dev null Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 SoftScreenshot_20170321-173520.png I looked like this after a bunny hop onto a pavement went bad. The worst was my lips burning like hell.
dev null Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 My wife is now having to organise emergency staff to work tonight at Vergelegen as Hermanus can't handle the influx of Epic casualties, and some of the overflow has been diverted here.
Vetseun Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 I looked like this after a bunny hop onto a pavement went bad. The worst was my lips burning like hell.Eina Bliksem. I can imagine
Vetseun Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 My wife is now having to organise emergency staff to work tonight at Vergelegen as Hermanus can't handle the influx of Epic casualties, and some of the overflow has been diverted here.Serious? That is roff
Velouria Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 Forget about the back markers, there were some broken looking bodies in Group C this morning. People hanging into pockets up Rotary already. 10am and it was already 32 degrees. Don't think there was a single rider who felt cheated by this morning's decision. And it wasn't a coast this morning either. Short, but still pretty darn tough. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
Gen Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 My wife is now having to organise emergency staff to work tonight at Vergelegen as Hermanus can't handle the influx of Epic casualties, and some of the overflow has been diverted here.Sjoe.. I assume mostly heat related?
dev null Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 Sjoe.. I assume mostly heat related? Yes. She says the Kidney Specialist is having a very busy time at the moment, and they have to do all the blood and urine tests.
Gen Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 Yes. She says the Kidney Specialist is having a very busy time at the moment, and they have to do all the blood and urine tests.Sjoe, hectic stuff, I hope all the riders make fast full recoveries.
LeoKnight Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 Also seen messages of epic riders, even though they finished day 1, the one girl messaged that she still got booked in for kidney failure and another guy was put in a induced coma due to organ failure. No matter what the epic remains one of the hardest races.
Gnarly Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 Epic has gone soft TapatalkNot if the medical staff keep pulling them off.
LeoKnight Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 Not if the medical staff keep pulling them off.And that is why it is good that there is a seperation of responsibilities, with the medical staff not as such reporting to the organisers, but rather to their own standards of what constitute an unacceptable health risk. (but I could be incorrect on the relationship between the organisers and the health structures)
Tatt Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 Was on top of Shaws Pass today - lots of riders were suffering. Medics eventually arrived and stationed themselves there. They should have had another water point at Shaws, a lot of riders made the mistake of not taking extra hydration, hoping that one or two bottles would be ok!!! Tom
VicanZA Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 Looks like 100k can't buy u a finish still takes some blood and guts to get over the line, well done guys keep going gonna be a rough one.
'Dale Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 Forget about the back markers, there were some broken looking bodies in Group C this morning. People hanging into pockets up Rotary already. 10am and it was already 32 degrees. Don't think there was a single rider who felt cheated by this morning's decision. And it wasn't a coast this morning either. Short, but still pretty darn tough. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk'Nuff said ????
LeoKnight Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 I assume there a number of solo riders now, where one of the partners had a medical, and now have to decide if they doing the rest on their own. Would be interesting how you prepare for that, do you then link with other riders, or just try and enjoy the rest of the race gaining experience?
Jaco-fiets Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 They trained for it so why not ride as hard as you can. My opinion..... I still think the epic in solo format would be way more entertaining
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