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Old 10-09-2018, 08:20 PM
Spdntrxi Spdntrxi is offline
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Originally Posted by AngryScientist View Post
are the descents super technical?

i remember this is the ride that they, at least for some period of time strongly discouraged (or even banned?) carbon wheels since people were overcooking descents and crashing out.

it's troubling that even with that knowledge there are still ambulance requiring crashes happening on this ride, in my mind a grand fondo should be a casual ride, not a race where you employ do-or-die tactics. maybe just a matter of inexperienced cyclists riding beyond their ability?

either way, that would be a crappy way to end your day. worse if someone takes you out from their negligence.

this is definitely a ride i would like to do one of these days, with a small group or even solo though, not 4000
after a fatality and then helicopter out the following year... I'm done with it. Nothing like the muscles turning to concrete waiting for 45-60min at the rest stop.
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