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  1. dirtypot
    I got home to see 4h56. F#$&* Luckily the ride had only stopped, not finished so I started it again and went back out and around the block I'm going to have a problem with the next challenge though - I have no way of knowing how high I've climbed until I've uploaded the ride to Strava. I'll just keep climbing hills until I just can't anymore and need to be recovered. That should hopefully be enough.
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    Aah man, this would be awesome! Entered and holding thumbs.
  4. dirtypot
    Challenge #2 completed this morning. And I'm at work today... zzzzzz
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    I got in with a last minute ride last night after everyone went to bed. This was harder than I was expecting it to be - it's not easy to find the time with a family and a regular job. But it is achievable! I like the challenge. It forced me to go out a few times when I otherwise wouldn't have.
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    Not to mention tan lines... Sheesh, I look like a retard in shorts at work today after forgetting the suntan lotion for the One Tonner...
  7. dirtypot
    I can provide a nice slow DC team then - more time on the road = more exposure for Sexy Socks
  8. dirtypot
    Just 31km to go...
  9. dirtypot
    Any chance of these linking up to the Tokai trails when they're open?
  10. dirtypot
    I'm only half way... It's going to be a long weekend. I'll get there.
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    Chances of me entering #4? 100% I've thoroughly enjoyed the previous three, even with the vicious bee attack. #1 was the best, and I'm hoping that #4 matches that.
  12. dirtypot
    That was terrible
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    66%
  14. dirtypot
    The answers are available if you look... https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/154778-win-1-of-3-absa-cape-epic-team-entries-with-usn/?p=2787903
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    Are we debating bee thought logic processing power? Lolsies
  16. dirtypot
    Mine shows perfectly.
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    I disagree. In general bees don't do anything to people riding past. We'll most likely never know why these bees were so angry, but for the vast majority of the time you could ride past there with no issues at all. It makes me think of somewhere like Oak Valley where you ride past lots of cows that are all over the roads - they're always chilled, but what if one of them decided to charge at you - would it be gross negligence then to have a route around where the cows are roaming free? I definitely don't hold the organizers responsible for being attacked by bees. That is for sure beyond their control. You realistically can't ride anywhere off road without going past bee hives, either man controlled or natural so to blame them on those grounds is illogical. How they deal with the fallout from the bees is far more important in my view. The speed at which they close the route and divert riders around is vital. Looking at Strava, there are many riders who were behind me and got diverted and went back along the road and through the finish line ahead of me - that's just annoying. There was a route around the bees and back up the gorge which some utilized, but I feel that it should have been put into action sooner.
  18. dirtypot
    Two out of three
  19. dirtypot
    Nope. One challenge for each two week period.
  20. dirtypot
    I looked on Strava flybys after my ride this morning to see who I went past - a group of them had done just over 100km this morning, but they started at 03h30! So it's not about having a different job, it's about commitment!
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    And I've started! 10% of the way there for the first challenge.
  22. dirtypot
    Connect your Garmin to Strava. Simples. Disqualify! Can't win twice!
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    I'd also be keen to hear, although being attacked by bees is beyond their control... On a positive note - they stepped up their water table offerings! I've always loved the tables at the Trailseekers, but this time to have all of the sugary sweets and nuts that they've always had in the past, they now also had energy gels, energy bars, koeksisters, crunchies and chocolate brownies! There will be a photo of me riding through a mud pit shortly after one of the stops with a handful of brownies trying to navigate the mud with one hand without falling! Made me laugh
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    Bees! Who else got stung? Speaking to people at the finish, it seems like riders just a bit ahead of where I was didn't even see a bee. And then riders were diverted via the road to the finish shortly after. I was stung at least 30 times, got a tingly head shortly after and then had a terrible evening. It was a mess of abandoned bikes, helmets and kit all over the trail with riders running and screaming all over the place. I managed to keep my bike and gear and push through all of the bees, but damn, that was definitely in my top five of worst life experiences. I also want to apologize to the guy on the black & white Epic S-works with RS1 in Team Atlantic kit (IIRC) - we'd been swapping places for the whole race and going into the bee section I was in front and went off line sliding off the side off the track. I honestly don't remember this properly, but I have the roasties to remind me. This caused him to go off line to avoid me and he went OTB. In the mayhem of being attacked I jumped over him and his bike and bolted (definitely not something that I would normally do). I waited at the finish line but he never arrived. I was chatting to his team buddies for a while and told them the story, but it would have been nice to say it in person. Hope you're ok buddy, and sorry...
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    Amped! I love Hemel & Aarde
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