Agteros Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 An out of "Transvaal" race... and I just so happen to be in Scottburgh for the long weekend.. Think I MUST take the road bike along.Going to S-U-F-F-E-R on that 'incline' to Pinetown. Will the open group(s) be seeded?
GavinC Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 Hey Guys, a Group of us rode the Tour Durban Route today. The change in route is great , still out to Pinetown but on the Freeway after the Esplanade, up M7 and then turns off left on the M19 at Blair Atholl and winds down the back of Westville onto the Shova Route then left at 45th cutting winding down to Makro and back onto the old Route out to Westbrook turnoff. Adds a couple of short climbs to the race which will make things a lot more interesting. Come on down from Gauteng for a Great weekend of racing in Durban!
Bronabee Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 "Interesting" :S How would you compare this race to shova - difficulty wise? @catgirl - I know a guy who I can ask if no one here replies... But I say do the BIG one!
Agteros Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 Is this part of the shovaThis is another race. Shova is on 14 Oct '12.
Bronabee Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 Tod - tour durban? Yes Mtb on sat or road on sunday - 28th and 29th april.
Agteros Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 MTB on Friday "After a whole new route was implemented in 2011, we had rave reviews. Best of all, it’s a route that meets everyone’s expectations, and it’s based right on Durban’s doorstep, with the start/finish once again on the Gateway BoulevardDate: 27th April 2012Distances: 10km, 20km and 45kmVenue: Gateway Theatre of ShoppingStart Times: 08h00 (45km), 08h20 (20km) and 08h30 (10km)" http://www.tourdurban.co.za/events
Bronabee Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 Whoops. Forgot the 27th was a public holiday. My bad!
Agteros Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Article on the MTB event here on the hub: https://www.bikehub.co.za/features/_/news-press/tour-durban-mtb-riders-get-several-firsts-in-new-course-r134
W@nna-BE Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 really wanted to do this race but wife has a "can't cancel" do on the saturday ! ;(
CrazyChild Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 An out of "Transvaal" race... and I just so happen to be in Scottburgh for the long weekend.. Think I MUST take the road bike along.Going to S-U-F-F-E-R on that 'incline' to Pinetown. Will the open group(s) be seeded? The 'incline' to Pinetown? How much of a suffer fest?
DaLoCo Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 The 'incline' to Pinetown? How much of a suffer fest? About 12 km at around 4-5%, the problem is going back down on the other side, so not too bad. You need to watch the lactic build-up...otherwise the last 50 km is suffer central, even though it is fairly flat.
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now