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ChrisF

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  1. PMB is a whole different discussion, especially with Discovery Health ALL medical aids MUST provide cover the list of PMB conditions .... BUT, they may apply some requirements, such as using generic equivalents or using network or state pharmacies, etc. There IS a difference between how the different plans cover PMB conditions. PS - some high level discussions at the moment about Discovery Health and how it deals with Rheumatoid arthritis as a listed condition on PMB. Even rumours this may head to court ....
  2. Discovery medical savings plans have gone backwards the last few years. For 2024 the savings was dropped another 5% on all plans. Thats why you are out of savings so early this year. Compare the Core to the Savings and a few thousand rand of your premium for the year goes to "admin". We switched to a Core plan for 2024. The savings amount goes into separate banking account. Account and transaction fees in the order of R15 per month. Well worth the effort to do the maths.
  3. How hot was it today ? Thought the real heat is only coming mid week ...
  4. Ouch !!! 88km stage and so many dont continue 😵
  5. That, and the increasing number of 50+ people doing their first CTCT. 21 may not be a realistic goal for some of us.
  6. I am glad they added the 10. Gives me something to work towards.
  7. How are you doing down under ? Please remind us where you are at now. Have friends that went over end of last year. Few hours West of Adelaid, small coastal town. Their photos .... WOW !!
  8. Would be nice if they would just confirm as such .... not that I am in their target market.
  9. Uhmmmmm .... As mush as I AGREE with you .... using the "WT" as a meter for what is safe .... only thing we know from their behaviour is what is beneficial to performance ....
  10. At least you got a few people to take a second look at their water bottles ... The better bottles, at least as per the sign on the bottom, will hopefully be okay .... Best to throw out the flimpsy cheap non-stamped stuff .... As for health and exercise ... feels like I am now spending more time at the physio and bio than I did when I was a certified couch potato .... but by all the modern metrics I am now healthier ....
  11. Based on the 2024 CTCT website there are two seeding events in Joburg https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.capetowncycletour.com/lifecycle-week/ctct/pre-race-information/seeding-and-seeding-events/&ved=2ahUKEwiXmpLo6vuEAxX1TEEAHe2_DNwQFnoECB4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1cqqa_3RjopXFk3eKqPqgQ HOWEVER - Vines and Views is a local seeding event, but not listed on their website. So the question remains, are there any more upcountry seeding events ?
  12. Sharing the weekend with friends from outside the Western Cape is such a pleasure ! "We" (the locals) get into a comfort zone, and we look past the beauty of the Western Cape. What an wake-up call when we see you appreciate what we have. The saddest part is the locals that do the race and rush home .... 2023 I got to experience the post race vibe, while we waited for the tannie. Overseas visitors walking up to us as we sat at the restaurant ... start talking like old friends, just because we are follow cyclists. 2024 walking down to the V&A Waterfront and spending the afternoon with friends. Still cant believe we walked back, and up the hill to the B&B with by then 120km in the legs, so fast ... What an absolute eye opener !!! Baie dankie dat julle my dorp met my deel
  13. ebike Come race time, you easily ride 1 or 2 zones higher than during practice rides. After 2 or 3 or 4 hours your body only sees the effort, not the motor ... The main benefit of the ebike in this situation, as @'Dale said, you push until you feel the onset of the cramps. With an ebike it is so much easier to back off 5% and still keep a decent pace, recover and GO at the next hill.
  14. I only started doing road events in 2023 (since 1995). The vast majority of Hub comments are about the first couple of racing groups. Looking at Durbie Dash, Winelands and 99er this is maybe 15% of the field. There are LOTS of slow riders !!! You can find your pace and have a fun day out. Your wife will have lots of other riders to ride with. This most certainly applies to CTCT as well. If I may .... what is your goal time ? If you are a 4 hour rider .... consider an ebike for your wife. You can then enjoy the ride together. Welllll .... she may spin out when you want to go faster ... and she may just hammer you on the climbs, and not in a good way. If you are aiming for 3:30 ... well then you will be faster than the 3:50 minimum time allowed for e-bikes.
  15. UPDATE - The interval timing and living rider monitoring at CTCT 2024 went down VERY well with friends and family. Sure, it may not be perfect, but is was fit for purpose. For CTCT 2024 group results are CLEARLY split, with e-bikes in a different group. Wonder what will happen at the next event. Will the e-bike results be shown separately ?
  16. Plenty correlation to my Vines and Views race in 2022. Quickly latched to two faster riders and set a solid pace ... 2 hours into the race I realised I had hardly taken a sip of water, nevermind any nutrition. This after spending months working on my hydration and nutrition plan. Since then I use an audible alarm on Garmin to snap me out of the mist of racing and to remind me to drink and eat. I still find that I drink too little on cooler days ... correct times, just too little each time.
  17. Nice one for the 21-club https://www.facebook.com/100066609274887/posts/pfbid02taNKqqTc3EWuCWTpq4x6PFw5LBcJEEinaJsYK3KyGi6fEZ86AapBncLTyYynFhEWl/?app=fbl
  18. OKAY .... now that I have your fullest attention .... Who wants TWO goodies bags ? (Second one MUCH nicer than the official CTCT goodie bag ?) Join the I-Love-Boobies pink train in 2025 @Silver rider can tell more about the contents ... The "few" riders that started with the I-Love-Boobies batch - Effectively a full start shute on their own !! Let's see if we can make it TWO start shutes full in 2025
  19. Wind wont be worse than 2024 ... hopefully Rain wont be worse than 2022 .... HOPEFULLY ...
  20. 9th of March 2025. 2nd Sunday of March as always. According to the entry portal.
  21. Entered even before you managed to get back to Potch 🤣
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