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Absolutely, some of the best scenery to ride through! I'll have to get back in the saddle and start training for that Sub 6 medal!

Will the final 5km stay the same as last year? I was ready to sell my gravel bike after that haha

Flip I missed the races! Thought it was this coming weekend.. anyways, where is Allan Hatherly? Edit: Nvm, forgot he is a roadie now

Finish your Croatian Epic so we can start training for Trans Baviaans! This is the first route we riding when you are back 😎

Yes definitely

And if you only want to stay on Paarl Mountain gravel roads without permits, this is the best route: Check out this route on Strava: https://strava.app.link/L955VWU2fSb — Trans Training 2

I see they graded it again on Tuseday! Lovely to ride now.

https://strava.app.link/YJQVS801fSb Most of Paarl gravel roads and then a bit of tar to link up to the other side of the valley and back to Paarl. No permit needed for this route. This ride I started from Diemersfontein.

Hi Belinda, Do you have the Paarl case number perhaps? My wife is a state prosecutor at the Paarl Magistrates Court and might be able to do some digging once she is back at the office from her maternity leave in two weeks time.

That is literally all I rode in preparation of last year's 36One. Plus once or twice gravel roads around the mountain to Gouda, Bains back to Wellington to get some longer hours in the saddle. Got me a solid Sub 19 on the day still feeling RELATIVELY fresh over the line. You can get fit for any race by just riding in Paarl Mountain.

Yes, the belgium guy. Very sad news..

Finally a stage win for the Saffas!!

I saw a kiddies helmet yesterday where shipping was over R500 000 haha. There's an app called AliHelper. You put in the link of the item that you want to buy, and the app finds the best combo for price and shipping of that item on Aliexpress.

On a side note. I gave up on Aliexpress orders a few years ago as SAPO started losing packages or orders took 3-4 months to arrive. Tried my luck again in January on a few orders and all arrived surprisingly quick at my nearest Post Office within 3 weeks.

You must not be watching the live feed.. The Neck was already a mud fest when the elite ladies got there.. elite men just missed the rain and mud in time