

your reaction is awesome and funny! subscribed!

I had a blast listening to you have a blast

I thought I was bad ass commuting two miles to get my groceries

Realmente incrível. Quem me dera pedalar num lugar assim. Show de mais. 😁😁😁

Awesome Awesome Awesome video man!!!! loved it!

Troppo bello questa gara ed il percorso stupendo BRAVO,voglio anch'io

utterly fantastic! Well done indeed!

great ride! Im willing to join this next year.

@dkzlslx7690

5 жыл бұрын

Be nice brotha

Dude, you've got heart. Well done.

Greetings from Maui. , Amazing vid Bro

1:51 "Gotta go Faaaa-oOOOW SHIII-"

You did great man!!!!

excelente corrida, as melhor de todas que ja assisti da Megavalanche. Parrabéns.

Thx for cleaning the cam while driving

MEGA NICE AMAZING RACE.UNBELIEVABLE .

All I can say is WOW! All the panting proves that DH is harder than UH when ur going for it! Very impressive and one of my favourite videos of 2018 :-)

@epincion

5 жыл бұрын

This is a good video I agree. Have you watched the winner's upload? Thats astonishing.

@2wheelsonline

5 жыл бұрын

@@epincion I watched that one before this :-)

Great run, congrats :)

Amazing! great ride!

The speed on the 31:00 overtake is mind numbing

great ride!!!

Goodman! Good work!

This looks like so much fun

love the narration

1:48 mega action :D!!

@chrisaker6468

5 жыл бұрын

Diecast car enthusiast Hell ya 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thank You ! !

1:51 Drifting like a boss.

@dcamp29

5 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing that while riding and thinking 'should I be going faster?'. The answer was no haha

@loganmocherman3053

5 жыл бұрын

Ya the guy at major shit xD

@AnDre-yu4po

5 жыл бұрын

Imagine if he saved that.. like.. wtf :D

@spikespa5208

5 жыл бұрын

Crashing like a boss.

@justanotherdrunk

5 жыл бұрын

a boss 'til he crashed

Great post, would love to see some telemetry from your run, you were flying in some areas and were riding a very smart race. Awesome!

@dcamp29

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! There's a link to my strava file in the description.

Nice trail, awesome mountains

Super run !

Súper espectacular tengo que hacer esta carrera que maravilla..

Great ride bro. Hope to see an Argenitnian here some day

Very well deserved placement my man! Sucks you didn't start a bit farther ahead than you did thought... All that passing wasn't good for your placing but meh, you crushed it anyway! Also.. HEY BABE!

Very good line choice!!!!

Really fun(ny) beginning. Had to stop the video once you got to the rocky biome as I started to get nauseous. Maybe stabilization software next time?

This was Kool!!

Looks tiring and dangerous..but really fun. At the start its absolute chaos..awesome

beautiful

bravo pour le courage!

I have watched far too many of these already and I can tell you that a lot of these guys need to learn a bit about slipstream distances. Watch some road race examples. At 21:20 ish you see this guy using it and then get overtaken by a guy who was doing it better. You want to be half a bikes length from the guy in front of you and if they are doing it to the guy in front of them and the guy in front of them is doing it too you won't even need to peddle on the flats - so you'll save yourself for the hills and blast past everyone. Great job. I probably couldn't do what you guys do, even with the theory behind me. Keep it up!

As for me, the video for 14th place is way more interesting than that for 1st place because there are lot of pursuits in front of the camera )

This is probably his best day omg!

Nice Race!

Adrenalina pura güero. 🇲🇽✌🏿

One fomdamental thing in racing: the Caboose is NEVER gonna find it's way to the engines, if it stays on the same tracks... Linesss guys!!!

Exellent!

Nice.. u did fabulous .. yr start just made u stuck behind a little bid

Nice videooo😀

Caralho muleque!!!! Muito show 👏👏👏👏👏

5:41 - off course.

wow Respekt!

Well done Snow Rider...!

ALARMAAAA, SO MUCH SPEEEED !

Simplemente genial!!!!

Brilliant run pal… just about to buy a bike that can cope with a proper beating then I’m going next year to have a go myself…

Dam dude! You are a machine! Did you train hard at cardio fitness for the event. I am looking at doing it this year of possible. Great job !

@dcamp29

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I trained super hard for this and a few other races that summer. You need a lot of fitness as there is 1000 feet of CLIMBING on the course. Also you need to train for arm pump- as in grip strength. I did but still needed more- I hit a tree near the end of the race because I couldn't pull the brake levers hard enough!

That takes some big cahoonies

This is awesome. I've just learned of these races, looks ridiculously fun. What was starting elevation?

@dcamp29

5 жыл бұрын

Yes- most fun races ever. Starting elevation on this one is over 10,000ft/3,300m. Ending is somewhere around 2,000ft/700m.