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The explanation was in response to @T-V's enquiry.
Regardless of what it's called, or whether it matches Rampage standards, that was the tougher line.
The European Championship, this weekend, has a "chicken run." They don't do that in Europe, right? #cyclocross #ek
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Jon.
It was deemed technical enough (or not enough of a time advantage for the associated risk) to be avoided by a fair amount of the elite men, and almost all of the elite women.
A-line/ chicken line comes from mountain biking, not usually seen in cross. A-lines being technically challenging, chicken lines being a rollable, (usually) slower alternative.