Ozzie NL

We have just entered this event for 2023 and are really looking forward to the adventure. https://www.rwandanepic.com/ Anyone in the Hub universe done it? Would appreciate feedback as well as tips

Incredible... and just heard from the finish that Danie Hoffman also made the cut off .... by 4 min

Sjoe that will be hard... nearly everybody was crawling that last bit up Bainskloof and I assume he will be more broken than those who came before him... Fingers crossed... anyone who completes this is a rockstar

My f0k.. dot watching is intense as it is ... but with the units regularly not updating for 1h or more it gets truly nerve racking... Da wooif in last night in 4d9h Guess that means I'll be doing the dishes at home again

The woman in that pic is not Bonny and last I checked Bonny was in 3rd spot

Think about 8k climbing in total but massively back loaded. no boxes etc. You carry everything on your bike.

It’s Bonny Swanepoel. She riding with Terence for charity so not in the ladies race

Top dogs in these races do not ride for the price money... it's nice but not the decider. As mentioned previously most big ultra endurance races do not have a monetary reward for the winner

Surely Doctors should know better than to take part in this type of madness

Similar issue with Mireille Koster ... listed as a male rider..... if correct I'm in for a real shock when she gets back home

Give that man a Bells..... you go mabooi... you only live once >>> make it count

That's the point at which my brain hit the gutter

I am working on a potential business opportunity to bring MAAP kit to SA. In all likelihood this would through a direct model with client ordering kit of the website with order fulfilment through couriers, alike Ciovita and Castelli (through Troisport) MAAP is top notch kit with matching pricing, i.e. on par with Assos (~R2.5k for jersey an R3.5k for bib). As part of the research, I need to get a handle on sales potential and hence would appreciate input from the might hub on following: - Would you be interested in the kit at stated price levels? - Anyone has feel for annual sales volumes of Castelli and/or Assos in SA Any other relevant thoughts would also be appreciated

WD40 is a lubricant I think, try some sort of degreaser which does not affect paint job like Ecologic Used it for years on my matt black frame without any issues

Dome 2 dome ... giving your age away on that one oomie!!!!

That's an easy win as no world tour team is riding Bianchi next year

Mostly entry level stuff and fairly old. I reckon R2-3k

Reason mvdp gave team management for requesting a separate room (he was meant to share with Jan Maas is that he arrived in Oz with a sniffle and did not want to put anyone at risk. He did also get permission for his chicka to sleep in same room as him from NL team. By the time he made the request, the floor the team was on was full hence he ended up on a different floor

Management was in the same hotel but mvdp did not contact them and decided to sort things out himself. even at the copshop he contacted Roodhooft rather than cloggie team manager. Quite a bit of discussion in NL regarding communication between team mvdp and national team structure

^^^^ Entry fees are a great way to keep the rifraf away

Interesting. I got Tradadol after broken ribs and did not enjoy the experience at all....felt like a bad trip

Most bikes come standard with a 32T chainring. The suitability depends on your riding style, strength and the terrain you ride. If you're doing a lot of climbing, the 32 is probably suitable. 34T work well for highveld terrain in my experience

Good stories don't not have to be true

Anyone understood the logic of Moviestar pulling in the group of favourites today?

I'm not clear why Alan finished he race yesterday. Given he was a bit sick and it was clear points were out of range by second lap, I would have thought the sensible thing is to abandon?