MongooseMan

Yup, me too (though I'm doing the 60miler)

If you prep for your dates with oxy and Deep Heat, then I have some... questions... for you ????

Look what you're missing out on ????

The bottle cage fashion police will be most pleased to know that I have splashed out and procured not one, but two matching black cages ???? No more bottles disappearing in shame ???? This pic taken after a clean, following a very dirty ride this morning. Learned some lessons about what my "city slick" tires are capable (or rather, not capable) of on wet mud... On a related note, I also learned (on the job, so to speak) how to unclip off a bike that's going down... twice ????

Flip, I hope so. The race was fun, but you get absolutely no assistance in the "8s". Time to get a decent seeding for next time...

Interesting about the crashes. I didn't see a single one, which I thought was odd/impressive.

Yeah, was a bit of a dogshow in the "8s"as well. Ended up starting about 10mins late, racetec has me in 9B when my batch was 8E. But, at that end of the race, it probably doesn't matter all that much ????

Yassss, that was fun. 3:46ish from 8E batch (goal was sub4) , I'm genuinely stoked with that ????????????

Maybe goal time? (I know it would help me, since I'm starting way at the back, so finding 1 or 2 others interested in attempting a sub4 would be handy) Edit: You can delete my first response

Convenient, given the relative cost of Ryder saddles ????

Just the one bike. Yeah, everything I've read suggests that a bike fit just makes sense as an investment. Logistics question: How does it work if she suggests you need a new saddle/stem/bars/etc. Do you then go off to the shop and buy it, or does she have stock? Just not sure what to expect.

Ok, this thread has inspired me. Been having very similar issues (sore point between the shoulders after about an hour on the bike), and have tried all manner of saddle up/down/front/back to solve with no success. Time for a professional... Booked an appointment with Irma for next week, so now I just have to grimace through CTCT and will hopefully be all sorted by Boland 2 weeks later ????

Yes, yes, it's on the list of things to replace ????. Just needed holders for ctct and that was what the LBS had.

In case it wasn't clear, the bottles were safe and sound in the fridge where I left them ????

When you're 15km from home on your ride, and you stop at a robot, look down to get a bottle... and see this ????

From the linked page: "The substitute participant will be issued a new number in the start group for which he/she qualifies."

Some info on substitutions has just been posted: https://www.capetowncycletour.com/lifecycle-week/ctct/race-entries/substitutions/ tl;dr: You can substitute at registration only, take letter of consent from original entrant, plus R200 substitution fee.

In terms of false pos vs false neg, here's a useful chart. Rapid antigen test errs heavily towards false negative, it is very time sensitive. If you're more than a week past symptoms onset, it's highly unlikely to return positive.

Round the Langebaan lagoon this morning

Wow, the route description is tricky to decipher, but here's my best stab at it: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37582071 Doesn't add to 80km, but that could be me, could be them (also quite hard to convince RideWithGps to let you ride on a freeway... ????) Fun Profile:

Yeah, agree with you. Clearly designed by someone over 35 ????

Check your spam (my sister found hers in there)

What seeding do you get when this is your first race, and you entered a week ago? The answer: 8E ????

Fishhoek this afternoon. Flip, Boyes Drive is not as flat as I remember it ????

Fine, fine! I'll speculate that they make you provide a stool sample on the start line, and you'll have to wait while they analyse it before they let you start the race (after returning the sample to you, obviously). Am I doing Friday right?