Chris NewbyFraser Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 I shall await the abuse that is sure to come my way. The idea of only allowing teams of two to ride is unfair. It costs a fortune to prepare and get to a big event. Then, something completely out of a persons control happens and they have to withdraw. All the partner can now do is ride the balance of an event as a vicious training ride but they will not be recorded as a finisher.Events need to allow individual timing. Sure, let the Epic allocate prize monies to intact teams but also allow solo riders (as starters!) to enter, ride and be recognised as an official finisher. Two person teams only? Bollocks!
shaper Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Confirmed. Nino will be carrying on as a Leopard.Wonder if SRAM had anything to do with this... test proving Etap Eagle over the duration of the EPIC?
Li Mu Bai Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 I shall await the abuse that is sure to come my way. The idea of only allowing teams of two to ride is unfair. It costs a fortune to prepare and get to a big event. Then, something completely out of a persons control happens and they have to withdraw. All the partner can now do is ride the balance of an event as a vicious training ride but they will not be recorded as a finisher.Events need to allow individual timing. Sure, let the Epic allocate prize monies to intact teams but also allow solo riders (as starters!) to enter, ride and be recognised as an official finisher. Two person teams only? Bollocks!Pffft. Its a team event. The dynamics and intrigue and politics that riding as a team provides is so much more challenging and interesting than solo riding. More than enough solo stuff on the calendar anyway.
Scalpel Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Wonder if SRAM had anything to do with this... test proving Etap Eagle over the duration of the EPIC? So far Nino has not used Etap in the Epic. Yesterday and this morning he was riding with normal cable Eagle.
shaper Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Nino does not ride with the Etap in the Epic. Yesterday and this morning he was riding with normal cable Eagle.Thanks for clarifying... have not really been following.... Edit, now that he is solo, might be an opportunity to experiment with Etap
Cookie88 Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 already confirmed he's going on soloCutting daisies at the back of the Pro Pack suuuurely?
ChUkKy Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Ai..Stirnemann won't be able to continue..he has some or other infection Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk I want a pair of those sunnies!!
Shebeen Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 So... I have a question which I have theories to.. Why do SO many racers get stomach bugs in the lead up to an event like this or during? Didn't Amy Beth suffer from a severe stomach bug that nearly cost her and Ariane the Cape Pioneer Trek? SO many.. top end and mid packers alike. Let the theories and comments flow.... dunno, but I'm going with lots of people all together with not so much hand washing. Seems to have been quite a bit going round the aussie cricket team in PE(did you see mitchell's marsh?) and the stormers(or some other superrugby team) also had it bad recently. even one of the umpires had to take a sicky to sit on the john.
mrcg Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 No ways....expect Nino up front gunning it. He's prepared for the toughest Epic and he will use it as a build up to the XC season. Keep to the season plan. No way is he going to change anything. Without having to pull Stirni along....I reckon he will be at the sharp end until the finish (without interfering).With regard to stomach bug syndrome: as mentioned in a few posts above, it's the culmination of many factors: high intensity training thus compromised immune system (for some) and "unhygienic" environment. Germs get passed on easily through touching anything (from loo's flush, to shower, to plates, cutlery etc etc). It doesn't float in the air.Coverage of Prologue: I thought it was rubbish. Poor directing, poor static camera positions. Best part was the E-bikes - they should have 4 or 5 of those roaming on the different tracks. They give best indication of reality of riding, esp the single track - need to also see the steep uphills (all so much easier on an Ebike). Thanks Stefan Sahm and Thomas Dietsch for those live feeds!Haven't yet had a chance to check the live stream - look forward to it tomorrow.Other than that - have a serious case of FOMO! Depsite the negatives, still an aqwesome event to partake in. Wished they allowed solo riders - then I would be there. Finding a partner a pain....
LeoKnight Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 I shall await the abuse that is sure to come my way. The idea of only allowing teams of two to ride is unfair. It costs a fortune to prepare and get to a big event. Then, something completely out of a persons control happens and they have to withdraw. All the partner can now do is ride the balance of an event as a vicious training ride but they will not be recorded as a finisher.Events need to allow individual timing. Sure, let the Epic allocate prize monies to intact teams but also allow solo riders (as starters!) to enter, ride and be recognised as an official finisher. Two person teams only? Bollocks! I remember this conversation from last year, every year it gets raised, with some good points and counter points. At the moment the Epic is marketed as a team sport, and life happens, it might not be fair on your partner, it might be frustrating knowing that even if you finish you won't be receiving a finishers medal. But at the moment that is what you sign up for if you gets sponsored or take out the moolla yourself. Will they change, maybe, but think that they would rather want to continue to focus on the team approach seeing that the race is sold out every year.
LeoKnight Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Would assume he won't be starting in the front group, at best they could allow the UCI leopards to start before the general pack, else it will be a ride from far back No ways....expect Nino up front gunning it. He's prepared for the toughest Epic and he will use it as a build up to the XC season. Keep to the season plan. No way is he going to change anything. Without having to pull Stirni along....I reckon he will be at the sharp end until the finish (without interfering).
Gen Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 I want a pair of those sunnies!!Lol.. they look almost identical to the 100% ones Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
V12man Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 I remember this conversation from last year, every year it gets raised, with some good points and counter points. At the moment the Epic is marketed as a team sport, and life happens, it might not be fair on your partner, it might be frustrating knowing that even if you finish you won't be receiving a finishers medal. But at the moment that is what you sign up for if you gets sponsored or take out the moolla yourself. Will they change, maybe, but think that they would rather want to continue to focus on the team approach seeing that the race is sold out every year.If you lose a partner, but finish you are recorded as a finisher, and you get a finishers medal - but you don't get a team finish position, and you can't win any prizes.
LeoKnight Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 If you lose a partner, but finish you are recorded as a finisher, and you get a finishers medal - but you don't get a team finish position, and you can't win any prizes. Ok that so they do get something. Thanks for letting me know, so the only thing is you don't ride anymore for an official position.
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