{"id":5878,"date":"2019-01-19T14:35:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-19T14:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=5878"},"modified":"2019-01-19T14:35:48","modified_gmt":"2019-01-19T14:35:48","slug":"lauberhorn-downhill-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=5878","title":{"rendered":"Lauberhorn downhill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The downhill is the premier event of the weekend, and everyone will be up the hill enjoying themselves. We started at M\u00e4nnlichen for the air show.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190119_152112.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5875 alignnone size-full\" width=\"2078\" height=\"1392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190119_152112.jpg 2078w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190119_152112-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190119_152112-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190119_152112-1024x686.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2078px) 100vw, 2078px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We skied on deserted pistes around to Scheidegg and headed for the start hut at the top of the Lauberhorn. Hundreds of spectators.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190119_152147.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5876\" width=\"3102\" height=\"2168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190119_152147.jpg 3102w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190119_152147-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190119_152147-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190119_152147-1024x716.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3102px) 100vw, 3102px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And many thousands more watching at Wengernalp.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190119_152246.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5877\" width=\"3766\" height=\"2442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190119_152246.jpg 3766w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190119_152246-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190119_152246-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190119_152246-1024x664.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3766px) 100vw, 3766px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fun facts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cost of the race: CHF 8 million<\/li>\n<li>Number of staff: 1817 this year<\/li>\n<li>Number of spectators: 30,000+<\/li>\n<li>Record spectators: 38,000 (2012)<\/li>\n<li>Maximum speed on the course: 140+ km\/h<\/li>\n<li>Record maximum speed: 161.9 km\/h (100.6 mph) set by Frenchman Johan Clarey in 2013. He didn&#8217;t even get in the top 3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The downhill is the premier event of the weekend, and everyone will be up the hill enjoying themselves. We started at M\u00e4nnlichen for the air show. 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