Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 17, 2012 Share Only caught the tail end of the Womans Elite so wanted to stay for a bit of the U23 but was bucketing :/ Ah. So u wanted to stay for the girls then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost Posted March 17, 2012 Share What a great days racing all round.I'm sorry Burry didn't bag the win, but he can be proud of a great ride; third place was waaaay back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 17, 2012 Share The RedBull video stream was excellent Good Q and no buffering. Rob Warner was commentating (or should I say blagging his was through it most of the time) He was going on as why the okes didn't pack spare tubes lol but he is a good laf. He had Nino Swiss team manager helping him, who told the story of the 27 1/2" or 650 - apparently Nino has been testing these wheels all winter, and find the the best of both worlds. He reckons wheel size also goes in proportion to rider height. Congrags to Burry on a fantastic result. And Cannondale on the podium - Manuel Fumic on a Lefty equipped Flash, not too sure was it a 29er? Was Def a 9er for Fumic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted March 17, 2012 Share Great race by Nino... The way he broke away from Stunda Thunda was an amazing display of strength.Plus his technical competence over the rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 17, 2012 Share Great race by Nino... The way he broke away from Stunda Thunda was an amazing display of technical skillPlus his technical competence over the rocks. Fixed. Stander was just as strong as Nino. Nino was better over the rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udxcob Posted March 17, 2012 Share I thought it was interesting to see all the 26ers out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheV Posted March 17, 2012 Share nino went around the track like a "bosss" on his scott ht 650b'er....... once again, burry looked like a clown on his 29er, losing loads of time trying to get around the uphill switchbacks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie Posted March 17, 2012 Share nino went around the track like a "bosss" on his scott ht 650b'er....... once again, burry looked like a clown on his 29er, losing loads of time trying to get around the uphill switchbacks....Were you there? I was, Burry was anything but a clown, he rode incredibly well, was an awesome race, him and Shurter spanked the rest of the field.I spoke to both Burry and Nuno after the race, what athletes, a true inspiration, they do not deserved to be called clowns, specially from an arm chair specialist, Burry lost time in the rock garden, and he popped half way through the penultimate lap, otherwise he came from ninth after the first lap to lead most of the race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie Posted March 17, 2012 Share By the way Miss Hannah looks even better in the flesh than in the pics! Capricorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted March 18, 2012 Share Were you there? I was, Burry was anything but a clown, he rode incredibly well, was an awesome race, him and Shurter spanked the rest of the field.I spoke to both Burry and Nuno after the race, what athletes, a true inspiration, they do not deserved to be called clowns, specially from an arm chair specialist, Burry lost time in the rock garden, and he popped half way through the penultimate lap, otherwise he came from ninth after the first lap to lead most of the race. Totally agree. Nino said that he knew he was faster than Burry over the rocks, and knew he had to put five seconds into Burry. Neither of them could gap each other, so once they had got away, they shared the load at the front. The Tree House proved decisive. Also interesting was that Nino said he had a slight psychological advantage having beaten Burry there last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted March 18, 2012 Share Just had a peek outdoors. It's overcast here. DH track is going to be tricky. Ain't going to be a bed of roses for the junior men XC riders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesme Posted March 18, 2012 Share Ran into the Austrian tea/guys on Tuesday morning at ORT, as they landed, getting ZAR.s Strangely looked more like roadie's, tall slender compared to what I would have though a DH's looked like, shorter, more muscular. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesme Posted March 18, 2012 Share post some pics. G By the way Miss Hannah looks even better in the flesh than in the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted March 18, 2012 Share STAN-DER struck!OOOOOH, that was a great link to post, HEman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted March 18, 2012 Share Fixed. Stander was just as strong as Nino. Nino was better over the rocks. You think it was his wheel size? Great contest.Surely last year's somersault can also play on Burry's mind... Edited March 18, 2012 by danseuse Capricorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted March 18, 2012 Share It seemed Nino just had a bit more pace and pulled a gap on that last lap - although he seemed to motor through that rock garden better than anyone else. Todd Wells news from Cyclenews: "The USA was missing the firepower of its usual top rider: national champion Todd Wells (Specialized). Wells crashed earlier in the week, injuring his ankle. He had hoped to ride, but the team said that the injury had not responded to treatment, so Wells was forced to sit out the race, and now the question is whether he will recover in time to race the Cape Epic stage race starting next weekend." Edited March 18, 2012 by kosmonooit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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