PhilipV Posted March 26, 2017 Posted March 26, 2017 But I am going to start soon and who knows, perhaps next year I will be there as a cyclist and not working there! !!If you get the entry, don't be a hero, go for skills classes. We would much rather cheer you on than discuss your choice of stem length, tyres or suspension settings of you crash out on the prologue.
Mntboy Posted March 26, 2017 Posted March 26, 2017 Great performance by Last and Strauss in 2nd overall. 1st Epic for both. Both are dedicated xc specialists. Annie Last seemed like the strongest lady by the end of the race, and she I think has never done a stage race before.Actually Strauss has done a few Epics before. She raced with Cherie Vale last year and has done at least two other Epics. This is however her best result by far. Last was an amazing team mate for her and I think that if all goes well they could be genuine contenders for GC win next year. Sent from my SM-J200H using Tapatalk
Serious Panda Posted March 26, 2017 Posted March 26, 2017 The Spez boys should definitely get better backup teams, and not guys who are 10 to 15 minutes behind on the trail. The Scott team managed that perfectly. And yes, what wins on the Sunday, sells on the Monday. I am positive that Scott bikes have gained many fans over the Epic. I am a Spez fan, but would have no problem riding the Scott. Big ups to them for a fantastic effort. They should make it 4 man teams with team and individual categories
PhilipV Posted March 26, 2017 Posted March 26, 2017 Velouria and his oafish-taxi-driver partner finished well.
Serious Panda Posted March 26, 2017 Posted March 26, 2017 Actually Strauss has done a few Epics before. She raced with Cherie Vale last year and has done at least two other Epics. This is however her best result by far. Last was an amazing team mate for her and I think that if all goes well they could be genuine contenders for GC win next year. Sent from my SM-J200H using Tapatalk Ok was not aware of that. Last had a great race and it was her 1st Epic with limited marathon racing experience
Mntboy Posted March 26, 2017 Posted March 26, 2017 Ok was not aware of that. Last had a great race and it was her 1st Epic with limited marathon racing experienceWrt Last you were spot on. If she has done any marathon racing it was one day events. But she and Mariske are such complementary personalities with a shared sense of humour. They make a strong team. One that in future could prove a winning one. Sent from my SM-J200H using Tapatalk
Kom Posted March 26, 2017 Posted March 26, 2017 Not a good year for past champions. Team Bulls finishing 12th and Ariane and Partner in 5th. Lakata and Hynek not really featuring this year. They all must be pretty disappointed. Not bad for Sauser after coming back from retirement, though, and well done to Schurter and teammate Sauser announced on his blog that today was definetly his last pro competitive event. A real pity as I thought him and Kulhavy were an awesome pair, albeit Kulhavy the stronger contender. For a 40yr old to finish second to a machine like Shurter is serious motivation for me.
Gnarly Posted March 26, 2017 Posted March 26, 2017 Just finishing is a fantastic achievement, but 281st is seriously well doneHow old was his partner?He rode with my younger brother, 30 years old. Raemondo on the hub, let's just say he taught the lightie some manners on the last 4 days. But they had a jol. It was also his 3rd finish. He is a proper inspiration.
V12man Posted March 26, 2017 Posted March 26, 2017 How was your ride Dr?Mostly ok - we had 2 technicals- broken chain in the prologue and my rear Dr dropped the bottom pulley out - piece of the plate broke out - luckily my partner rode back and found it and we cobbled it together with the help of a rock and a treestump to get the bearing back in and the last 2 threads in the plate held to get us 60k home for the day... super lucky escape. Partner also took a big otb after clipping a pedal- think he has a cracked rib and probably a broken bone in his thumb after that so that slowed up the downhills a lot. Still - happy with the end result which gives us 9th grand master team overall - unfortunately epic race office ignored a email to put us in the cat and so we raced in masters cat despite us being grand masters... Overall pretty happy with the result - although pissed at the race office staff who ignored a couple of emails..
DIPSLICK Posted March 26, 2017 Posted March 26, 2017 Well done 50cc, and to your poor partner mark for pulling you to the finishline I'm sure he had a couple of ruff days out there and I'm not talking about the the stages, you deserve a Fanta orange, and mark a case of (insert vice) Well done
Gen Posted March 26, 2017 Posted March 26, 2017 Mostly ok - we had 2 technicals- broken chain in the prologue and my rear Dr dropped the bottom pulley out - piece of the plate broke out - luckily my partner rode back and found it and we cobbled it together with the help of a rock and a treestump to get the bearing back in and the last 2 threads in the plate held to get us 60k home for the day... super lucky escape. Partner also took a big otb after clipping a pedal- think he has a cracked rib and probably a broken bone in his thumb after that so that slowed up the downhills a lot. Still - happy with the end result which gives us 9th grand master team overall - unfortunately epic race office ignored a email to put us in the cat and so we raced in masters cat despite us being grand masters... Overall pretty happy with the result - although pissed at the race office staff who ignored a couple of emails..Lekker.. well done and enjoy the rest.
CAAD4 Posted March 27, 2017 Posted March 27, 2017 Well done to all you athletes that attempted and finished. Respect.
LeoKnight Posted March 27, 2017 Posted March 27, 2017 Saw a lot of tired looking guys and girls at the airport last night. Congrats to all that completed the race.
Formallyknownas Posted March 27, 2017 Posted March 27, 2017 Mostly ok - we had 2 technicals- broken chain in the prologue and my rear Dr dropped the bottom pulley out - piece of the plate broke out - luckily my partner rode back and found it and we cobbled it together with the help of a rock and a treestump to get the bearing back in and the last 2 threads in the plate held to get us 60k home for the day... super lucky escape. Partner also took a big otb after clipping a pedal- think he has a cracked rib and probably a broken bone in his thumb after that so that slowed up the downhills a lot. Still - happy with the end result which gives us 9th grand master team overall - unfortunately epic race office ignored a email to put us in the cat and so we raced in masters cat despite us being grand masters... Overall pretty happy with the result - although pissed at the race office staff who ignored a couple of emails..Solid result. Well done.
jcza Posted March 27, 2017 Posted March 27, 2017 Mostly ok - we had 2 technicals- broken chain in the prologue and my rear Dr dropped the bottom pulley out - piece of the plate broke out - luckily my partner rode back and found it and we cobbled it together with the help of a rock and a treestump to get the bearing back in and the last 2 threads in the plate held to get us 60k home for the day... super lucky escape. Partner also took a big otb after clipping a pedal- think he has a cracked rib and probably a broken bone in his thumb after that so that slowed up the downhills a lot. Still - happy with the end result which gives us 9th grand master team overall - unfortunately epic race office ignored a email to put us in the cat and so we raced in masters cat despite us being grand masters... Overall pretty happy with the result - although pissed at the race office staff who ignored a couple of emails..Great result!
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