{"id":181332,"date":"2018-04-08T17:56:07","date_gmt":"2018-04-08T15:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?p=181332\/"},"modified":"2018-04-08T17:56:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T15:56:07","slug":"video-what-its-like-to-race-xc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/video-what-its-like-to-race-xc\/","title":{"rendered":"[Video] What it&#8217;s like to race XC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4A9OXInfzfY\" width=\"750\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Today we followed the first race of the <a href=\"http:\/\/swissbikecup.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\">Proffix Swiss Bike Cup<\/a>, the Swiss XC series, at Monte Tamaro. Even with Swiss MTB icon Nino Schurter missing, some strong athletes where at the start line, like Julien Absalon and Mathias Fl\u00fckinger. The technical track took its tribute, and we filmed (raw&#8230;) the key points, trying to give you a feeling on how hard it is to keep the concentration needed when dropping in a steep trail or climbing a muddy and steep hill.<\/p>\n<p>The race has been won by Titouan Carod, BMC Racing team.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-08-at-17.33.13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-181329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-08-at-17.33.13-750x465.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-08-at-17.33.13-750x465.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-08-at-17.33.13-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-08-at-17.33.13.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we followed the first race of the Proffix Swiss Bike Cup, the Swiss XC series, at Monte Tamaro. 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