Absa Cape Epic 2022

[DieselnDust]

Speed company racing…..

hectic so these guys ever stop attacking??!

they’ve broken everybody. Baum showed some fatigue in the last 10km but everyone else has started misfiring. Their self support situation is also keeping them away from stomach bugs. These boys are true Epic. Welcome back to the beginnings 

[DJuice]

1 hour ago, DieselnDust said:

Speed company racing…..

hectic so these guys ever stop attacking??!

they’ve broken everybody. Baum showed some fatigue in the last 10km but everyone else has started misfiring. Their self support situation is also keeping them away from stomach bugs. These boys are true Epic. Welcome back to the beginnings 

SCR (lekka name) definitely did not let the wrong turn off yesterday influence their racing, although the race for yellow may have been closer.

The local Saffa`s in the Masters, Restonic, leave me in total awe every year.

Would like to see or read an article about a normal day in their lives managing family, work and training. Must be next level commitment from the whole family and probably 4 hours of sleep a day.

  

[Danger Dassie]

16 minutes ago, DJuice said:

SCR (lekka name) definitely did not let the wrong turn off yesterday influence their racing, although the race for yellow may have been closer.

The local Saffa`s in the Masters, Restonic, leave me in total awe every year.

Would like to see or read an article about a normal day in their lives managing family, work and training. Must be next level commitment from the whole family and probably 4 hours of sleep a day.

  

https://www.news24.com/ride24/skillsandtips/how-two-dads-won-the-cape-epic-despite-having-day-jobs-20220318 

[The Bull Shark]

That ST they rode from Jonkers to Coetzenburg; I was not aware of that one. I need to go check that one out. Do any of you know if that trail is new?

Edited March 26, 2022 by dev null

[Jewbacca]

4 minutes ago, dev null said:

That ST they rode from Jonkers to Coetzenburg; I was not aware of that one. I need to go check that one out.

It's closed to the public apparently.... 

 

[The Bull Shark]

5 minutes ago, Jewbacca said:

It's closed to the public apparently.... 

 

So after the Epic, they are just going to let it grow over again? Because I cannot think that any club owns it. I was hoping it was part of the new Cape Winelands Trail Network, of which I have a permit /  board for.

[Jewbacca]

6 minutes ago, dev null said:

So after the Epic, they are just going to let it grow over again? Because I cannot think that any club owns it. I was hoping it was part of the new Cape Winelands Trail Network, of which I have a permit /  board for.

Gerald was going on about it when the leaders rode over it.

I wasn't taking notes but something about private land, Conrad Stoltz and 'specially opened for the Epic'.

So maybe they will open it up, or maybe not. It looks a lot like the very top contour at Firehut. 

But ja, I don't get out to Stellenbosch much to ride anymore but from what I took in, Gerald was very certain it was not public access and none of the teams had ridden it before

[babse]

Yeah i don't think its accessible any other day... Its always been there tho they have have worked on it before Epic. 

[Chrisjanopsyfiets]

Its private land. On Jonkersdrift farm. Unfortunately not accessible currently

[kosmonooit]

Just wondering it the Pro teams with the names pay the full entrance fee or do they get invited? Appearance fees?

[love2fly]

22 hours ago, dev null said:

I get tired just watching the Epic. Nevermind even thinking of riding it.

These Cape Mountains and the heat are a bastard when they come together for a party. I still get fever chills and nightmares when I stand in my backyard looking at Gantow Pass and it is like 35 degrees, memories from my disastrous first day few years go on W2W in that heat coming back to me.

I respect each of you that rode the Epic, now and in the past.

If that was the one where we got evacuated the first night I was there. Was even hotter for the guys who rode earlier in the week.

[love2fly]

28 minutes ago, kosmonooit said:

Just wondering it the Pro teams with the names pay the full entrance fee or do they get invited? Appearance fees?

Wondering that too. I think lots of "celebs" also get paid for aka John Smit etc?

[love2fly]

3 hours ago, DJuice said:

SCR (lekka name) definitely did not let the wrong turn off yesterday influence their racing, although the race for yellow may have been closer.

The local Saffa`s in the Masters, Restonic, leave me in total awe every year.

Would like to see or read an article about a normal day in their lives managing family, work and training. Must be next level commitment from the whole family and probably 4 hours of sleep a day.

  

How much time did the wrong turn cost them? Love watching them. At the finish interview today the one SCR guy was quite outspoken about another team that "struggled today" had to chuckle.

[ChrisF]

14 minutes ago, love2fly said:

How much time did the wrong turn cost them? Love watching them. At the finish interview today the one SCR guy was quite outspoken about another team that "struggled today" had to chuckle.

 

Commentators said it cost them 4 minutes.

[love2fly]

20 minutes ago, ChrisF said:

 

Commentators said it cost them 4 minutes.

Thanks. Ay.....how tight it would have been. Tomorrow is gonna be....Epic!

[babse]

21 minutes ago, love2fly said:

Thanks. Ay.....how tight it would have been. Tomorrow is gonna be....Epic!

They have literally lit up this race... since Matt is unlikely (but not impossible) going to take yellow, i hope these okes pull it off on the final day.