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  1. J Wakefield
    In General or at this Giro?
  2. J Wakefield
    The sacred immunity idol of Argus excuses — forged from overtraining and under-recovering. This is your all-access pass to sympathy, redemption, and athletic glory, no matter the result once you cross the line in Greenpoint or once you walk into the office, Bootlegers or Noordhoek village the following morning. The ultimate get out of Jail free card: Scenario A: You blow up and go over the time limit. No worries! Simply activate the “Mild Cold of Doom”™. Everyone — and I mean everyone — will be in your corner - your mom, your colleagues and the guys you ride tempo with every Tuesday and Thursday to chappies and back. Ultimately pushing through with a chest infection like a war-hardened gladiator. They’ll totally forget how you spent the week before telling your boss, your dog, and your barista that you were aiming for a sub-47 because your FTP is basically VDP’s twin brother or the price of 2nd hand PNS kit. You could have won the fun ride, but destiny unfortunately sneezed in your face. Scenario B: You actually do a good time. Now flip the script. Same cold, but now it’s proof of your incredible athletic resilience. You’ll be hailed as a demi-god with an 83% hematocrit and lungs carved by angels and the size of a balloon. “You did that time… with a COLD?!” Yes. Yes you did. You’re basically an immune-compromised marvel of modern endurance, built for speed and made for endurance that is worthy of being studied. In a lab. With champagne. Either way, the cold wins where you land up a tragic hero… or a sick legend.
  3. J Wakefield
    Same category as you not a real mountain biker unless you did the Epic as the saying goes or it’s the TDF of mountain biking. Both a load of **** for narccistic personalities to make themselves feel important. doing the Argus without having a “cold” the week before is more challenging and harder than FC or Epic it seems
  4. J Wakefield
    I would put Landa next 1 or 2 to some but above all the other riders below him.
  5. J Wakefield
    A race is as tough as you make it 1 or 21 days.
  6. J Wakefield
    Its not my money but I wouldnt go to the bookies with any of this.
  7. J Wakefield
    History has shown if you flying at Alps you dont deliver in overall at Giro and especially in the 3rd week.
  8. J Wakefield
    I wouldnt say lack of form in the true sense, there were / was another issue at play during Epic.
  9. J Wakefield
    I would say lets wait until the 4th round of there about to see how Epic has effected them or not
  10. J Wakefield
    Correct and in July this year 740 teams have signed up and paid to race against Tadej at the Tour this year. Same-same
  11. J Wakefield
    I would not bet your house on that information being accurate or anything valuable as a reference.
  12. J Wakefield
    +2t on the chainring
  13. J Wakefield
    I loved this race, it was a great addition to the Summer League back then and the racing level was so high at the time. Fluked the win in SV the last year it was raced.
  14. J Wakefield
    My take is I think it's cool and a good team going into Epic with a chance of winning. Many variables come into play over the week to win but the team has a good chance. Like all the others year when Matt was teamed up with partners.
  15. J Wakefield
    For a South African? If so, they do not get work sponsored visa's they need to apply like everyone else and you can get a 180 day visa in some cases but not the easiest to get. This applies for staff also unless you live in europe with residency.
  16. J Wakefield
    Get support to complete the season best as possible.
  17. J Wakefield
    5months on the road, 3 of them at 1800m in Livingo? Not really the best plan performance wise. Last thing you want to do is live at 1800m constantly.
  18. J Wakefield
    Its not only about tax, its a has many benefits to live there and its great, I enjoy it. I also really enjoy my time when Im in Girona between. The travel isnt an issue if If you have your own car or can afford a private taxi. Remember when you going to a race, often a 1 or few others are and you split the fee. Then it's not 3 hours, 3 hours is by bus if you have no car. If you want a private taxi it's quicker but 250e 1 way. So for a privateer with no large financial backing or a struggling privateer its not really an ideal place to base yourself
  19. J Wakefield
    Yes this is a pretty *** idea if performance is your real outcome and it's not that cheap at all as you said.
  20. J Wakefield
    . not relevant
  21. J Wakefield
    You need to base yourself on the following: Financial sense - no point if you trying to work on a tight budget to base yourself in Girona, its really expensive for accomodation even when sharing - and daily living costs. Travel - you need to be near fairly easy access to and from races. Also what s cheap for travel. Andorra is 3hrs by bus each way as said to an airport or train, unless you flying private. BCN is 1.5hrs by car from girona and a train will be an hour with a change. remember they dont run alll night and a private taxi is 150e each way. Training - you need good enviroment for this, it needs to cater to and for your needs as an athlete. General - hospitals, support like a bike shop for example etc. So to say I wish a SAFFA (or anyone) in Andorra or Girona etc should help, isnt really a thought out comment for many basic factors for a said athlete. Who's cover extras like water, electricity, gas, who's doing the washing, cleaning up, cooking, paying for food for starters and it goes much deeper. I hope he finds a solution he needs to be racing in Europe to progress like he has
  22. J Wakefield
    Andorra is far from convenient- travel to and from an airport or train station is 3hrs each way for starters.
  23. J Wakefield
    By doing what or how?
  24. J Wakefield
    destroyed wheel
  25. J Wakefield
    No they were held back and nutralised. the chase was over and they brought that break back quick when the chase was on.
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