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Link is broken Tom.
Another view here - http://synapses.co.za/hpcsa-hearings-prof-tim-noakes-resume/
Thanks, fixed it.
Would anybody be keen for a little easy 4 hour ramble this Saturday morning?
Sorry, would love to join, but will be doing a bit of this instead...
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Tim Noakes: why I've been waiting for this trial for years
Nearly 2 weeks later I'm still coughing and blowing up all sorts of colourful stuff. You could stick up posters on walls with this s~~t, I swear.
How to pack a bike and a board on the plane.... MMmmmm
Just your bike. You can rent your board on the beach 
At Least both those have FULL Road closures!!
And that what makes them a 'must do' on the calendar.
For the Tour Durban, the road surfaces are almost all brand new - super smooth, beautiful.
It's in April, the best time of year in DBN - sunny beach weather, hardly any wind.
Finish the race on the beachfront, put the bike down and run straight into the sea . And everyone else is nipping in wintery Joeys.
But best of all, once you're done with the big M7 climb, it's all fast and flat from there - pace line perfection .
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So you will fly up to ride down. Dedication!
Maybe we should rope in the experience of geraldm24
It's all about the ride, the joy of the open road and the wind in your face
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Looking far into the future, towards the Amashova in October next year, one of the things on my bucket list has been the 3-day ride down from JHB to PMB and then do the Amashova.
How many I-Teamers would be interested in joining me for the adventure?
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Why not? I see the Chairman's seat is filled
Shall I reserve a seat for you?
Guys and Girls, can I recommend that you consider joining a cycling club if you haven't already. Many benefits, but the most important is you will improve your group riding skills. There many in the Jo'burg area.
How about we go one better, and start the I-Team club.... 
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I will change the first post on this thread - make it a sort of I-Team Manifesto - to list what the I-Team stands for, what it's goals are, etc.
I've got some ideas about this already, but I'd like to hear from you lot as well.
So what do you guys expect to get out of this project? What will make it succeed, and what will cause it to fail?
I was going to try keep the momentum going by starting a general I-Team thread.
But then with so much info built up already here (videos, etc), I think the best idea is just keep this one going.
So with that in mind, I'm changing the title of this thread.
Now it becomes the main place to chat about organising training rides, prepping for the next race, learning from past organisation mistakes to make the next race better, etc.
Let's roll this snowball and see how big it gets
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Well done Ashleigh. A brilliant and impressive ride today.
DNF for me...
I'd gone through all 3 tubes I was carrying by hydration point 1 so currently sitting in a sweeper vehicle dreaming of the beer tent.
Eish, sorry to hear that, Lurch.
The I-Team got way bigger than we could have imagined. Way too big now to have any hope of keeping things together, let's be honest. I think common sense says this group Will spilt into smaller groups - it's unavoidable. But then when the smaller groups do form, those I-Teamers still stay together and work together for their PB. Still have the attitude of not leaving others behind. And the V8's in the team can still ride for their teammates who are going for a sub 3. Wait for the group on the climbs - that mustn't change - try and keep as many together as possible. Fast guys must share going back and pace teammates back to the bunch. But the splits will be unavoidable - we just need to try and delay them as long as possible. Next time we do this, we'll probably look at having a few road captains with whistles who will be designated A, B, C group captains. That way, there's still someone tasked with organising each off-split as they happen.
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Have a brilliant day tomorrow, everyone. Hope everyone stays safe and admin-free. I'll be waiting expectantly for the post race reports!
For sweeping I don't think that pushing is necessary. The idea is really to have 1 or 2 riders at the back to collect the stragglers behind them after each hill and pace them back to the group. Because the quicker this is done (and the whistle is blown), the quicker the front guys can start motoring again.
I've never had cause to buy a whistle, does anybody know where you can even buy one?
We'll need a stronger rider than me to be the sweeper, but happy to buy the whistle if I am somewhere that sells them on my travels today.
Sportsmans Warehouse will have
I was bringing the name tags and a whistle. Scott was coming with the yellow tags and spare cable ties, I think. Suggest someone volunteer being the designated sweep at the back and maybe buy a cheap whistle today.
The I-Team
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Posted · Edited by tombeej
This is the ideal race to get a proper I-Team train going.
Event: 2016 Emperors Palace Classic
Date: 10th April 2016
Distance: 98 km
Timed by Racetec. Fast and flat (just one little 2 km-long bump just before halfway).
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