The Bull Shark

And not a peep from our local media and news outlets. But we understand who controls the media.

I have to eat my words. Well done Tristan, you proved me wrong. You must have eaten your fair share of cement and still came up tops. Me, my wife and son was at the bottom of G-Spot and saw them coming through, counted the gap and knew they had it in the bag. I hope they stay as a team for next year's race.

Yes. Luke is also not the corporate type of rider. He likes to do things his way.

I cannot see Beers and Tristan catching up on lost time unless the other teams have their share of mechanicals and crashes. And it will be unfair of us to expect so much from Tristan so early in his career. It might have been different if he was Beer's partner from the outset so that they could train together for a year.

Does not look so cool and white after today.

I just watched the live feed with the wife (skipped here and there where they just talked k@k). Dammit, some of those trails today were proper. Off camber and rocky. And then tomorrow they are doing Ouberg Pas. That is going to be epic.

I see you are new around here.

I think the organisers and broadcasters are starting to scrape the barrel because of budget contraints.

Doing the Epic is a huge commitment, not just from the rider, but also from the rider's family. One can understand when the rider puts a higher priority on his or her's family. My cousin did the Epic a few years ago. I asked him afterwards if he would do it again, and his answer was no. He said the commitment to training regularly hit his family too hard.

Seems the Epic is losing it's attraction.

It is going to be around 35 on Sunday, so maybe more than usual will walk.

Let us hope the sun does it's worst this coming week only and that it cools off from next week on else it is going to be a war zone in Montagu and Greyton with many ending up in MediClinic with kidney failures. Looking at lower 40s this coming week in the Boland and surrounds.

Me and the misses are celebrating our 30th this year, so at least it was worth it :-) And she loves cycling with me. If I do not go, she will not go.

How was the heat for the mid bunches? Me and the wife have serious FOMO today. I crapped on junior because he did not go and he is in the best shape of his life. Just muscle and bone and no fat. I told him these are the years that he has to pile on those sub 3s. But he has women fever at the moment. No cure for that.

Good luck to all Hubbers riding tomorrow. Sitting out this year with my lower back injury. Will be back next year for my 12th.