Underachiever

Can you enter on the day?

Themba Hospital, Eish. Good luck... For cycling - this is heaven. Great routes out towards Sabie, Sudwala and Hazyview, just need to watch the trucks. Lots and lots and lots of climbs, but very little wind. Heat will be a big factor in summer time. Road towards Nelspruit is BUSY!! Lots of MTBing in the area too, with regular MTB races, mostly towards Nelspruit. Grouprides...I think there are regular grouprides from Halls just outside Nelspruit, but there are lots of cyclists in the area for both disciplines, so you'll get into the community with ease. On the property front, perhaps you can consider staying in Nelspruit? Morning and afternoon traffic has increased dramatically over the years, but it might still be do-able. Dietitian is only a dayjob and no after hrs duties? Nelspruit is definitely better than White River. Enjoy, the Slowveld is super special!!

Me too, since 2005. I was hoping to transform to Overachiever since, but alas, I got old and fat and unfit...

Pity he did not race Olympics!!

I might just join you!! I need to enter an event, to kickstart a long overdue diet

Cheaper to change your LBS... XT runs perfectly if set-up correctly

Should be similarly priced to the current CPT?

Adding a TT day will be lekker.

My word, I didn't expect this. Never met him, but his impact to cycling was huge, and he was such a gentleman in the way he communicated... RIP Tim!!

Very true, but yesterday he had an awesome race managing his effort, etc. Consider the really deep field, he was stunning..

The very pretty "Grand Canal" at Versailles is 1 mile long and should be clean(er)....

What a balls to the wall race from the start. Riders always talks about full gas. Yeah sure. But this certainly was. Alan showed massive BMT, composure and VASBYT!! Super result!!!!

Hi Morne I don't know any of these riders from a bar of soap. I used a corporate example and tendency to illustrate a principle. I did not call or refer to them as dimwits. Oldboys club...and nepotism...eish that exists in probably all orgs is some shape or form. Life isn't always fair. But my motto in life is "never, ever give up" ,so I always try again!!!

Unfortunately not. I watched yesterday's stage. He blew up by trying his utmost best to close the gap, which he could not. Perhaps he should have ridden his own (TT) pace for a better result???

I'm reading all the arguments, some with clouded with emotion, with interest. I work for a large corporate and the tendency to celebrate mediocrity is getting more. Sending the dimwits to the expert convention for a jolly, and getting nothing in return. For the sake of development The schools advocate this culture quite hard. Everyone is a winner. I do understand the rationale. Everyone cannot be a CEO, CFO, COO... someone needs to sweep the floor and those also needs praise for doing their best.. The principle and gatekeeping needs to be in place to maintain the standard So if you best is not good enough, you can't go, since you haven't qualified... Try harder next year...

Very aware of that lovely watch.... Adam also wore one last week. Cav too.... SF10k per gram. Serious value creation......

MOER snaaks!!!

Kuss will be there....

HOT OFF THE PRESS!!! Got two sets ex Takealot speed delivery... On a plane to Italy in a friends bag as we speak. Will be delivered tomorrow with some anti-depressants, all in a large jiffy bag....

Primoz's best support will be to add 2x training wheels to his bike.... Perhaps not aero, but will save him minutes....

You two......One day to Friday........

All of this, the physical, but also the mental and strategic battles, makes for a stunning, stunning war across 3 weeks!! Only the very best cream will rise to the top, which is not necessarily the guy with the strongest legs. Personally I think UAE placed Pogi on a pedestal after the very impressive Giro, and think that he was unbeatable. AND him mental coach also TOLD HIM SO!! His body language at the interview yesterday was interesting - he lost his that air of invincibility. BTW... My heart want Pogi to go on a win all 3... but there are good reasons on why the Giro-Tour double is so difficult

Rather two hours of racing in any form in beautiful France than no coverage at all...

What a sprint. Simply superb!!!!

I like Roglic in general (not in last years' Vuelta), but asking for 2 miracles for him is a bit tall.. Miracle 1 = staying upright.... Miracle 2 = gaining time.... I dislike Remco in general, so perhaps his miracle can be transferred... Either Jonas or Pogi will make a worthy champ this year, but I secretly hope for Pogi - he's by far the more exciting rider and the Giro-Tour double title suits him well.