Gen Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 Word in the race village has been that Lakata was battling with some bug from the start. poor guy has no luckAg that's sucks..
Pure Savage Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 Thinking of this day one debacle. I actually think it's a good idea for Epic to make the first day a tough as hell. That way all these corporate fattys who use their influence to get entries end up missing the cut and getting put in their place. So day 1 is basically your qualifying round Agreed, I saw some pics at the prologue and thought if that dude can do the Epic, it is seriously cannot be that hard.
@grootlem Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 It said 'determined to close the gap' ... winning by 0,2 sec and not attacking is just riding together
jcza Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 Thinking of this day one debacle. I actually think it's a good idea for Epic to make the first day a tough as hell. That way all these corporate fattys who use their influence to get entries end up missing the cut and getting put in their place. So day 1 is basically your qualifying round Its kinda like our school system. If the students are not properly prepared just lower the passmark.
Pure Savage Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] I reckon you should at least have to qualify for the event. Keep it simple, a sub 3 Argus
Pure Savage Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 Its kinda like our school system. If the students are not properly prepared just lower the passmark. To be fair to the Epic, they not making it THAT easy They still have to complete the stage, regardless of how short it is
Gen Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 Keep it simple, a sub 3 Argus And 2 Enduro races.. for them skills[emoji6]
Krypt0n1te Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 Word in the race village has been that Lakata was battling with some bug from the start. poor guy has no luckReally feel for him. Topeak had another flat today[emoji53] Karl says he himself doesn't know what's going on with him.Shame hope things change for them. I think tomorrow the "marathon" guys will probably shine, that if they don't shorten the distance again. Sent from my SM-N910F using Tapatalk
nathrix Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 lost 25 points in $%#%@ sprints today Gained 25 points in sprints today
Gen Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 Best update of the day.. As always, Grand Masters leader Heinz Zoerweg crosses the line and immediately enjoys a beer????
Lexx Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 Its kinda like our school system. If the students are not properly prepared just lower the passmark. Or like our schools here on the Platteland. If your dad sponsor or build something for the school, you are guaranteed a spot in the first xv rugby team. Doesn't matter of you are a sh@t player or not
dsw Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 Keep it simple, a sub 3 Argus Sounds good, but then again, look what happened to Joel S.
Gen Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 Really feel for him. Shame hope things change for them. I think tomorrow the "marathon" guys will probably shine, that if they don't shorten the distance again. Sent from my SM-N910F using TapatalkJa.. the songo guys will put the hammer down tomorrow.. hope Cannondale guys can hang on.. Platt says he felt better today.. hopefully they can go for the stage win, they have lost enough time that they may not be marked as much as other teams.
Gen Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 In other news Evans and Hincapie won the masters stage today..think it may have been a sprint finish. Their participation in the Epic sure has brought a lot of international interest to the race..even saw a cyclingnews article.
Andrew Steer Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 The Epic has always weeded out the weak'er riders in the early stages - whether it be stage 1 or stage 3, they've always shed a good 20% of the field in the first 3 days. The drop out rate has actually been decreasing the last few years though... indicating riders are probably better prepared on average. Some people will always chance their luck though, especially those with big wallets. They probably need to look at weather parameters for heading forward? Is there nothing in that crazy OCD UCI manual regarding weather parameters? Anything under 38 degrees and it's game on as normal. 40+ though is proper extreme, and hits everyone hard - The Olympic champion was rushed off the finish line people... spare a thought for the fit buggers who had to ride in that heat for 6hours longer than her. This was the first ever stage shortening, it's probably getting more flack because of what happened at the Argus, but there is a fine line between being tough and being suicidal. 42degrees + needs to be treated with respect. There are very few people built to deal with that.
Lexx Posted March 22, 2017 Posted March 22, 2017 In other news Evans and Hincapie won the masters stage today..think it may have been a sprint finish. Their participation in the Epic sure has brought a lot of international interest to the race..even saw a cyclingnews article.Just think about all the bragging rights. Won the TDF and the Epic....
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