[Event] The Munga MTB 2017

[SwissVan]

What is Vetseuns real name ?

Want to follow him on the tracker.

Dale

[Wil6]

What is Vetseuns real name ?

Want to follow him on the tracker.

Dale de Kiewit

[Gen]

https://www.facebook.com/TheMungaMTB/videos/1464959026959059/


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[Vlakvark T]

so at this stage of the game, let's go down the current leaderboard.

 

Who is Marco Martins?

 

either this guy - 

 

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0554076/

 

 

this guy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Martins_(fencer)

 

or this guy

 

http://radiovizela.pt/gestao/img_noticias/499303c805d70aee02a8394a391b9fa4.jpg

 

http://www.radiovizela.pt/gestao/img_noticias/870cd15960a22eff2013ab3ace80bef1.jpg

 

let's go with the third option:

 

https://www.strava.com/athletes/3425615#interval?interval=201711&interval_type=month&chart_type=miles&year_offset=0

 

He either travels a CRAPLOAD or is able to do some weird Zwift type virtual courses a lot.

either way he has ridden about 60 hours/1700km  a month for the past year, so munga no big deal

His longest ride was 405 km according to strava

[SwissVan]

https://www.facebook.com/TheMungaMTB/videos/1464959026959059/

 

 

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Ahhh wonderful blue skies and sunshine

[milky4130]

The gap between the front two and rest appears to be getting significant.

 

might be hard to catch that up with the current pace they are riding

I reckon Dion is giving a Marco a good run for his money here. From Marco's previous race strategey his goal is to get the opponents out of sight as that plays heavy role in the psychological battle.

[Tothehills]

Is DG and MM resting at RV3, or there is a delay in live tracking?

[Escapee..]

plenty okes having a rest at the Trankaroo Country Lodge in Britstown.

[Tothehills]

Marco Martins 500 558 574 Dion Guy 499 555 573 Kevin Benkenstein 475 531 548 Freek Van Tonder 475 532 548 Mike Woolnough 470 514 524 Sthembiso Masango 461 509 524 Chris van Zyl 458 507 514 Arno Crous 443 489 502 Wynand Van Vuuren 456 488 503 Steven Wolhuter 431 482 497

 

Distance gaps from MM's at various km readings.  

[jugheaddave]

I was hoping to see Jeans Bierman feature...

[Rocket-Boy]

looks like DB is out     

 

chatted to him earlier.

 

medics picked him up, he can't hold down any food and has zero energy.

 

Really bummed for him, I did a few training rides with him and he was super strong even with his tank (loaded bike)

Yup heard the same thing, sad for him. He said his legs were still good but without nutrition he had no energy.

[JJDT]

Marco Martins on the move again...

How long can your body cope with this extreme, lack of sleep + assuming your avg HR is about 70% for hours on end?

Last question is it good for your overall health...not immediate but long term effects on what this guy is doing?

[Velouria]

I was hoping to see Jeans Bierman feature...

It's still too early in the race to take him out of contention.

 

I have a sneaky suspicion that the front guys are going a little too hard, and are going to pay for this pace later on.

[Rocket-Boy]

I was hoping to see Jeans Bierman feature...

Dangerous Dave when are you doing the Munga?

Im surprised every year when I check the entries and dont see your name!

[Andrew Steer]

I was hoping to see Jeans Bierman feature...

It's one of the things I love about these long hauls... the big names (faster guys) seldom come out on top. Fitness, power etc are important to a point, but then the head and heart takes over. 

 

The jump from 361's to the Munga is like going from winning a 42km Trailseeker to klapping Attakwas 

[Andrew Steer]

PS: Mr Biermans is a bloody machine, hope my point doesn't detract from that... Munga is just another level up from these long 1 day events in my uneducated guestimates