Roof of Africa 2017

[Goingnowherekwickly]

Wow!!
it's super snowy there!! I pity the contestants, this is gonna be a very Hard Enduro!!
is there a live feed, keen to follow 
 

[Bike_Buddies]

Seem the EU guys shows the snow experience

[JonW]

After 76km  Travis Teasedale leading, followed by Wade Young with Jarvis in 3rd

[Bike_Buddies]

Check position 15

Mike Skinner on a 2008 KTM300 he started off as a "project" bike

[wiledog_X]

some photos from the Roof...

[Bike_Buddies]

Young followed by Teasdale

ZA boytjies doing good 

Well done

[JonW]

Local is Lekker

[wiledog_X]

Top 10 Roof of Africa 2017 Standings After Day 2 (unofficial results)   

1  12 : Wade Young  - Sherco South Africa Sherco Liqui Moly South Africa Racing - 06:29:02
2  3 : Travis Teasdale  - KTM Brother Leader Tread KTM  - 06:29:51
3  1 : Graham Jarvis  - Husqvarna Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing  - 06:40:29
4  4 : Blake Gutzeit  - Yamaha Bidvest bLU cRU Yamaha Race Team  - 06:42:21
5  AG0 : Alfredo Gomez Cantero  - KTM Red Bull KTM Factory Racing  - 06:47:37
6  ML0 : Manuel Lettenbichler  - KTM Brother Leader Tread KTM  - 06:50:29
7  2 : Scott Bouverie  - KTM Brother Leader Tread KTM  -  06:50:33
8  AL0 : Andreas Lettenbichler  - KTM Brother Leader Tread KTM  - 07:05:02
9  MR0 : Mario Roman  - 74 Sherco Racing SHERCO LIQUI MOLY RACING  - 07:05:07
10  DC0 : David Cyprian  - KTM  - 07:23:08

[wiledog_X]

Link to onboard video of Mario Roman without rear braking power!

https://www.facebook.com/hardenduroseries/videos/300954020397158/

[Bike_Buddies]

Nice

Trophy stay in ZA

[BiG DoM]

Just back from Lesotho. Mission accomplished    Josh did us proud and got a top 40 Gold finish. 

Conditions were challenging but fortunately it did clear although there was still snow and ice on the high mountain passes (many with hectic cliffs and off cambers!). Some carrying of bikes over ice covered boulders was required and balls of steel (yes even Kirsten Landman and Sandra Gomez). Tough competition in Gold and excellent level of routes - two final virgin signature passes before the Saturday finish, extreme hardly describes them! More like barely rideable.

Thanks to all WD's who supported him in this quest. 

[Sheepman]

Just back from Lesotho. Mission accomplished    Josh did us proud and got a top 40 Gold finish. 

Conditions were challenging but fortunately it did clear although there was still snow and ice on the high mountain passes (many with hectic cliffs and off cambers!). Some carrying of bikes over ice covered boulders was required and balls of steel (yes even Kirsten Landman and Sandra Gomez). Tough competition in Gold and excellent level of routes - two final virgin signature passes before the Saturday finish, extreme hardly describes them.

Well done to  your son Dominic  He surely is a tough and very talented rider 

[peteb]

Just back from Lesotho. Mission accomplished    Josh did us proud and got a top 40 Gold finish. 

Conditions were challenging but fortunately it did clear although there was still snow and ice on the high mountain passes (many with hectic cliffs and off cambers!). Some carrying of bikes over ice covered boulders was required and balls of steel (yes even Kirsten Landman and Sandra Gomez). Tough competition in Gold and excellent level of routes - two final virgin signature passes before the Saturday finish, extreme hardly describes them.

Well done to  your son Dominic  He surely is a tough and very talented rider 

Excellent ride Josh, well done. Big Dom I watched him in the mountains and he is a very smooth, energy efficient rider, which bodes well in that type of terrain. Very chuffed for you guys.

[Rossdog]

Well done Josh & team!!

[gser]

. . . . mooi so . . .

[BiG DoM]

Just back from Lesotho. Mission accomplished    Josh did us proud and got a top 40 Gold finish. 

Conditions were challenging but fortunately it did clear although there was still snow and ice on the high mountain passes (many with hectic cliffs and off cambers!). Some carrying of bikes over ice covered boulders was required and balls of steel (yes even Kirsten Landman and Sandra Gomez). Tough competition in Gold and excellent level of routes - two final virgin signature passes before the Saturday finish, extreme hardly describes them.

Well done to  your son Dominic  He surely is a tough and very talented rider 

Thanks. He rode a very mature race, pacing himself for a finish (being his first gold attempt) rather than attacking and taking too many risks. He also knew he needed to keep something in the tank for the last day which had four hectic passes including two new virtually unridden signature passes at the end of it - Devils Stairway and Soldiers Way.

[shark_za]

Well done Josh and team Dom.

[Losper]

[Thanks. He rode a very mature race, pacing himself for a finish (being his first gold attempt) rather than attacking and tacking too many risks. He also knew he needed to keep something in the tank for the last day which had four hectic passes including two new virtually unridden signature passes at the end of it - Devils Stairway and Soldiers Way.

We have been riding "Devils Stairway" for the last 5 years.
Awesome  pass and relatively technical.

[BiG DoM]

[Thanks. He rode a very mature race, pacing himself for a finish (being his first gold attempt) rather than attacking and tacking too many risks. He also knew he needed to keep something in the tank for the last day which had four hectic passes including two new virtually unridden signature passes at the end of it - Devils Stairway and Soldiers Way.

We have been riding "Devils Stairway" for the last 5 years.
Awesome  pass and relatively technical.

I bet you have not been riding Soldiers Way 

[Losper]

I bet you have not been riding Soldiers Way 

No that is new but we gonna ride it this coming weekend
Congrats to Josh.