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Superbe vélo! The spirit of gravel has you, Bruuuu.

Sorry to hear about your ordeal, Neil. As there are mostly caring and helpful people in the South African village, there are also a relatively small number of sociopaths out there, harming or threatening those that cross their paths. The root cause of such attitudes and behaviour is complicated. Hope you can return to the joy and adventurous spirit of cycling very very soon. Glad you are all okay.💙

The angry wind gods are going on holiday after the 26th. Will be back in the saddle on the 27th. I see rain / thunderstorms forecasted on the 30th. Yoh! And my son's birthday on the 31st. Gotta love the challenge this year.

The 150er for the 26th is bumped on to the 27th.

The Slangkop circular lighthouse is made of cast iron and is 33 meters in circumference. It is painted white to stand out against the green backdrop of the mountain. The focal plane of the light is 41 meters above high water so as to be visible below dense mist, flashing four times per 30 seconds. The lighthouse was established in 1906 and became fully automated in 1979.

Reroute with the gusts - visited Kommetjie for the first time in many seasons.

Durbanville Hillz, 06h27

That is just soft, Bruuu.

Kilometre 42

It's a privilege to participate and complete the biggest timed cycling event on Planet Earth on what is quite a beautiful peninsula. If you can't make it, maybe every 2nd year? Turn it into a mini-holiday if you are from the North.

The wind gods are angry. Have never seen this before during a Festive 500 challenge:

The secret to long living is: eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure. - Tibetan proverb

Both are sufficient for your needs and metrics, man. The very face that you ask the question and have even created a poll suggests to me that you desire the Ultra 2. I have a Garmin Fenix 6. My next purchase will definitely be the Ultra. The other Apple watches are great design profiles for women.

Challenge accepted, Sweeties! 3 endurance ride to more or less complete it, allowing for family time on alternative days. My son’s birthday is also on the 31st. Birthdays are holy days at home. No legs will be thrown over any saddle on these days. 24th: 120er, incl. 75% of the Argus route; 26th: 140er, Durbanville - Rooi Els - Durbanville, at this point. The wind, heat and self-discipline to stay in zone 2 will be the performance challenges.

As the southern winds swirl around the Cape Peninsula for several weeks now, I miss Mediterranean mornings like this:

05h41: Durbanville Golf Course

Big news from the nr 1 ranked team in the world for 2023: Giro d'Italia organisers RCS Sport have confirmed that two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar will be making his debut at the Italian Grand Tour next May. Sauce: CyclingNews / Pogačar’s Instagram

Always interesting with the legend that is LeMond.

The man that goes up the mountain and the man that comes back down from the mountain is not the same man.

2024: UAE kit more white; Bahrain-Victorious turns into white; Ineos Grenadiers blends their training orange into their deep red race colours. And Bora' adds a slice of lemon. Some changes in kit sponsor too. EF-Easy Post, stiek yt.

Who will challenge Demi Vollering? Great pic by Thomas Maheaux.

Never ever hit the snooze button, Cupcakes. You know you only feel worse afterwards, mos.

“Never let anyone - any person or any force - dampen, dim or diminish your light” - John Lewis

Dorsberg

05h57: Simone wakes up the serpents.