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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.....😎

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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?

The humble perspective of someone more often than not addressed as Oom. Rule #1 - Make sure the team is on the same page, don't force the weakest link. Rule #2 - Take a sense of humor along, actually take a few senses of humors along... Rule # 3 – Deflate your front tyre to 0.9bar (zero point nine) Rule #4 – Rule #2 reigns supreme! If you are dodgy in the fitness department, view it as a veeeeeeery long coffee ride, use the same pace, but if you have done a 5hour ride in your life you should be fine. Start slow, keep that pace. To CP #1 Vero’s - Nice 52 km of undulating hills, no monsters, control the adrenaline in the beginning, you can start racing up the Neverender (if by then you still feel like racing). Screaming down the Nuwekloof Pass is about the most fun you will have in the race. Enjoy the roosterkoek! To CP#2 Zandvlakte - Gentle 42 km downhill meander, but you must still pedal... keep the heart rate at an acceptable level, it is easy to get over-exited on this section with a nice tail-wind going. The food is generally healthy stuff. To CP#3 Smitskraal – Just 30km. At 115km Baviaansback is the first bump in the road. A not too serious climb but you start feeling the 100 kays! I lied, screaming down the Baviaansback will be the most fun to be had today. The sosaties at CP#3 are out of this word, enjoy but not too many! By now you will have come to realise that at every waterpoint Wicus the Sadist will offer you great food and immediately take you up a steep incline!! Pick up your lights at this point. Any mishap and you will arrive at Bergplaas in the dark. To CP#4 Bergplaas – Only 20 km, what can go wrong…. Langwater, The Fangs and the small matter of the Bergplaas climb. The hardest two hours of the day. Cycling past the campsite called Doodsklip invokes some irony as one starts the gentle run-in to Bergplaas. Too tired to enjoy the sunset take the turnoff to Bergplaas for some proper soup! Break out the dry clothes and extra jacket as the cold can be rather intense. To CP#5 Pakstoor – Going down the Big Dipper is best done in the dark. Your lights will not reveal the fearsome drop next to the road! This is an easy 30km section, save some energy for the last push home. Pizza and some slap chips do wonders for the body. To CP#7 Zuurbron – Focus on the Zuurbron Jaffels. That is all that is important over the next 30km. The Neverender is not an issue. It is not too steep and in the dark you cannot see how far it is. Just grind it out. Like a day at work. Just know after 20km from Pakstoor there is a downhill. The biggest challenge of the day is not to pig out on too many jaffels… believe me the temptation is there. Your Rennies must fight cramps, not heartburn. HomeRun – Only 20 to go, you are in a surreal world with the rear bike lights mixing with the wind turbine lights. If only all those lights could only flash at the same time… the OCD displaces tiredness and soon the Railroad single track takes you to Mall. There the Second-Best Spur Burger ever will await us again this year. The Best Ever Spur Burger is served at the To Hell and Back Race! Have fun. Never forget that.

My times (4h-4h30 type of rider) for the 2020 and 2022 were identical(1 minute difference). I entered my splits for both and compared it with the prediction. 2020 - Fair weather, it was surprisingly accurate, at most 3minutes off on certain splits. 2022 - 10 minutes behind up to Smitswinkel where the rain stopped. Going slow the first half left lots of matches for the second half My judgment call is that it is a pretty good tool for Joe Average, most certainly better than the weather predictions 😎😎😎

Thank Goodness! This thread nearly went off the rails..... 8 pages of comments without a mention of the weather😜

The Pofadder start is near the Langverwacht Wynmakery on the R317. Free to ride, very nice single-track and some testing sections.

If I assume he is one of your EA mates, he came unprepared with fingerless gloves and just a couple of layers.... But then I think he is an alien 😜😎

Will help seal up guys battling with stomach troubles during stage races.....no more squirt

To be honest, I cannot speak to your question with absolute authority. The reason I use Apple products is because I’m not particularly clever but it is very easy to get Apple stuff to work. In essence AppleTv is just a streaming device that is very good at handling hi definition visual content, Netflix, Showmax, Rouvy ect. It is a freestanding product, no iPhone needed, just create an Apple ID (e- mail and password setup) and off you go…. The problem of course is that once used to it you would want an iPhone and iPad too😎