Jbr Posted May 6, 2022 Share 4 minutes ago, FootballingCyclist said: I also remember being a sweeper rider at the Race to the sea, In the whatsapp group with organizers etc they were all saying they're expecting the 1st riders to come in just over 5hrs20 or so considering the heat and wind on the day, They were all pretty shocked when Matt rolled in just over 4hr50 for the 160km 2300m course. What was most noticeable though was while some of the top riders in the country used Gravel bikes, Matt rode his MTB and still managed to win by a massive margin which was insane to witness. Next time @Jewbacca should lend him his BMX I was a bit shocked when I saw him rock up to a very flat crit race on a very windy day with an aethosĀ š¤£ Edited May 6, 2022 by Jbr Baracuda, FootballingCyclist and Jewbacca 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballingCyclist Posted May 6, 2022 Share 3 minutes ago, Jbr said: Next time @Jewbacca should lend him his BMX I was a bit shocked when I saw him rock up to a very flat crit race on a very windy day with an aethosĀ š¤£ LOL imagine that, with the length of his legs. Ā And even more so to see him ride away and catch you guys again in the bunch I assume? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted May 6, 2022 Share 3 minutes ago, FootballingCyclist said: LOL imagine that, with the length of his legs. Ā And even more so to see him ride away and catch you guys again in the bunch I assume? LOL I skipped that race, it was my first day out of covid quarantine, I was there to take pictures Ā And I was happy not to be in that race since from lap 2 there was no bunch anymore, just a succession of 3/4/5 men groups lapping each otherĀ š¤£ Edited May 6, 2022 by Jbr FootballingCyclist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted May 6, 2022 Share 43 minutes ago, Kom said: Matts pre-BWR interview runs through the setup on his CRUX - how he road a gravel event on 32c Specialized Roubaix tyres (literally road purposed) is another marvel. I didnt see much of the coveragle, but just how much gravel was involved for BWR?!? Not sure myself but all the big climbs which I saw from following the Instagram feed was mainly tarred roads & it is still available to view if anyone wants to go watch highlights of the event as it happened. Ok just found this from their site. Edited May 6, 2022 by milky4130 Post Updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted May 6, 2022 Share 4 hours ago, Knersboy said: Pete Stetina describing the race start; āMatt Beers, the South African phenom, used his MTB hard-starting skills, and made the climb one of the hardest Vo2 efforts Iāve done all year. But the tactic worked and there were maybe only 30 riders together at the front hitting the early dirt sections. The probability of crashing had drastically reduced and my wrist thanked him even though my lungs cursed him.ā This must be it š Ā splat, Danger Dassie and Jakkals. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballingCyclist Posted May 6, 2022 Share 56 minutes ago, milky4130 said: This must be it š Ā Really looks like he's absolutely cruising whilst the guys further back are starting to fight their bikes LOL milky4130 and splat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted May 6, 2022 Share Just now, FootballingCyclist said: Really looks like he's absolutely cruising whilst the guys further back are starting to fight their bikes LOL Most of the time you only realise how hard he is going when you check which gear heās on š FootballingCyclist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballingCyclist Posted May 6, 2022 Share I see Stetina rode a 52/36 Dura Ace crank with 11/34 cassette instead of the 1x which most gravel okes prefer. Sid the Sloth and DieselnDust 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted May 6, 2022 Share 2 hours ago, FootballingCyclist said: I see Stetina rode a 52/36 Dura Ace crank with 11/34 cassette instead of the 1x which most gravel okes prefer. most? maybe the cafe cruisers The racers always appear to be using 2x or the Classified Powershift rear hub. A few of the SRAM guys use 1x but then they run the biggest road cassette. Many of them are using the Powershift rear hub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted May 6, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, DieselnDust said: most? maybe the cafe cruisers The racers always appear to be using 2x or the Classified Powershift rear hub. A few of the SRAM guys use 1x but then they run the biggest road cassette. Many of them are using the Powershift rear hub If I was a sram rider Iād avoid 2x at all cost š¤£ Sid the Sloth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Gravel Locos today for Matt but sadly looks like he DNFād, anyone else that heard or saw anything that can confirm or knows what happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W@nted Posted May 15, 2022 Share 9 hours ago, milky4130 said: Gravel Locos today for Matt but sadly looks like he DNFād, anyone else that heard or saw anything that can confirm or knows what happened? On strava it shows that he crashed. Not sure about the details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted May 15, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, W@nted said: On strava it shows that he crashed. Not sure about the details Ah thanks, just saw that now as well. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted May 15, 2022 Share splat, Trashy and Kom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted May 16, 2022 Share looks like he experienced a tragedy during his trip. Appears he contact on that side lost her life. Not sure of details but is Matt ok? Anyone in contact with him? ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MongooseMan Posted May 16, 2022 Share The ladies winner of BWR, Moriah Wilson, was killed last week: https://www.fox7austin.com/news/moriah-wilson-cycling-killed-east-austin-texas https://cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/news/u-s-gravel-racer-moriah-wilson-shot-and-killed-in-austin-texas/ Ā She was Matt's contact to get around the US: Ā Wayne pudding Mol, DieselnDust, splat and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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