Grease_Monkey Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 Okes came rolling in towards the finish line. Did the usual high five/holding hands for a sexy pic. Ended badlyThat has got to be the worst possible way to end your epic. Imagine the braais afterwards: "Hey man, didn't you do the epic this year?""No, I celebrated prematurely while trying to get a good pic and dislocated my shoulder."
finallygotabike Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 When will we see some stats from this years Epic, i.e: 1. Bikes Brands by numbers2. Any HD/Fatbike or SS3. Tyre Brands & size - I am curious about this one4. Sram vs Shimano5. etc.
Hairy Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 is there a vid of the crash at all .... a quick youtube search revealed nothing Approached the finish line and their celebration went wrong. Locked handlebars and down they went, out of the race
stefmeister Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 That has got to be the worst possible way to end your epic. Imagine the braais afterwards: "Hey man, didn't you do the epic this year?""No, I celebrated prematurely while trying to get a good pic and dislocated my shoulder."I'd rather die there on the spot than deal with the embarrassment.
Gr3mlin131 Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 is there a vid of the crash at all .... a quick youtube search revealed nothing I saw it on the live feed on Youtube as it happened, so it should still be in that video. Just check from after the first finishers, didn't happen too long after that. You could probably pinpoint the time in the video by checking the results.
Escapee.. Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 I saw it on the live feed on Youtube as it happened, so it should still be in that video. Just check from after the first finishers, didn't happen too long after that. You could probably pinpoint the time in the video by checking the results. Footage wasn't great, fixed camera behind the finish line so you could only see it happening in the background
Gandalf Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 is there a vid of the crash at all .... a quick youtube search revealed nothing 2:29:25 - watch from there
HDW Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 Okes came rolling in towards the finish line. Did the usual high five/holding hands for a sexy pic. Ended badly Rookie error.
splat Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 trek.png Aaah man, I missed this. Anyone have more details please? Another pair did that just before the line on the last day.One of the Last Lions, I think.What a terrible way to finish the Epic!
taito Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 Some toppie tried to Wheely over the finish of The Munga last years and crashed over the finish line and ended up lying at the feet of the Orginizers after 1000ks
Shebeen Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 The event or the event? ha ha! that ship sailed yonks ago Fastest Fingers Win the Race to Test the Legs 2019-03-25Enter The 2020 Lottery Application System here.The day after the 2019 Absa Cape Epic wrapped up on the polo fields of Val de Vie Estate the Early Bird entries went on sale for the 2020 Absa Cape Epic. Once again they sold out virtually instantaneously – within the time it took 100 would be riders to input their essential information, or roughly five seconds – for the event which is scheduled for the 15th to the 22nd of March next year.
Hairy Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 Thanks .... been out of coms for the last few days, so thought this was on the Finale and been trying to find footage of this on that vid! 2:29:25 - watch from there
Headshot Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 When will we see some stats from this years Epic, i.e: 1. Bikes Brands by numbers2. Any HD/Fatbike or SS3. Tyre Brands & size - I am curious about this one4. Sram vs Shimano5. etc.I saw one guy on a Scott Scale 26er with 580mm bars..
dev null Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 Rookie error. Which makes the whole thing even worse as they are professional cyclists. I would love to hear their excuse to their team manager and sponsors.
peetwindhoek Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 Which makes the whole thing even worse as they are professional cyclists. I would love to hear their excuse to their team manager and sponsors. First excuse started right after they finished and a crew member took the bike
Shebeen Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 useless info time: if you don't win the epic on your first attempt, give up. 17 people have now won the Men's category since the race started in 2004.11 of these guys won it on their first go at the race. Platt Heymans Brentjens Paullisen Bundi Sahm Kulhavy Hynek Stirneman Grotts Forster 2nd time was good enough for these okesSauser/Fuglsang3rd time luckyShurter/Mennen4th is a charm forHuber/Stander Got to feel for Alban Lakatahe has now finished 10, and never won it. in terms of countriesGermany - 10Switzerland - 10Czech Republic - 4Belgium -2South africa - 2Holland,nam, US, denmark - 1 each
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