vulgar

Difficult 1 this, loved doing it last year in the dry...didnt like going wrong... Done 3 races, 170km, 110km,200km back to back wknds...going to fail miserable or still enough to finish well in age cat... wish the rain came earlier... lets see how voting day goes... If its muddy, thinner tyres going to roll beter...less surface to glogg on to...

Did the gravel half, 189km with neutral zone of 10km so its 200km...done the full 2ce `15 &`16, both 4th, to old to chase demons around in the dark anymore. Flippen rough on thin tyres, not complaining, few times I went down the hill to fast and seeing the river beds are not level, had to bunny, hop, skip jump the bike not risking a snake bite on big stones and concrete ledges... Need to train in the dark for this, forgot people have 3000 lumen lights on their bikes, so when you are pacing there lights overshadow yrs and you cant see sheit...so i wouldn't pace after a while,was blinded by the light in a different way. I found that the entrants was far less than last year...? No Bavaria 0,0 beers available or cold biogen drinks at registration or finish...what happened....buying a beer at venue on tap cost almost a half a kidney...cycled to the off-sales and bought a quart or 2 instead. Cant say much for the water points, they were there but was occupied by dead bodies...shame the people I saw walking up Rooiberg... Calitzdorp was a skop and charge, lubed rear mech and chain and filled btl with premix coke and water....I heard there was nice food, but wasnt there for that. Boo hoo! The rest of the way was actually pretty during daylight, luckily no mud or full rivers.... I heard a birdy tweet saying SA gravel champs is in Oudshoorn next year....? Lets see

Funny ,Its always the same read, every one moans about this and that , hier te lank daar te kort....but have you actually trained (cramping is fatigue,80% of the time)? Does your ego get the better of you, "No I am doing the long one, I haven't trained but giving it my best shot..."2days later crying on every social media platform. A bad plumber always blames his tools... This course was Gravel friendly to the T, It was fast ,sandy ,tight corners and some obstacles thrown in for good measure. It felt like a kermis koers in Belguim at times, after every corner I was out the saddle sprinting to close the gap asap. Sticking my foot out going fast around corners with very sandy patches at times drifting lekker, loved it. The corrugation made you select your line of choice, forever you thinking, left or right who is riding where...few times I was riding on my own on right side for instance choosing a softer line instead of the harder rocky middel or right side.... The thing I love with the gravel is that you need a good sense of skill, a bit of finesse not to be to hard on the material and power to "fly" ontop of the corrugation, to slow and you get stuck in a rut... Positives; Great course , good weather, no wind ,got 2nd 5h10min Negatives ; Expensive race being a Stormer, number was made for me as they ran out, no pins or cabel ties at collection, I received no email stating I need an SAS board, emails was not answered.... Lucky it was a once off, ticked that box. Tech: Factor LS 700 x 40 Pirelli Cinturato gravel M tyres. Gear ratio 48 x 44/10 Mullet axs system Uswe 1.3lit + 500ml wtbtl for entire race had 150ml left. 3 x drink mix 320 sachets maurten spread. Nutrition; 4 x 160 gel maurten 1 x gel caf 100 maurten 1 x S.I.S.U toothpaste tube carbs

Thank you for explaining, Connected a bent pipe anyway as I wasnt trusting the distance btw the exhaust outlet and my carbon rim/tyre. I have seen a few of these mishaps B4, ouens pitching up at a race with burnt tyre or rim or both.

Hi All. Anyone in the WC that can service an Elite Suito trainer. The belt is slipping? Thank you

I dont have that issue anymore but on my bakkie I was scared this would happen and got add on pipe fitting on the end of the Exhaust turning the outlet down twrds road. 10cm bent pipe. This shld work.

Hi All Were do I find the results? Technical...it wasn't technical at all in my opinion. Its also depends on your skill level, but there was enough room to move or pass except for the hosepipe part, that was proper sheep track width but less than a km long. The odd river crossing was no biggy.

Hi Adriaan @ Gallows last year the ambulance was also late by 30/40min, they should maybe use those O2 masks and catch a wake up!! 1. Moerse Chalk markings at big turns 5m long at least or a Parent from school or community. 2.Age cats not divided by Finnish time keepers making it difficult for Log leader bord to be arranged correctly. (Great time) 3. 1 race maybe to many causing slow traffic on the service rd next to railway or choose another route coming up from delico. I almost hit a tunnie changing lanes after I shouted stay left and her husband also called her back...eish, I wld have been in the bushes. Otherwise a lekker route, need to see the dentist, my teeth still rattling, and my HR strap het afgesak...lol All the best for next yr, you pulled some GP riders...well done, means something in the bigger scheme of things...just goes to show WP can be the mecca of Gravel.

Organisers...please mark the route. Chalk on the floor works well... I went straight into town after i came out the grave yard... Can you make a place in town to collect nmbr, there was hardly any space at Heavens to park to do collections last year. Wicked

100miler. Firstly I train my gat off to get a good result. LOL . Not bothered with clutter, goody bags or medals or to criticize a WPoint. So hear me out bitch! 1. The lead group got to take a shortcut back onto the right route... The chasing group incl myself was told to turn back, at that stage there was a 2min gap. We did 165km meaning xtra 5km or 9min longer at avs spd off 31km/h meaning we(3others) could have finished inside top 10 as the dynamics wld have changed once you start hauling inn guys falling off the leadgroup. 2. How difficult is it to mark a route...Seriously???? N.B. To ALL EVENT Organizers! Chalk on the floor, a town resident or school kid/parent showing the way. Nothing like going wrong and you catch up with the peeps you just dropped....After we got onto the right route we still had a gate to open and a another wrong turn sign to navigate Yes or NO, lucky the groad just went dead into a vineyard. Must have been a sour farmer or some workers going to town that pulled this off. Swak 3.THEN! All of a sudden we have 2 marshals leading us...??? Later the guy on the scooter,cant call it a motorbike(185cc) left us...after 2nd tar section. 4. Was plain sailing after the course corrections. Only along the railroad track,that was a miserable part of the course I.M.O, dongas off note and back markers of the short route you had to pass on a twee spoor... 5.Belgian beer aint NO farken Stella mate,thats what the Jobs/Chavs drink in GB for a piss up. Leffe, Hoegaarden, Duval ,De **** ,Palm , Kriek trapist to name a few, at 360ne they had a beer truck on tap with some off the above. Totally saw the dream of the organizer for this event. IT was lekker to see so many peeps at the event. Thanks for making it NOT so expensive to enter. Some Org take the mickey. I am sure RVR Org will note the faults they made, wish them all the best for next year. Western Cape Gravel cup event series; RVR , The gallows, The Cedar, Half distance Boland gravel monster, Prince george 100miler

Yep, think my 38 is tooo big for that ridge... is it part of the welvanpass ride routes? Is it open for riding yet, thats what i am really trying to ask here...

Its a great event. Location , Route and Vibe before and after is pretty unique. Done it on my Mtb Scalpel with 700 x 43 tyres and gravel bike. If you want to experience a different scenic route and location this should be on your bucket list for various reasons other than the UCI accreditation. There is always a shorter route if you are unfit e-doped or still full from xmas....

Yeah, done it 2ce love it, see you round, dunno about the vetkoek....LOL😊

Yes tried last night, says its FULL. Just under a 100 was the cap on entries, pity.

Pitty its sold out....😶