grant10 Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Hi fellas, I run dailycrank.net and looking for inspirations for an article on the toughest road climbs in Cape Town and the Western Cape. Any thoughts? I've got: Kloof NekOu Kaapse WegChapppiesSuikerbossieConstantia Nek (from Constantia)Constantia Nek (from Hout Bay) Are there any other climbs further outside of Cape Town, but ideally still in the Western Cape? Cheers!Grant www.dailycrank.net - Pedal Like You Mean It™
andydude Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Go work out the longest and steepest - that should be the toughest! Use mapmyride. But on the other hand, a smallish Suikerbossie can be tough if you race it at 30km/h whereas a longer Chappies can be ok if you do it 20km/h.
TNT1 Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Red Hill doesn't make your list? From the simonstown side? kevinrb 1
andydude Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 And maybe you want to include real climbs/passes; e.g. du Toit's Kloof in Paarl, Bainskloof in Wellington. You can even throw in Taalmonument in Paarl. And Franschoek pass? Your missing all the good ones and all less than 100km from Cape Town. kevinrb 1
andydude Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Red Hill doesn't make your list? From the simonstown side? And Maritime Hill or whatever you call it. kevinrb 1
TNT1 Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Your missing all the good ones and all less than 100km from Cape Town. That's what I thought. Hell, at race speed Vissershok is murder
Delgado Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Kolwyn's...Robbers...The Tom.....not in CT though!!
andydude Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 That's what I thought. Hell, at race speed Vissershok is murder Hell, I've done a roller on the R44 at race speed and my lungs were hopping on my tob tube
brussel Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 du toits kloof then left onto the radio mast (not strictly legal) but around 19km with 1100m vertical climb kevinrb 1
gadget Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Closest and toughest for me is Clifton to cable car via kloofweg (the windy one past roadshouse)
Kranswurm Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Kolwyn's...Robbers...The Tom.....not in CT though!!
desmondalie Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Spook Heuwel in Somerset West? I walk up there!
Tankman Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Some more accurate data is probably what you need:(do you need longest, shortest, steepest or what?) In my backyard ... to the Steenbras waterworks from Gordonsbay ... short but steep: Franschoek pass: Ou Kaaps from Steenberg side: Ou Kaaps from Noordhoek side: MDJ 1
Tankman Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 The Mast in Tokai, from the car park. That is a biatch: Hamstring 1
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