Brian Fantana

12:01: In the women's Gunn-Rita Dahle is a minute ahead also go towards Ochsalm

12.00 Clock: Last rise. Lakata and Sauser Ochsalm at the same level in the lead! Goosebumps! 11.53 Clock: It goes very fast in the five-man lead group. The guide is constantly changing. Now Sauser, Lakata and Paez fight head to head in the direction Ochsalm! 11.50 Clock: Change the increase to Ochsalm: The Portuguese Ferreira takes the lead. Lakata currently on 5th

Clementz in the lead at the moment:

At 40 years old, it will be a remarkable achievement!!

Robyn de Groot lying in 21st, 19min off the lead.

Link to live timing: http://www.datasport.com/live/?racenr=15322&m=rl&k=220

Max Knox is in 33rd, 9min off the leaders.

Best Saffa, is Darren Lill in 30th at the moment, 8min off the leaders.

Update women. Arianne in 9th, Robyn de Groot in 20th:

Women:

Ok, so this seems to be one of the intermediate time checks 9:31:

It is here:

My soon to be FIL's birthday pressie:

If all motorists had your attitude and logic, accidents will be reduced. I cannot help but to think that many accidents (car-cyclist, car-car, car-truck) are caused by impatience.

Same here. When I built up my single speed 29er in 2007 (frowned upon then) I used a 720mm bar. I soon realised that I had more confidence on drops, jumps and tight corners with the rigid ss, than with my racing harftail. You can read all you want, but at the end if the day experience is the best lecturer in MTB'ing. But to accelerate your experience the basics must be correct!

Apologies if this is a repost:

Very insightful, something every mountain biker should read. In my XCO racing days, I would always go for a small frame(shortish top tube) with a long stem and narrow handlebar, almost mimicking my road bike fit. Now I prefer a longer top tube frame, short stem and wide handlebar. The handling characteristics of a short stem and wide bar combo cannot be disputed. I get very frustrated when people say that they fit a longer stem to "slow the front end down" or for "more control"

From Bike Magazine Blog: http://www.bikemag.com/blog/friday-five-bar-width-and-stem-length/