Absa Cape Epic 2022

[DNC]

10 hours ago, eala said:

XCO commentary is for 90 minutes every three weeks .Epic is 9h x 7 days

And TDF is 3 weeks long with excellent commentary. Unfortunately the Epic commentary could be far better. 

[TheoG]

8 hours ago, DJuice said:

What do you guys know about the Megamo bikes?

Looks almost like a Vipa Ultra, with flex stays and not the storage.

Willier launched their new mtb last year and stacking the pro field.

Hope for a few bike checks this year.

Is their a purple Canyon? 

The Megamo bikes also caught my eye and I must say I like what I see.  Such a pity its almost impossible to get lesser known brands in South Africa.

[TheoG]

They probably wont, but since Nino's and Matt's teams overall position is close at ~8 min down, maybe they can work together to close the gap on the leaders ... 🤷‍♂️

Edited March 22, 2022 by TheoG

[Fred van Vlaanderen]

6 hours ago, JohanDiv said:

Second test looks much better.. leaving hospital now. Have to report to medic tent at 6am for final test to clear me. 

If cleared, yet another tough day waiting with minimal sleep!

All the best for today! Will be cheering you on the entire day in my head.

[DieselnDust]

6 hours ago, JohanDiv said:

Second test looks much better.. leaving hospital now. Have to report to medic tent at 6am for final test to clear me. 

If cleared, yet another tough day waiting with minimal sleep!

A bit late to wish you well now as you've left already but all the best for today and I'm glad to hear you can continue, Hopefully you are obsessed with Bikehub and pick this up at the water point.

Drink lots today and pace yourself to recover.

Mix Rehidrat into one bottle and limit the sugary energy drinks.

Rather eat fruit and sweets at the water points. You don't need lots of sugar. 

Eat good protein thats easy to digest 

this should get you through today

Then recover and try again tomorrow

 

[love2fly]

12 hours ago, eala said:

Nino ,Blevins ,Prevot .They are superstars . I have bad fomo ,having done the previous two .Epic can ruin a whole season for the XCO riders and somebody like vd Poel . This is one event .Vd Poel can win multiple events and do half a Grand tour in the same season . For a dedicated XCO rider it can help like it helped Langvad ,but you also need to be as strong as her and not many riders are  .Prevot had a bit of a wake-up call today 

Was it Pauline that battled or was Robyn struggling? I thought it an odd pairing as I don't see Robyn being at her peak anymore?

[TheoG]

24 minutes ago, love2fly said:

Was it Pauline that battled or was Robyn struggling? I thought it an odd pairing as I don't see Robyn being at her peak anymore?

Pauline admitted on camera that she blew up ....

On the contrary, I think they can possibly click and give us some great racing in the next stages.

Edited March 22, 2022 by TheoG

[awesme]

Monster winds.

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[Jewbacca]

29 minutes ago, TheoG said:

Pauline admitted on camera that she blew up ....

On the contrary, I think they can possibly click and give us some great racing in the next stages.

Pauline is there on a pre season training block base ride.

It wouldn't surprise me if she is there as BMC have just been properly re-introduced to the SA market, so a really nice swansong for a retiring 40 year old and a fantastic marketing base ride for PFP/BMC.

 

[Fred van Vlaanderen]

31 minutes ago, TheoG said:

Pauline admitted on camera that she blew up ....

On the contrary, I think they can possibly click and give us some great racing in the next stages.

Yeah, I’m also of the opinion that they can potentially be a great match. Just a question of form considering the late decision to partake. 

[Patchelicious]

Haven’t read the thread yet, so this is not directed at anybody here.

From my various WhatsApp groups etc, it seems people are ONCE AGAIN whinging about the race being hard. WTF??? Every damn year. “It’s too hot, it’s too steep, it’s too this or that” 

Its the Catalina “Cape Epic” Wine mixer! FFS!! Go back to the driving range if you can’t handle it. There is no “handicap” system in cycling to sandbag, it’s just you and your legs!

Watch how they will soon let the ABSA VIP clients do it on eBikes…. 

[jcza]

4 minutes ago, Patchelicious said:

Haven’t read the thread yet, so this is not directed at anybody here.

From my various WhatsApp groups etc, it seems people are ONCE AGAIN whinging about the race being hard. WTF??? Every damn year. “It’s too hot, it’s too steep, it’s too this or that” 

Its the Catalina “Cape Epic” Wine mixer! FFS!! Go back to the driving range if you can’t handle it. There is no “handicap” system in cycling to sandbag, it’s just you and your legs!

Watch how they will soon let the ABSA VIP clients do it on eBikes…. 

Monitoring the responses ...... 🤪

[kosmonooit]

Well they had the Queen stage on the first day, maybe to trim the field down from the get-go? Weed out the woosies?

[Patchelicious]

2 minutes ago, kosmonooit said:

Well they had the Queen stage on the first day, maybe to trim the field down from the get-go? Weed out the woosies?

What was THAT little 92km the queen stage???

Things are difficult!

2000s: “Work harder!”

2020s: “Change the standards!”

[Jbr]

4 minutes ago, kosmonooit said:

Well they had the Queen stage on the first day, maybe to trim the field down from the get-go? Weed out the woosies?

Not cool for the average Joe that broke the bank for this race and has to withdraw after stage 1, but hey... organisers don't decide the weather

Edited March 22, 2022 by Jbr

[Patchelicious]

3 minutes ago, kosmonooit said:

Well they had the Queen stage on the first day, maybe to trim the field down from the get-go? Weed out the woosies?

Another problem with this approach is that the tribal tatted Randpark Firethorn members will start with “Listen charna, I paid 150kaaay for 8 days of social media posts!”