Shebeen Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 Why..other development riders can enter if they so choose..Martin does great work with his riders I don't see why they should be punished because others aren't entering. Sent from my SM-G950F using TapatalkNot mocking Martin at all, i'm a huge fan of changealife.Just saying it's odd that no one else has ever entered, and it's not like there aren't any exxaro or Absa diepsloot etc etc guys who could go for it. There isn't an official cat on the leaderboard, but it currently looks like they won't even fill the podium spots in this division. CogitoErgoSum and Gen 2
Stretch Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 What's vetties name? Good morning from the north... Workshop till 3...I fear I'm going to miss the finish the pace the guys are going. Last year they finished on the Saturday. Are the conditions better?
edgarblount Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 Last year/Hein Visser:StartRV1 13hrsRV2 10RV3 15RV4 12RV5 17Finish 4 total ~71hours 2017 - Marco MartinsStart RV1 9hrsRV2 8RV3 9RV4 13RV5 13 (projected)Finish 3 (projected) total ~55hours, 7pm tonight! With about 10hours to go, a lead of 50km is quite significant. Will reasses once KB is at the bottom of the pass. I'd have to guess that MM has about 90% got this. KB and DG about 5% and 4%. everyone else 1%With about 10hours to go, a lead of 50km is quite significant. Will reasses once KB is at the bottom of the passIs Marco just riding faster or did Hein stop a lot more?
Gen Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) What's vetties name? Good morning from the north... Workshop till 3...I fear I'm going to miss the finish the pace the guys are going. Last year they finished on the Saturday. Are the conditions better?With better do you mean cooler and no wind..if so NOPE???? apparently hotter and headwind expected for most of the day. If you mean blue skies..yip [emoji23] Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Edited December 1, 2017 by Gen Stretch 1
dirtypot Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 Is Marco just riding faster or did Hein stop a lot more? The weather in the first half of last year was terrible - looks to have been a lot better this year Gen 1
Gen Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 Penalty.JPGBack on the bike.JPGLift.JPGMmm we're these guys who missed it riding together? Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
Shebeen Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) Penalty.JPGBack on the bike.JPGLift.JPGkannieverstaannie RV2 is Transkaroo Country Lodge in BritstownNow i never been there, but this is not a big dorpie. Apart from the legendary NGK lentebal this is the biggest annual event in town. It was 7:30am. it really can't have been that hard to find.Also why would you even want to you miss an RV...you get food and water there, did he even look for it? edit - looking at timestamps, he took 5 minutes to get through Britstown - the penalty is his own fault. Edited December 1, 2017 by rider#35 TALUS, Sepia, Gen and 6 others 9
Kranswurm Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 What's vetties name? Good morning from the north... Workshop till 3...I fear I'm going to miss the finish the pace the guys are going. Last year they finished on the Saturday. Are the conditions better?Dale de Kiewit Stretch 1
CogitoErgoSum Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 Not mocking Martin at all, i'm a huge fan of changealife.Just saying it's odd that no one else has ever entered, and it's not like there aren't any exxaro or Absa diepsloot etc etc guys who could go for it. There isn't an official cat on the leaderboard, but it currently looks like they won't even fill the podium spots in this division.I am all for developing talent. But at some stage a development rider should be not classified as a development rider. That is if the development has been done correctly. Or am I wrong? Also, if a rider has done an event and finished in the top percentage, he/she should not be seen as a development rider the next time he/she enters such a race? Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
CogitoErgoSum Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 Penalty.JPGBack on the bike.JPGLift.JPGI can't help but to read an undertone to his whole experience this year... #notsohappyreturns Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk milky4130, JanJan, the_roadie and 4 others 7
Gen Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) I can't help but to read an undertone to his whole experience this year... #notsohappyreturns Sent from my SM-G925F using TapatalkMmm I tend to agree with you.. Africa 1-him -5. He missed the check-in because he wasn't paying attention fatigue and nutrition can play funny games with your mind .... .... the organisers aren't traffic cops they aren't going to hide the check-in behind a bush. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Edited December 1, 2017 by Gen Sepia, Dusty, peetwindhoek and 5 others 8
eddy Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 I am all for developing talent. But at some stage a development rider should be not classified as a development rider. That is if the development has been done correctly. Or am I wrong? Also, if a rider has done an event and finished in the top percentage, he/she should not be seen as a development rider the next time he/she enters such a race? Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk They take nothing away from you, me or the other riders by being classified as development riders if they have come though an academy. But they do serve as potential inspiration for other youngsters, for role-models in their communities and for motivation to other academies to prepare riders. I have no problem with them entering. Andrew Steer, Dusty, Gen and 3 others 6
Shebeen Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 Is Marco just riding faster or did Hein stop a lot more?I'm guessing both. it appears the weather has been rather mild compared to the first 2 editions. and there has been a lot of tailwinds Headwinds today from about luncthimehttps://www.windy.com/?-32.792,20.031,9 Won't be 45'C hot like Erik said in the video, I think he's referring to the temp his car reads sitting in the sun!
milky4130 Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 Mmm we're these guys who missed it riding together? Sent from my SM-G950F using TapatalkI dont know. The others could very well have dropped out for other reasons.
eddy Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 I can't help but to read an undertone to his whole experience this year... #notsohappyreturns Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk He has won in this country but I think he picked the wrong steed for the race. This is not a 360km sprint and as he says, the corrugations got to him. I trust he will race here again. Sepia 1
CogitoErgoSum Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 They take nothing away from you, me or the other riders by being classified as development riders if they have come though an academy. But they do serve as potential inspiration for other youngsters, for role-models in their communities and for motivation to other academies to prepare riders. I have no problem with them entering.I am not implying any of such... Just asking Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
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