Kleinhans and Reid join new Team Spur

[CleatsnCleavage]

So sorry if this is a doff question but this means they will ride Epic as Team Spur and try win the mixed title, but what is the prize money for that? Competition at the 2016 Epic will be much more muted with many pros opting to concentrate on the Olympics. 

 

I asked Erik when his "lovely wife" was coming back to SA when I saw him at Ashburton Dullstroom event and he replied me "the problem is, shes not my lovely wife anymore". It is very sad. 

[CleatsnCleavage]

Public holiday tomorrow....mini Friday in here today I see! 

[Meezo]

Public holiday tomorrow....mini Friday in here today I see!

Nope only one person proved himself here so far, and he's name is quite ironic

[Rick Sanchez]

Good for Erik for getting to ride with Topeak Ergon. Great team and it can only improve his riding. Also good to see Ariane with a new Sponsor, always been one of my favourites

[Rick Sanchez]

Might be good for Ariane to be more focused on XCO. Gunn-Ritha Dahle and Annika Langvad are more XCO oriented and they've both done extremely well with Marathon races, both of them having won the XCM worlds and Annika a two-time Epic champ

[Jaco-fiets]

The borders between the 2 disciplines are not so obvious anymore. I reckon Schurter can win the epic with a strong partner any day. He was clearly the strongest rider 2 years ago. Same with Kulhavy. Well, Hermida will probably get podium as well if he does not pack bad luck like seems to be the case every year for him.

 

I think Arianne might do well in XC and I am very sure Reid will do well in both disciplines

Edited December 15, 2015 by Jaco-fiets

[kosmonooit]

It seems to me that women are more amenable to preforming well in multiple disciplines, whereas the guys don't or can't.. There are the few exceptions but with women mtb'ers you see some of them doing well on the road, mtb, cyclocross etc. (prime example being PFP and MV) and women like Annika excelling consistently both with marathons and XC.  Also women seem to have longer longevity in the sport (ie Gunn-Ritha).

 

With the guys the top XC dawgs have to watch themselves from peaking too early with the Epic, and it seems less of them have it on their calenders lately. 

[Oufy MTB (Roadie)]

It seems to me that women are more amenable to preforming well in multiple disciplines, whereas the guys don't or can't.. There are the few exceptions but with women mtb'ers you see some of them doing well on the road, mtb, cyclocross etc. (prime example being PFP and MV) and women like Annika excelling consistently both with marathons and XC.  Also women seem to have longer longevity in the sport (ie Gunn-Ritha).

 

With the guys the top XC dawgs have to watch themselves from peaking too early with the Epic, and it seems less of them have it on their calenders lately. 

Or could it just be that the women field is not so strong compared to men? So men have to specialise and put their effort into one discipline to get some silverware

[Jaco-fiets]

Or could it just be that the women field is not so strong compared to men? So men have to specialise and put their effort into one discipline to get some silverware

True to some extent but if you look at the top true contenders in the XC for men and woman the field for both is limited to about  4.

Edited December 15, 2015 by Jaco-fiets

[kosmonooit]

Or could it just be that the women field is not so strong compared to men? So men have to specialise and put their effort into one discipline to get some silverware

 

But when you see the top female XCO athletes in action, giving it total horns for an hour and a half, its hard to say they are not "strong" or as tough as the men.

 

It's just different between the genders, physiologically anyway.

[AdamA]

WELL DONE Spur!!!!

[raptor-22]

So sorry if this is a doff question but this means they will ride Epic as Team Spur and try win the mixed title, but what is the prize money for that? Competition at the 2016 Epic will be much more muted with many pros opting to concentrate on the Olympics. 

 

I asked Erik when his "lovely wife" was coming back to SA when I saw him at Ashburton Dullstroom event and he replied me "the problem is, shes not my lovely wife anymore". It is very sad. 

 

 

Arianne is riding the Cape Epic with Annika Langvad. Remember the rules have changed to allow two riders from different teams with different sponsors to team up

[kosmonooit]

Are either of this team going to take on the UCI WC? 

 

SA sadly lacking up there since Burry's tragic departure, cant remember seeing Arrianne on any XCO start list recently, although she wouldn't be flying SA colours, she would be p against formidable Swiss riders.

 

What about SA team for the  Olympics? Perhaps that's another topic.

[Rick Sanchez]

Arianne competed in a XCO WC round, can't remember which one, and she finished 12th or something. So she could do pretty well if she actually focused on XC.

[droenn]

How embarrassing to be associated with a franchise that promotes itself through cultural misappropriation. 

[Resiesfiets]

How embarrassing to be associated with a franchise that promotes itself through cultural misappropriation. 

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