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  1. The Ouzo
    This is what scares me as the pace heats up. At my age I have no appetite for tumbles, my body no longer heals quickly. We had a similar incident on our group ride saturday morning. +/- 45km/h, I hear wheels locking up ahead, next thing there is a bike in the air and bodies hitting the deck. I think if I did not have a little breathing room between me and the guy infront of my I would also have gone down. the guy front right of me was the last guy to hit the deck, and he clipped my leg on his way down, fortunately I was headed off the tar to the left already so as to avoid the bike sliding on the tar directly infront of me.
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    I know personally, I only joined the PPA back in 1999 because it gave me a better start time for my first Argus, I remained a member for about 5 years after that, but soon realised that up in Joburg they have no presence, I was getting nothing out of being a member. So I stopped renewing.
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    and the fact that you can link an Excel spreadsheet to intervals.icu opens up a world of possibilities for custom graphs and tracking.
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    I'm sure they just round off to the nearest 500m
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    hills dont get easier, you just get up them faster.
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    Is anyone still using the Elevate for Strava app ? Since yesterday I've been having a problem with it and was wondering if it was only on my side.. On the activities page it not longer pulls through estimated Watts and on the Year Progression page it just throws up an error. i've tried to clear and re-synch activities but it has not helped.
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    To my first 1000km month Also smashed my PB up a hill that I previously set motor pacing a truck.
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    I absolutely loved the wet one. But that was because I dropped back start groups and started 30 minutes later than I was seeded. I then proceeded to pull an ever growing bunch from the Blue route to the top of Smits Winkel. Felt like a real hero. For the rest of the ride I assisted a mate to get to the end.
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    I think its a combination of factors adding to the double digit % increases. Just look at how you monthly household expenses have increased over the same period.
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    If I recall correctly, @Frosty did his first one at 6
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    i.e. Gun to Finish Mat is your race time.
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    fixed that for you
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    just a minor adjustment for start and finish
  14. The Ouzo
    Road bike Chain : KMC X11 15 000km on previous one Chain rings : Shimano 105 - Currently at 32 000km , starting to show signs of wear Cassette : Shimano 11-32 - Previous one lasted 14 500km I wipe off once a week (+/- 200km) and re-apply Squirt. Nothing more fancy than that.
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    A rather breezy day on the highveld. head wind going out, tail wind helping us climb home.
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    awesome post thanks for sharing
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    how do you deal with the size difference between an adult and a 10 year old in terms of bike fit ?
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    thats not a bike, thats a piece of art. Bloody hell thats nice.
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    But allowing any kind of route does take a bit away from those doing the proper route. They should have put a little more criteria in place (although I'm not sure what they could have put in place to make it more comparable), or, they should have a separate Finishers roster to differentiate those doing the actual route to those doing other routes. Its good though that they are looking at other ways to keep the event alive and try and include those that cant make it on the actual day. For those that think the R500 cost to not do the real ride is a problem, just go a ride 108km without entering then. Just dont expect a medal and a noddy badge.
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    RideLondon, which has featured a Women’s UCI WorldTour race, mass participation rides over 100 miles, 60 miles and 30 miles and FreeCycle, will not take place in 2025 as the organisers work on a new concept for the world’s greatest festival of cycling. Full refunds will be given to everyone who has entered the 2025 RideLondon-Essex 100 mile event (entries for the 60 and 30-mile events have not opened).
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    fair enough with the riding with caution, but there are one or 2 corners at SBR that can easily catch you out, and in a race situation where you are trying to gain time on the downhill it can get very sketchy. Some warnings on those sections should probably be put up. Its one of the reasons I wont ride SBR alone, heard to many stories of guys over cooking it on some of the bends and landing up over the barriers. With flaky cell reception in the reserve and even if you do get hold of someone it will take forever for them to get there, I'd rather ride with someone else
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    That would be cool if they brought it back, would give more of a reason to go down with the kiddos. My youngest would be super keen.
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    we used to clean and lube the bikes with minor tune ups the friday before, also carried tool boxes with spares and tools (I still carry a basics tool box when we drive down). The first couple of years it was a massive accomplishment just finishing the race, forget about great times. Anyone doing under 4 hours was a racing snake.
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    lol, I remember the paper entries, in todays world that seems absurd, but it was not really an issue back then. Even Action Photo posting you your photos, keep and pay for the ones you wanted and send the rest back.
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    yep I hope the new headline sponsors and maybe this prelude thing can keep the race going for years to come. It has become a yearly ritual for me to do it, and I'd like to keep doing it for many many more years.
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