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Where did you get that from? Their site is currently down.
site works for me.. googled route map 2018 and got
http://www.cyclechallenge.co.za/Site/design/dowloads/routemap.pdf
Edit: this link now shows the old map again
So what does everyone think of the new reversed route? The start is going to be tough with Steyn City and Cedar, but the finish will be FAST once you turn onto Summit
Click "EDIT" and then "USE FULL EDITOR" ..... I am disleksix and cannot spell eithur!!!!
ahhhh thanks 
Just out of interest....
So how would one get a vote of no confidence against CSA if we wanted to? They have embarresed the country by screwing up SA National Champs and by screwing up Stage 2 of Tour of SA
Surely as a paying member (Licence holder) you can call for a vote of no confidence in the current board?
PS.. im not saying I could do a better job, but surely there are people that could do a better job of what has happened today!
1. Tight Achilles tendon, can you keep your heels on the ground while sitting on your haunches?
Nope I cannot.. just tried...
2. Leg Muscle imbalance, have you been doing primarily one sport (cycling / running) for a long time and you are over 35 yrs of age?
Only been doing 1 particular sport (spinning and cycling) for past 2 years, not over 35... -10 years from there still
3. Spinning to fast on the bike, trying to be like Lance without progressively learning to spin. (Trolls read the first line in my signature).
Was really cruising on the FastOne when it got sore again, so dont think its a spinning to fast problem, was riding with my dad and did just over 4hr30, so wasnt like we where pushing it
4. Excessive toe down cycling, do you “stand on your toes” while pedalling. This position is kind of like doing calf raises repetitively and can over work your calf muscles. Incorrect cleat set up (to far forward) or perhaps a saddle set to high can contribute towards excessive toe down pedalling.
Could be.. will need to check my style when I get back to SA next week Friday and see if it could be this
5. Don’t be in a rush, give the treatment prescribed chance to work.
I was off for an entire month and she said 3-4 weeks, so did give it a chance..
6. Don’t be shy to try another Doctor / Physio i.e. the current one did not found the problem, fix the problem not the symptom.
Going to see a specialist sports physio when i get home, instead of just the regular one i used last time
So last year after hard training for the 94.7 (Supercow - 2 Laps) I went off overseas for work for 3 weeks after the race for work.. with no cycling at all
First ride back after a full month of being off the bike, my calf muscle got really sore during the ride, and was painful to finish the ride... went to the Physio who gave me the diagnosis of a Grade 2 Calf Strain and I should rest it for a month..
Did another couple trips to the north.. brrr and left my calf for 1 month, entered fast one and from about 30km it became painful again (not as painful as before).. did a Club Ride the next saturday where it got extremly painful and now its still sore, 4 days later..
any idea's on how i can get rid of this calf strain?!? Its really screwing up my cycling.. in away on business for another 2 weeks, wanted to do the Berg and Dale race, but im thinking its a bad idea with this calf muscle that keeps acting up..
Lemme know if you have any thoughts..
True but the BRT nanny patrol will be out in full swing one of these days - think the fine is R50 per transgression.
was reading an article on why flashing is banned in UK... it has to do with studies, that the flashing light actually attracted drunk drivers and they tended to follow the flashing, rather then steering clear of them
So the Edge 500 shows temperature, questions:-
1) How accurate is it? Opinions on the Interwebs seem to differ greatly .....
2) My understanding is that it does record the temperature during a ride but Sporttracks for example doesn't show it at all ... anyone see it anywhere in any software?
Cheers
Ben
Yeh.. connect.garmin.com
Did a ride today, garmin said average 19.3.. got home and checked weather station and it said 19.3
Riding as a cow this year was the most amazing experience, and would highly recommend it to anyone, rockstar status on the route with everyone supporting the CHOC Cows, you can feel like death and every-time you pass a spectator they lift your spirits for you (specially helpful while dying on a 2nd lap)
Yes congrats
I'm thinking of becoming one for next year, And well done to all the guys with the hand bikes,
Feniks, you will not regret it, its really awesome
I thought it was a great effort from the people that sweated it out in that heat. Unbelievable effort and a great cause.
Although I was a little dissapointed to hear some of the Choc team abusing other riders during the ride. Shouting at them to get out the way etc. It was tough for the Choc guys but imagine how the people they were catching up the hills were finding it. They are representing a cause and should always remember that. This was not all of them and under the strain of pulling those carts it can't be easy.
Having said that, well done and keep donating.
As said by another cow (WhuYu), wasnt intentional to be "rude" but more for the safety of the other rides on the route, i played around on the ice cream bike at expo and childrens cycle race and almost rolled them, they are not easy to control!
Heard one of the Choc ice cream bike riders hit the deck by the Zoo, hope he's ok!
Mad props to those okes though!
Our RTT sponsored ice cream had a nasty accident on Jan smuts, last report that he is ok in hospital, but has a couple of broken bones (including colar bone)
Saw one group pushing the trolley on the N14 - back wheel was in very bad shape - hope they made it. Lots of respect - must have been boiling in those suits!
I was just behind them on my 2nd loop on the N14 and they managed to revive the TIBCO ice cream bike (with no front brakes for the rest of the ride), the amazing thing is that it was powered by one of our Apocalyptic cows who had finished his first lap in 2:45 and then rushed through again to take over his ice cream bike!
The support out there was amazing for the cows, I'll never be able to ride the 94.7 as a non cow, its really a special experience and thanks for all the on route support!
Gaps between start groups where increased by 1 minute due to congestion in the finish line. This spreads the gaps and eases the congestion.
which group are you in this year and what group last year?
5:45AM start time
Starting with the Double Loop Charity group (riding SUPACOW for CHOC)
thanks the 2 guys with the blue subaru that had come back to clean up the tacks on the side of the road.
your welcome managed to pick up about 30 of the buggers... didnt see any on sunday when we went through there on the bikes, so hopefully we got the majority of them, and hopefully it doesnt happen again... even though im pretty sure that whoever did it, will do it again
The frightining thing of it, was that it was ONLY in the cycle lanes and all of them pointed up, nothing in the road at all, and hidden in the shady area's aswell, they planned it very well
awesome pics!
I agree' date=' but think waistline should be considered as well, I'm tired of getting a seat next to some hefalump who's girth takes up half of my seat as well as his own!![/quote']Thats funny, I always seem to get stuck next to a big titted virgin who wants to know what the "mile high club" is...
u poor bastard
Big H, is it SANRAL or Gautrans?
i guess i did thing wrong..
I thought winning time for argus was around 2:46? thats a 2:39!
I tend to ride on the edge where the white line used to be, as this is still smooth, the new section is horribly bumpy and not suitable for pleasant riding.. maybe on a mountain bike with shock absorbers.. but deff not on a road bike!
I was also surprised by the amount of Bikes out on Sunday
sorry' date=' i just saw bonk and schoolgirl....ill get back to work - a little dissapointed i might add....[/quote']
i agree... no pictures or anything...
i'm gonna complain to ASA about false advertisingi will co-sign your complaint!!!! i was very dissapointed when going thru 3 pages for nothing!!
u stripped ur wife at the start of the dischem? what did the rest of the group have to say about that
Cape Town - A man in his early 30s was arrested for drunken driving
after he knocked down two cyclists in Hermanus on Friday morning.
Both
men were taken to the Hermanus Medi-Clinic where they are in stable
condition, the hospital's Margaret Smith told News24.
However,
one was being transferred to Vergelegen Medi-Clinic in Somerset West,
Smith said.
Superintendent Phindelwa Mavakala said when police
arrived at the scene they found the men lying on the ground and the
suspect and his car were nowhere to be seen.
"He only stopped
about a 1km away, and then walked back and admitted to hitting the
cyclists."
Upon arrest he was found to have been drunk, said
Mavakala.
The suspect is expected to appear in the Hermanus
Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Earlier in the week three cyclists
were killed in Oudtshoorn as they practiced for this weekend's Argus
cycle race.
Awesome news, thanks admin
I'm thinking of becoming one for next year, And well done to all the guys with the hand bikes, 
Reversed Route 94.7 2018
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Step 1... don't post the route map on your website before the big announcement