[Event] Swartland MTB

[BrandonF_]

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Edited August 13, 2014 by BrandonF

[CleatsnCleavage]

Anyone going to this race from Cape Town tmrw and want to share transport?

 

My hubber lift has had a go-carting crash and might not ride.

[Donovan Le Cok]

Anyone going to this race from Cape Town tmrw and want to share transport?

 

My hubber lift has had a go-carting crash and might not ride.

 

What area are you in? My car is full but iteachcoffee may have space, I am checking with him. He will leave from town.

[Donovan Le Cok]

Anyone going to this race from Cape Town tmrw and want to share transport?

 

My hubber lift has had a go-carting crash and might not ride.

 

iteachcofee does have space and will take you up. PM him.

[CleatsnCleavage]

What area are you in? My car is full but iteachcoffee may have space, I am checking with him. He will leave from town.

Edgemead, so right on the N7. Plus I can navigate.

[CleatsnCleavage]

iteachcofee does have space and will take you up. PM him.

hillarious I know David personally. Just called him thank you!!

[Donovan Le Cok]

hillarious I know David personally. Just called him thank you!!

 

Fantastic!

[SportySpice]

All Sports Tours is also leaving Cape Town and returning tomorrow. R200. Contact Maria 082 899 7887.

[BrandonF_]

Yoh, I'm stukkend. 2h50 for the 65km. Last 10kms was not fun on a hardtail! Nice route, enjoyed it!

[Berry]

What a nice race will be back next year.

[Skubarra]

Was good shaking off the winter cobwebs. Started off fast but soon realised my imaginary pre-winter fitness doesn't exist anymore and dropped off the 2nd group. Highlight was the lung-buster climb up Koringberg and the tricky downhill after. Finished in just over 3 hours, pretty happy with that given my long winter break.

 

Amazing how this event has grown since the last time I did it in 2011. Will be back next year.

[Skubarra]

Double post

Edited August 16, 2014 by Skubarra

[CleatsnCleavage]

What a gorgeous day, beautiful route. Helleva climb up Koringberg. I got 1300m ascent total. Obviously needed the physio this week, battled with back and neck pain for 45km, last 20km not too bad (i finally overtook people haha).

 

Route marking i give a 6/10 for, not always easy and some people took wrong turns (i decided since there was no marker to go straight through the field - turned out to be correct). Did 3h50. Racetec results not up yet boo.

 

On a separate note, an old Afrikaans guy on a blue Giant and in a Namakwa jersey, tossed his gel wrapper into the veld. I confronted him (it went over a fence else I would have told the bastard to pick it up). He had a temp number 66. Tried to report him to the PPA after the race but they just were not interested (the fatsos sitting the bus at the finish line). Told me to report him to their colleagues at the top, but they had packed up already. Quite annoyed by this, he should be banned from joining PPA. Also thanks PPA for bringing my road number, as kindly requested by phone yesterday (not - useless *******).

 

Also, ambulance had no Savlon or detol. Seems a tad strange as one would think that is what you need at an MTB race.

 

thanks to Nitrodon (fourth place dude you machine) for organising me a lift with Iteachcoffee! Hubbers rock!

 

Copperhead you lurker, if you are reading this I missed you (you know, seeing you at the start and riding into the distance).

[Berry]

Anyone know what the elevation for the 45 was?

[BrandonF_]

Anyone know what the elevation for the 45 was?

 

Looks like 550-600

[Jaco-fiets]

So racetec is taking their sweet time today.......................