{"id":281936,"date":"2022-02-28T18:07:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T17:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?p=281936"},"modified":"2022-02-28T18:07:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T17:07:25","slug":"video-dean-lucas-the-starting-gate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/video-dean-lucas-the-starting-gate\/","title":{"rendered":"[Video] Dean Lucas &#8211; The Starting Gate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Starting Gate with Dean Lucas - Mt. Beauty DH Racing\" width=\"1070\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EiB1z7J4460?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dust, turned to mud, which turns to dust. Welcome to Summer racing in South-Eastern Australia.<br \/>\nSCOTT DH Factory rider, Dean Lucas is back on home turf for the World Cup off-season, and there is no better way to train for flat out racing than, well&#8230; flat out racing.<br \/>\nMt. Beauty is a small town nestled in the mountainous High Country of Victoria, Australia. The racetrack here is infamous amongst Aussie downhillers, and also happens to be the very track that launched Dean into his career in mountain biking.<\/p>\n<p>Jump on board with Dean as he returns to the fabled DH track where it all began at Mt. Beauty for round 2 of the 2022 Victorian DH Series.<\/p>\n<p>Filmed and edited by Riley Matthews Photo &amp; Film<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dust, turned to mud, which turns to dust. Welcome to Summer racing in South-Eastern Australia. 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