Rob Mortimer Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 By George - more twists than an Agatha Christie novel. My nerves are not going to survive the last 200km's Also wondering if Grant slowing is not a mechanical issue as he stopped not long after the descent off the pass out of Sutherland
Slowbee Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 GU opening a gap on the downhill again - John is battling to the top.
River Rat Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 I think that descent might be a problem perhaps it comes down to who has the better lights?
Deon M Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Going to be interesting to see who rests at the Tankwa Padstal and who pushes through. I think GU has enough rest in him to make it to Eselfontein.
DIPSLICK Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Oaks, he is only human, after more than 8 x 94.7 we can expect the machine to climb slower Goooooo GU
Rocket-Boy Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 I reckon position no.3 & no.4 is drafting? What do you think.Anyone know how to follow this live tracking on a iPhone?There is a mobile view tab on it, best would be to just use safari for it.
IH8MUD Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Although the live tracking is used in the Epic it just seem to suit this kind if racing. This and the social media is really making this "edge of your seat" stuff, for me at least. Me and my bother have been following every kilometer closely and have been discussing and speculating, rooting for the leaders, wondering about those that lost the way and feeling for the backmarkers. I am in sitting Namibia and my brother is in Canada BC. This is such a useable platform full of possibilities to make it even bigger and better.As said by others earlier, I think the Munga is going get HUGE!! Thanks Nathrix for your time and diligent updates thus far.
Dubbin Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 OK, chucked 500 ml of Yoghurt in to the pot to help neutralise the burn taste. Now I'm back. Looks like the front guys are having an epic battle of mind over body.
EmptyB Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 The last 2 climbs are gonna be murder for these guys!! Big respect....
nathrix Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Gotta go feed my spiders, will pop in as soon as I'm done.
River Rat Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Looks like GU has his mojo back and he is on the bike again.
DIPSLICK Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 And here some guys think they legends for klapping a second ROUND August or 94.7 Bwhaaaaa we a mere mortals no where near these MACHINES
EmptyB Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 GU back to about 5.5km lead. From 950km to 1000km is gonna be crucial....
Slowbee Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 HS is back on route, realised her mistake early on
Slowbee Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 John is at 19km/hr so must be over the top of the climb - but GU is at 25 km/hr further down the pass. John is going to have to work really hard to not just catch GU - but over take. This is down to who rested the most during the race and is going to go on without stopping. This is all about resource management right now.
Spoke101 Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Ok, so I had to go and check out that nasty fang of a climb. Turns out I had to plot it but it sure kicks, I took it from the river up and over and those last "S" bends probably average 25% so now you know why they were crawling.Edit: Here's the link if you want a closer look https://www.strava.com/routes/3736612
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