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Would you mind to elaborate more on the reasons for returning to SA and how it is like to be back?

Thanks will do

So I will start to get paperwork in order like qualifications, birth certificates etc. How hard is the day to day transition to NZ? How is the support structure that side for parents with small children? Are the locals/fellow safas acommodating to foreigners and willing to make new friends? How easy is it to buld up a support system there?

Hi Zatec! I did not know you were also looking at moving? I am contemplating as well. The major drawback at this stage is my two girls aged 4 and 5 months that would not see their grandparents etc often anymore. I would however move for their future... The fact that last night we had our second burglary in secunda within a year Does not sit well with me. They stole my road and mtb and luckily with the help of neighborhood watch and security we were able to recover the bicycles. I just keep thinking what if they entered the house? Will they come back? Fckrs.

I am not sure about the results, but i agree. It was a fast, tough race.

Nog net 4 dae oor voor die Loskop Road Race! Algemene reëlings vir Saterdag: • Daar is vervoer beskikbaar terug vanaf Loskopdam @ R150 pp. Bussies vertrek om 11:00 en weer 14:00 vanaf Loskopdam. Kaartjies hiervoor kan tydens registrasie gekoop word. • Verkeer uit die dorp word om 07:45 gestop, ondersteuners moet dus voor dit reeds vertrek na Loskopdam. • Ondersteuners betaal slegs R30 pp toegangsgeld by Loskopdam. Kinders o/12 en voertuie gratis. Meld by Loskopdam ontvangs aan. • Daar sal kos en drinkgoed te koop wees by Loskopdam. • Kom kuier gerus saam na die tyd by die Middelburg Cycling Club gazebo. Only 4 days left before the Loskop Road Race! Arrangements for Saturday: • Transport back to Middelburg will be available @ R150 pp. Busses depart at 11:00 and again at 14:00. Bus tickets for sale at registration. • Traffic out of town will be stopped at 07:45. Supporters need to leave town before 07:45. • Supporters pay R30 pp entrance fee at Loskopdam. Children u/12 and vehicles free of charge. Report to Loskopdam reception. • Food and drinks for sale at Loskopdam. • Come and enjoy the day with us at the Middelburg Cycling Club gazebo.

It should be a good one! Start in middelburg, pass loskop to groblersdal and the back halfway to loskop.

Since when do they allow camping in the spruit?

I do not see sundays result on my seeding yet?

Great to be back on the road bike! Great race in BL, but I was surprized at the size of the bunch intill hekpoort...Parking was a ballsup. Also waited an hour to get out of the venue due to the security card forcing each car to swith off their engine and restart...Good day out????????

Ill meet you at the start then ???? . I will print the confirmation email and bring it with. Send me a PM with your email, then I will send you the mail.

Yes, I have confirmation via email from the organisers. I am from Secunda, so not possible at all for me to collect numbers during the week.

Great, exactly what I wanted to know????????

Where does BL fit into the picture?

Also BL 06:40.

Does anyone have a start list and starting times for the various groups for this event?

Good news indeed????

Just received confirmation that paid online entries will be able to collect numbers on the morning of race day...

Does anyone know why registration cannot be done before the start? Driving from Secunda makes it difficult to pick up the number on the Friday...

This was an awesome, but tough event... need to get a dual suss, as my body was not enjoying the technical decends on day 3 any more!

How much climbing is there per stage? Looking forward, first stage race!

where did you get the giro shoes at half price?

I have to agree. Those rocky descends were not ideal for beginners, with no real place for people walking them to get out of the way.

Not cool. Did he make it to the finish? Maybe he is still in the bush

I'm done. Absolute beast of a route. No place to recover. Rocky loose climbs, and lekker thick sand to control/limit speed on the decends. And those grass polls, I need a dual suspension. And those short rocky climbs in the last 7km was a good test of my sense of humor...