Engela Conradie

I see Cycle Lab has some nice specials in their Valentines Collection Sale that is on today!!

Hi Guys, I just spoke to the owners of ICE ID SA - Ali Mclean and Rozie Hulbert. They have taken notice of this post and they asked me to please tell you that later this evening they will post a Special THE HUB SA Coupon Number where any Hubber will receive a 15% Discount on all ICE ID Products ordered from their website using this coupon number!

Cervelo P5 or Specialized Shiv!!

Definitely the 404's. You will not find a lighter and better quality wheel on the market....Except if you are prepared to pay R35000+ and buy the Lightweight Wheels!

I had a Garmin 305 and has switched to the 705. In my view this is the best product on the market to get if you are a cyclist and something you should have on your bike! You can also pair the 705 with some of the power meters like the new Wireless SRM Units. The basic functions of the 705 is much the same as the 305 but there are ALOT of new goodies that will give you endless hours of fun on the bike!!

Tomorrow morning they are doing a 7km TT. Mostly uphill!! http://www.cycletournz.com/Portals/1/TT%20profile%202008.JPG And in the afternoon there is the final stage a Criterium of 35km or 1hour. The same thing as the first stage!!

Nothing interesting happended in the stage today.....Cherise and Lynette crashed but all seems ok! RankNomPrenomEquipeTemp/EcartPlaceSurnameFirst NameU23TeamTime/Gap1WOODOenoneTMP 3h28'52''2GILMORERochelleMSI@0'00''3TEUTENBERGIna-yokoTMP@0'00''4MILLERBrookeUSA@0'00''5OKIMihoMSI@0'00''6DE GOEDE SuzanneNUR@0'00''7ARNDTJudithTMP@0'00''8WRUBLESKIAlexWBC@0'00''9WORRACKTrixiNUR@0'00''10MAYOLO　PICTinaVVP@0'00'' 21VAN DER MERWEMarissaRSA@0'00'' 26DE GROOTRobynRSA@0'00'' 42DU TOITYolandi*RSA@0'00'' 50BURGERLynetteRSA@0'00'' 63TAYLORCherise*RSA@0'00'' General Classification after Stage 4 RankNomPrenomEquipeTemp/EcartPlaceSurnameFirst NameU23TeamTime/Gap1ARMSTRONGKristinRLT11h08'52''2WOODOenoneTMP@0'11''3CORSETRuthTBK@1'18''4WILLOCKErinneWBC@1'37''5WORRACKTrixiNUR@2'02''6OKIMihoMSI@2'04''7ARNDTJudithTMP@2'05''8RYANCarla*AUS@2'12''9RUTTERChristinaUSA@2'27''10LAWSSharonTBK@2'43''11BELTMANChantalTMP@2'59''12VAN DER MERWEMarissaRSA@3'22'' 21BURGERLynetteRSA@7'23'' 25DE GROOTRobynRSA@8'26'' 40DU TOITYolandi*RSA@17'43'' 53TAYLORCherise*RSA@21'11'' Teams Classification After Stage FourTeamTime/GapTMP33h32'21''WBC@5'15''NUR@10'56''RSA@11'48''AUS@12'14''USA@14'15''MSI@15'41''NZL@21'45''RLT@23'21''VVP@24'07''JPN@29'48''LBL@32'39''CHN@50'19''MER@56'28''MBC@1h17'22''HAN@1h23'00'' Still 4th in the Team Classification. And a real chance tomorrow to move to 3rd after the TT. Good luck girls!!!

Stage 4 looks like this: 120km Stage. It is a circuit race again with a very nasty climb in the route......This is going to hurt after a couple of times up that climb!! http://www.cycletournz.com/Portals/1/Miramar%20stage%20profile.JPG

Again another strong performance by our girls! RankNomPrenomEquipeTemp/EcartPlaceSurnameFirst NameU23TeamTime/Gap1ARMSTRONGKristinRLT3h32'50''2CORSETRuthTBK@0'27''3WOODOenoneTMP@0'31''4WILLOCKErinneWBC@0'35''5ARNDTJudithTMP@1'03''6RYANCarla*AUS@1'05''7WORRACKTrixiNUR@1'05''8OKIMihoMSI@1'11''9SHERIDANSerena*NZL@1'27''10RUTTERChristinaUSA@1'30''11LAWSSharonTBK@1'46''12WRUBLESKIAlexWBC@1'50''13GREER GOMEZFeliciaVVP@2'11''14DE GROOTRobynRSA@2'14''15VAN DER MERWEMarissaRSA@2'25'' 18BURGERLynetteRSA@2'49'' 41DU TOITYolandi*RSA@11'28'' 47TAYLORCherise*RSA@14'56'' General Classification after Stage 3RankNomPrenomEquipeTemp/EcartPlaceSurnameFirst NameU23TeamTime/Gap1ARMSTRONGKristinRLT7h40'00''2WOODOenoneTMP@0'21''3CORSETRuthTBK@1'18''4WILLOCKErinneWBC@1'37''5WORRACKTrixiNUR@2'02''6OKIMihoMSI@2'04''7ARNDTJudithTMP@2'05''8RYANCarla*AUS@2'12''9RUTTERChristinaUSA@2'27''10LAWSSharonTBK@2'43'' 13VAN DER MERWEMarissaRSA@3'22'' 21BURGERLynetteRSA@7'23'' 26DE GROOTRobynRSA@8'26'' 42DU TOITYolandi*RSA@17'43'' 55TAYLORCherise*RSA@21'11'' Teams Classification After Stage ThreeTeamTime/GapTMP23h05'45''WBC@5'15''NUR@10'56''RSA@11'48''AUS@12'14''USA@14'15''MSI@15'41''NZL@21'45''RLT@23'21''VVP@24'07''JPN@29'48''LBL@32'39''TBK@43'23''CHN@50'19''MER@56'28''MBC@15'38''HAN@23'00'' 4th in the Team Classification!! Fantastic Result so far!!

I do not think that our very unpopular friend has EVER raced against these girls! Dude(Or Girl)I HAVE raced against these girls in the past and HAVE gotten my ass kicked by them.....If you think they look tough on photo's.....Try race against them in real life! Our girls are seriously trying their best there and to get a top 10 placing on any of those stages are FANTASTIC!! Those girls are like machines on their bikes but our girls are holding there own and sitting comfortably in the TOP half of the GC. Do not get me wrong....We have alot to do before we will be on a level to get a podium or win but with dedication and the right planning we have the ability in this country to actually achieve those goals. I support them 100% and know they can get there in the near future.... Ok, genoeg gemoan.....Will post the results as soon as they are available!!

Ok guys here are the GC and Team Results after Stage 2: General Classification after Stage 2 RankNomPrenomEquipeTemp/EcartPlaceSurnameFirst NameU23TeamTime/Gap1WOODOenoneTMP4h07'04''2BELTMANChantalTMP@0'16''3ARMSTRONGKristinRLT@0'16''4GRAHAMLorianVVP@0'57''5OKIMihoMSI@0'59''6WORRACKTrixiNUR@1'03''7CORSETRuthTBK@1'03''8GREER GOMEZFeliciaVVP@1'03''9LAWSSharonTBK@1'03''10VAN DER MERWEMarissaRSA@1'03'' 28BURGERLynetteRSA@4'40'' 46DE GROOTRobynRSA@6'18'' 53TAYLORCherise*RSA@6'21''54DU TOITYolandi*RSA@6'21'' Teams Classification After Stage TWOTeamTime/GapTMP12h22'52''WBC@4'24''VVP@6'47''RLT@6'55''USA@7'56''NUR@7'56''AUS@8'06''RSA@8'43''MSI@9'37''JPN@12'20''LBL@13'14''NZL@15'42''CHN@19'03''TBK@22'31''MER@25'28''MBC@26'40''HAN@36'21''TBP@58'38'' 8th in the Team Classification. The girls are doing really great. Will keep you posted on the results tomorrow!

Here is the profile for Stage 3. 125km and an uphill Finish. This is going to hurt ALOT!!! http://www.cycletournz.com/Portals/1/Stage5_profile.JPG

FANTASTIC RESULTS FOR SA LADIES!!!!!!! RankBIBCode UCINomPrenomEquipeTemp/EcartPlaceNumberUCI CodeSurnameFirst NameU23TeamTime/Gap13AUS19800924WOODOenoneNUR2h54'30''269AUS19771108GRAHAMLorianTMP@0'00''364JPN19740308OKIMihoRLT@0'00''4115USA19730811ARMSTRONG SAVOLAKristinUSA@0'00''593AUS19770509CORSETRuthTMP@0'00''654GER19810928WORRACKTrixiRLT@0'00''72NED19760825BELTMANChantalAUS@0'00''871CAN19700126GREER GOMEZFeliciaLBL@0'00''944USA19740529MATTISKatherynMSI@0'00''1025RSA19780830VAN DER MerweMarissaWBC@0'00'' 2026RSA19801104BURGERLynetteLBL@3'37'' 2727RSA19821226DE GROOTRobynNZL@3'37'' 4829RSA19891106TAYLORCherise*NUR@5'18''4928RSA19850603DU TOITYolandi*CHN@5'18'' Only the stage results is out at the moment. As soon as General Classification and Team Competition Results are available I will post them too.....FANTASTIC GIRLS!!!! I knew you had what it takes.....GO GET THEM TOMORROW!!!!! Engela Conradie2008-02-27 23:29:13

I think they will be back on 3 March. If I remember correctly. The tour starts tomorrow 27 Feb. Will try to keep you up to date on how the girls are doing over there.