Gen Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Very happy to see we have LOTS of Buys and Schurter supporters here But of course there are.. duh.. NINO is the king af all things technical on a bike and boys he loves riding and showing us his skill.. Buys is our man and wow the opportunity Buys has been given by Nino and scott is awesome. To ride with the best mtber in the world can only be good for him. He would've learnt more this week than in a whole yr. Lone_Ranger, Joeboy69, Underachiever and 3 others 6
Gen Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Oi man yesterday's highlights on atm.. man that bit with platt is heartbreaking.
Super Sywurm Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Absa Cape Epic @AbsaCapeEpic 9hCloser look at the 'thing' at Groenlandberg... pic.twitter.com/OnyRcbKokC Expand What is this?
Meentb Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) Just saw tweet with video of kevans "cheat". Hells bells the path was littered with outcasts as Kevans puts it. @AbsaCapeEpic: Here's the incident involving @kevinevansracin that we've been flooded with requests for: http://t.co/G6WaSihCTt Edited March 28, 2014 by Meentb
Meentb Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Just saw tweet with video of kevans "cheat". Hells bells the path was littered with outcasts. @AbsaCapeEpic: Here's the incident involving @kevinevansracin that we've been flooded with requests for: http://t.co/G6WaSihCTt Sure it ain't just a 5m detour but I don't think an hour penalty is fair.
Lone_Ranger Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Just saw tweet with video of kevans "cheat". Hells bells the path was littered with outcasts as Kevans puts it. @AbsaCapeEpic: Here's the incident involving @kevinevansracin that we've been flooded with requests for: http://t.co/G6WaSihCTt Based on that footage I think he deserved some sort of punishment, based purely on the fact that he used the shortcut to overtake a number of riders. If they condone this then it will be chaos on switchback sections of the trails. Whether it warrants an hour penalty is another story, as that totally killed their chance of being competitive. Meentb 1
rouxtjie Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Just saw tweet with video of kevans "cheat". Hells bells the path was littered with outcasts as Kevans puts it. @AbsaCapeEpic: Here's the incident involving @kevinevansracin that we've been flooded with requests for: http://t.co/G6WaSihCTtDon't buy the outcast thing...it was ok to sit on their wheels leading into the singletrack, but its an issue when it gets narrower. mrbaker 1
flat29 Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) ok, speculation time I'm guessing the time splits are when they ARRIVE at a waterpoint, but doesn't really matter as i'm sure they all take a pretty quick pitstop of 10/15 seconds to refuel. Songo vs topeak GAPWP1 – 3:20 (songo with bunch, topeak had to change tyres)WP2 – 0:50WP3 – 1:35Fin – 2:00 Interesting thing is that the Songo2 team were very close to Topeak in terms of timegap from WP2 - only overtook them on the final climb. in an effort to bridge to Songo1(who rode pretty much alone the whole way), did they unintentionally aid their rivals?(RECM fell back between WP1 and WP2) recm had to help songo with a mechanical. Think it was between wp1 and wp2 Edited March 28, 2014 by flat29
GLuvsMtb Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Based on that footage I think he deserved some sort of punishment, based purely on the fact that he used the shortcut to overtake a number of riders. If they condone this then it will be chaos on switchback sections of the trails. Whether it warrants an hour penalty is another story, as that totally killed their chance of being competitive.Getting an hour for a pretzelled wheel and accepting outside assistance is also not 'fair', but since that incident there has not been a repeat. KE is a bit of a Martyr, sure, but lets hope that this sort of thing does not re occur. A penalty is not designed to neutralize an advantage, its a penalty. By definition it should put the offender at a disadvantage to discourage him and others from behaving similarly in future. mrbaker 1
Jaco-fiets Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 With the right partner I think Schurter could have been on top step of Epic this year. No disrespect to Buys. I think he is a good rider GoLefty!! 1
TALUS Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Shurter looks stronger than any other individual. Who would be his perfect partner (excluding sponsorship issues)?
Joeboy69 Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Bostrom 8th on GC - respect I notice he finished a stage in 5th position. I know him from his biking days, is he now cycling full time or here as a celeb? If the latter it must be the best finish for a celeb ever!?
TALUS Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Absalon but he rides for BMC Does this mean that the top XCO guys could (in theory) dominate a stage race like the Epic? Maybe the lines are blurring.
Sephton Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Does this mean that the top XCO guys could (in theory) dominate a stage race like the Epic? Maybe the lines are blurring. Lets just say that the top XCO racers will do much better in marathon stage racing than any stage racing specialists will ever do in XCO.
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