Cippo Posted December 3, 2012 Author Posted December 3, 2012 Yup, that's only 'cos we dropped off.... LOL.... The trip on the R44 was scary. People were on the white line. Big trucks and cars screaming past did'nt make it pleasant at all.
FootballingCyclist Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 Anyone know how the 1 guy is doing who went down about 3kms after the bottom of Helshoogte, just before we took the 1st left turn??? he must have started in group L-N??? He was riding a white and blue Giant TCR 2011/2012 model, when we came past he didnt look well at all with a guy holding his head in place, arms accross his chest and eyes closed??!! There was a car that had stopped just infront of him to obviously make other racers aware and a lady who was diverting the traffic...Any updates will be good to put ones mind at ease... Hope he is ok and recovers soon...
Wannabe Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 (edited) Well done.You put some hard work in for that result, man.Thanks G, I'm properly stoked about it. You also did really well, all your efforts is also starting to show. See that Tiny only just managed to beat the ladies. . What a brilliant time/position, the big guy can pedal a bicycle. Edited December 3, 2012 by Wannabe RJ23 1
walkerr Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 Anyone know how the 1 guy is doing who went down about 3kms after the bottom of Helshoogte, just before we took the 1st left turn??? he must have started in group L-N??? He was riding a white and blue Giant TCR 2011/2012 model, when we came past he didnt look well at all with a guy holding his head in place, arms accross his chest and eyes closed??!! There was a car that had stopped just infront of him to obviously make other racers aware and a lady who was diverting the traffic...Any updates will be good to put ones mind at ease... Hope he is ok and recovers soon... Jeez - didn't see that. Sad to hear Hold thumbs he's all ok.
Kimma Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 Was a great race, 2:50 in group F expected a 3:15+ after going on holiday for two weeks just before the race.The training ride orginised by Wannabe was great as I knew what to expect when, thank you! Wannabe 1
SyncSA Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 Anyone know how the 1 guy is doing who went down about 3kms after the bottom of Helshoogte, just before we took the 1st left turn??? he must have started in group L-N??? He was riding a white and blue Giant TCR 2011/2012 model, when we came past he didnt look well at all with a guy holding his head in place, arms accross his chest and eyes closed??!! There was a car that had stopped just infront of him to obviously make other racers aware and a lady who was diverting the traffic...Any updates will be good to put ones mind at ease... Hope he is ok and recovers soon... I was in W and saw that accident. Hope he is ok.
SyncSA Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 Was a great race, 2:50 in group F expected a 3:15+ after going on holiday for two weeks just before the race.The training ride orginised by Wannabe was great as I knew what to expect when, thank you! Yeah, that training ride was a total mental bonus! Wannabe 1
AnzoK Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 Started in H, was aiming for a 3:30 and managed a 3:10...feeling pretty stoked about that. Must say it felt awesome cycling in a bunch, previously in started in Z and then X for fun rides and it’s a total ball game cycling in a bunch in a higher seeding walkerr and SyncSA 2
KeyNo Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 Started in w and only arrived 5mins after group X left. Was aiming for 4hrs and finished in 3:43 SyncSA 1
walkerr Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 Started in H, was aiming for a 3:30 and managed a 3:10...feeling pretty stoked about that. Must say it felt awesome cycling in a bunch, previously in started in Z and then X for fun rides and it’s a total ball game cycling in a bunch in a higher seeding Nice .... welcome to the house of fun!
Reg Lizard Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 Well the D-group was firing yesterday Was 10 bike lenghts off the pace @ the top of Hells, dropped my one domestique (C-rider) chasing my other domestique (B-rider) who was with the front runners- took me 6kilos to hook onto the back of the front runners again- caught them just before Boschendal. Before Paarl we caught a big group of C riders, at that stage about 200 riders in the pack. Cruised leka all the way to Swellington and was blown back to Stellies by the wind It was big blade stuff the entire race, took the turn back upto Hells towards the finish and we we like 10-15 B, C & D riders with 2kilos to go-with some idiot shouting "So who is going to jump". Was way to early and everyone kept calm until the last 500m. Went on the outside and ended up being beaten by 3 guys by one second for the honours in the D group. Ended up with a time of 2h37. Was my first race with 32GI in 2 years and must say the stuff rocks big time SyncSA 1
FootballingCyclist Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 Must say, i thoroughly enjoyed going down Helshoogte at 72km/h, as i started the descent, i tried to change from small to big chain ring, my chain then slipped off and i thought, going down after fighting that climb, there was no ways i was going to stop to put a chain on!!! so was just wondering if i was going at 72 without being able to pedal and go faster, what were sonme of the top speeds reached of the pro's / elite men going down Hels??
walkerr Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 Must say, i thoroughly enjoyed going down Helshoogte at 72km/h, as i started the descent, i tried to change from small to big chain ring, my chain then slipped off and i thought, going down after fighting that climb, there was no ways i was going to stop to put a chain on!!! so was just wondering if i was going at 72 without being able to pedal and go faster, what were sonme of the top speeds reached of the pro's / elite men going down Hels?? Guy from our club taught me trick when chain goes off - shift immediately back to ring you were in and pedal lightly (in case it's struck fast). More often than not it hops right back on. I didn't believe him, but tried it last week and it worked like magic - was back on less than 15s after coming off
SyncSA Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 Was my first race with 32GI in 2 years and must say the stuff rocks big time Used 32GI for the first time in the race - awesome stuff!
FootballingCyclist Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 Guy from our club taught me trick when chain goes off - shift immediately back to ring you were in and pedal lightly (in case it's struck fast). More often than not it hops right back on. I didn't believe him, but tried it last week and it worked like magic - was back on less than 15s after coming off Shot, i will actually try my best to get my chain to fall off now so that i can see if that works...LOL
FootballingCyclist Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 Used 32GI for the first time in the race - awesome stuff! i also used 32GI that i bought the day before at the local pharmacy...i must agree with your statement there, i think it was awesome!! i will DEFINATELY be using it more often...
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