Stoffel76 Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 ahhh man, i see one of them is Max Menzies REEL STEELERS maybe he just pulled into his home at McGregor?Unfortunately not... Just heard via WhatsApp he had a heart attack and is in ICU... Speedy recovery Waxhead...
davetapson Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 This Epic looks a bit short. Longest day 122km? What of the properly Epic days in the past..? This should probably be called the epic. Small e. (Hope they got a discount for epic lite.)
Warthog Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Unfortunately not... Just heard via WhatsApp he had a heart attack and is in ICU... Speedy recovery Waxhead...Oh no...
LeoKnight Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 What I heard from the guys that have ridden that area before, although the km might appear less the difficulty is still up there. The surface plays a big role which can sap more energy than long "easy" climbs and straight district roads. This Epic looks a bit short. Longest day 122km? What of the properly Epic days in the past..? This should probably be called the epic. Small e. (Hope they got a discount for epic lite.)
mrcg Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 This Epic looks a bit short. Longest day 122km? What of the properly Epic days in the past..? This should probably be called the epic. Small e. (Hope they got a discount for epic lite.)I'm thinking this is more tongue in cheek?In any case, as somebody famous said yesterday at Prologue, the Epic is as hard as you make it. Totally dependent on your training and riding speed - and your partner's!I recon the drought ravaged areas add another level of dust, rocks, bumps etc. to the equation. So overall, the four 100+ km days in row will have a lot of broken riders spat out the back.Gonna be interesting for sure - especially to also see the Pro's handle this. Already many a victim claimed.......
SwissVan 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....The Woolworth sandwich handed out at the end of the stage did me in once, and that was the last WW sandwich I will ever eat.#neveragain
Warthog Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Unfortunately not... Just heard via WhatsApp he had a heart attack and is in ICU... Speedy recovery Waxhead... Any further news on him?
Eugene Oppelt Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 New Oakley sunnies there.........Never seen them....Very close in design to the new Speedtraps from 100%
Boerklong Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Rode a section on the motorbike after work tonight that they will be riding tomorrow in Ashton. So glad I dont have to do it on a bicycle. I've ridden this specic piece off trail hundreds off times with the motorbike, but never on my mtb. I intend keeping it that way. Gatstamp, klippe and a shitty little downhill with a loose rocky climb. Not long, just not a nice sigle/jeep track
LeoKnight Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Stage 1 saw the end of any hope for defending champion Esther Süss when her Meerendal CBC partner Angelika Tazreiter was knocked off her bike by a rider from another batch who caught them. The crash injured Tazreiter ‘s shoulder and she was forced to withdraw early on in the stage This is very sad, understand it is part of mtb and won't know the full story (except if it was filmed maybe).
ScaredShiftless Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 This Epic looks a bit short. Longest day 122km? What of the properly Epic days in the past..? This should probably be called the epic. Small e. (Hope they got a discount for epic lite.)As Christop Sauser always says : "Don't show me the route profile, tell me what I'll be riding on." A 145km stage can be relatively "easy" if it's on wide open district roads, and a 85km stage can be a monster if it's on loose, dusty, rocky singletrack.
The Bull Shark Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 As Christop Sauser always says : "Don't show me the route profile, tell me what I'll be riding on." A 145km stage can be relatively "easy" if it's on wide open district roads, and a 85km stage can be a monster if it's on loose, dusty, rocky singletrack. This is one of the truest things about MTBing that sets it apart from riding on the road. Some of the toughest rides I did was little 30 - 40 km races that I completely underestimated before I rode it for the first time. For example, the Porcupine Ridge was one such race. The profile looked quite easy, but until you have actually ridden it, you will underestimate it.
Dicky DQ Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 No mention of the coverage, I was just able to log in after 17:00 and the live stream with playback was awesome.
lechatnoir Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Confirmed. Nino will be carrying on as a Leopard. Correct me if I'm wrong, but 320 UCI points to the winner... wonder if that still goes for the lone winner?? considering that a world cup win counts 300, the epic is a big deal to win
CogitoErgoSum Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 This Epic looks a bit short. Longest day 122km? What of the properly Epic days in the past..? This should probably be called the epic. Small e. (Hope they got a discount for epic lite.)And then there is this post every year.... It is as difficult as you make it. If it is shorter/flatter, you go faster. Easy? It is never easy to race your mtb. Well, it is not supposed to be when you race (against anyone or against yourself) Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
DuncanCT Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Stage 1 saw the end of any hope for defending champion Esther Süss when her Meerendal CBC partner Angelika Tazreiter was knocked off her bike by a rider from another batch who caught them. The crash injured Tazreiter ‘s shoulder and she was forced to withdraw early on in the stage This is very sad, understand it is part of mtb and won't know the full story (except if it was filmed maybe). This is poor. Can only imagine someone getting impatient and pushing past at the wrong time and causing it. Hopefully that isn't what happened.
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