Pure Savage Posted November 27, 2017 Share I'd rather get Vermote, he'll sit on front for the entire race and chase down every single team in front of him, because the break won't survive We already have a rider that can rip our legs off. . Was thinking Chris will get us more insta likes [emoji12][emoji23][emoji23] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted November 27, 2017 Share Absolute sufferfest, never cramped so badly in my life! Team got a decent enough result. Dubber, Cippo, Mongoose! and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibali Posted November 27, 2017 Share I'd get Nibali, he would just hold onto a car, and then each team can just grab a pocket, we could free wheel all the way.... #Sub4 Good one! At least Chris has some experience with that as well, so they can each grab onto a side, reduces the length of the line And Moscon to eliminate the competition. Sent from my SM-G9G50F using Tapatalk They have a car for that now We already have a rider that can rip our legs off. . Was thinking Chris will get us more insta likes [emoji12][emoji23][emoji23] Makes sense! Gen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted November 27, 2017 Share Good one! At least Chris has some experience with that as well, so they can each grab onto a side, reduces the length of the line Dont think anybody should hold onto Chris, his arm will snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velouria Posted November 27, 2017 Share Hope one of you include a Viviani is a lekker guy in your race report..how on earth do these teams manage to get these big names in their teams..bit it is way cool. While it's never nice to see a fellow cyclist standing on the side of the road with a puncture, I have to say that a small part of me was quite relieved (it was short lived relief as my own hell was about to begin) when we saw the Sky kit clad figure of Viviani trying to figure out how to fix a puncture... I believe there is one guy that has done all 25 DC's to date. Now even guys that have done DC 10-14 years ago will argue that the event that has been put up the past 5-8 years is still not "The Real McCoy". The original event had no "free feed zones" i.e. stop where you want when you want if you wanted to. The route ended with Tradouw Pass now imagine climbing that beats after 190km's in the legs. Pfft - the real DC was a solo event from the Drakenstein Prison, over Franschhoek Pass to Villiersdorp and back. There might have been one or two refreshment stations along the way, but it was pretty much each man/woman for themselves. Then there was Ceres - Theronsberg Pass after 160kms is not for the faint hearted! To be fair he did bury himself for the team until he exploded. I exploded. Twice. And still finished... (as did 6 other riders in my team) Dubber, Patchelicious, milky4130 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted November 27, 2017 Share A savage DC.. TIB, varkie2, DJR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velouria Posted November 27, 2017 Share A Double Double Century 'Dale, TIB, Donovan Le Cok and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibali Posted November 27, 2017 Share Dont think anybody should hold onto Chris, his arm will snap. Fair enough. So Chris gets to sit last wheel and take selfies of himself, so no one can see what is going on. Smart plan! Patchelicious and Pure Savage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted November 27, 2017 Share While it's never nice to see a fellow cyclist standing on the side of the road with a puncture, I have to say that a small part of me was quite relieved (it was short lived relief as my own hell was about to begin) when we saw the Sky kit clad figure of Viviani trying to figure out how to fix a puncture... No support car ..no one gave him a wheel..aye.. it's tough in Africa???????? Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Velouria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted November 27, 2017 Share While it's never nice to see a fellow cyclist standing on the side of the road with a puncture, I have to say that a small part of me was quite relieved (it was short lived relief as my own hell was about to begin) when we saw the Sky kit clad figure of Viviani trying to figure out how to fix a puncture... Pfft - the real DC was a solo event from the Drakenstein Prison, over Franschhoek Pass to Villiersdorp and back. There might have been one or two refreshment stations along the way, but it was pretty much each man/woman for themselves. Then there was Ceres - Theronsberg Pass after 160kms is not for the faint hearted! I exploded. Twice. And still finished... (as did 6 other riders in my team)In the last 5kms I spotted you & seemed like you were in a world of pain, thought of many lines I wanted to chirp you but every time I backed out thinking to myself now is not the time. Well Done, you still finished in under 5 hours. Velouria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velouria Posted November 27, 2017 Share In the last 5kms I spotted you & seemed like you were in a world of pain, thought of many lines I wanted to chirp you but every time I backed out thinking to myself now is not the time. Well Done, you still finished in under 5 hours.Thanks Milky4130 - I was in pieces. Luckily I had Halfway for company (a nickname he earned because he once bailed at halfway during the DC), otherwise I think I would have gotten off my bike and cried myself to sleep in the gutter. You could have probably said anything to me and I would have just given you a blank stare - my brain was so consumed with the cacophony of cramps running up and down my legs (and my fingers - at one point I couldn't take my hands off the bars as they had cramped on tightly!!) that there wasn't much brain power left for normal things like conversation. milky4130 and DJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev null Posted November 27, 2017 Share Thanks Milky4130 - I was in pieces. Luckily I had Halfway for company (a nickname he earned because he once bailed at halfway during the DC), otherwise I think I would have gotten off my bike and cried myself to sleep in the gutter. You could have probably said anything to me and I would have just given you a blank stare - my brain was so consumed with the cacophony of cramps running up and down my legs (and my fingers - at one point I couldn't take my hands off the bars as they had cramped on tightly!!) that there wasn't much brain power left for normal things like conversation. Now you make me worry. If a guy that has won the 24 Hours Of Oak Valley can suffer this much in a 202km road race, I don't even wanna know about the DC. Edited November 27, 2017 by Moridin Velouria and DJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velouria Posted November 27, 2017 Share Now you make me worry. If a guy that has won the 24 Hours Of Oak Valley can suffer this much in a 202km road race, I don't even wanna know about the DC. 202kms is easy - 202kms behind a young Dimension Data rider is anything but! dev null, Long Wheel Base, DJR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubber Posted November 27, 2017 Share Selection_052.png A Double Double CenturyThat looks like Big Day Out :-) Velouria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttocs Posted November 27, 2017 Share Pfff... I keep tweeting Chris asking if he wants to come hammer in Swellies. Offered him Steri stumpies and fines for his stem staring!Froome rode with us in the Northcliff Cycles mixed team in 2011.This was the same year he finished second at Vuelta while nursing Wiggins. Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted November 27, 2017 Share Selection_052.png A Double Double CenturyHow do you get back to your car?? Mine was a small bit over to make up for 4 years of picnics and neutral zones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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