W Smith Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 Slightly off the topic but I would like to hear from the hyenas what it is like to ride the course being the last rider and ,the "interesting " things that they see or come across .
Gerry Hattrick Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 True, but if the Cape Epic valued womans cycling equally as mens then there would be two choppers or at least an "Oli Munick" type oke live tweeting the ladies race. Its not hard, there just has to be the desire, which there is not from the organisers. When they were having the ladies podium, the live feed was showing the empty finish line. Pretty hard to convince sponsors to cover a team if they dont get exposure in front of those 4000 viewers. We are not expecting live action chase shots etc, just a tweet every five minutes, so and so has been dropped, so and so has punctured, still together. etc. Dont get me started on the Cape Epic twitter drinking game - every paid tweet you see you drink. Thomas Dietsch is following the women on and e-bike with a GoPro in the same way that Stefan Sahm is behind the men, but there have apparently been some technical glitches with his equipment other than on the prologue and parts of Stage 1 (he filmed Spitz's crash, for example)
SwissVan Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 Slightly off the topic but I would like to hear from the hyenas what it is like to ride the course being the last rider and ,the "interesting " things that they see or come across .Hyenas!! Lol love your sense of Humor Usually you don't have time to stop n see the roses.... you spend most of your time hoping and calculating if you will make the cut off... that feeling you get when you know you will make it is amazing....
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 Hyenas!! Lol love your sense of Humor Usually you don't have time to stop n see the roses.... you spend most of your time hoping and calculating if you will make the cut off... that feeling you get when you know you will make it is amazing....That's their actual team name.
Zatopek Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 Slightly off the topic but I would like to hear from the hyenas what it is like to ride the course being the last rider and ,the "interesting " things that they see or come across .hehe, 2012 - lost my team mate on stage 1... so already riding with a blue number on stage 4 (The out & back from Caledon): At some point I was literary the last guy in the race - out on my bike and barely moving. I was followed by the vehicle that serve as the broom wagon / environmental cleanup etc. (private 3de party company contracted to ensure the environmental impact is within standards - removal of all those stickers in branches that mark the route, lost bombs & water bottles) One of the personal in the vehicle had a bike with him - and he would then pedal the sections where the vehicle cant get into. At some stage he was right behind me on a dead flat and straight section, when I hear a massive thumb behind me - I was moving soooo slow, he just could not keep his balance and tipped over. At that point I decided that is it - if not for me, then at least for the safety of the people looking after me On that note - I was then training in Dublin and as fit as I ever was - except for heat preparation. I basically did all my training in the dark while freezing my butt of... the euro's suffering this year have all my sympathy.
Pure Savage Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 Thomas Dietsch is following the women on and e-bike with a GoPro in the same way that Stefan Sahm is behind the men, but there have apparently been some technical glitches with his equipment other than on the prologue and parts of Stage 1 (he filmed Spitz's crash, for example)Their technical difficulties are costing the ladies sponsors exposure, the not showing the ladies podium was a bit doff too. It just makes it less worthwhile for a sponsor to get involved with a ladies team at the Epic.
Gerry Hattrick Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 Their technical difficulties are costing the ladies sponsors exposure, the not showing the ladies podium was a bit doff too. It just makes it less worthwhile for a sponsor to get involved with a ladies team at the Epic.Jeez, you're a hard task master. The technical difficulties aren't deliberate
Nibali Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 Team BCX suffer a puncture ... can't wait till the experts find out what tyres they are running They don't ride Spez, so don't matter...
Wannabe Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 Jeez, you're a hard task master. The technical difficulties aren't deliberate I hear you, but if you claim to present a world class event, your backups must also be world class. You cannot concentrate on just one portion of the race. For the first time in years, the Ladies section is not a one horse race, but it could just have been, if no one gets to see the action. Just saying.
Shebeen Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 I hear you, but if you claim to present a world class event, your backups must also be world class. You cannot concentrate on just one portion of the race. For the first time in years, the Ladies section is not a one horse race, but it could just have been, if no one gets to see the action. Just saying.zigactly. if you say you want to push the women's elite portion, and then back it up by equal prizemoney and separate start but then don't really cover it you're not really as committed as you thing you are? wonder what gunn-rita is doing right now?
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 At least it's a bit cooler today.... Much needed relief.
@grootlem Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 Team BCX suffer a puncture ... can't wait till the experts find out what tyres they are running Now I regret walking to my computer late last night changing my African jersey prediction to BCX for today after hearing that Waylon's tummy bug is over... thats my fantasy league gone..But let me wait for Saturday's drama on Groenlandberg before I stop training
robsc Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 Stirnemann really impressed me yesterday , must be huge pressure on him especially with the form that Shurter is in
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