PASSING OVER 100 RIDERS TO FINISH TOP-10 (Megavalanche 2024 finals with power/HR)

Yes, Macky has mad descending skills and great fitness which allowed him to reel in so many riders for a top ten - but his secret weapon is his grace, calm, and friendly nature with the other competitors. Chapeau Macky - you are a winner!

A gentleman in beast mode. No big, just downhill on a slick goat path through the clouds, at 30+mph, cranking 500+ watts, peaking at 800+, casually wiping mountain muck off the lens for the folks at home. Riding on the edge, literally.

20 minutes in and climbing with a HR of 125? I hit that when washing the dishes. You're a beast. No Doubt.

The fact you could ride in those conditions and maintain your breathing, watts, and heart rate is a mic drop alone! You are a beast Macky!!

2 Observations: your XC fitness seemed to really pay off, and, 2. your sportsmanship is exemplary.

Never clicked on something so quick! So excited you got to race this!

HOLY SHIRTBALLS!!!!! That was intense. I feel like I need a nap just from watching this. WOW!!!! Congratulations MACKY!!!!!

This was the best 40mins of my last few weeks. Being in hospital with pneumonia and not being able to ride, this really had me on the edge of my seat. Is there any MTB discipline you can’t ride Macky??? You were an animal on this course mate. A massive congratulations mate. Well done big fella 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Have watched Megavalanche many times; but, this ride was certainly my favorite. Great job Macky!!! And thanks for cleaning the camera lens too.

From K2N to Megavalanche is insane. Awesome job. I got a chuckle out of seeing you pass up some the pro euro mtbers I follow on YouTube.

Ton of respect to anyone who can complete this course. Someone who starts 100th and finishes in top ten is a super athlete. Especially in those conditions. Well done.

I TOTALLY see this one as Mackey saying, "now that I know the race a bit, let's see if I can do better than 8th next time". Though 8th is incredible! And I LOVE that you showed more things - your power, your heart rate, your speed. It was almost like I was watching Ironman from his mask...

Damn I'm only halfway but watching Macky reel all those riders in on the climb like they were standing still was SO DISRESPECTFUL in the absolute most polite way. It's as if they weren't even moving. BRAVO! Now I must get back to the rest of the race. Update that was an awesome race and the other riders should be grateful of two things 1. The race wasn't any longer and 2. There weren't more climbs because Macky absolutely had the Head the Heart the Lungs and the Legs to reel every last one of them in.

I've been combing through other riders' channels to try to find followcam footage of you. If you haven't already found it, Baptiste Bachelet has about ten minutes of good footage of your riding in the middle of the race before you disappear into the distance. It really shows how much you were sliding around in those muddy sections. What a great performance!

That was one hell of a race Macky. A while ago I said that you were one of the best riders in the country. I now have to correct myself. You are one of the best riders in the WORLD!! With a start closer to the front, I believe you might have won the megavalanche. Congratulations bud. Very proud of you!! 👊💪👍

Hope to see you sit down with Syd and narrate the race.

Again Macky showing us, why he is at the pointy end of the spear, of top tier mtb racers. That was beast mode! Well done!

Macky laying down the smacky 💪🏼💪🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼😎😎😎😎

Macky, when I watched you in the BC Bike Race last year I was absolutely impressed with your performance knowing the level of riders you were up against. I had an all new respect for you. Watching this video, that respect is now through the roof! OMG! I was on the edge of my seat for the entire video. I couldn't take my eyes off of it. What an amazing display of skill and nerves, riding what looks unrideable. I swear that my HR was almost as high as yours while watching from my chair, cheering and shouting at my screen every time the position counter went down.

Awesome riding and I love hearing your positive self talk during the race. Also super kudos for cleaning the camera as you rode. Very impressive.