Rob K

I agree with you DJR. I was fine with the whole Expo thing until last year when a cyclist who had bought too much stuff to carry to his car in one trip, was forced to pay to re-enter to collect the balance of his purchases. Overzealous security gaurd I know - but WTF. That left a bitter taste in the mouth and spoilt my "Spirit of the Argus" fundraiser of note - mindset. Since then I've seriously questioned who the real beneficiaries of the Argus are and now that the organisers have decided to charge for the second lap - well - go figure. Lest they not forget where The Argus would be without The Cyclists.

Great thread - nice to follow all these interesting cycling goals. Mine are similar to some earlier posts :- Sub 3:00 94,7 (3:09 to beat) Sub 3:30 Argus (3:47 to beat) Get back on my Mtb - haven't ridden it for 6 months after a big fall

Ricky - thanks for sharing. Those photo's really capture the spirit of the day. We chasing our times and only see red flags all ride long and don't "see" half of the sights along the way. Rob

I think the Racetec results are preliminary. Yesterday mine was 3:13 and today back to 3:09:12 which agrees exactly with my Garmin which I started on the gun even though I was not near the front of the group. Oh - and toughest climb for me was that last little climb before turning into Waterfall and the finish. I nearly nearly abandoned ship there. Scraped in.

Have to agree. Also saw a bit of that and can't understand it. Maybe the characters in question think they riding the Tour de France. Great organisation and great day all round. The logistics to get 30000 odd cyclists around a major city must be eye-watering. Well done to all involved. :clap: :clap: Rob

Great - thanks for taking the trouble

Ok The GPX file works - now I just need the 3:00 version Thanks for the help Gerald. edit - just seen that its the same file though it shows 3:08 (total time on perhaps?)

Hi Gerald, Thanks so much for taking the trouble. I followed your explanation to the letter and not winning. I also tried to drag the file into the COURSES folder which also did not work. I will try upload a screenshot - essentially the files in the COURSES folder are extension FIT and this file is a TCX if that helps. Any ideas. I am on a Mac BTW

This is interesting - can it be used with a Garmin 800? If so please explain how to upload it.

Based on the complaints from last year referred to by a poster above - it seems like quite a few items were improved on this year. Certainly I thought the marshals did an excellent job, they were highly visible and were very pro-active. Also moving the start from NECSA is a big improvement notwithstanding the finish line immediately after a 90 degree hard left. I think the big problem in terms of all the traffic issues stems from the participants being used to full road closure and perhaps riding as if there is full road closure thus setting themselves and others up for the inevitable clashes with traffic. I certainly don't need a goodie bag, I do like getting a medal but most important to me is a safe race. That is non-negotiable.

Yes I thought it was well organised. For a non-road-closure, traffic was not too bad barring the odd a-hole screaming past big groups and some of the oncoming trucks made life interesting. Vrekpoort seems to get shorter each year or is it just me?

That's interesting - My Garmin reports 1293m gain and 103.26km

Hi All, My first (and best) Amashova. We left Durban at 4:00 am to drop my girls at their 65 km start. The marshals were already at their stations and I think in light of their long long day - they did a great job. I found the route a lot more challenging than anticipated - loved the quip that Durban is actually higher than Maritzburg - a lot more climbing than expected - but overall a great route and fantastic event. Having everyone's first names on their number board was a stroke of genius and the level of spirit and camaraderie was second to none. We had a lot of laughs despite the wind and were extremely lucky the rain held off. I'll definitely be there next year. Rob

Durban - Florida Rd

We going there Friday night

Also Group E - Lumo rainjacket or Black Capestorm shirt - White Specialized Roubaix. Rob

Group G for me Starting 6:59 That should motivate me to train a bit harder this year.

Hi All Starting Group E - Lumo rainjacket or Black Capestorm shirt - White Specialized Roubaix. Rob

You right - and lots of it. Wasn't it rained out last year as well?

I am riding the 106km and my young daughter the 65km. We are staying in Durban and it seems she must be on a bus at 3h45 for the 5:30 start. I can catch the 6h00 bus for my 7:20 start. Bit concerned about this set up. Should I just drive to her start and then to mine and get someone to drive my vehicle back to Durban. Not very happy with sending her off at that time of morning alone. Anybody else in the same boat?

Hi All, I am riding the 106km and my young daughter the 65km. We are staying in Durban and it seems she must be on a bus at 3h45 for the 5:30 start. I can catch the 6h00 bus for my 7:20 start. Bit concerned about this set up. Should I just drive to her start and then to mine and get someone to drive my vehicle back to Durban. Not very happy with sending her off at that time of morning alone. Anybody else in the same boat?

Spot on madmarc, I see that 94,7 are not using the Racetec system - according to someone at the race office when I enquired as to why my entry was not shown on the Racetec website. What's up? Rob

Wayne, they from Woolworths - believe it or not.

Have to agree with the term "Coffee Snob" Since we got ours (2 different sites) we never order coffee anywhere. We wait till we get home and have a Nespresso. Here's a pic of our latest creation.

Very very nice - that's on my wishlist too.