Hi Hubbers, I am Stefan from Belgium and I'm leaving next monday to work as a kitesurf instructor for six months in Tableview/Blouberg. As I said, I'm a belgian so I'm also a cyclist and I have a few questions. My trip to south africa was a last minute/month decision and I was very very pleased to find out that there is quite a bit of cycling going on in your country so my first 'thing to buy' was a big hardcase to take my bike. Surfing around I found out about the Argus, Cape Epic, the numerous mtb tours around, the PPA, etc etc. I had already decided to leave for CapeTown, but I think you can understand this research made me happy When I started to bike, the thing I loved most was the fact that I got to know places in my area which were totally new to me, beautiful nature ,... So the idea to explore a completely new country on my bike makes me dream. So I didn't hesitate to enroll for the Argus and for the Die Burger seeding event. Now, at first I'm looking out for some training partners/groups because I don't have a clue about the good training roads in the area. The Outriders in Blouberg seems to be the best decision in the area. Because I will be working on the beach and weekends might be busy I will have quite a bit of time to go riding on weekdays, so if you live in the area and you don't work eg. on fridays, be sure to send me an email. I also like to take the bike in the car to explore new horizons in the area. Last (european) summer I also started to ride some amateur races and I do quite a bit of training so my cycling condition is good. Is there an amateur racing 'tour' in the CT area? I can handle a 60km ride on a flat parcours at a 38-40avs (riding in peloton) What about MTB'ing in the area? I want to thank you all in advance and perhaps I'll meet you on the bike in the next weeks (die burger is only 2 weeks from now ) Greetings, Stefan stefanvansteenberge(at)gmail.com -Stefan-2009-11-14 14:39:11
