Pikey

A quick lap of my fav thaba...and I see Wendell is still adding on,this time in the last bit after pig tail. Wanted to explore but ran out of time .

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/164119-the-i-team-revisited-new-roadie-hubbers/ Let's see what transpires ????

Going to start putting something together now. Will put a link here as well.

Good idea ,gonna do it .

i have lots of questions . Like how long should you do a stint at the front for? How do you communicate when the pace is to slow or to hot . When do wait? Or don't you? One thing I have learned . That even if the pace is to slow for you you going up,if you don't know the course and the next part is quick you will get caught and that climb at pace was waisted energy . Course knowledge and knowing what to expect is paramount.

Ditto this is me exactly...this was my 5 road race .

So where do we start ? I only know what I see on tv,read,or read on bh. The rest is just a fly by the seat of your pants as the race unfolds. Which is probably all wrong anyway. I have tried to get some like minded individuals to form an alliance for the 94.7 . This race especially as the i team learnt a lot from last year as fat boab point out . But it seems most are on there own mission.

i would be all in for this.

dont steps count ????????????????????Good luck with that . My legs hurt just thinking about it.

Agree with you 100%....but the diffrence is you tried,Even though you were tired. That's all that counts in my books.

Thats my sentiments exactly...you either have that edge and guts or you don't . Finished & klaar...

thats k@k ,but if you back off the whole train practically stops. Untill one of the usual guys from the front get it going again. It's exhausting when it's windy coz you are getting battered constantly. But hey all part of the fun & games .

Mountain bike races much easier. You finish mostly where your fitness and talent allows .

agree with you to point. But I know of 5 guys in our bunch that rode near the front and every time it was there turn somehow disappeared . I called the one guy out he came to front and did maybe 2 minutes and never saw him again untill the last turn when he sprinted past me. But I was going to be dammed if he was going to beat me. Caught him and 1 other 20m before the line. My own little victory in my world ???????????????? And I was proper shagged...must be red mist somethings or other ????

Nail on the head dude. Amazes me we all have a common goal.

quite possibly as the lady he was riding with was from dl..she was on a pina dogma. The guy is a machine. He was a massive asset to our group. And a friendly guy to talk to you ????

...like my nipper on Saturday. Except he was never going to forget his medal.

Noob question : what age group is M elite ?

dude Kudo's nibali for doing a sub 3 from cl . The pace was fast from the off and the front of cl were driving hard. To hard for me got dropped at 50km or so .. Slowly fell of and tried twice to get back on.Dude you guys were strong up front and put the hurt on the rest of cl. As for the guys that came flying past at 28km from dl ...how hard did you go to catch up as we were 40km/hr ave at that point. Once again as only my 5th road race lots to learn about pace and when not to go.... 3:08 was a bit disappointing but considering the wind and lack of help in our group I'll happily take it. Once again well done on sub 3 only 2 guys from cl managed it ????????????????????????

So can you ride disk brakes in the open classes ?

ha ha he was still giving it horns at the end . Must have red mist syndrome ???????????????? Nice pic thanks dude

dude that's awesome ????

Rip fellow rider.

That fast start was hectic hurt my legs as well . Spent first half of the race trying to stay with the group. But they were to strong .But you never know how strong you are untill you try. Another lesson learnt...save some for the 2nd half ????

True that ????