What a great day...fantastic weather! Started off going up Helz at a moderate speed, not wanting to burn the legs to early, but we managed to drop a few wheel suckers. Heard people screaming somewhere coming down where Tiny K and Dale was parked! Thnx for cheering on...overall the bunch worked well, been in the front a lot putting the hammer down with Ross, Shaheen, David, Nicholas and Brandon, there was a crash on the Agter Paarl Road, cyclist touched wheels, Sharl, hope you recover soon man! We kept a nice pace, not sure what the average was, as we hit the R304 I started planning my race strategy....as coming into Stellenbosch where we turned right I made my move, but the bunch just didnt want to let go where we caught some leading league riders (think it was senior scholars), we overtook them, made a few more moves in that last 15km stretch. As we turned Left at the robot where Spier is we got a climb, done a slight attack there to test the legs of the bunch (and mine)...recovering with a moderate speed, then when we turned left onto the R44, I knew this is my chance, Brandon made his move, Nicholas overtook him and I was holding onto the wheel...knowing this is a hilltop finish with 1.5km of climbing, I shifted into big blade and pedalled as hard as I can sprinting as fast as possible (I aint the mountain goat type so I really tried my best) sprint felt like forever...last 100m comes, legs and lungs is burning...gave it my all and took 3rd place over the line. Overall a awesome race! Note: No one crossed the white line and they all were cycling very responsible!
