Shebeen Posted October 28, 2022 Author Posted October 28, 2022 2 hours ago, milky4130 said: I wonder if anyone will shed some kgs off the bike weight in the last 100-0 kilometers, is that even allowed in this format or is it a case of, take no risks as anything can happen. As in dump some equipment? no they wouldn't do that! in the IG live earlier it was refreshing to see how the first thing both did was immediately dump the trash they were hauling into the bin. good plan as you might forget about it later and then carry further. Prince Albert Cycles and milky4130 2
Shebeen Posted October 28, 2022 Author Posted October 28, 2022 benky is at the rooisand desert ranch, AZ closing in on 10km now. this one could get tight next 35km includes 900m cumuliuative vert gain
tinmug Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 ... and 6 km now. I have no idea how they do this. Go KB (come on, we'll never hear the end of it if a bloody Ozzy wins)!
Rowl Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 1 hour ago, tinmug said: ... and 6 km now. I have no idea how they do this. Go KB (come on, we'll never hear the end of it if a bloody Ozzy wins)! You mean Vegan Ozzy (in comic sans)... Brighter-Lights, tinmug and Wayne pudding Mol 1 2
milky4130 Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 Less than 100km to go for Benky, he has got to push through now, no resting. This is going down to the wire. ChrisF, Brighter-Lights and Stephan 3
'Dale Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 Drive thru vid of bike pack set-up - useful guide where trekking or racing
Stephan Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 50km to go for Benky, and I think he is being caught by AZ? Hope not. Tracking is a little delayed. Brighter-Lights 1
Shebeen Posted October 28, 2022 Author Posted October 28, 2022 19 minutes ago, Stephan said: 50km to go for Benky, and I think he is being caught by AZ? Hope not. Tracking is a little delayed. Always delayed by design for battery life, can't expect updates every second for 10 days. Watch it on predictive mode. Gap is about 7 minutes now. But closing
Phillippe Coetzee Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 (edited) First time seeing this race. Only thing I can say is WOW. People are Crazy I see Benky is passed.. (Nevermind he is in front again.) Is this race every year ? Edited October 28, 2022 by Phillippe Coetzee
gemmerbal Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 (edited) Looks like the Ozzie has taken the lead… 😳 Edited October 28, 2022 by gemmerbal
gemmerbal Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 (edited) I was wrong! Edited October 28, 2022 by gemmerbal
gemmerbal Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 (edited) Sprint Benkie! Edited October 29, 2022 by gemmerbal
gemmerbal Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 the Ozzie seems to have it, refreshed and updated.
gemmerbal Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 jip, all over by the looks of it, BRUTAL to lose by a couple of minutes on a 2740km race, BRUTAL! Rowl 1
gemmerbal Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 7 minutes and 43 seconds... my mind is blown ChrisF and Rowl 2
TyronLab Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 Wow! Look, gutted for Benky, but props to AZ, especially catching up and eventually passing in the early hours of the morning. That's the absolute worst/toughest time to be riding in ultra races, your body is screaming at you that you should be sleeping. Running on fumes and then pushing that hard that you overtake a top class rider like Benky requires herculean mental fortitude. Maaaaaan, I'm properly lus to try this next year. I mean, it's just like riding the Grit.... five times on repeat 😅 jirre, even at my Grit pace this would take me 10.5 days... 🤯 Brighter-Lights and ChrisF 2
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