Thanks! First race in 2019 is May 5th. Going for some wins this year after a strong winter training with TR and some big improvements in my FTP.
Appreciate this, I have been using it the last few rides 
not races but I like these videos very much
“Le grandi salite del ciclismo” by Cassani (great climbs of cycling history)
and one of my alltime fav … Monte Grappa
For some reason I really like to watch my own videos while training. I’m going to make a point to make more cycling videos this season.
Despite being surrounded by MTB trails, I’ve never done any MTBing myself and am not planning on doing any anytime soon, BUT… I’ve really enjoyed watching these MTB POV races and they’ve become my first choice for videos to watch during TR sessions.
Really liked the SickBiker’s race where he had to overtake dozens and dozens and dozens while descending through the trees like a loon (from @bradknapp’s list I think).
Keep the suggestions flowing!
That’s awesome. This is my first year back to racing, so focusing on finishing well.
I’m hoping to record all of my MTB races this year.
I just recorded one from this past weekend. I’ve got some kinks to work out, like creaking and squeaking that’s annoying and the fact that my extended battery setup shut down before the race was over, but here’s the link if you’re interested!
The race starts out with a rolling start on one mile of pavement, then 2.5 miles of gravel before turning to solid single track for the rest of it. I’m gonna have to push harder next race at the beginning to get by the guys who are fast but not comfortable on single track
The 2019 Cape Epic (MTB) has all 8 stages on replay available on YouTube which is like 20+ hours of pro racing. They have previous years available as well. Some early drama/rivalry developes this year!
Vegan Cyclist has a lot of POV videos as well.
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Hi !
Thought we could start a thread and share some nice race movies to watch during them inside TR rides. I’m one of those who cant stand to just stare at them blue staples.
Here´s a link to my YT channel with some MTB XC full races in Sweden. I upload new races from time to time…
Stay well and pedal hard.
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Whole list of iceman vids
Did you end up recording your videos this season in 2.7k/30 FPS?
No, always 1080.
Are you able to get enough juice out of your battery to capture a full XCO race? I am new to the GoPro game and went out today for a pre-ride for next weekend’s course. I have a brand new out of the box GoPro Hero 7 Black with 3 brand new batteries. I started the camera at the beginning of the lap and just let it run.
Settings - GPS Off - WiFi Off - Protunes Off - 1060/60FPS - Hypersmooth On
I got 70 minutes almost exactly which even for the front of the race isn’t going to be enough.
Is that about what you get? Any other settings you would recommend to get another 10-15 minutes out of the battery?
In addition to your settings, my tests resulted iin the following having the longest runtime:
1080p / 30 fps / wide view / Protune on
Depending on temperature it should give you close to 2 hours. Also you can get an add on battery that will extend out to 8 hours.
David Millar’s Time Trial is an excellent movie, although a little bit different it’s well worth a watch as an insight into the pro peleton
Thanks for this. I found it on the BBC iPlayer.
If you’re not interested in doing it for yourself, then it’s a lot of hassle for little return. I’ve always recorded and posted my races from the beginning, but I was doing it for me to review and get better at racing. Plus, I enjoyed watching them back on the trainer. Over the years my videos and my performance has gotten better, but it’s been a lot a work on both ends.
Some of my videos get +/- a 1,000 views and a few get much more, but I’m not concerned either way. I record my videos because I enjoy them, and if I enjoy them maybe a few other people will as well. Hopefully this encourages others to race locally. Racing videos is what got me into racing and I’ve met numerous people at races that said they’ve watched my videos. So I hope, at least in part, I’m helping our local race scene to keep going.
This is 100% correct. Make for yourself, if even 1 other person finds value hey that’s cool.