Rowl

Kom Roggas!

This climb is brutal.

Wouldn't mind De Gendt soloing to victory.

Well done to Iturria. Good break and persistence!

Ja nee that was fast. Nairo lost a lot of time.

Followed online and saw him in the top 3 and when the coverage returned he was gone.

Apparently the gent didn't pull through. RIP and good luck to the family. https://inthebunch.co.za/2019/08/cycling-community-mourns-passing-of-wicus-kotze/

Also saw that, the sound of metal meeting tar is never nice. Had to rewind to check it again, was a bit funny. Kudos to the producers for switching cameras relatively quick. But ja, good stuff Arndt!

Lekker to see Nic Dlamini in the break.

Eish.

Heard something of an accident but no details. Rode in BL basically to the end. We caught the ladies, yo-yo'ed for a bit until the commissare neutralised our group. Experienced the group as jittery, but luckily no incidents. Except the guy who binned it at 102km on his own. @Club100, please educate your riders on the topic of littering. Guy in full black kit on a black Spez thought nothing of it to chuck his gels.

Nothing listed in the event info about a specific e-bike category, don't know if there was a category within each distance for e-bike?

Not so much fun to be trying your darndest and having someone race past you on e-power. Also, no e-bike category, so these riders finish in the same category as the rest. I'm no winner and this is just ego, so in the grand scheme of things, live and let live.

How did everyone find the race? Arrived about 7:15 at the venue and my GF went in search of our numbers for the race. I joined and made it out of there at about 7:44 and luckily the start was postponed. My GF was not as lucky and she missed the start of the 95km - don't know if this was also postponed? I found the route to be enjoyable and the corrugation wasn't bad. I'm not a very technical rider but the climb against the fence was fun. Breedt's was tough, my HT didn't find the up or down very pleasant and I was less than amused with the e-bikes just cruising past. The 3rd water point (WP2 the 2nd time) had run out of water and sweets but still had some coke and oranges (and maybe potato's?) which was fine for me. The 4th was well stocked and made up for the deficiencies of WP3. The medal was a bit of a let down - but I don't really care about that. All in all, I'll gladly do the race again.

Indeed, a month of normal life ahead. It's been fun, well done Bernal.

I think 5th?

This does not make me sad...

Mooi Trentin!

Well done Pinot, Frenchies will go wild with his win and AP's defence of the jersey.

Go! Go! Go!

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Nibbles dropped... Get him trying to lose time, but this is a bit much.

And at Lords!

Yes!!! Bloody goosebumps, emotional stuff.

Come on Impey! Come on!!!