TIB

Disappointment

Weirdly, 40 years later I still do not mind if I have to iron some clothes. Maybe simply because it is the only thing my wife admits I'm better at (actually making a bed and polishing shoes too!)

Do you remenber this bad boy that he used

I did not ride this year

Haha, it's there in the logo. No wonder you had some heartburn

I purposefully made you wait a little..... to arrive at Bergplaas after 10 hours you will have to acquire the skill of patience Our moving time were 12:09 hours, times indicated is arrival at the waterpoint, we try not to spend too much time at the waterpoints. Have done four races, the first time we also thought 16 hrs would be our target time, but soon found that 14hrs is the sweet spot. Have fun!

Well with no solution in sight and the day is near its end.... Shave or wax your cracks. Declare oscillating shaved cracks sexy. You can thank me after the WaxAndRide

Comrades is easy... half the time it is downhill... pretty much a sprint compared to IM and Epic

Fixed!

I was one of the tail enders going up and down Ou Wapad in 2016 There were no problems with two-way traffic. Being chased by a swarm of irate bees might have helped with a speedy climb😃

I trust it is the yellow one....😜

Slightly off topic. From what I have gathered from this thread is that CTCT timing will move from Racetec to Finish Time. What is going to happen with Racetec? It has been my 'record' of all my CTCT Tours and Karoo to Coast races. Can someone please help an explain how to download my personal Ractec results in order to preserve a copy? Export to Excel? But I have no idea how. Please explain very, very slowly 😅. All I know of SQL is that it is a three letter acronym!

I have been seeded 32 times. Not once was it better than expected or what I think I deserve. The system is rigged

Maybe just as a left field question but I'm genuinely curious. Has anybody analyzed the number of accidents of individual/single file cyclists vs riding 2-3 abreast in a group? Off the top of my mind one hear more of a single cyclist being knocked down than a car plowing into a peloton. If true the inference is that motorists are more careful around groups (big object) than single cyclists (small object)

along with bibs that spew forth foam if it rains....

Cycling South Africa shares an acronym with the equally useless Cricket South Africa Logic dictates that the acronym is the cause of the uselessness as they do not share the same management team....

Not too excessive the costs..... just about 2x S-works Epic Evo's.....😎

Cycletouring dot coza

Brooks B17. Takes on the shape of yea arse. You will thank me later. Even if you are Style Man😜

Is this an new Vegan event? How much cale do you eat before it becomes epic?

An university degree is not is the end all of education, there are all kinds of wonderful other qualifications but I presume that this is the direction you want to take. Rewrite Matric with Maths and Science as subjects and get proper marks. I think you now have the motivation. With that you can basically qualify for any degree. Unfortunately UNISA was offered at the same altar as Eskom et al but some proper residential universities do offer distant learning. Remember that while studying and showing progress you will be seen an achiever by the job market as someone for the future. Now for the perspective on time (Icecreamman makes a good point): If you start at 28 and do a degree over 6 years you will be qualified at 34. That leaves you with 31years to work as a high earning individual, longer that what you have been alive! As a young person you might see 7 years as a long and arduous time (yes it will take great effort) but from someone with a pretty long hindsight I only see opportunities for you! Good luck!

HaHa, made me think of my encounter in the late 80's. Our division won the Chairman's Trophy and the prize was dinner at the much fancied Cape Sun. Although a plaasjapie we had impeccable table manners that was drilled into us as children. Quite confident I could hold my own and knowing at a grand eatery the portions are much smaller, we sat down at the perfectly set table. Soup, fish, meat and even dessert spoon and fork silver was laid out. As expected the portions were small. By the time the sweets came along I could not take it any more, mentioning this is the worse ice cream I have ever had in my life. Politely the lady next to me pointed out it was the starters with a sorbet palate cleanser...... Then the waiters brought the next set of cutlery and we had a lovley meal!

eset was most upset when I clicked on the link!

Congratulations on being a tough guy. On being knowledgeable not so much. As far as the organisers, towns, businesses, charities and disappointed participants are concerned everybody loses massively. The call to cancel was made by the George Municipality Disaster Management. The reason being that they carry the accountability and responsibility if something bad happens. Disaster management plans is a big hurdle the organisers must clear in any race. Now to understand accountability and responsibility my question to you is: If you in your personal capacity is the person that will decide the race must go ahead, will you Lynskey, in your personal capacity, be responsible and accountable for any deaths, injuries, costs incurred in rescue or any claims arising?