eraser Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Hi Guys My partner and I were scheduled to ride this year but unforeseen circumstances resulted in us transferring our entry to the 2016 race. I've been wondering how this year compared to previous and pulled the following from the Epic website's results page Year - Teams Finished2010 - 4452011 - 4952012 - 4812013 - 4962014 - 5222015 - 510 Is there any correlation between the amount of official finishers and difficulty of the route? Well done to everyone that entered and gave it a go! Non finishers and finishers.. You guys are awesome
'Dale Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Well, this will be a lively discussion for the HubSA tribunal. Hehehehe. Yes, the tougher the route, including atmospheric conditions, can adversely affect performance (greater risk of technicals, crashing, mental deterioration and plain exhaustion) which in turn will lead to drop-out.
Gandalf Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Can you include amount of starters for each year too?
Ratty Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Weather conditions have also been a big factor some years.
GLuvsMtb Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 also include the individual finishers. They get a medal but not a time afaik.
Long Wheel Base Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Can you include amount of starters for each year too? its been 1200 since 2005...Capped entry is 1200(600 teams). But how many don't rock up to the start? I would imagine for a race like that the entered to not starting ratio would be very low. Its not like some 1 day race where you wake up and don't feel well so don't race. As a matter of interest id like to know how many start the prologue.
Long Wheel Base Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Are the HYENA jersey riders included in the race numbers? Whats the deal with those guys? Do they sign up for that before hand? They do the whole race and don't get a medal?
GoLefty!! Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 individual finishers are not recognized in the finisher stats.
AndreR Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 622 teams started the prologue with 621 teams completing the prologue. The 1200 cap is the theory until the sponsors come begging for just one more entry for their very special client!!
GoLefty!! Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 there may be an actual variance of a few riders every year if someone fallen ill but they are not classified as DNS but rather as DNF so they are included in the start stats since they registered and received their numbers
GLuvsMtb Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 individual finishers are not recognized in the finisher stats.AFAIK they get medals but no official time. Getting a medal means that they finished. Officially or unofficially and should probably be included when calculating attrition. If the Epic changes formats in future to single riders, the finisher stats will be skewed if not taken into account.
AuctionLamb Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 622 teams started the prologue with 621 teams completing the prologue. The 1200 cap is the theory until the sponsors come begging for just one more entry for their very special client!! If you a top UCI racer they do make an exception to put you in.
GoLefty!! Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 AFAIK they get medals but no official time. Getting a medal means that they finished. Officially or unofficially and should probably be included when calculating attrition. If the Epic changes formats in future to single riders, the finisher stats will be skewed if not taken into account. Getting a medal means the organiser recognises your achievement in completing the course. The event remains a two person team event and only recognises teams in its finishing stats. Magazines may publish other data as a matter of interest.
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