DJR

Ha ha, I still maintain that wearing white on a day as wet as Sunday is a very "inconsiderate" thing to do.......to everyone behind you. White is good for photo shoots though.🤪

My son used to ride to varsity with his couple-of-thousand-rand laptop and never worried. Now he has a really expensive one that is essential for his studies and work, and he feels it is too great a risk, even though it is insured.

Passed a guy in WHITE bibs somewhere on the M3 - decided I want to stay ahead of him at all costs. Sunday was NOT the day for white kit! Come to think of it, NO day is right for white cycling shorts! (Maybe a night ride could be the exception?)

Lekker pictures Chris. I always regret not taking enough pictures, and I know I'll probably never have another CTCT with such an opportunity for wet shiny roads with riders reflected as if in a mirror.........glad you captured it properly.

My two younger Ds remarked on how the built up areas of the route smelled terrible in the wet. I think with the unusually high number of homeless people encamped everywhere on sidewalks and in parks, with zero sanitation, it stands to reason that the rain would wash all kinds of horrible human waste into the roads.........sorry to mention it to people with less sturdy constitutions............but that is quite possibly the reason.

My task for today: Clean and service team DJRs' bikes, because they took a thorough beating yesterday in the wet.

Another thumbs up for you, Sluiper. On another note, I wondered how many spectators would come out in the very wet conditions, and your stretch, Edinburg Drive, was as full and vibey as on a good weather day. It is appreciated!

And broken and abandoned chains. Must have seen at least 4 in the middle of the road Oh, and dead flattened rats, yugh! All over

Team DJR rode together from start to finish and the wet weather was a first for all of us although we have 34 tours between us. One of the young Ds did his 10th today and is very chuffed with is special medal. We had a clear ride with zero accidents and virtually no crazy dangerous riding. But wow, it was a heck of a lot wetter than I expected all the way to Cape Point. Having the odd southwesterly gust push us up Chappies was a real novelty.

Team DJR are starting lekker late. We fall back to the start group of the one who missed last year........and hopefully it will be a bit less wet by then. So, here's to a gentle northwest breezing us down to the point and a lovely southwester pushing us home from there. It will be a first if it happens, but hey, we do believe in miracles! See you all later!

The history of this issue is like this: The promenade was for pedestrians only ever since it was built. Then, a few years ago it was experimentally opened to cyclists, skate boarders and and rollerbladers. There was a period where people could comment and to allow for Capies to see if they could live with that arrangement. It never seemed to be an issue. Personally, whenever I cycled alone around the Atlantic side on the roadie, I used the roads through the Waterfront, then slowed down and did the promenade to the Sea Point swimming pool. I never had any issues and never saw any danger to anyone. If I was in a group and we wanted to go fast, we used Beach Road. Now, a few years down the line, there must have been some complaints from pedestrians feeling cyclists endanger them and the City is looking at an alternative arrangement. I think it may have to do with the sudden increase in people walking and running outdoors when Covid rules allowed them to. My guess is that the promenade is busier now than it has ever been. The solution?

Only tail wind I ever get has something to do with a good bean stew😜

The Point is always special

I know you have done many and don't need the advice, but for first timers Ill give it anyway: If you have family or friends waiting somewhere along the route to cheer you on, it is near impossible for them to spot you, even if you are dressed up as a bright purple dinosaur. The stream of ever flowing colour just screw up your eyes and after a few thousand riders swarming past, the brain goes into overload and see nothing further. So, the solution is to pick a spot and know exactly where your supporters are waiting. YOU then pull over to the side (left is best), slow down (yes, it is possible) and say hi as you go past. That is just about the only reliable way you will see each other. If you are like me, you may even stop, get a hug from someone special and NEVER regret the 10 seconds you lost! Have fun tomorrow Hubsters and stay safe! .

The ONLY accurate weather report for the CTCT is the one you get when you walk into your starting chute........and the half hourly updates as you turn the major corners of the route. No use stressing about weather. It will be what it will be.

I would not mind if there is a little rain on Sunday. A wet CTCT is about the only conditions I have never done it in. (Mind you, please, no storms and torrents.)

The callsign of the MOTHER of all Southeasters

Note to self: post more stylish black & white pictures

Ha ha, yes, the Tippex dot sure works until your memory starts to go............or so I hear!🤪

My kit now includes reading, um, I mean bike fixing glasses

Wunderground or Windguru

Started my official tapering plan last night - with a steak, chips, salad, decent wine (a fair dose) and Whiskey - I'm going to be in top form 1 week from now!😜

I once had to bail half way through a two day mtb race because of a bad flu (before Covid days) and I still count it as one of the most psychologically difficult (but still right) decisions I ever had to make...........and I include decisions like getting married (that was easy.....and also right, as it turned out) and having kids (kinda got decided for us). So, feel bad about it, but know that it was the right choice.

Quite common that. Found in one out of a couple thousand births.

Another male alert: When you have had everything checked out and set up, if the discomfort still persists, try this: Move your saddle 1cm forward and try it. If it gets better, move it another 1 cm forward and try again. if it gets worse, move saddle back incrementally again until you find the sweet spot. I think that when they do a bike fit in the shop, we often get slightly too stretched out on the bike..........but when neck, back and arms get tired after a while on the bike, we want to be more upright and the only way to do that is to move forward on the saddle. Then your sit bones move off the wide part of the saddle and the narrow front part puts too much pressure. Just another thing to try.