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I'm doing a poll on the preferred team size for a team time trial race, taking into account social distancing rules and regulations, and the limited size of heads at an event. Mass participation events are most certainly under pressure and unlikely to take place until the pandemic is behind us. Assuming a team trial event, similar to the MalutiD90 and the DC, would be the way forward, what size team would you deem ideal for one of two distances (100Km and 160Km)? Type your reply in the comments section below, remember to subscribe to this channel and click on the bell icon to get notifications each time new content is posted.

Satellite Classic, presented by Everything.Insure, defending champions David Maree and Joanna van de Winkel will have their eyes on another win when the road race takes place at Hoërskool Bekker, Magaliesburg, on October 1. This year marks the 18th edition of the event, which was first hosted in 2003. Due to Covid-19 regulations, the race last took place in 2020. The event also consists of an MTB Relay (October 2). Now in its third year, it provides four hours of cross-country off-road fun and takes place on the former SA Schools Final trail. Maree's track background came to good use when he sprinted to victory in the 2020 race, to get the better of Flavio Venceslau and Jaco van Dyk. The Team DMS rider said it was a great feeling to be back at one of the country’s iconic races. "Having my big disappointment in 2018 and winning in 2019 makes it special. Winning the last event, I'd like to successfully defend the title." He added that having won a few races and getting to the end of his career soon, he would use another win as an opportunity to teach the younger riders. The 33-year-old felt that it was "quite a hard race" with a few climbs, but it always turned out to be one for the riders who put in the work. "Hekpoort will always be tough - it's the big one. "Once I make it over there in the front group, I know I have a chance with the tricky sprint finish." Maree, who lives in Fourways, felt that this event was great preparation for the end of the year. "It also has some great scenery, and the weather is always great." Van de Winkel captured her third straight Satellite Classic title at the last edition. The Sandton City Cycle Nation rider crossed the line half a minute ahead of Parys Edwards. Azulde Britz finished third. "I'm excited to be back on the start line of this Classic. The last time I raced it, I had just come back from a stint of racing in Europe and the UK, so I was in good form. "They say 'pain is temporary and memories are forever' and it's true for this race, which I've won a couple of times." She added that this year there would be other riders returning from overseas racing, which would make it more of a challenge for those who have remained local during the winter. "It's exciting that a few of the young women have been racing internationally and will come back strong for the end of the SA season. "It will be challenging competing against a strong field of women. Cherise [Williet] and I will have to work together and communicate well during the race to maximise our strength as a team." She added that they always went out with the goal of winning. "Cherise and I work well together. The hill comes quite early in this race so I'll be maximising on that, but I know she always has my back if it doesn't work out - as a natural sprinter who has won almost every Classic in SA before." The 40-year-old said that she would be very happy if they could win this race again. "I'm at the point in my career that a personal win doesn't mean the world to me anymore, but if I can help our team win, help others achieve, or inspire others, then I'm just as happy." Due to Van de Winkel being an endurance climber, she feels that a long and gradual hill such as Hekpoort suits her. "The race is not only suited to a climber though. The hill comes early while everyone is still fresh and there's a long stretch afterwards to catch back. "A few groups re-joined after the climb in the last race, and we'll be looking to work as a team to manage the breaks and maximise on the technical finish, if this happens." The Hillcrest local said she loved riding out in Magaliesburg and up Hekpoort. "It's a fun day out with a real challenge, beautiful scenery and comradeship!" This year's Satellite Classic is a seeding event for the Virgin Active Ride Joburg cycle race. Entries close September 18. Visit www.facebook.com/satelliteclassic to win a road or MTB entry. Enter at satelliteclassic.bike.

You will first ride on a cycle ergometer at the sports science institute in Cape Town with your own bike attached so we can determine your PPO, followed by an established cycling exercise protocol to deplete your muscle glycogen. You will then have to follow a 3 day low carb diet, (we'll give you a the diet plan) plus you'll get sports drinks from us which you will have to drink over these 3 days. These drinks will either be a high carb drink or a low carb drink, but you won't know which drink you'll receive when because the drinks look and taste the same ie: you are so-called 'blinded' to the intervention. Those participants that receive the high carb drink will increase their muscle glycogen levels, where the others will stay low - we know this to be true based on and confirmed by lots of previous research. You will then come back to the lab for the actual data collection ie: you'll ride a 15min steady state at 70% PPO, followed by a 40km time trial performance ride, followed by another 15min steady state ride. During this ride i will have to measure your blood glucose concentration via the finger prick test as used by diabetics 5 times. I will also ask you at certain intervals to give me your Rating of Perceived Exertion, based on the validated Borg Scale (we will explain the scale during your first session ie PPO/depletion ride). And then we need to repeat this whole test ie: the depletion ride, followed by the 3 days of low carb diet and drinks, followed by the performance ride approximately 4 weeks later. So each participant serves as his own control ie comparing apples to apples. If you had the high carb drink in the first round, you'll get the low carb drink in the 2nd round and v.v. But you won't know when you get what. After the data analysis, we'll know how the different muscle glycogen concentrations affect your performance and perception of effort/fatigue. Informed Consent Form - Muscle Glycogen Study.pdf

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The 13th stage of La Vuelta a Espana turned out to be a really good one for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung. Jay Thomson made sure our African team were represented in the strong 11 rider breakaway and then when it ll came back together just before the finish, we managed to place 5 riders in the top 50 positions. Click here to view the article

Hi All, I'm new to road riding in Cape Town and I'm looking for road routes to ride. I'm based in Century City and looking for some decent (and safe) routes to ride after work (4pm onwards). For the mornings, I live in Claremont so any route suggestions from there would also be appreciated.