Shebeen

that is not a serious question. Froome needs to wake up and smell the coffee, call time and go with whatever dignity he has left. The '22 Vuelta can be his swansong, he finished in 100 and something place over 4hrs behind Remco.

2009! https://www.singletracks.com/mtb-gear/forget-the-29er-check-out-this-36er/

old story. this is from 2020 https://bikepacking.com/bikes/curve-titanosaur-36er/

There is no story here, elite marathon runners will only do 2 maybe 3 races a year, so normally 4-6 months apart. Gerda smashed the records of the two ultras she ran this year, that is what she is incredible at. She does hold the SA record, set last year. but that is currently 341 on the all time list. good but not great. Interestingly 5 out of the top10 ladies SA all time are set in the past 2 years, there is a real revolution currently so things could get better. (3 from the 90s too!) https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/road-running/marathon/all/women/senior?regionType=countries&region=rsa&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2024-08-14&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229534&ageCategory=senior

incorrect, De Bod rode for EF. Buuuuuut, my own curiosity got me to playing around on PCS no one rode Vuelta last year. and no Giro for 21/22. there was a streak from 2015 tour of 17 straight GTs with a ZAF rider, total of 55 starts for an average of 3 per edition.

Haven't got full confirmed start list yet, but currently no South Africans on the line. Wonder when last that happened at a grand tour

He's also at 23/1 with Carapaz actually.

What exactly were you expecting? She is absolutely world class at ultra marathons, but the 42km scene is a much bigger pond to play in. She ran her best(only) time for the year?! She did Comrades, and went all in for it chasing down the win, record and big prizemoney. With only 8 weeks before the Olympic marathon. her goal was basically to finish. While she broke her own national record (2:24) last year in Valencia, but was still not in the top 10 on the day. but if you didn't know any of that, then your disappointment is understandable. Just weird to see similar comments we got in Tokyo again.

ok I made that phrase up, but there is a grand tour starting this weekend and ZERO chat about it. Roglic, is king at this race Kuss would love to back up his win to prove it wasn't a fluke, or a gift from his two team leaders. here are the current odds, long time since a spanish champ

st cyps is in town, he must have been thinking of sans souci or (more likely) herschel (took a lot of self control to spell that correctly. Since we on the topic of southern suburbs schools, entitlement and douchebagger, might as well link this one. https://www.2oceansvibe.com/2024/08/12/bishops-sacs-rugby-brawl-video/

How do you navigate this modern world without a way to make online transactions? Pretty sure you could send a telefax to race office and offer to pay in cash or gold doubloons, the window to use cheques might have passed though.

You must be a forren if you call it OKSW!

So the only thing dodgy is a silly, generic name! not in the market for a bike, but some huge deals here if you are in for a trek from last year. https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/hardtail-e-bikes/733185/trek-powerfly-4-m-2023 2000km on the clock, or buy a brand new one for R8k less https://biket.co.za/collections/clearancebikes/products/2022-trek-powerfly-4-lithium-grey-trek-black fullly aware sizes are different.

agreed, having an automatic spot can always backfire. looks like all of the universality places in the men's race were genuine elites. https://www.letsrun.com/news/2024/05/bad-news-for-leonard-korir-world-athletics-adds-11-universality-places-in-2024-olympic-marathon/ he went, and finished.

this should help with the first bit, there are two sections of Hex river tunnels, the new and the old. Must be a bit of adrenalin dicing with trains on the new one. https://fullsus.co.za/the-two-tunnels-trail-de-doorns/ A lot of railway has service roads alongside, you're not 'allowed' to ride it but transnet won't always be there anyway so a good excuse and ignorance might get you out of a jam. Bit risky if your schedule is tight and definitely not fun getting sent back the way you came and then having to do the N1. One also has to remember that farmers have got a lot more tech on their properties these days. A lot of gates with cameras and remote alarms and stuff, they don't always like surprises.

Anyone know these awesome people? https://www.facebook.com/story.php?id=100072647103926&story_fbid=523398906758342 Guessing training for double century.

why matjiesfontein specifically?? if you have a lift going on the N1 already, then cool. the train ride (when it was shosholoza meyl) was quite slow there too, goes via tulbagh so the hour plus car drive to worcestser is about 3 hours. There's a reason the road to the north originally went through Ceres for the first 300 or so years. some good resources here bicyclesouth.co.za and here https://milerclubsa.blogspot.com/

I'm really glad I went yesterday, met some new people and reconnected with many who I just haven't bumped into for a while. I parked at the venue and rode to the church, locking my bike with another against a tree - with a few more dotted around. Church was very close to capacity, the pastor's sermon remarked how he didn't really know Tim beyond that he was the stubborn guy in the car outside whilst Carola would be praying for him in the service. There was no judgement and he chose his words well. Not bad when you can call on your little brother advocate to say some really nice things about you, and then followed up by Premier Winde who was genuine in his love and affection for Tim (and their riding together). Their DC team will be short of a rider this year but full of tears. I spoke to Alan later, they're working on a special plan for the race this year. He really does make the other politicians look bad by just being nice. He mentioned this FB post that was a message to us all there: It was indeed a celebration and some fun. I haven't seen these two excellent ones posted here, so have a read if you're intrigued. https://kevinmccallum.substack.com/p/fk-you-tim https://www.treadmtb.co.za/a-tribute-to-tim/ At the end of the day, it's bloody cancer. By the time it was found it had already spread far. Tim was initially given 3 months and took 20, he put all his faith in the medical experts and trusted them to do what was possible. Earlier this year when it came back he beat the predictions again. In my mid fourties I don't find myself in a church often as all my friends seem to have got married or given up trying. It only seems to be for funerals now, either my parents' generation clocking out at a ripe old age or younger people (mostly with some form of cancer). I have another person surviving an op and in the first stages of chemo, and just this week someone else found it and about to start this dreadful journey. Earlier this year I went to the dermatologist to go checked out for the first time, everything looks ok but can now be checked on the baseline we have. As cyclists we are high risk, if you're on the fence on this matter then the peace of mind from getting good news is totally worth it. If you spent a lot of time outdoors in your youth then the damage is potentially all done, and you definitely should.

I'm guessing it didn't come through these guys? https://www.adventureinc.co.za/la-sportiva-3/ (ignore the link text, it's ibis) They are excellent in support (personal experience with an Osprey warranty)

isn't that one of those, we don't actually want to make one for the public price tags and not actual cost? As UCI rules state that all equipment must be commercially available, the V-Izu TCM-2 is on sale for ¥19.85 million (£101,000), a prohibitive price tag that effectively takes it off the market. https://www.instagram.com/p/C65myZzMBlv/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=2cbcf148-edd1-4073-827d-2da0918e0e1d

I have this exact Giant one in the garage. kids are now 9 and 11. It still gets used time to time, easy of installation is amazing, but don't get too precious on your seatpost as i have given up trying to protect that getting scuffed. I wouldn't do singeltrack on it. never even thought about it. sh#t, maybe I should! and NO, it's not for sale. yet

About 90% of the church services I have attended were at this church. I think there will be a new record for the amount of bikes in the parking lot this time though.

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/santa-cruz-bikes-founder-rob-roskopp-is-joining-specialized-bikes.html old news I know, but these things happen!

The same for me, we loved each other's sense of humour and had some lovely chats on whatsapp recently. He was given 3-6 months in Jan, but wanted to make it through the pro cycling season. Alan's olympic medal was great but time was up. Now which bike do I take to the remembrance?