Aaron_B Posted October 21, 2014 Share Meerendal loses prologue then but gets the grand finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdeJongh Posted October 21, 2014 Share 2012 we had CRAZY hard days and then *moderate* days made hard by the weather... This seems like somewhere in between.......almost every day. Not going to be a walk in the park. Im jealous MuddyMike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLuvsMtb Posted October 21, 2014 Share Meerendal loses prologue then but gets the grand finish.I'd like to see how Meerendal is going to cope with all the traffic. A staggered prologue where most of the riders are done by the time the pro's start proved to be a strain on the Meerendal logistics team in the last few years. I would think that there would be 2 to 3 times more traffic for the finish. Wellington to Meerendal? Perhaps a little dirt road to Rheebokskloof, a little more dirt road to Hoogekraal and this year's prologue route in reverse, i.e. up the quarry and down stairway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted October 21, 2014 Share so who's getting next year's route map exclusive, Ride or Tread? fanievb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuludog Posted October 21, 2014 Share damm this looks hard! cut-off times?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathrix Posted October 21, 2014 Share damm this looks hard! cut-off times?? Give someone a finger and you want the whole arm Sasquatch, nonky and Jocklaw 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasquatch Posted October 21, 2014 Share Waaaahhahahahahaahha Give someone a finger and you want the whole arm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted October 21, 2014 Share Give someone a finger and you want the whole arm would a .gpx file be out of the question then? fanievb and nathrix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted October 21, 2014 Share would a .gpx file be out of the question then?Just double click. http://cdn.flaticon.com/png/256/29258.png nathrix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometime Posted October 21, 2014 Share As always a really tough day 2 / stage 1. Typical Epic tactic to weed out the under-prepared riders early on although these types of riders reduce in number each year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuludog Posted October 21, 2014 Share Give someone a finger and you want the whole arm the amount of climbing is insane! ( anyone want my entry?) Stachelschwein 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathrix Posted October 21, 2014 Share the amount of climbing is insane! ( anyone want my entry?) Ja, give it to me, a bad day on the bike is way better than a good day in the horriffice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLuvsMtb Posted October 21, 2014 Share As always a really tough day 2 / stage 1. Typical Epic tactic to weed out the under-prepared riders early on although these types of riders reduce in number each year.jip.. it screws up your revenue model when you aim to get rid of 25% of the field by day 3 and then only 12% fell out. tunariaan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted October 21, 2014 Share Just double click. http://cdn.flaticon.com/png/256/29258.pngi send you a present http://users.skynet.be/fd590957/wis/images/animated-box%5B1%5D.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted October 21, 2014 Share jip.. it screws up your revenue model when you aim to get rid of 25% of the field by day 3 and then only 12% fell out.I know it appears that way, but does it really? Entries paid for lumpsum upfront, not per day.more tents to be put up(by volunteers)more food for dinner(donated, surely) if anything more people in the village spins more cash through all the retail stuff they have setup on site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLuvsMtb Posted October 21, 2014 Share I know it appears that way, but does it really? Entries paid for lumpsum upfront, not per day. more tents to be put up(by volunteers) more food for dinner(donated, surely) if anything more people in the village spins more cash through all the retail stuff they have setup on site.big costs are catering (not a free / donated service) Transport (if they can off-load 200 to 300 bags from the system before the first change in location, they save a bundle) logistics on the route ( provisioning of water points, medics, marshals) logistics in the village (toilet and shower rentals) I recall that riders who abandon the event is no longer welcome to use the facilities that are for riders only, i.e. dining area, showers, tents etc. If this has changed in the meantime then I am wrong, but if not, it really is telling you a story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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