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twelve this year - best 3.41 - all of them on a chromoly mtb with knobblies

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Did my first in 1980, all 2000 of us in a mass start with a cannon fired off the castle wall.

Best was 1986 in 2h50 for 104 km with Ertjie B just 10 mins ahead of me. :thumbup:

 

Worst weather 1987, year of the storm, wanted to go home when I got to Camel Rock, DNF. :(

Since then its been fun just finishing, got about 6 sub 3s along the way. :clap:

 

Now I just go and enjoy the ride and help others if they need it. Starting H this year and age has nothing to do with it. TITS = Time in the saddle.

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My first was in 1994 then none again till 2005 and this will be my seventh.My fastest was 316 in 2008.

 

My best ride was last year with my 11 year old son on a tandem in 2010 and we did 5:05.Just to enjoy the ride and witness his sense of achievement was amazing.

 

2011 was actually the year I had promised to take him when he was twelve but last year i had the feeling that I must take him and got a substitution entry.

 

He developed epilepsy two months after the argus which has been difficult to control and we have not been able to ride the tandem again.

 

If you want to ride with your kids/wife, dont keep postponing. Do it. Its worth it and you dont know what tommorrow holds.

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Number 15 for me. Best 3:38 in 2008 which was perfect weather

 

www.spinningatbulla.blogspot.com

where you starting gerda? and is r also riding? where?

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and where oh where cat-i is the ride report of that trip you did ?

:D

which one? the argus?

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I done 10 in 2010 - so got the special medal and retired - it's just getting same old same old!!! my best time was 3:28 with a broken pedal can't remember which year. My worst time 6:10 think it had something to do with the bottle of Captain Morgan i drank the night before.

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Have missed the last 3, 2:53 being my best.

 

IF I do it again, it will be a coffee/beer-stop ride on a non-fast bike, forcing me to rather enjoy the "gees"

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To date their have been 5 sub 2h30 winning times in the Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay cycle tours here the list of those who have done 2 or more!

 

 

Surname name Sub 2:30

37069 Lange Malcolm 4

16878 George David 4

 

31998 Heymans Mannie 3

4925 Wheeler Peter 3

 

6309 Garrett David 2

10959 Engelbrecht Willie 2

16682 Wentzel Rudolph 2

21730 Duiker Rene 2

22055Mountjoy Christopher 2

32008Veldtmann Pierre 2

37076 Kessler Simon 2

3232 von Holdt Greg 2

4420 Weedall Mark 2

4684Welgemoed Moolman 2

6189Russell Brent 2

9115Viljoen Stephen 2

26711 Verleden Kurt 2

26713Blewett Mark 2

31993Duvenage Anton 2

32009 Marabini Justin 2

42746Reynolds Keith 2

168063Roberts Luke 2

42760Bolts Hartmut 2

4374van Heerden Alan 2

10972Ribbens Johann 2

16554 Wolhuter Allan 2

26732 van Eeden Jackie 2

21745 Jones Michael 2

31991Goodman Stuart 2

42769McLean Alexander 2

17562Rhodes Shaun 2

3306 McIntosh Robbie 2

5464Ryder Doug 2

10962McLean Andrew 2

21959 Grant Ross 2

21991White Nic 2

37117Buys Cordell 2

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The cyclists with the most Sub 3 hour Argus Tours (there have been 31 sub 3 hour winning times in the 34 Argus tours, so max any cyclist could have is 31 sub-3’s)

 

 

 

984 Genis Gerard 23

 

2595 Moss John 22

 

10970 van Onselen Linus 22

 

 

5464 Ryder Doug 21

 

1809 Wheeldon Andrew 21

 

 

8134 Beneke Gary 20

 

10962McLean Andrew 20

 

 

4377van Heerden Alan 19

 

4925 Wheeler Peter 19

 

 

 

11Wentzel Hennie 17

 

2431Milner Patrick 17

 

4420Weedall Mark 17

 

191LangleyGeorge Bernard 17

 

4684Welgemoed Moolman 17

 

500Pinder Mark 17

 

16878 George David 17

 

21991 White Nic 17

 

 

8172 Jacobs Paul 16

 

8237 Ireland Brian 16

 

37069Lange Malcolm 16

 

6790Wiehman Jan 16

 

37160Koorts Gerhardus 16

 

42856MacdonaldNeil 16

 

972WrightLloyd 16

 

2733Dippenaar Andre 16

 

 

37560Swarts Neil 15

 

7555Jacobs Kevin 15

 

12142Fradley Peter 15

 

417 Degenaar Hans 15

 

32003O'Connor John 15

 

33875Ball Jamie 15

 

 

2720Burger Douglas 14

 

4594 Romanes Lyle 14

 

21774Bergh Vincent 14

 

16547Reyneke Bruce 14

 

21745 Jones Michael 14

 

32013Visser Joe 14

 

 

57090 Green Jock 13

 

630 Garrett David 13

 

37893 van Onselen Leonardo 13

 

38092 Perry James 13

 

35756 Spence Daniel 13

 

28099 Ellis Michael 13

 

32159du Plooy Marius 13

 

43206Marescia Gary 13

 

17535Krauss Brenner 13

 

31998Heymans Mannie 13

 

16560Cloete Gary 13

 

3306McIntosh Robbie 13

 

7334Clarke David 13

 

11096 Sexton Callan 13

 

49417 Botha Chris 13

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