Hilton.

I did it on a MTB with gravel tires - the last 5km was fun 😁

That adds another 72 teams back into the mix, that were at WP 3 and not DNF.

Cronje Beukes (Valley Electrical Titan Racing) lost his partner today (Jaco Venter). And Margot Moschetti (e-Fort x ChemChamp) lost her partner today (Samara Sheppard)

Ok, according to the Race Register on the website, there were about 930 teams starting the Epic in 2025. Of those, the 477 teams have finished today's Stage 3 so far, on the live Results page. Almost exactly 50% so far. Is that correct? Pages and pages of Individual Finishers and DNF's. Latest finish time was about 7hrs 50 mins.

And how brilliant was Luke on Sunday in the Cycle Tour?! Wow, incredible. What a talent. He reminds me of when I first saw Alan Hatherly ripping up the Stellenbosch XCO course at nationals about 5 years ago.

As per Emin's route described above. Start at the dot, top right (Bethlehem, Kylemore)

I find that Trailforks is really good for exploring the trails (with their names) in this region: https://www.trailforks.com/trails/map/?nearby=1&activitytype=1&z=13.3&lat=-33.92205&lon=18.94015&content=trails,labels,trails_top,region,poi,directory,polygon,eventpremium,waypoint

That said, there were long sections between Robertson and Bonnievale where the group was taking up almost the entire road. And the side-on breeze was causing everyone to move to the right side of the road, seeking shelter.

Guys, guys... this is taken with the selfy camera on a phone. Probably. Selfy cameras are always horizontally flipped. Which is why the text on the signs are all reversed... 🙃 ➡️⬅️

Yes thanks! I joined the Swellendam team. Also aiming for a 6 hour ride. Good luck!

Ok now I've looked up the Mason Resolution 3, and I'm in love 🥰 about R45k for the frame, and Shimano build from about R80k. https://road.cc/content/review/mason-resolution-3-sram-force-310881

I'm still looking to join a team for the DC, preferably one that is going for a quick time. Any gaps in your lineups? Happy to be the waterboy / mascot 🚴‍♂️

I'll put my hand up as well, if a team needs another rider 🙋‍♂️ Cape town Atlantic seaboard based. A solid A-B batch rider, I'd say. I would be happy to do my share of pulls on the front in turn.

🤯🚀 521 Watts up Franschhoek Pass ?!

Here it is on Ridewithgps.com : https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47243894 I had to approximate a straight line on the rolling gravel road a few k's from the finish, for the updated 2024 route.