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Why did you not train yesterday, A recovery ride of an hour would have done you good unless you were nackered and good not get out of bed.

I must say everything I used is still there. Did not use heart rates and can not see improvements but never used that. Can still see accumalated data though.

Hi What is it that you can not see anymore? I can not really see difference in information but site looks nice now.

I agree, I would see that can be achieved in 6 months.When I started training seriously for the first time years ago went to a coach after a 4 hour Argus. Said I would like to achieve a 3:15 the next year. Their answer was easily. Achieved a 3:06 the next year. Training around 8-10 hours a week only including intervals.

Not 100% on the rules but you can take your normasl waterbottles and they will also have a cooler box for each team at around 40 km I think where you can get new full botlles and then you donate yore empty bottles. Two bottles should be fine for 100 km though.

I do not think so we booked about three months ago and could net get anything. good luck finding something but I think you will have to cast a bit wider than Swellendam only.

Hi, Regarding time I would say add around 20 minutes to your OFM time. Seeing I also did OFM and Argus however if Boyes drive is out maybe you can take out a few minutes again. 12 Hours is a lot and I almost never achieve that(maybe this week in last effort for DC) . If you can do OFM you can do Argus, the OFM route was challenging this year whith the wind as well. For added motivation go to Fittrack .co.za and log your training there and see youre fitness score grow, they will also give you a training plan.

That will mean Tassol will need to ask Nolan Hoffman to leave, Do not know if they can do this now after he was accepted back after his time was served.

I have not really followed the topic, but why would you want to do it in any event if you are recreational rider? Or I guess same reason as Lance, Ego to big. I must say I choose to believe that most in SA are clean. The Pro riders can not afford it unless they have rich parents to susidise them in any case.

Good to hear thanks for the ecort and keeping us safe. I also only remember you asking once that everybody must move left for traffic to pass when we went past the golfcourses. Only time I was nervous was negotiating the Chevron plates on the N1 that was not in a perfect line and was catching people out every now and then.

Take your motivation to registration and see if they can reseed you. Try to speak to Monica Naude.

a friend of mine starting at 07:35

I am in VB . Is AL going off at the same time?

H Got my Seeding starting at 06:25 . Hope I can drag my body over the hills to be finished before the wind blows to much. Weather looks to be good for cycling on Sunday.

I am sure it will be out today, last year also only got it one or two days before the time. Nice race this one you will enjoy the quality of roads and the organisation.

A friend of mine (He is on the Hub ) won it last year , the lucky draw is after the race at the prizegiving ceremony.

If you guys train that slow , you do not really want to race fast do you?

Must say when I first read the post I was thinking about CCD and could not believe it.Glad to hear it is not him. His Concept wheels got me first place in age group last week.

Hi, Did the Meals on Wheels and and jacaranda this past weekend , if You can do those race you can do the OFM , The OFM a bit longer but we do less climbing 500-550m in the OFM while we did 700 in the 94km of the Satelite. The wind also blew a bit at the meals on wheels . come and enjoy a race that is a bit bigger than satelite classic , much safer and better organised. There is a small expo at number collection as well which can interest you. Unfortunately we have not had any rain yet so it is really dry in the Free state so no green scenery.

Seedings should be out next Tuesday, received my seeding for Jacaranda also only last Tuesday.

I agree with you , few places where you need to hang on, for me it is up pellisier drive the first uphill when joining the Highway, the next two hills on the highway if bunch have not settled, The hill at Oranje meisies School, Albrecht street, Lucas Steyn, The Engen Hill on the N1 but after that I am fine. My averages for OFM last year 38.8 km/H and Argus was 35.8 km/Hour so OFM was a bit easier but this year the route is a 8 km longer and I think a bit tougher than last year.

Its definetely not the toughest but also not the easiest in the country. What other races have you done.

Hi Welcome to Fittrack, I agree some of the training is easier controlled on Indoor trainer especially the intervals. However to do LSd keep in small gear in the front and cruise easily, Your hart will raise when you do a hill but that is not an issue. I found Fittrack helps to keep me motivated.

Hi, Must say the jacaranda Satelite classic could not have done anything to improve cycling image this weekend either. Traffic was a chaos and not safe in the 5 km around the start , I had to stop after breking away close to the finish as there were cars all over the road which included taxis, the rest of route was OK but the finish no good. But if this happens frequently even my that is cycling 6 days a week will get annoyed.

Yip You are correct, I was in AM and the winning time 2:38 . no one from any other group caught or passed us, although I was thinking our race time was slow as no one wanted to race before we got to hekpoort. I can say that OFM is much better organised. There is a decent small expo, safe roads, wide roads, road closure for most of the way, about the same amount of climbing although nothing like Hekpoort. Do not know if i will do a race starting at that venue again.