Red Robin Posted December 2, 2016 Share That's where he was on the route this time last year... Thank you. First time watching Munga but not the last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the nerd Posted December 2, 2016 Share The blue flag is misleading though as before WP9 Grant was miles ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted December 2, 2016 Share i queried the prize money- https://www.facebook.com/TheMungaMTB/posts/10157807576360282 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted December 2, 2016 Share I'm also wondering how you apply a time penalty in an event where people have to stop for hours in any case? They will have to add it to his final time. I think they already applied it..might be wrong though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted December 2, 2016 Share now...the big question..how long does each stop at WP8......... well ..they both just plowed through! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted December 2, 2016 Share according to the sutherland met mast, there's a sight tailwind today! http://www.wasa.csir.co.za/GraphicsStreamer.aspx?&Project=6&GraphIndex=9&Rnd=654168 http://www.wasa.csir.co.za/GraphicsStreamer.aspx?&Project=6&GraphIndex=1&Rnd=803383&size=2x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted December 2, 2016 Share well ..they both just plowed through!Yoh they are crazy Riding so strong.. unbelievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Steer Posted December 2, 2016 Share HV and JD stopped at what looks like a guest house... HV on the stoep and JD lying down under the tree's from the look of it. 350km to the finish from here, probably not a lot of resting will be done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted December 2, 2016 Share according to the sutherland met mast, there's a sight tailwind today! http://www.wasa.csir.co.za/GraphicsStreamer.aspx?&Project=6&GraphIndex=9&Rnd=654168 http://www.wasa.csir.co.za/GraphicsStreamer.aspx?&Project=6&GraphIndex=1&Rnd=803383&size=2xThey must be so relieved for that slight tailwind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Steer Posted December 2, 2016 Share Top 5 riders all with in 30km's of each other after 700+kms... still lots of twists and turns in this tale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted December 2, 2016 Share Top 5 riders all with in 30km's of each other after 700+kms... still lots of twists and turns in this tale!Field is really close so far in .. going to be a cracker of a finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted December 2, 2016 Share whereabouts is the padstaal? still to come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat-i Posted December 2, 2016 Share I think they already applied it..might be wrong though No serving. Gets added to the finishing time. (Quoting Alex) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted December 2, 2016 Share Looks like JD and HV are having a rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8MUD Posted December 2, 2016 Share Not take anything from the current racers . . But The GU must be sitting somewhere,watching this tracking,seeing where JN's blue flag is now,thinking where he (GU) was,what played down from around here to the end . . . and just rubbing his hands in anticipation to start prepping for next year. (that is what I would do if I was him) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Rat Posted December 2, 2016 Share Okay imagine you're Christi Viljoen here's your stats you've completed 405 km at an average speed of 8.7kph. Here's what you have left 681km in 73 hours meaning that you have to average 9.32kph to finish in allotted 120 hours (Although it appears that she has to be speed up bear in mind she's just come off a 6 hour rest which brings her average down). This would be my plan to ensure a finish- assume stops of 16 hours in total.- leaving you 57 hours to ride 681 km at an average of just less than 12kph. But where to stop RV3 is at Loxton 593km which makes this stint a relatively short 190km (I can't believe I just said that's short!), so perhaps you should press on to WP7 649km and try and be there at 8 am tomorrow. 8 hours kip has you leaving at 16:00 on Saturday with Sutherland RV4 812km before 6:00 am on Sunday as my next target and perhaps take a 6 hour kip leaving RV4 at 14h00 targeting RV5 1018 km by 7:00 am on Monday . It's mostly downhill from there with one mother of a climb so maybe I'd take 1 hour kip leaving at 8:00 with 5 hours to finish the last 60km ( you can take 2 but then you have to average 15kph the backmarkers did about 20kph last year so you have something in the bank). You can argue with my strategy if you want, but the point remains imagine doing this calculation while you're on the road having completed 400+ km in the searing heat. I think you need a back up team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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