MTBeer Posted March 16, 2016 Share Pity. Enjoying the battle at the moment.ja, but you could have enjoyed it so much more if..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLuvsMtb Posted March 16, 2016 Share ja, but you could have enjoyed it so much more if.....Lets not go there... Its gone from a 7.5 /10 to a 4/10 now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted March 16, 2016 Share Lets not go there... Its gone from a 7.5 /10 to a 4/10 now...Why, do you not enjoy the battle for stage wins? Anything can happen on any day during the epic.. yes they have a good lead.. but one tricky mechanical or one fall..and that lead can get cut down very very fast Or does Spitz not qualify as one of the best the sport has seen.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLuvsMtb Posted March 16, 2016 Share Why, do you not enjoy the battle for stage wins? Anything can happen on any day during the epic.. yes they have a good lead.. but one tricky mechanical or one fall..and that lead can get cut down very very fastIt seems like everyone else is falling off, so SS can now manage the race from the front. Its more likely that a time penalty / wrong turn will bring things back to someone else magically coming good now, and thats just not a cool way for more excitement to be injected into the race, nor is falling or a technical. First prize is of course that someone else's legs come good overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest notmyname Posted March 16, 2016 Share Shame, that's poor luck for Team Ascendis health. Guys and gals crumbling all over the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted March 16, 2016 Share Shame, that's poor luck for Team Ascendis health. Guys and gals crumbling all over the show.Yeah.. it seems that it's a very very tough epic this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev null Posted March 16, 2016 Share Lots of viruses (viri?) running amok in the Western Cape early in the season. The weather might be a contributing factor. Also, some people might have overtrained, taxing their body's defence systems too much. All the dust on the trails is gonna cause lots of respiratory problems after a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted March 16, 2016 Share Particularly dry and dusty this year, think there's a big underestimation of how easily you can get an infection with all the dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLuvsMtb Posted March 16, 2016 Share It also seems like the ladies race was one of attrition up till now. Fullgas until someone breaks down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted March 16, 2016 Share It also seems like the ladies race was one of attrition up till now. Fullgas until someone breaks down.Seems it can happen on any day without warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleatsnCleavage Posted March 16, 2016 Share What a *** day for my supporting...my friend Teresa was cut off yesterday and is out , James Reid withdraws (good luck to him on his Olympic journey), and now Robyn and Jeannie are out of the race. On another note, I am a bit over hearing and reading about the "celebs" that do this race. So what Gary Kirsten, Michael Mol bla blah you were famous once...I would rather have tales of the real people who are tackling this great event, their training and journey to the Epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NelAndre Posted March 16, 2016 Share What a *** day for my supporting...my friend Teresa was cut off yesterday and is out , James Reid withdraws (good luck to him on his Olympic journey), and now Robyn and Jeannie are out of the race. On another note, I am a bit over hearing and reading about the "celebs" that do this race. So what Gary Kirsten, Michael Mol bla blah you were famous once...I would rather have tales of the real people who are tackling this great event, their training and journey to the Epic. Fully agree on all accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted March 16, 2016 Share I want to see more of the Back Markers. Those guys are the true Heroes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgarblount Posted March 16, 2016 Share What a *** day for my supporting...my friend Teresa was cut off yesterday and is out , James Reid withdraws (good luck to him on his Olympic journey), and now Robyn and Jeannie are out of the race. On another note, I am a bit over hearing and reading about the "celebs" that do this race. So what Gary Kirsten, Michael Mol bla blah you were famous once...I would rather have tales of the real people who are tackling this great event, their training and journey to the Epic. ^This I would love to hear the stories of the guys that had to run the last 20km because of... -or- The one guy that had to manufacture a handle bar out of a piece of wood -or- etc.... I must say if I read about Joel Stransky\John Smit\Colin Charvis\Mol\Kirsten\Hurter\Spiderman\Batman\Frodo riding the Epic again I am going to gooi op. The only "celebrity" I track\follow is Riaan Manser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest notmyname Posted March 16, 2016 Share ^This I would love to hear the stories of the guys that had to run the last 20km because of... -or- The one guy that had to manufacture a handle bar out of a piece of wood -or- etc.... I must say if I read about Joel Stransky\John Smit\Colin Charvis\Mol\Kirsten\Hurter\Spiderman\Batman\Frodo riding the Epic again I am going to gooi op. The only "celebrity" I track\follow is Riaan Manser.Don't knock Joel. I warn you because I was flamed and then stoned for saying I couldn't care about him and his washed up celebrity sport star tjoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaco-fiets Posted March 16, 2016 Share I have to say I feel they are mentioning the celebs less this year than in previous years. Extremely happy about that to say the least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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