{"id":110019,"date":"2015-09-16T17:43:48","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T15:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?p=110019"},"modified":"2015-09-16T18:09:47","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T16:09:47","slug":"swiss-epic-day-3-bad-luck-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/swiss-epic-day-3-bad-luck-day\/","title":{"rendered":"[Video] Swiss Epic Stage 3: Bad Luck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad3]<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/139479048?color=ffffff&amp;byline=0\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For this stage,\u00a0the organizer claimed that it will be similar to a rest day.\u00a0The stage started and ended in Leukerbad, and our race course was 44km long with an elevation gain of 1.600m, and\u00a0more than 3000m downhill.<\/p>\n<p>Just some quick explanation about the BMC bike which I am racing here at Swiss Epic Flow: it was given to me by a friend after my original race bike was stolen (Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Evo 29 \u2013 let me know if you see in on any web marketplace!) during my stay at the Val di Sole Worldcup Finals.<br \/>\nAnd this is also the reason why I am &#8211; by exception &#8211; not on a fully equipped SRAM \u2013 RockShox bike. \u00a0The\u00a0Stumpy was equipped with a RockShox Pike 29 RCT3 140mm travel, RockShox Monarch Plus DebonAir, SRAM Guide RSC brakes with 180mm rotors and Sram XX1 drivetrain and Sram Rise 60 carbon race wheels.\u00a0I am missing the Pike fork for its plushness but also the ability to have a proper working lock-out in the steep and long climbs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110032\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PERSKINDOL_SWISS-EPIC_15_stage2_flowtrails_scenery_credit_APiX-750x501.jpg\" alt=\"PERSKINDOL_SWISS EPIC_15_stage2_flowtrails_scenery_credit_APiX\" width=\"750\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PERSKINDOL_SWISS-EPIC_15_stage2_flowtrails_scenery_credit_APiX-750x501.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PERSKINDOL_SWISS-EPIC_15_stage2_flowtrails_scenery_credit_APiX-1600x1068.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The post title\u00a0gives you already an indication \u2013 it didn\u2019t went well and no, we are not on the podium today!<\/p>\n<p>Heavy winds delayed the gondola in the morning and the race start was therefore also a bit delayed.<br \/>\nWe finally started individually according to the overall rankings in the Flow category at 2.350m altitude around 9:30AM.<br \/>\nWe followed the Torrent singletrack and quickly cought up with the leading Flow mixed team met again\u00a0some teams of the Epic category, that joined our trail after a long uphill.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110025\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11224276_710671912397552_1128832487977334760_o-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"11224276_710671912397552_1128832487977334760_o\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11224276_710671912397552_1128832487977334760_o-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11224276_710671912397552_1128832487977334760_o.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then the disaster started and while I was following Andrea over a ridge, I oversaw a big rock shaped like a blade \u2013 two ugly PLING sounds and my rear tire was blown!<br \/>\nOK, the fix took two CO2 cartridges and countless mini-pump strokes but then we were heading down the hill again.<br \/>\nIn the following steep uphill, Andrea had some issues with his stomach. We needed to take off some power and conserve some energy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110033\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PERSKINDOL_SWISS_EPIC_stage2_BiXS-STOECKLI-Buchli-Flueckiger_credit_Dobslaff-750x499.jpg\" alt=\"PERSKINDOL_SWISS_EPIC_stage2_BiXS-STOECKLI-Buchli-Flueckiger_credit_Dobslaff\" width=\"750\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PERSKINDOL_SWISS_EPIC_stage2_BiXS-STOECKLI-Buchli-Flueckiger_credit_Dobslaff-750x499.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PERSKINDOL_SWISS_EPIC_stage2_BiXS-STOECKLI-Buchli-Flueckiger_credit_Dobslaff-1600x1065.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then we were heading down into direction Rh\u00f4ne valley. The second long climb went much better for Andrea, and slowly but steadily we came closer to team AMB Mag.<br \/>\nAt the top of the second uphill we managed to group together with the two guys and hammered down fantastic trails.<br \/>\nAbout 10 minutes from the finish at the bottom of the valley, the rear tire inner tube deflated. Team AMB Mag borrowed us one tube and we lost endless more minutes to them and overall.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, we still managed to finish fourth today, and are still ranked third overall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110026\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12022360_710671839064226_8174155736172355812_o-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"12022360_710671839064226_8174155736172355812_o\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12022360_710671839064226_8174155736172355812_o-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12022360_710671839064226_8174155736172355812_o.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Team WOMB with S\u00f6nke Wegner and Daniel Eiermann had even more bad luck today: they missed one turn where the Epic and the Flow race went into two different directions. They followed the Epic race course.\u00a0They got a penalty and \u00a0are now second in the overall ranking, while we are fourth.<\/p>\n<p>The happy winner today is team Moustache. They also take over the overall first place, and had a decent and fast race today.<br \/>\nWe are filing now on our race strategy and you can expect some more hot race action in the next days!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/services.datasport.com\/2015\/mtb\/swissepic\/etappe2\/default.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Results and rankings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[ad12]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad3] For this stage,\u00a0the organizer claimed that it will be similar to a rest day.\u00a0The stage started and ended in Leukerbad, and our race course was 44km long with an elevation gain of 1.600m, and\u00a0more than 3000m downhill. Just some quick explanation about the BMC bike which I am racing here at Swiss Epic Flow: it was given to me by a friend after my original race bike was stolen (Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Evo 29 \u2013 let me know if you see in on any web marketplace!) during my stay at the Val di Sole Worldcup Finals. 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