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SwissVan

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  1. Well at least Thomas is in the race…. Masters category and 82 overall as of stage 5
  2. The technical parts will be a mess by the time the back markers ride them, chain suck and lots of walking…. Wonder if they will extend the cut off time?
  3. The bike shops providing maintenance packages will make a killing….recommending replacement to all their customers.
  4. Eating and drinking during the day in dusty dirty conditions is a recipe for spuit poep, as a participant your hands that you handle your food with while riding are dirty, your water bottle spout is dirty and even the food tables at the water points are exposed due to everyone grabbing stuff with dirty hands and stuffing it down their throat. Hygiene is critical, but very difficult over 7 days in the untamed African bush
  5. B for baastids
  6. Back in the day pre 2003 my wife and I belonged to a social running club so we attended quite a few comrades (my wife ran while I supported along the route) it’s eye opening to see the pilletjies club runners carry with them, some we knew where Dr’s and nursing sisters… they were the worst
  7. Hi John, is Amy any relation…..
  8. True story which happened to me in the distant past…. Got food poisoning from what I suspect was a bad woolies sandwich Handed out at the finish of one stage, struggled the whole night and next stage with bad nausea, during the next stage I Stopped at one of the first aid tents and asked if they could give me a “quick drip” to quickly replace the lost fluids…. Answer was yes, BUT then your race is over. Granted a drip is not the same as pain pills (you know like most comrades non podium runners carry with them 😂), and I’m pretty sure lots of epic riders do the same….but the principal should be the same.
  9. After watching todays highlights I think it’s safe to say Nino will soon have a sore neck Seems to spend a lot of time looking behind him, could be irritating after a few days if you are his partner….
  10. Pfffft…White Sox….. no real mtbkr would be seen dead wearing shin high white sox
  11. I only watched a few minutes, saw and thought exactly the same about the dust from the choppers. Might be acceptable if it was for a short time as they approach the finish….
  12. I really hope fairytales come true today and Sagan can upset the Pogacar applecart today
  13. Apparently it some countries it’s not illegal 😁
  14. Bikehub classifieds happened
  15. Not exactly what you looking for but we use iptv which cost about chf 100 per year and includes all the dstv plus hundreds of others channels https://iptvwod.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn5z-2P7g_QIVic13Ch0WmArsEAAYASAAEgI9_vD_BwE
  16. First off go see a good orthopaedic specialist in knees, preferably one who specialises in sports. In my case the surgery provided instant relief. ive had both my knees meniscuses done due to pain from various meniscus injuries in the past. There used to be a guy called Ponkie Furrer (spelt as it sounds) in JHB who was highly recommended. Suspect he may have retired by now. Search this topic as it’s been discussed before.
  17. THE LAST OF US the last of us (tv series) Are you guys seeing this in SA?
  18. Eat correctly and start waliking / jogging jogging is relatively simple and can be done anywhere https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/running-basics.html
  19. A good day for Rouvy
  20. You are off to a good start "with the forum side of things" Another 998 posts and you will qualify for premium membership
  21. Despite the sunshine you would have needed your Assos winter jacket and gloves. Are you here to visit the Assos factory 😜
  22. That begs the question, open question to all….who originally recommended shortening the swim, was it the lifesavers or IM responsible person(s) and on what grounds? Im a pretty average AG swimmer and mass start swims are flipping scary, I’m always the one starting on the outside and taking longest route to and around bouys. How more people have not drowned in triathlons I don’t know, even lake swims…. That being said, I would be a bit pee’d off if I entered an event and ended up doing less than recognized distance
  23. LOL I can remember Leppin Ironmans (canoe iron man for those that don't know) at Hartbeespoort dam being much rougher than that, so bad that many of the entrants were swimming with their canoes before the start cannon went off.... the good ole days And then the Durban ultra swim from Vetchies to North beach... swimming parallel to shore for most of the way....that could get a bit rough with strong currents around the various sand banks
  24. Welcome to Zuri
  25. I think you have a good point, especially amongst the not pro fish n chips riders. There was a newspaper article here in 🇨🇭 recently which said that Dr’s will no longer allowed to prescribe steroids without a genuine reason, they mentioned a figure of 100’000 sports people could be affected and no longer be allowed to use steroids under their Drs supervision….. the point of the article was that the new legislation might be dangerous because these sports people would resort to other sources without proper supervision.
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