dev null Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 I really wish someone would make some doccie or such of the normal people doing the Epic. Looking at the sharp end of the field can be boringly predictable. I want to the see the triumphs and tribulations of the normal riders.
_David_ Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Instagram: Friendly congratulations shake between two phenomenal MTB riders. Jaroslav kulhavy and Rudi van Houts after placing first and third respectively in stage one today.Karl Platt and Urs Huber came in 2nd.
NotSoBigBen Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Brendon Davids @Brendondavids 5m5 minutes agoThat's my @AbsaCapeEpic done. Most emotional day I've ever had on a bike. To @emillindgren85-it was short, it was sweet, but such an honor
Gen Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Instagram: Friendly congratulations shake between two phenomenal MTB riders. Jaroslav kulhavy and Rudi van Houts after placing first and third respectively in stage one today.Karl Platt and Urs Huber came in 2nd. https://twitter.com/iamspecialized/status/577419867218907136You guys see they (songo) had their bibs with yellow details on for the prize giving[emoji33] [emoji15]
CleatsnCleavage Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Brendon Davids @Brendondavids 5m5 minutes agoThat's my @AbsaCapeEpic done. Most emotional day I've ever had on a bike. To @emillindgren85-it was short, it was sweet, but such an honorSaw this on twitter...what does this mean???? what happened?
Gen Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Saw this on twitter...what does this mean???? what happened?A few pages back, partner broke his arm
_David_ Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Saw this on twitter...what does this mean???? what happened?
Bman Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 You guys see they (songo) had their bibs with yellow details on for the prize giving[emoji33] [emoji15]Saw that, sausy even in his yellow trainers!Pure class.Hope they continue to dominate!
Gandalf Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Brendon Davids @Brendondavids 5m5 minutes agoThat's my @AbsaCapeEpic done. Most emotional day I've ever had on a bike. To @emillindgren85-it was short, it was sweet, but such an honor Saw this on twitter...what does this mean???? what happened? A few pages back, partner broke his arm Brendon will be riding as an outcast. Brendon Davids@Brendondavids@AbsaCapeEpic have made the decision todo tomorrow's stage as an outcast.
Warren_G Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Geddan Ruddock contender in the Masters Category
IdeJongh Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Yip always a debate, but as I said some serious bike issues going forward in this race. All that fine dust will now be mud that will be in cables, etc Must say riding these elevations and distances in the weather of '06 or '12 is one of the worst days on a bike I still have Vietnam style flashbacks of that day in 2012...
Donovan Le Cok Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 I really wish someone would make some doccie or such of the normal people doing the Epic. Looking at the sharp end of the field can be boringly predictable. I want to the see the triumphs and tribulations of the normal riders. Couldnt agree more. That is where all the interesting stuff happens. With all the footage they film in a day surely they could do a full hour highlights show rather than the current 30 minutes. I understand there must be extra costs. It would be nice to have 30 minutes of front of the race pros and 30 minutes of further back in the field.
GLuvsMtb Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Tomorrow's stage will seem like deja vu to the riders. The route will go in the same general direction but seem to cut out the second helping of Groenlandberg. There is slightly less climbing, but over a shorter distance too. Songo came back from 2 technicals to power past the Bulls team and ride a 45 second gap into them as well in the last quarter of stage 1. Did they pull too many amps to open up that gap today? I guess the rest of the week will reveal the answer. Bulls did what they do best. They stayed out of trouble and went for consistency over high risk. In recent years this strategy has backfired on them somewhat, so lets see how they treat tomorrow's stage. Merida were their usual spectacular self. Hermida and van Houts will pray for a week free of illness and technicalsTopeak Ergon will tell themselves that there is still a lot of racing left in the week. Their approach will surely be to try and divide and conquer the 3 teams in front of them. They will also need to call a favor or 2 from the likes of the Mitas team. Ariane and Annika blasted the ladies race out of the water for 2015 with a 21 minute gap on the first stage. It is hard to see them losing from here, but stranger things has happened.
Shebeen Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 I know they have rules. I clicked on the link to the RULEShttps://www.cape-epic.com/downloads/2014AbsaCapeEpicRules.pdf There's this one, (they dumbed it down after a certain Swiss multiple winner transgressed it once and got into a foofie with a landowner) 13.7 No rider shall trespass at any time of the year on land which is not open to the public for mountain biking and which forms part of the race route of any edition of the race, nor will any rider distribute any GPS co-ordinates in respect of the route at any time. But for the record, since I'm not a rider I don't think this applies to me. Here is a link to the kmz of this year's route, stage by stage.stage 1stage 2stage 3stage 4stage 5stage 6stage 7
Shebeen Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 The ladies Spez team seem even more formidable than last year!jirre. race for second place it seems. so much for equal prize money making it more exciting.
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