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How quickly does the long one fill up normally?

 

I really want to do this but have been ill and can only get back on the bike Mid Feb (and have been off for 2 months already),

need to assess my fitness before I enter.

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same for me! and Rouxjie better be doing the proper race this year :whistling:

Last year I was on my rigid SS, even the forty hurt my body brother...

 

Ja in for the big one....last year I promised the mack attack I will ride with him and we went large the night before...the 40 was a great call for last year....maybe I should alternate one year big, one year small

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Last year I was on my rigid SS, even the forty hurt my body brother...

 

Ja in for the big one....last year I promised the mack attack I will ride with him and we went large the night before...the 40 was a great call for last year....maybe I should alternate one year big, one year small

 

Get Mackie training for the beeeg one but please remind him to fit tyres to rims before riding the monster

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Get Mackie training for the beeeg one but please remind him to fit tyres to rims before riding the monster

whahahaha he vloeked like a sailor at the one waterpoint....mackie got himself another bike....one with an enjin :ph34r:

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Have done it twice now and is planning to do it again this year, actually flying up to do it. One of my favourite races, although I have to add probably one of the toughest non stage/ single day events I have done up to date.

 

There is a bunch of places near Rustenburg as well where you can practice the climbing. My advice... climb and climb some more and you will have a ball. Didn't prepare as well for last year's as I would have liked and believe me I knew it almost 3rd's through. If you are used to climbing on rocky terrain you should be fine. This is usually where most people unfortunately get off and start pushing which might result in some irritation but other than that... probably the best race close to Gauteng that I have ever done.

Van Gaalens is one of my favorite riding spots - concrete road, jou blixem and tant miems from the bottom side will do for technical and rocky climbing.

 

A couple of sessions on Breedts nek will do for distance.

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How quickly does the long one fill up normally?

 

I decided to do my first one last year, 2 weeks before the race I entered, there was a cut off but made it by a day or so.

 

I entered for 2014 on Friday, Booked into ATKV Buffelspoort for the weekend. Making a good family weekend of it... Hopefully I can better my time this year, had a good race, just got held up at the start. (Get there earlier and get to the front this time!!!!!)

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