Absa Cape Epic 2017

[splat]

 

 

I have obviously missed some of the conversation.

Please bring me up to speed.

 

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[Shebeen]

so with the final day expected to be a bit of a bunfight for a stage win but the contenders makring each other, stage 6 is where it is at!

 

 

that is a LOT of climbing, and even if there is no break up GLB, there will be some serious leg stretching.

 

men - all to play for between scott/spaz with just 50 seconds between them

Cannondale would have to do a lot wrong to lose 3rd.

 

women - 90% certainty of the final podium order being meerendal/ascendis/omx

 

mixed - 95% certainty of the final podium order being scott/valencia/RBI

 

masters - 99% certainty of the final podium being orbea/CST/BMC...but one of the second two could take it with a solid stage 6.

 

grand masters - meerendal 99% certain of winning it. the rest are waaay back

 

exxaro - well done diepsloot

african - pyga looking good, 15min buffer on NAD is surely enough

[splat]

Nope, Rockshox is a product of SRAM, Personal preference I believe. Saw it at the Olympics where even Kulhavy used the SID WorldCup instead of the RS-1

 

Christoph Sauser:

The biggest improvement since my last Cape Epic in 2015 is using the Rockshox SID fork instead of the RS-1. The SID is stiffer and it's much quicker to change a wheel. A lot of the marathon guys are still on the RS-1, but I made that decision for our team and I had to push hard for it.

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/author/christoph-sauser-why-should-we-hold-back

[nickc]

Picked up at the side of the trail where Cannondale Unpacked their stuff looking for a spare tube:

 

 

[Gen]

so with the final day expected to be a bit of a bunfight for a stage win but the contenders makring each other, stage 6 is where it is at!

 

 

that is a LOT of climbing, and even if there is no break up GLB, there will be some serious leg stretching.

 

men - all to play for between scott/spaz with just 50 seconds between them

Cannondale would have to do a lot wrong to lose 3rd.

 

women - 90% certainty of the final podium order being meerendal/ascendis/omx

 

mixed - 95% certainty of the final podium order being scott/valencia/RBI

 

masters - 99% certainty of the final podium being orbea/CST/BMC...but one of the second two could take it with a solid stage 6.

 

grand masters - meerendal 99% certain of winning it. the rest are waaay back

 

exxaro - well done diepsloot

african - pyga looking good, 15min buffer on NAD is surely enough

I thought Groenlandberg was later in the stage..

[Pure Savage]

Picked up at the side of the trail where Cannondale Unpacked their stuff looking for a spare tube:

 

Whine bottles?

[The Bull Shark]

She has been wearing lekker short shorts up till today.

 

Hey, los anner mense se kinners uit! 

[Shebeen]

Christoph Sauser:

The biggest improvement since my last Cape Epic in 2015 is using the Rockshox SID fork instead of the RS-1. The SID is stiffer and it's much quicker to change a wheel. A lot of the marathon guys are still on the RS-1, but I made that decision for our team and I had to push hard for it.

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/author/christoph-sauser-why-should-we-hold-back

I think on Thursday and Saturday we'll see more of the marathon teams. With the open roads on Thursday, Jaro and I will wear skinsuits. We wear them when it's windy and fast, but not aero helmets. It's too hot for that. But seeing Jaro in a full skinsuit riding next to Cannondale in their baggies just doesn't look right!

[TIB]

Picked up at the side of the trail where Cannondale Unpacked their stuff looking for a spare tube:

 

So the cabernet was let out of the baggies...

[Nibali]

I think on Thursday and Saturday we'll see more of the marathon teams. With the open roads on Thursday, Jaro and I will wear skinsuits. We wear them when it's windy and fast, but not aero helmets. It's too hot for that. But seeing Jaro in a full skinsuit riding next to Cannondale in their baggies just doesn't look right!

 

Has such a giggle when I read this.

#marginalgains

[The Bull Shark]

So I guess one should soon be able to pick up RS-1s from the classifieds for a song? 

[Odinson]

So I guess one should soon be able to pick up RS-1s from the classifieds for a song? 

 

Just give it a few weeks for all the 1%er MAMILS to notice Sauser and Coolharvey were running the new SIDs and there'll be a flood of RS-1s in the classifieds.

[nathrix]

For those who don't know, Christoph Sauser's daily blog on http://www.cyclingnews.com/author/christoph-sauser/

[@grootlem]

Never thought Rissveds will win this thing after she declined to race with Stenerhag cause she just wants to train and see how it goes. By the way the 2 Jennie's share a birthday and from the same town and cycling club in Sweden

2 days left in fantasy league, hope I need to start training on monday for no 6

[Mr Anderson]

For the Jenny fans..

[Ramrod]

For the Jenny fans..

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