94.7 Cycle Challenge 2013

[Bateleur1]

355 .... ouch. Will have to get my money's worth and ride two laps then.

[Clinton - theCOW]

Think my 12th

 

Back with the COW's for another year and 2 laps once again.

 

Race the 1st, have a total jol the 2nd

[Ryan's dad]

Also in, doing the road and MTB races.

Going to be my 10th road and my 4th MTB.

[TALUS]

Road and MTB. My theory that the MTB is quite an accurate predictor of your road time will be further tested. The full road closure alone is worth any amount of money - had some scary moments in races this year. Should come with decent legs after the W2W.

[Cycling Major]

Love the race and I can ride from home!

 

See you there

 

ME TOOOOO!!! haha... Lekker to have a 2km cycle there. No parking issues or frustration. Start fresh out of the house and no rush if something goes wrong on the road or you forget something.

 

Have missed my sub 3 by 3min last time after cramping when getting off the highway. This will be the year of the SUB3!!!!!!!!!!!

[rvdm1]

I am happy to pay R355 for full road closure. Doing my third this year and hopefully improving on my first two times.

[Mike Bike]

will be my second...and hopefully my first sub 3..

[Mojoman]

Doing it for the first time (riding for Border Collie Rescue) and last time!

 

Its simply getting too expensive these days to do a race as a regular occurance.

[T-Bob]

My dad was a cyclist his whole life and him and i would have raced the 94.7 together this year. He sadly passed away last year Nov.

So i'll be riding the race in honour of him

 

My dad passed 3 years ago. He didn't ride but he drove me to every race I said was life and death as a tacker. He sat in the car with tea and cake in Europe winter, spring and summer and high five'd me when it was good. He picked up my kit when i lost my sh*t and couldn't cope. He listened when I shouted and smiled when I won. If you can find a way to honour your da' then do it, it's a blessing.

[Nats mtb]

Am doing both mtb and road, sold my road bike for a mtb earlier this year and haven't looked back since....but am a little concerned that riding on the mtb will be rough going on the tar.. slicks seem like an expensive option just for one day. How much will this slow me down?

[scotty]

My 11th, after racing the last 10 races i'm taking it easy but not so easy that the beers all finished when i get to the end,

 

Entry and kit sponsored by company

[VicanZA]

To busy, already done it skip, skip, skip....

[djvr]

Family affair this year. Doing it with my wife and son. Going to be fun ......... and long

[MTBer]

99% of the stuff in the goodie bags are sponsored items too.

You get stuff in your goodie bag worth mentioning?

[Cruz Addict]

Am doing both mtb and road, sold my road bike for a mtb earlier this year and haven't looked back since....but am a little concerned that riding on the mtb will be rough going on the tar.. slicks seem like an expensive option just for one day. How much will this slow me down?

depending on how fit you are its going to make the ride a challenge or kill you!!!

you actually dont realize how much the knobblies add to your rolling resistance. if its time you are after its going to slow you down significantly if its just an experience its going to make it harder.

also 100 odd km on tar is not going to be good for your MTB knobblies. if you dont want to go the slicks route consider what new MTB tires are going to cost much sooner than you would ordinarily need them.

i figure buy the slicks and use for the 94.7 if nothing else and shelve for the rest of the year. thats what i do with my RD bike. doesnt see the light of day till the 94.7

i am no pro but thats my 2c from experience

Edited August 28, 2013 by DaddyG

[Cruz Addict]

oh sorry forgot to put in this will be my 3rd race. i love it for one reason only. i get to ride parts of the city not ordinarily available to me.