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I see the new date is set for 26 October. No MTB event this year? 📢 NEW DATE ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 Ride Joburg 2025 is officially moving to Sunday, 26 October 🗓️💥 While we were originally set to race on 16 November, Johannesburg’s hosting of the 2025 G20 Summit has made it necessary to adjust our plans. 🔍 With international heads of state gathering in the city and heightened security protocols around Nasrec, the shift was essential to ensure both your safety and the smooth running of the event. We know change can be unsettling, especially if you’ve already entered. Please know: ✅ MTB riders will be refunded automatically ✅ Road entrants can keep their entry OR request a full refund 📩 You’ll receive an email with all the steps shortly. What’s staying the same? 🚴‍♀️ 97km of closed-road bliss 💧 World-class water points 🚨 Top-tier safety 🏁 An electric finish near the brand-new Dome at FNB Stadium 🌸 PLUS, cooler temps and Jacarandas in full bloom 🌸 And there’s more to be excited about… R200,000 💸 awaits the first male and female over the line, and with the new October slot aligning perfectly with the global cycling calendar, we’re gearing up for our most competitive field yet 🌍💪 While we’ll miss our iconic MTB Weekend this year, our full focus is now on delivering the most unforgettable Ride Joburg Road edition yet. 🔗 Read more - link in bio! Ride Joburg at its Best 26 October 2025 Wonder what happens now with the Pretoria Capital Classic that is scheduled for the same date?

With the SuperX you can do the Prins Albert Grand Fondo on Thursday and then 3 days later a 2:47 Argus all on 47mm gravel tyres. Good in my books. 😉 But staying on topic, I think on an Audax, you would want the least resistance and it will be a couple of more hours in the seat than just world funride champs

So here's the thing. 'n Gravel bike is esentially a road bike with fat tyres. Will your audax be more comfortable on fatter tyres? Yes. Will your fat tyres make you work harder? Yes. Ideally I would go with around 35mm tyres in a full slick or semi slick tyre. Doing audax this will give you more comfort and not kill you with say 50mm fat heavy tyres. If you go semi slick, you can tackle one or two easy gravel sections around home also without fear. Perfect example is where Cannondale went with the new Synaps. It has almost exactly the same frame as their SuperX gravel bike but with skinny tyres on. You can buy anyone of these two frames, chuck 35mm (I'd go for Spez Pathfinder) tyres on and you have the perfect allrounder.

Maybe something like this? https://muc-off.com/products/tubeless-rim-tape

What I was obviously alluding to was that he was not in his previous "I can rip anyone's legs off" type of form.

Listening to the commentators, it did not seemed the odds was good for Wout. He is not in good form at the moment. He was badly sick the week before the start. Del Toro is stronger that he is on the steep climb leading up to the line. So all in all it did not bode well for Wout.

Also not completely 'different goals' Wout said in a post race interview that he could not work with him as he was ordered to protect his team mate's overall position sitting in the second bunch. So in racing terms with the eye on a stage one, the perfect scenario. Del Toro could either said "no, I want the stage win" and raced negative or he could race for the GC and put time into his competitors. Which he did. I have HUGE respect for him in this regard. He put head down and raced his heart out!

Also go check out https://trailsend.bike/ 's GPX files on their site. Couple of ideas what trails there are and also what gravel trails there are in the region.

https://www.exposurelights.co.za/products/strada-sb-mk12-gun-metal-black/ You will never buy another light again. Previous one lasted 10 years before I replaced it with this road specific one

The sunrise on the club ride in Pretoria was pretty special this morning.

I think her was more referring to the following as "sanctions": Cycling South Africa (CSA) implements various sanctioning mechanisms for individuals who violate rules and regulations. These sanctions range from suspensions for doping violations to penalties for breaching race rules, and even financial penalties. The specific rules and regulations are governed by the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) in South African cycling

Maybe just read the rules he posted and highlighted vs the picture. Having done that, that section posted does not comply to the set out rules. Will anything be done about it? No Will CSA or the organiser care? No

Big fan of https://guee-intl.com/product-category/bartapes/ I have on the road bike and the gravel bike.

Will it be valuable / fun/ to upload this excel thingy and everyone can add what they think can be added? I just put climbs there that I have done or still want to do in my life. So yes. There should be MASSIVE holes in that list and it would be nice if it could be updated with proposals like some of the above posts. I you want a climb to be added, gooi the Strava link here and I'll add it in.

Rated most difficult in SA (that I know off) Link to the segment: https://www.strava.com/segments/856199

I have had good dealings with them previously. The jump in price is the local VAT that gets added. When shipped international, no VAT is charged and you will only pay local VAT when it clears the borders.

Thanks. But was referring to Revant Optics which provides none-oakley lenses at half the price.

Place where you can buy local?

"Bike is ok, some very minor scratches." Start with that.......ALWAYS start with that. 😆 Glad you are (semi) okay

Not when it gets to the Vets bunches. You BUY your seeding if you are Vets. To stick to that bunch is a whole different story. But in essence, 80% of the vets (that start ahead of 1A) does not have the ability to stick with 1A on a tough coarse.

23 Done and dusted for me. Thinking of doing the short one this year with the Mrs just for fun

Question to people that perhaps did the other Epics abroad. Are they just as hard? Just as grueling?

I did the 2006 Epic. When it was still fun and adventure. 940km with 16605m elevation Winning time of Christoph Sauser and Silvio Bundi was 34:41:41 2025: 37% less distance. 1.5% less elevation. 🤪

Sure. Just like you ride a sub3 August in March on an e-bike. Some bikes are easier. UCI rules are there for a reason. But its SA. Let's ignore them.