If you find this hard, wait for tomorrow : tweet van Kevin Evans
"This is not Cape Easy" to quote a farmer
Ok, think I've done enough damage today. Time to make myself scarce. ( DrEvil is Leon Evans, father off Kevin and trail builder of the Absa Cape Epic )
Marco Fontana compares todays stage with Dakar:
Luckilly I had a few proper holidays and I knew how to play in the sand. managed w my bro to finish in 7th.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/SQeuT7ekOhE … very sorry for Robert Mennen, he broke his collerbone after a n antilope put him down! Get well soon tweet van Karl Platt
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Wanna here our thoughts?
One thing we must say: at the Absa Cape Epic, they keep there promises. They promised us sand, they gave us sand, they promised us a lot of walking, we walked a lot, they spoke about technical descents, there were technical rocky descents... And even more than they promised. Only the temperatures were quite ok. But Laura doesn't agree with this, she was hot hotter hotst!
The stage took us 6h24' for 96k of these 6h24' we walked 4h and biked 2h24', really without a joke. There is not much power left to tell you guys every single details but a few facts can go through:
- Max stage time extended with 1h: 10h in stead off 9h
- Still 23 teams fell out the game
- A lot of material damage and human damage: collar bones, elbows, ...
- Our arms hurt after the first descent
- Laura complained at the last 20k:"Is this the Cape Epic?Will it be like this for another 6days? I had to say no, really this I have never seen in the Epic.
- BUT: the good news is: we are still 5th in the ranking with 1,5' from the 4th team.
And a few pics to close off!
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| A quick start |
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| A lot of climbing at least rideble here |
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| Happy to see the pros walk to |
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| They really do! |
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| If you watch it from far we admit it's beautiful |
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| yes it is |
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| Pushing or carrying, it all means walking not riding |
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| And the winner is... |
Niet neute, niet pleuje... geniet er nog van.
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