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    Can't wait!!
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    9 outta 10 times i'm alone at VG (at least 3/4 times a month), so I don't have a safety issue, though i do know all the trails around there pretty well. Suppose the best advice when riding solo is don't take unnecessary risks... and just greet and be friendly. There has been the odd issue, but they are few and far between, can't even recall when the last one was.
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    Mini oom piets is still open, but as you cross the district road, that section is closed. On that map, it's the green section below "Benburn". So to get back to the river, you need to go around on the district road and jump in at the bridge just past Greek Church.
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    Could it be this one? https://www.strava.com/segments/5749121 I see i did it when i was doing the concrete strips area mapping (below) Haha, umm i did this a while ago (Jan 2016) with most the trails around the concrete strips... There are new trails around that area, so i'll probably need to do this again. https://www.strava.com/activities/476313605
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    LTG, maybe this should go into the first post of this thread?
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    Couple things with your routes: 36km one: the "River section 1 going east" after mini oom piets isn't open anymore, you can go into it for a few hundred meters before it's closed. the 45km one: Going up Oom Piets now is a little different. The climb to greek church has also changed, you start about 50-100m before the old start if coming from Oom Piets side because of buffalo now on the farm the old route went through.
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    Think it had a space behind it and added some arb characters... https://www.strava.com/activities/1165952178/ www.strava.com/activities/1165952178
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    but but, you ride there so much, you should know where everything is... Which part are you looking for a file for, from Chicken Pie or the enduro? Isn't the enduro just the rocky descent down Pofadder? Chicken Pie, you basically ride next to the R512 until Nikita, hang a left up and over, cross the tar road, right at the 4way intersection by Ale House, go around the hill until the tar road that Peaconwood total is on, when you get to the total, ride next to the tar until at VG. I often ride from Nikita, it's closer to home. Chicken Pie to Nikita is about 10km's, Nikita to VG is 24.5km. Here's a ride from Nikita to Pofadder and down the other side: https://www.strava.com/activities/1165952178
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    She's planned and trained better for this years Munga, made 3 Towers interesting as her engine was only just getting warmed up at the end of each day
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    Spent Saturday with Erik (from VG) and some friends doing the first climb on the marathon and the satellite section. There is no concrete strips this year, you go along the cabbage field and turn left up some newly single track, you start this climb at about 11.5km, it's about 1.7km long and 130m climbing. The two switchbacks are a little tight, so try take them wide. The satellite downhill section has been made more flowing but there is still the odd rock garden to navigate. After you go through the river and come to the T-junction, where we use to go left and ride along next to the tar road, you now go right for like 50m and then left through a gate straight into Segwati. No idea what the route in there will be like, but from the gate, you can onto go up... Otherwise the marathon route is going to be mostly the same as i understand it. Not sure about the shorter distances. Also, if you haven't been to Van Gaalens in a while, the climb up to Oom Piets has changed a little, no more going straight all the way t the top, you turn right at the gate/turnstyle and wiggle around there a little before climbing to the top.
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    Shew but the pace in VC was hot! Had to burn quite a few matches on quite a few sections just to make sure i didn't fall out the back, till eventually going up Cedar, the match box was empty. Happy with 2h26 after going into the weekend "well rested" Afterwards headed up William Nicol, down Leslie to Douglasdale and rode the last 20 odd km's with my GF and her two friends, taking turns to push them up the hills. Overall, enjoyed the day out!
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    Not quite on TV... Telkom 947 CC @947CycleWe will be live streaming #CC2016 We go live from 07h00 to 14h00 on Sunday :-) Don't miss out on the action! streamit360.tv/#782
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    Looks like it could be a great event, quite similar to what Route99 by Leverage Corp do, just out from Avianto instead of Thatch Cafe. but it's quite expensive at 4900 solo and 9500 team without any accommodation... and mostly riding on trails that you can go ride for a few bucks anytime.
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    Saw them posted on FB earlier. https://www.facebook.com/VanGaalenMountainBikingTrails/ 45km 95km 105km
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    The thing with Strava Premium is you need to get it via their website, where it's R499, the in-app purchase is R1199 Live Segments are awesome but it does interfere with "easy" rides...
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    I've got a Wahoo TickR HR strap that I use with an app on my iPhone (BLE) and with my 520 ANT+. Works no problem.
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    Must definitely head back there sometime. Only ever been there for TrailSeeker in 2012 and DualX 2015
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    Can vouch for the views from the top of Pofadder, totally awesome but ja... it does get quite tricky getting down from the top, would probably be more fun on something with more than 100mm travel
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    Fun Gaalens never disappoints! What a fun race as always, the new section added instead of the Satellite descent was good, although at times thought it didn't quite flow nicely, the little sharp up's that had rocks broke the momentum slightly. Floating bridge wasn't bad, quite solid but the rocks coming off caught a couple folks. Was quite thankful for the tailwind on the district road heading to Oom Piets, caught up to a few people, chatted a little, then headed up Oom Piets. Doesn't matter how tired you are, the river route back to VG is always fun. There were a few people wondering around the finish with their arms in slings, heard there was quite a bad crash on the half. Suppose it's not too bad losing the Strava KOM to Philip and Matt... Did they not know they still had like 50km's still to go... https://www.strava.com/segments/1572635
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    it's a good sting though... Got the KOM for the descent last weekend, having it near the end means I should keep it... always lose trophies after races...
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    The exit off the bridge is still dodgy... https://www.facebook.com/nationalmtbseries/videos/1018803238173543
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    I see I got 1140m climbing for last year. From the map, it looks like they don't route us down around the field just before the concrete strips anymore, but then they also didn't send us up Oom Piets last year...
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    You got a 5min head start Oom... you better pedal!
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    Strava says 1.5km at -230m... https://www.strava.com/segments/5512151 Here's the Satellite descent video from the 2014 race.
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    I'm at VG almost every weekend, like my second home... A lot of the time i'm on my own and never feel unsafe, but then i do know the trails/area backwards. There are some sections that if you fall, it's gonna hurt, a lot! So you gotta watch that, don't want to fall and hope someone comes by to help. On the odd occasion i've ridden something slower "just incase", like descending from the top of pofadder. Like anywhere though, there have been incidents, a friend was mugged and her bike taken, can't remember offhand but i think it was during a weekday ride from the Coves.
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