Waynehans Posted March 24, 2014 Share Absa Cape Epic @AbsaCapeEpic 9hA challenge to the roadies: @frantisekrabon says "MTBers have my respect - every road cyclist should test themselves like this" GoLefty!!, Firemeister and nonky 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubber Posted March 24, 2014 Share R50k odd down the drain? I'm hurting thinking about it - hate to know how they feel! GoLefty!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynehans Posted March 24, 2014 Share Absa Cape Epic @AbsaCapeEpic 9h'@frantisekrabon " MTBin is so hard on the body. On the road you can hide in the peloton if something is wrong. Nowhere to hide in MTBing'Expand Firemeister and GoLefty!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted March 24, 2014 Share R50k odd down the drain? I'm hurting thinking about it - hate to know how they feel! At least they got to start, some guys paid the 50k then got hit by taxis while training the week before:( Steven Knoetze (sk27) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoLefty!! Posted March 24, 2014 Share would have been great to get live coverage from the course via streaming TV America's Cup style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoLefty!! Posted March 24, 2014 Share At least they got to start, some guys paid the 50k then got hit by taxis while training the week before:( Yeah but generally in such circumstances the organisers will make a plan to get them an entry for the next year if they pay in the difference. Once you start and you don't finish the money is gone......pooof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakkals. Posted March 24, 2014 Share Absa Cape Epic @AbsaCapeEpic 9h'@frantisekrabon " MTBin is so hard on the body. On the road you can hide in the peloton if something is wrong. Nowhere to hide in MTBing'Expand surely he knew this before coming into the epic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynehans Posted March 24, 2014 Share Beukes in at 16th. 5:05:36 22:45 down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted March 24, 2014 Share I wish other MTB manufacturers would send their teams out to ride this race. Having Sauser dominate it every year against half teams just seems a little hollow. Dare I say it but 11years on and road racing is still more exciting. Why can't they cover the event with live TV?This year is the most open it has been imo....hardly anyone dominating, and we are only at the first stage. Uber is human afterall Edited March 24, 2014 by rouxtjie Louzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynehans Posted March 24, 2014 Share Absa Cape Epic @AbsaCapeEpic 9hWe now also have @TheresaRalph and @jenniestenerhag home… #absacapeepic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoke101 Posted March 24, 2014 Share thanks, my browser is not liking the site They got 16th 5h05min Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shangri la Posted March 24, 2014 Share Where on the Cape Epic site can I find all the participants names and teams?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdeJongh Posted March 24, 2014 Share Uber is human afterall I wouldn't have believed you after Sabie, but does seem so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynehans Posted March 24, 2014 Share Where on the Cape Epic site can I find all the participants names and teams?? http://www.cape-epic.com/fans/hall-of-fame/results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted March 24, 2014 Share This year is the most open it has been imo....hardly anyone dominating, and we are only at the first stage. Uber is human afterall Saving himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoLefty!! Posted March 24, 2014 Share Road racing and MTB are so different that moving from one to the other requires a long period of adaptation.It took Miguel Martinez 2 years to adapt to road cycling and he never achieved the same success as he did on a MTB.Thus far Cadel Evens is the most successfull cyclist across both disciplines having won the World Cups (XC) in 1998 and 1999 (3rd in 1997) and also having won the TDF. (although that came 12 years after his MTB success) Success in one discipline does not guarantee success in the other Edited March 24, 2014 by GoLefty!! nonky and nickc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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