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Shebeen

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  1. 2h20 is quite slow for a half marathon, sounds like a fun run!
  2. how's that working out for you?!!
  3. Not everyone here has internet that works, Telkom adsl still a thing. We just got bottle stores the other day too. *jokes aside, lots of people ride through here, you have done the right thing but the chances of the owner finding you are slim, claim the freebie!
  4. anyone able to ADD a person on their system? trying to enter as a tandem just keeps on returning errors and refershing. not refreshing
  5. wow. just wow. I shouldn't be surprised at that number, but I am. So two demo models going cheep cheep soon?
  6. the entry portal is open. I was able to get as far as entering myself. but since I will have an eligible kid on the tandem behind me, the thing kept on crashing trying to put his details in. I will come back later.
  7. what a champ!
  8. That would be cool, they probably should have highlighted this exact reason because of the Eid dates but maybe it's not possible for some reason that doesn't make sense to logically minded thinking. WHAT? Who allocates the sub3 finishes?! I'll take 2!! common sense would dictate that there will be a separate category, it won't count for seeding and you def won't be able to do this and the actual race on the day.
  9. I didn't find a thread running, and entries open today for 10+ finishers. GREAT news, they have sponsors. Std Bank and Liberty come on board. That is a brilliant development.
  10. why even ride? digitalepo all the way
  11. seems like it's not universally popular, sums up my opinion perfectly
  12. the fight to be the 4 best CX rider is probably the most competitive thing in world cycling
  13. shot for finding tracking page. so just the four people, and looks like Lance only left at midnight anyway! the loop through cape town is a bit odd, some potential issues with silvermine at night/after gate hours.
  14. Was not aware of that
  15. You guys are so flippen negative. Is it not obvious that this is an anti-event event? Epic costs R60k for all the frills you don't need. Someone takes away all the frills and charges less than the cost of a new set of tyres and people want it for free? It takes money, skill, effort and TIME to setup a route like this. Do the promos and media and host the tracking (there's my one grip Ray, where is the tracking?!!). This is definitely worth R2k, some people are flippen clueless with maps and routes and a good gpx is worth that. These events put you together in a race format, for all the people who say you can just go do this by yourself, well then go do just that. I'm superkeen to do one of these, so maybe I'm the target marketed kool aid drinker. but hey if you want a gpx, here's an excellent one with accom options worked out, mahala https://bicyclesouth.co.za/2022/08/flora-fauna-merryweather-tour/
  16. It's happening so let's get a thread for it by itself. https://gravel-burn.com/ A little birdie told me the entry fee, will see if that is confirmed at the "firestarter" info session tonight. Top team involved, this will be a quality event.
  17. I think it's R2k. Which is awesome
  18. anyone lined up for this?
  19. I do agree with you here, I think the entries are only open for about 48 hours before the lottery closes. I almost missed it too but the club whatsapp group was full of posts - I got in. However, like all things that don't weigh up the supply and demand variables, many people enter before they even know they are actually going to run. *plenty will not even get past the point of paying for the entry by end of november *plenty will not do a qualifying marathon *plenty will have this thing called life getting in the way The door is not shut! I had a little fight with CT marathon about them closing subs miles ahead of the event. I suppose if you build a successful event you might think you have earned the right to be a chop about it.
  20. What? You give up way too easily! I got a TOM entry about a month before through subs, and plenty were available. The door is definitely not closed, complete a qualifying marathon and you'll be just fine. (Entered myself, no response yet on email)
  21. Really? I thought they did a pretty good job and it was the UCI who chose not to come back
  22. but you can buy his bike! https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/road-bikes/709529/de-rosa-merak-ctct-2024-winner?referrer=homepage i assume it is this one!
  23. For the first time ever, i actually beat the system in cycling betting. The odds were heavily stacked in TP's stable. I had a look at the course and went for a few real flyers who could pull off a surprise. The odds are normally hugely in favour of the house, as cycling is really unpredictable.
  24. just for sh!ts and giggles, it would be really interesting to see what the Argus winning time could be if it were a WT1.0 race. Over 10 years ago now, but this could well still be the fastest WT stage ever. panflat in Qatar for just 135km....Boonen wins it at 56.8km/h https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of-qatar/2014/stage-4 Obvs the argus has some little lumps, but that speed it enough for a sub2. The Argus this year saw a conti road rider beating out two mtbers, at 43km/h for the 109km.
  25. um, yes and no. winning Giro, Tour and WC in one year is crazy; hence is only the third person to pull it off. BUT one crash in spain taking out all his rivals made the middle and most important one a lot more achievable. yes, it's still an incredible season. not sure how much this factor compares to previous seasons that maybe hasn't been looked at much. he took a full 5 months off racing between the seasons, and a full 2months after the TdF.
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