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Still looks like a lekker tailwind..
1 minute ago, Zeffer said:This is nuts. 18 hours in
Drikus 470km
Thinus 431km
Willie 427km
Hansie 415km
If he can keep this up we have a new record! I might actually be able to go watch him cross the finishline over lunchtime tomorrow haha.
1 hour ago, Zeffer said:Approaching 200km its very early to judge.
I think Drikus is going too hard, Willie is the dark horse but inexperienced at this it will count against him this uncertainty - and his plan not to sleep hmmmm.
Thinus - too young his also not known for this distances. David is good but 800km to go still...
To me they all playing into the hands of Hansie.
Thinus has Top10ed in the last 5 or so Mungas if I'm not mistaken.. he knows what he is doing..
And @gemmerbal just hit 100km! 💪
Sho Drikus now ahead of Ramses record pace!
Drikus is not waiting for anyone! Already 10km up the road from Thinus, Hansie and Willie in 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Looks like they are more or less sticking together for now.
16 minutes ago, Shebeen said:can you remind us plebs here. who has podiumed (or top5) previously and riding this year?
Martin Fryer won last year, Hansie third. Hansie won 2020.
Thinus Redelighuys "won" with Benky in that kumbaja year.
Willie Smit is new but has solid racing pedigree and started the Smurfy500 events..so he loves these long distances.
Drikus is also new, but an endurance gravel specialist from Nam and has basically won everything over 300km he has entered in the last couple of years, including 36One in record time.
Chris van Zyl was third in the year Ramses set the 50hr record.
And they're off!!
55 minutes ago, hboli4 said:If I had to put money somewhere I will go with Drikus barring any mechanicals
I agree, I'd place my money on Drikus and Jenny.
Hoping we get a podium battle between Drikus, Willie, Hansie and Thinus.
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Willie Smit's bike looking streamline. He is obviously not planning on sleeping or sitting much more than 50 hours on that.
I don't see a topic for this year's Munga yet?
Anybody seen the start list yet?
Contenders to watch?
On social media I see Willie "Smurfy" Smit is lining up! Should be fun dot watching how he goes. He must certainly be in it to win it..
DOT WATCHING TRACKING LINK:
Hats off to the organizers. This is more than what I expected they would do for us.
On their Instagram page:
*Lions Karoo to Coast event cancelled to due expected adverse weather conditions*
_Issued by George Municipality 21 September 2023 for immediate release_
The George Municipality Disaster Management team has deemed the Lions Karoo to Coast unsafe to proceed due to expected adverse weather conditions on Sunday, 24th September 2023.
We must put the safety of people first and after deliberation notified the race organisers of this decision at 20:00 on Thursday, 21st September 2023. The event organisers will issue a more detailed release to the rider entry database on Friday 22nd September.
The Lions Karoo to Coast is an annual 100 km mountain bike race held in September down the Prince Alfred's Pass from Uniondale to Knysna.
George Municipality apologises for any inconvenience caused due to the cancellation of the event. We thank the participants, and everyone involved for their understanding in this regard.
1 hour ago, Chingy182 said:
Seeding seems a bit odd though.
Very happy/surprised to have been seeded in A Batch
I never understood K2C seeding.. As a rookie in 2018 I got seeded in A with only a few kerk bazaar races that happened to use Racetec as timing partners. Rode a 5:45 that year. Whole day long people were overtaking me..it was demoralizing to be honest. Definitely ended last of Batch A. And since then I still get seeded in A every time.. at least now I think I can kinda keep up with the back of the A bunchers.
Skipping the pub again this year. We stayed in Vleesbaai last year and drove through at 4:15 for the race. Worked quite well as a long weekend away at the beach with a quick race thrown in on the Sunday morning. Doing that again this year.
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In the ladies race Jenny Close also extending her lead to +-1,5hrs over Carien Visser. She is already past RV2. Will be interesting to see if Carien takes a bit of a break at RV2 or carry on to try and minimize the damage.