Skubarra

I get why you are using teams - but of that 20% of teams I think at least half of them have individual finishers that still finish the race so I don't think team finishes tells the full story.

Looking forward to your event, has been on my bucket list for a while

Just a random thought but my takeaway from this guys history is that it appears you can get away for a very long time scamming people ie taking money for services/events but not delivering. But physically stealing something ie the Specialized e-bike is crossing a line that will actually get you arrested.

Any updates from your trusted dr source? Or do we still need our hub journo to do investigations into covered up Epic rider fatalities?

Historically close to 90% of riders finish the Epic? - I think our perception of loads of riders falling out every year does not quite add up to the reality. Add to the fact the 10% who fall out would include riders that were prepared well enough but had genuine mishaps - falls/health issues/mechanicals. Also the extreme heat we had yesterday is an outlier, not the standard, I wouldn't be too judgmental based on this one day

Other than the disclaimer "I am not accusing or suggesting anything" your post reads exactly like you are accusing her or suggesting something. Why put it out there if you don't have the slightest of proofs?

What @michaelbiker said... There is not really a best version, you must pick the one that suit your needs the best. Uswe Outlander 3 with the extra backpocket worked for me - I am light on fluids so there is almost no scenario where the 1,5L bladder + 750m water bottle would not be more than enough for me between water points / shops (when I'm backpacking) + the small backpack take all the spares I need out of my pockets & off my frame. Most of my friends though prefer the bigger 3l bladder

Was also considering Dirty South but it looks closer to a luxury bike tour than a race. They do however have a 5 day road stage race they are launching end of September that I am very interested in.

There are charities that get entries for free from the organisers, think the agreement of people who use those entries is that they must raise at least the amount of the entry fee in donations for the charity.

Its the 1st one so no one has done it before, but the organisers are decent, I expect a kind of informal, no frills type of an event

I think the "hate" is more directed towards the lady in 1D who had dedicated help in getting to the fastest time. That said, there are no prizes for being the fastest lady on the long route, only bragging rights. The actual prizes go to the ladies in the 78km race, so I have no issue with someone getting helped, (as long as there are no e-bikes involved 🙃)

I think that was the plan from the organisers initially? But City & Province didn't come to the party, logistically too big an ask to shut down the city traffic 2 days in a row + having half the province ambulances occupied in the city for 2 days etc.

Not quite following, I don't see the issue, the ladies in 1A and 1B that rode similar fast times were also being pulled by "male" bunches, seriously doubt any of them were doing pulls up front. A lady who wants to be eligible for a prize including age cats need to do the 78km race, any position in the 109 race for them is just a virtual noddy badge anyway. I think its pretty cool bragging rights for the 10 ladies who managed to do a sub 3, very rare achievement for amateur ladies.

think its just a case of the website not yet updated and Entry Ninja still linking to last 2024