DNF at Epic

[TNT1]

As for the other "not real mtbers" as it has so horribly been phrased - how is mr Prost doing?

283. Prost/Di Pasqua Men 24:39.08,7 578-1 Sebastian Di Pasqua Switzerland 578-2 Alain Prost Switzerland

[Stretch]

283. Prost/Di Pasqua Men 24:39.08,7 578-1 Sebastian Di Pasqua Switzerland 578-2 Alain Prost Switzerland

 

thanks

[TNT1]

thanks

 

That's 283 overall out of 520 teams that started today, so pretty decent for a pensioner.

[Wet Ears]

DNF = Sh*t Happens.

 

Have a mate riding this year who is now a DNF after the team suffering a broken derailer, broken saddle, broken frame and a broken collar bone (think the frame and collar bone happened simultaneously). The guy has 4 Epic finishes and a top 20 in amongst those 4 so is not a monkey on the bike.

 

Sometimes you are just unlucky I guess.

[SwissVan]

What happened to Roberto Heras ex Road pro and TDF, Giro, Vuelta Espana top tenner?

 

Oh ok Google is my chom

 

 

 

Roberto Heras (from Spain) of team Giant-PACTO-DS, who was participating in this year’s Absa Cape Epic up to Stage 2, had to withdraw from the race after falling ill early on during this year’s event. Heras was participating with Luis Alberto Da Costa from Portugal, with Heras heading back to his home country this morning.

 

http://www.cape-epic..._Roberto_Heras/

Edited March 29, 2012 by SwissVan

[AfricaMike]

In the 2007 Epic there was a team on rigid frame singlespeeds (team name was "1-Hit-Wonders" if memory serves correctly). They finished well - the one rider was an IT executive from New York who did all his training in Central Park!! His partner was a guy from Durban i think.

 

On the DNF story - I've completed all four of the Epics I've started - and I really sympathise for the DNF's. Very often your body gets so run down over the 8 days that it cant cope with the stresses - the result is a lot of flu, torn muscles, broken bones and bikes, I've seen guys drop out with saddle sores so bad that even the medics are shocked.....it's a race like no other - despite all the training in the world things happen - and when it does it's ugly. Feel for the guys that DNF - that monkey sits on their backs for a LONG time.

Edited March 29, 2012 by Cactus

[deanbean]

Did you see the guy right at the end of show (epic day 3 round up on ss) throw his bike into the gate? What a spoilt brat.

 

Poor sportsmanship at its best!

 

This him? kiwis, one of ;

N/A N/A 503-1 Haddock Steve Avanti Masters New Zealand 0.00,0 N/A N/A N/A 503-2 Wright Glenn Avanti Masters New Zealand 7:53.37,3 N/A

see they're on the DNF list

 

edit typo

Edited March 29, 2012 by deanbean

[onetrackmind]

What happened to Roberto Heras ex Road pro and TDF, Giro, Vuelta Espana top tenner?

 

Oh ok Google is my chom

 

 

 

Roberto Heras (from Spain) of team Giant-PACTO-DS, who was participating in this year’s Absa Cape Epic up to Stage 2, had to withdraw from the race after falling ill early on during this year’s event. Heras was participating with Luis Alberto Da Costa from Portugal, with Heras heading back to his home country this morning.

 

http://www.cape-epic..._Roberto_Heras/

 

Maybe the organisers finally worked out he was a doping sod and sent him home.

[Big JD]

Well spotted Deanbean!

['Dale]

On the DNF story - I've completed all four of the Epics I've started - and I really sympathise for the DNF's. Very often your body gets so run down over the 8 days that it cant cope with the stresses - the result is a lot of flu, torn muscles, broken bones and bikes, I've seen guys drop out with saddle sores so bad that even the medics are shocked.....it's a race like no other - despite all the training in the world things happen - and when it does it's ugly. Feel for the guys that DNF - that monkey sits on their backs for a LONG time.

 

Cool post, Cactus!