DJuice Posted December 1, 2023 Share 4 minutes ago, hboli4 said: Certain sections change from year to year, this section is the same as last year but not the year before I think. The changes are mostly due to farms changing hands / farmers changing their minds and denying access resulting in route changes Looks like he is correcting, but straight through the veldt, will this be a problem of not back tracking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hboli4 Posted December 1, 2023 Share 4 minutes ago, DJuice said: Looks like he is correcting, but straight through the veldt, will this be a problem of not back tracking? Might be the tracker acting up - very tall fences on that section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJuice Posted December 1, 2023 Share 4 minutes ago, hboli4 said: Might be the tracker acting up - very tall fences on that section. Thank you for your insights, hboli4! Â hboli4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanDiv Posted December 1, 2023 Share 30 minutes ago, DJuice said: From my home town. Frank has done a few Munga`s, does the route change every year?  I lived in Upington for 5 years and worked with Frank during the years he had cancer. Learned so much from him and a great role model. He was very weak when I left Upington, and I lost contact with him. Always wondered how he was doing.. I was genuinely surprised and so happy to see him lining up few years ago!! Glad he is doing better! hboli4, Rowl, DJuice and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted December 1, 2023 Share 2 hours ago, JohanDiv said: At the pace that Drikus is going he is going te reach Doolhof around 12.. almost 2hrs faster than record pace little snapshot to show Drikus' dominance on the podium, and then the podium over the rest of field. orange is the top3. green arrow is the next individual rider, some relay teams in the middle. Â must say big respect to Willie Smit, he has proper vasbyt still hanging in there. thinus has been riding faster and resting more, so don't think he will have racetrack for a late kick to haul him in - even if he has the legs peetwindhoek, JohanDiv and Rowl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowl Posted December 1, 2023 Share Can't fathom this to be honest... Wonder how Drikus would match up to Benky on the RhinoRun. justinafrika 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanDiv Posted December 1, 2023 Share Here's an even better example of how Drikus is dominating the rest of the field.. (For some reason Thinus isn't showing at the moment) Â Edited December 1, 2023 by JohanDiv Rowl and ChrisF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyHWR Posted December 1, 2023 Share Glad to see Gemmerbal is on the go again. hboli4, Rowl, justinafrika and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanDiv Posted December 1, 2023 Share Hang on, Thinus is actually busy making a move! Left it a little too late though.. Â PS. I don't really think this is a true reflection as Drikus just finished climbing and Thinus still has that to come. That gap will probably pull back out now. Edited December 1, 2023 by JohanDiv Rowl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardio Goth Posted December 1, 2023 Share 58 minutes ago, SSCC said: I wrote that drafting does not help much for this specific event because of slow speeds, corrugated roads, extreme fatigue etc. Drafting has multiple variables. Aerobars don't and provide a small but constant benefit, even at slow speeds, for the duration of the event provided the rider uses them. The drag reduction on very high stack aerobars is marginal but the saddle pressure reduction and comfort resting position is substantial. I'd second this - I think the benefit of aerobars is more about comfort and an additional riding position than much in the way of aero benefit Rowl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowl Posted December 1, 2023 Share 17 minutes ago, JohanDiv said: Hang on, Thinus is actually busy making a move! Left it a little too late though.. Â PS. I don't really think this is a true reflection as Drikus just finished climbing and Thinus still has that to come. That gap will probably pull back out now. Think Thinus will slow a bit again with him starting the climb, and likewise think the climb was the gap closing factor. But lekker nonetheless. Edited December 1, 2023 by Roul Zebra and JohanDiv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted December 1, 2023 Share Does Dricus really just have 40km left or am I reading something wrong ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jensie Posted December 1, 2023 Share 2 minutes ago, BaGearA said: Does Dricus really just have 40km left or am I reading something wrong ? JIP😱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted December 1, 2023 Share Goeie f*****k what an effort JohanDiv, Rowl, justinafrika and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubed Posted December 1, 2023 Share Re Drikus Coetzee - from my very amateur following of his exploits, in my view it seems a matter of time before he re-writes every gps aided distance ride record in this part of the world, its just a case of when he fits the event into his schedule. He is a freak and I mean that in the very nicest way. No co-incidence that he was the guy soft-pedalling next to Benky when he entered Windhoek this year. Inspiring stuff. ChrisF, hboli4, peetwindhoek and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanDiv Posted December 1, 2023 Share Did Chris van Zyl scratch?? Â Edit: NVM, I see his dot is active again.. Edited December 1, 2023 by JohanDiv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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