Optimum Berge en Dale Classic 2012

[Nettie R]

Started in

Thank you to the Volvo V60 and Rosendal truck on downhill towards sterkfontein road.

You passed us just before the downhill on that section and you looked determined. About that volvo driver: what an inconsiderate man. He may have helped you, but once you passed him, he slowed down to a snail's pace and made traffic back up behind him and broke our momentum. With no road shoulder and constant traffic approaching we were stuck behind him for some time.Some folks need to learn the 101: how to second in a race, whoever he was following.

Edited February 20, 2012 by Fester

[W@nna-BE]

missed my DL 06:47 start

battled with my new bike rack and for some stupid odd reason i battled with my race number (which i had put on the night before)

as i get to the start, shortly after 7am i see another gent from DL so we have a quick chuckle about being late, i stick around but after about 20min i reckon,.... hmmm we not moving, i approach a marshal who tells me..... sorry boetjie, you can't do the 100km, have to get in with AM and do the 55km

which started just before 8 the disappointment of that and the not so nice climb at the start blew my bubble.....

 

only managed a 1:50:23 on the 55km..... guess they right when they say your mind is got to be in it aswell....

 

anyways, thanks to all for a lovely race, much better then Emperors Classic in my humble opinion

Edited February 19, 2012 by W@nna-BE