Trucape MTB 50km

[Stevief]

It is the family next door that I had to adopt and care for .....

at least you had a door we didn't even have a next

[Hairy]

at least you had a door we didn't even have a next

I built the door myself from matchsticks picked up in the streets and used the glue that I got from street kids, in return I worked in restaurant kitchen s washing dishes in order to get money to put them through school and university

[Wieletjies]

Anybody have a useful profile for this event? PPA's profile is illegible.

Edited May 9, 2014 by Wieletjies

[Big JD]

I built the door myself from matchsticks picked up in the streets and used the glue that I got from street kids, in return I worked in restaurant kitchen s washing dishes in order to get money to put them through school and university

 

You tell that to the kids of today and they won't believe ya...

[Hairy]

Anybody have a useful profile for this event? PPA's profile is illegible.

all you need to know is that you must bring your climbing legs and your big boy pants as this is a proper mtb ride and not some dirt roadie gravel trek dressed up as a mountain bike ride.

 

In other words it is awesome.

[Rydogg]

Weather was perfect and the ground was dry in Grabouw today.

 

Pity my rim gave in and my tyre wouldn't seal. Had a nice 10km trail run back to the car ????

[Rydogg]

Ok, I take it back. Just started raining and most the 50km riders are still busy...

[Yusran]

I would have loved to finish this race but got misdirected by 3 marshals and chain snapped twice.

 

At least I know my ghetto dropper post works like a charm.

[F.C]

My first time doing the 50km and must say it was a tough event,that rock garden was tech but must say I enjoyed the sufferfest

[F.C]

My first time doing the 50km and must say it was a tough event,that rock garden was tech but must say I enjoyed the sufferfest

[MariusL]

What a lekker ride, a few pools of water here and there, ground a bit wet but not saturated...

Loved that technical single track at the end...

 

Good job by the organizers to split the routes at the end - 50km guys got to do nice single track, while I believe the 25km guys finished on jeep track.

Edited May 10, 2014 by MariusL

[babse]

prefer the route of previous years as the ST were more flowing... having said that the route today was still awesome! a proper MTB race

 

really shmaaaak riding in this area, il be back next year again!

 

kudos organizers

[SCD]

53km of awesomeness! A mother of a climb to warm up and stretch the field and tecci single track to die for. The rain was a no-issue really. Just that one puddle that was as deep as a lake... Never pedaled through water right up to the top tube!!!!

Sorry Rydogg that the bomb didn't do it...

[V18]

The 50km was awesome! Glad they put the hectic climb first. Not sure I would have appreciated it as a late surprise. Rocky single track must've tested some. Best thing of the ride: the way my new onza ibex/canis gripped the loamy ST!

[New Landy new life]

That was brilliant - stayed on my little 26" for the whole way through that rock garden - superb route.

 

Took me the first 27km to get my energy levels back as I started feeling really poorly in the beginning - never felt that before and nearly turned back as I though I may have been coming down with something.

 

After taking a gu I seemed to come back to life.

 

Anyone know what the actual climb was

[@ndy]

My Garmin said the ascent was 1324.

 

It was my first tru cape although I have trained there a lot. It is one of my favourite places to ride I think they picked out a great route.