Really, No Epic 2023 Thread?

[Bernard and Christell Mtb Bucket List]

5 minutes ago, SwissVan said:

Pfffft…White Sox….. no real mtbkr would be seen dead wearing shin high white sox 

 

Seems it's Aspens again.

Well, so far, so good.

[ChrisF]

Two things from todays footage.

 

 

The elevated cameras sure flatten the trails.  Locals KNOWS those short sharp climbs along Missing Link .... some camera angles made it look almost flat.  Only the top riders getting out of the saddle and working up there hinted at the elevation.

 

 

We have some stunning trails 👍 couple of links and gates used today really adds some nice options .... pity the club news letter so often has to address gates being left open.  Sad, but understandable that these gates are not available to club members

[DieselnDust]

2 minutes ago, Bernard and Christell Mtb Bucket List said:

Seems it's Aspens again.

Well, so far, so good.

not much opportunity to rip tyres today

[Danger Dassie]

There was feedback on some low flying. The pilots and org have their own separate briefings twice daily regarding patterns, weather, no-fly zones etc. So it's very much under control. There's a ton of coordination between landowners/farmers, CAA, organisation and the pilots. 

Epic Series apparently dealt with a legal case from a rider a while back over the lifetime ban and the decision was made by UCI ito the regulations. For YdV it's more complex since CSA/UCI are (were) entirely none communitive in her case, so there's a grey cloud over everything. 

Details aside, it is looking to be a superb week of racing and there's some droolworthy kit around. 
 

[babse]

Pics and bike sneaks pleaaaash 

[babse]

14 hours ago, DJuice said:

Thoughts on the new Signal Spectre. 

https://www.treadmtb.co.za/a-south-african-mtb-story-chapter-2-six-non-negotiable-features-of-the-signal-spectre/

 

See Pinner and Rogan 2nd in ametuer cat aboard this steed 

[Robbie Stewart]

I watched the ladies and men. The men doing that lap in a blip over an hour is mental. The pace was dizzying, and Beers and Blevins did well and it's a pity the bulk of the footage was of Nino and Frischknecht. I would have liked to see more of Matt Beers. I'm not convinced that the title defenders will stay in the running over the course of the week. They looked underwhelming to me.

My gripe for the day goes to Gerald de Kock and his commenting. He had more than a few cringe moments, of which the one that really irked me the most was his constant referring to the Fairtree floating bridge despite it being sponsored and hosted by Fair Cape Dairy on their farm, with a massive branded container interlink truck and banner flags all over. Or his referring to Table Mountain and Robben Island flanked by False Bay. [Insert face palm here]. I'd be very annoyed for having spent all that money and then to have some half assed promotion by the presenters. Anyway, that's just my 5 cents.

[DieselnDust]

21 minutes ago, babse said:

See Pinner and Rogan 2nd in ametuer cat aboard this steed 

ahead of a million K-werke

[DieselnDust]

21 minutes ago, Robbie Stewart said:

I watched the ladies and men. The men doing that lap in a blip over an hour is mental. The pace was dizzying, and Beers and Blevins did well and it's a pity the bulk of the footage was of Nino and Frischknecht. I would have liked to see more of Matt Beers. I'm not convinced that the title defenders will stay in the running over the course of the week. They looked underwhelming to me.

My gripe for the day goes to Gerald de Kock and his commenting. He had more than a few cringe moments, of which the one that really irked me the most was his constant referring to the Fairtree floating bridge despite it being sponsored and hosted by Fair Cape Dairy on their farm, with a massive branded container interlink truck and banner flags all over. Or his referring to Table Mountain and Robben Island flanked by False Bay. [Insert face palm here]. I'd be very annoyed for having spent all that money and then to have some half assed promotion by the presenters. Anyway, that's just my 5 cents.

I was at Stairway and several times i Had to correct Valstar too. I think he was just having fun 

Like calling Koni Loser "the Frenchman" when he is clearly Swiss flying the Swiss flag all over himself.

And Kaitlyn Nash who is actually KATERINA {Ka....tear.  reee...na} Nash.

 I think they just get so excited in their on moments they fall over the letters and end up mispronouncing

Its also hard work to jiba jaba all day long without tripping over your tongue from time to time

although its hard to understand that Gerald could get excited about anything......

Edited March 19, 2023 by DieselnDust

[gemmerbal]

4 hours ago, Robbie Stewart said:

I watched the ladies and men. The men doing that lap in a blip over an hour is mental. The pace was dizzying, and Beers and Blevins did well and it's a pity the bulk of the footage was of Nino and Frischknecht. I would have liked to see more of Matt Beers. I'm not convinced that the title defenders will stay in the running over the course of the week. They looked underwhelming to me.

My gripe for the day goes to Gerald de Kock and his commenting. He had more than a few cringe moments, of which the one that really irked me the most was his constant referring to the Fairtree floating bridge despite it being sponsored and hosted by Fair Cape Dairy on their farm, with a massive branded container interlink truck and banner flags all over. Or his referring to Table Mountain and Robben Island flanked by False Bay. [Insert face palm here]. I'd be very annoyed for having spent all that money and then to have some half assed promotion by the presenters. Anyway, that's just my 5 cents.

Speaking of Gerald, who won today? I was hammered by 11 because of my new drinking game. Its gonna be a long week, I’ll need to get a case of Quervo or switch over to something else. 

[Danger Dassie]

3 hours ago, gemmerbal said:

Speaking of Gerald, who won today? I was hammered by 11 because of my new drinking game. Its gonna be a long week, I’ll need to get a case of Quervo or switch over to something else. 

https://bikehub.co.za/news/2023-absa-cape-epic-bursts-into-life-with-thrilling-prologue/

[Bernard and Christell Mtb Bucket List]

8 hours ago, babse said:

See Pinner and Rogan 2nd in ametuer cat aboard this steed 

I'm so chuffed for them, that's brilliant!

That bike looks sick

[Robbie Stewart]

59 minutes ago, Danger Dassie said:

https://bikehub.co.za/news/2023-absa-cape-epic-bursts-into-life-with-thrilling-prologue/

This news article will make an alcoholic of anyone playing @gemmerbal drinking game.

[DieselnDust]

Gerald starting the morning with some spectacular errors

[babse]

 

Some bike checks. 

I'm impressed. Race ready 120mm bikes at 10.88kgs. 

Lills bike with dropper. Eggers literally has all his spares on board.

 

Mind the average interviewer. 

[Shebeen]

no live tracking page? might only be on the app