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Have you ever said "Thank you" once to the wind though?

Yeah I know, and son-in-law to Raymond Poulidor, who apparently made the pie!

I see your pigeon pie and "raise" you ummm... ah just read the headline: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/mauro-santambrogio-testosterone-positive-due-fertility-erectile-treatment-150132

I think this is your best option for getting through it.... I don't know the person that posted this (and I don't know who Greg is), but I was very tempted to pop in for a champagne breakfast at Greg's house last year: Then there are several beers stops thereafter. Maybe it's on again this year. Worth a try.

I'll take your word for it, but that surprises me. Places like Eldoret in Kenya (2100m) are a conveyor belt of endurance athletes. And our biggest city is at 1800m.

If it's any consolation that's a great username.

To be fair, it's advertised in the "Frames" category so getting the wheel is a plus.

Looks far too windy to be riding outside anyway.

Gotta work on that 2min power.

Well organized and incredibly fun ride. I was in G and we caught F (or at least a huge bunch from F) just before halfway, making for a pretty massive group. Some riders seemed pretty keen on a game of chicken with the on-coming cars, but other than that it was plain sailing. Easy pace and I even had the energy to ride back home to stellies.

That looks easy enough, thanks!

So I've got a ride to the start. Can anyone recommend a safe cycling route back to stellenbosch? Once I'm on either Bottelary or Polkadraai I'm sorted, but a sensible route from the race end to there would be appreciated.

I've done little to no reading around this, but my partner started to do it and I joined her. Which in practical terms means that on days where I have not done a morning ride, I will not eat until 10am earliest. About 4 hours later than I normally would. It's been easier then I expected and my perception so far is definitely less fogginess and a sort of calm-but-alert feeling for the morning. This is all very "soft science" and nothing I've measured yet (although checking BP and heart rate wouldn't be hard at all). But my point is I've found it to be a net positive so far, and losing a few kilos was a nice side effect. I think a lot of our modern day eating and sleeping habits are unfortunate by-products of the industrial revolution.

Thanks for the confirmation.

Thanks Chris. Yeah I'm not TOO stressed, I was in two minds about doing this race so if it doesn't work out it's not the end of the world. I'm on the Somerset West side of Stellenbosch, Paradyskloof.