jcza Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 My wife and I also finished. Team 309 QhubekaGC 292ndMixed 16th Well chuffed. It was tough and enjoyable. Well done G & Mrs G G-Unit 1
Ferret69 Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 First Epic and that Race needs Respect, makes 1 day races like Ironman and Comrades feel like a breeze. Did better than we expected though even with losing over an hour in technicals on the long tough Stage 5. The Replacements Team 31795th in Men Cat/ 152nd GC42:26.40 Hats off to anyone finishing that race.... Its a Beast Tubehunter 1
jaxtun Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 Thanks for all the support hubbers - incredible experience and I hope never to see another "Rusty Gate" ever in my life again! Tankman, Tubehunter, Andrew Steer and 1 other 4
G-Unit Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 Well done G & Mrs G Thanks, JC. It was flippin' lekker!
Tankman Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) Did you carry the ring with you during the last stage, or did somebody hand it to you at the finish? I would've been nervous as hell about losing it. Yup carried it the whole stage! I actually had it in my rider bag during the whole event! It was a surprise so I did not want to tip anyone off, both our families were there and it was very special in having them share the moment with us! On Saturday night I was stressing out as I tried to figure out how carry the ring safely to have it with me when crossing the finish line. Luckily we slept at home Friday and Saturday night. I started going through some stuff in the bike room while Ilse was already in bed, pretending to get our stuff ready for the next day. Found a neoprene pouch that was just big enough for the box to fit into. Velcro'ed it closed and use safety pins to pin it inside my middle back pocket. I must have checked a 100 times during that 68km to make sure it was still there without causing suspicion. And every time I pulled Ilse uphill she would grab onto my left pocket with me thinkink "just dont grab the middle, just dont grab the middle!" It took me a minute or two after crossing the line to get her to stand still, she just wanted greet familiar faces everywhere and I just wanted to pop the question! Edited April 1, 2014 by Tankman SwissVan, Tubehunter, andydude and 5 others 8
Chro Mo Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 Great Story! Excellent way to brighten everyone's day! Congratulations! Tankman 1
Tubehunter Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) CONGRATS Tank!!!! Super awesome! Wish you and Ilse miles of smiles dude! Edited April 1, 2014 by Tubehunter Tankman 1
SwissVan Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 Congrats Tanks Hell I think if me and the Wiff did Epic together we would be divorced quicker than KV can say sold out... Tankman 1
Gandalf Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 Yup carried it the whole stage! I actually had it in my rider bag during the whole event! It was a surprise so I did not want to tip anyone off, both our families were there and it was very special in having them share the moment with us! On Saturday night I was stressing out as I tried to figure out how carry the ring safely to have it with me when crossing the finish line. Luckily we slept at home Friday and Saturday night. I started going through some stuff in the bike room while Ilse was already in bed, pretending to get our stuff ready for the next day. Found a neoprene pouch that was just big enough for the box to fit into. Velcro'ed it closed and use safety pins to pin it inside my middle back pocket. I must have checked a 100 times during that 68km to make sure it was still there without causing suspicion. And every time I pulled Ilse uphill she would grab onto my left pocket with me thinkink "just dont grab the middle, just dont grab the middle!" It took me a minute or two after crossing the line to get her to stand still, she just wanted greet familiar faces everywhere and I just wanted to pop the question! And? did she say yes? Marius 1
Tankman Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 And? did she say yes? YES ... she did, luckily! Gandalf 1
Gandalf Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 YES ... she did, luckily! Awesome, Congraz ou! Tankman 1
mazambaan Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 Congrats Tank and to all the finishers. I'm respectful to all Epic finishers (even starters at R50 000 a team) . Tankman 1
Donovan Le Cok Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) My brother in law and I also finished. Team 265 Team 1Zambia MTBGC 143rdMen 92nd Was hoping for a top 100 but we had a long mechanical stop in day 2 and a 1 hour time penalty. I will try and put a ride report together in the next few days. Edited April 1, 2014 by NitroDoni41 Tubehunter 1
Gandalf Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 My brother in law and I also finished. Team 265 Team 1Zambia MTBGC 143rdMen 92nd Was hoping for a top 100 but we had a long mechanical stop in day 2 and a 1 hour time penalty. I will try and put a ride report together in the next few days. What was that for?
jaxtun Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 They were probably more than 2 minutes apart somewhere on the route
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