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at that bargain price no wonder they are sold out! https://thulestore.co.za/thule-bike-protector

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/world-cup-2027-edward-khoza-qondisa-ngwenya-get-top-posts-in-local-organising-committee-1528619 CSA president gets a new role....

was not joking at all. but yes was clearly an obvious thing to try, asked and answered now! https://youtu.be/3pCRSN9fDRA

high traffic for 2027! cost is R900 more than 2026 edition (if i have that correct - this may just be the early bird pricing).

without sounding too MacGuyver, anyone tried the obvious hack of doing this and cutting down to size (you might need to stitch the ends together? is this a listed feature, how does one know? gravel specific list

Been kind of waiting for them to come down in price as the novelty factor reduces. This is just for a single one, right? https://evobikes.co.za/product/vittoria-air-liner-protect-enduro-29-insert/

Frogman, This is kind of a boring route.... Why? because SOOOOOOOO many people have done it already. do some internet research, plenty of answers will be there https://forum.bikehub.co.za/forum/92-share-your-ride-travels/

Cape Epic seem to have thrown out their past results function from their page, but having AI scrap Tristan's instagram I get this: That's a decent internship: edit: well there's AI for you. in 2023 he rode it with.....Boytjies! they came 24th, no doubt riding in support of winners Beers/Blevins.

Good man, for A) sticking your neck out, and B)admitting you got it wrong. Awesome that the result hung in the balance for so long. On for 2027 - I doubt Spez international would have him as first choice, unless he has a huge 2026 - but there's plenty of water to flow under this bridge still. I really feel for ACE who are doing everything they can to try and get the Ladies elite race to have some action. They just can't seem to make it happen, potentially there were plenty of eyes watching the different format and we could see a more competitive elite ladies field next year if they stick to this.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWLWP-pCNeG/ With Chappies being a bit of bike vs cyclist conflict recently, this one looked rather dishy. Motor vehicle and non powered wheel mobility working together! (doesn't try hide the number plate) jokes aside, he appears to be a commercial pilot, hope he doesn't ignore all the silly and pesky rules at his workplace.

they stopped doing that that a bazillion years ago. did the lourensford one, don;t think they liked having plebs on the trails even though it did add proper geez

Wait. Beers and nortje have chased back from punctures that cost them 4min and 3 min, and still sit only 1:37 back from the leaders? Tristan was hurting big time today yet they still only lost 24 seconds. Jeezuz, but you write people off from your couch very quickly. Sure it's advantage Wilier but they could lose 10 minutes tomorrow.

Time stamp?

This is quite nicely poised. Spez, Wilier and Orbea all have backup teams as insurance. Top5 all still with a chance here, because this has all just been a warmup for tomorrow as the MOVING day Stage 5 rules over the Absa Cape Epic with an iron fist. It is, without doubt, one of the biggest, meanest stages that the race has seen in years and the numbers alone tell a story of extreme distance, massive elevation, and relentless trials from Greyton to Stellenbosch. The race leaves Greyton with its sights set on Botrivier. Once reached, KatPas stands guard of the Cape Floral Kingdom in Grabouw. Here, trails abound before the portage down the historic Gantouw Pass tests minds and legs alike. The descent will lull teams into a false sense of security, but all they need to do to remind themselves that they’re in the Absa Cape Epic is to cast their eyes across the Helderberg basin to the wall that is the Lourensford Nek. And then begin the grind to the top. When over the Nek, a taste of what’s to come in the final two stages will cap off an epic day and guarantee a good night’s sleep for those who make it to the new race village intact. oh, and there's some minor rain predicted overnight and early morning. While the ladies seems like a 2 horse race, a mechanical for either of them and they are stuck out there to fix alone.

Forgot about this one, but still see zero photos on my account. Anyone believe this?

https://share.google/aimode/g5H58hGPDRZxYTxJc

that is 100% correct. So if you made this mistake and bought a ticket in error, I will do the honorable thing and take it off your hands! the weather is looking terrible, sunshine and mild south easter - the traffic will be a dogshow, rather go watch the Epic down the road which has car guards from Geneva to ease the flow

sjoe, in the same boat here. didn't realise it could actually sell out - my son is not happy. so if by any insane chance you get an oversupply of tickets, can I be on your waiting list please?

ladies pro road cycling is clearly not the same level, but it is also growing at a rate never seen before from a low base. many of the Wt teams have jumped on this bandwagon in fear of missing out. this is from tread in 2014. ACE have tried plenty of things to make the women's elite race more competitive, and the top XCO is the market they seemingly just can't entice. the other noteworthy item is that spez factory team has totally dominated the ladies result for a decade. they didn't send a team this year - that could open things up in future.

Do they want the same distance though? The 1200/3300km TDf difference is way bigger than the 500/700(or whatever it is here ). The answer to this question is of course obviously not. That would be massively controversial, but actuallly a bloody good idea. they just start on stage3 and go all out. It might be that this shortened stage idea needs more time to take hold. Currently, it's a disaster with only 2 teams in contention, and the 3rd 25min+ off. Imagine if Kate didn't pair up with Greta a few days before the race (you don't have to imagine actually, just remember what it was like with Annika and <insert partner> cruising the course for 8 days without too much trouble) meanwhile in the men's we have 7 teams within 5 minutes still. chicken and egg, seems to be loads of teams for women's xco

wow, we're beyond page 3 on this and it's still only Tuesday. @Matt must be in Montagu quaffing muscadel, wait till he gets some signal. Also, pretty sure posting WA convos without removing the oke's name/details is a minor naughty boy list offence too.

might have missed this, but looks like Candice moved from Cannondale to Thomus for the WC season now too, so remains a privateer but with a bit of handy backup? @Action_Man can maybe even drop one of his seven jobs. https://www.treadmtb.co.za/31150-2/

Get a lawyer, a good one.

It's a squabble over a "dibs" that wasn't actioned. Let it happen, move on.