Pure Savage Posted March 3, 2015 Share You would, just like your cycling buddy who is related to me We don't really have "buddies" Fellow savages or team mates, but not buddies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TALUS Posted March 3, 2015 Share I have done 6 journeys up Constantia. All on foot. Would love to ride up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoLefty!! Posted March 3, 2015 Share a)would make the route too long.(you keen for 130km?)b)used to be a popular route, don't think any funride goes down hout bay side of constantia nek anymore, just too many bad crashes (including fatalaties) those fatalities were in events with no road closure and riders crashed into oncoming vehicles. With road closure it is safe and there is opportunity for emergency vehicles to gain access Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waanie Posted March 3, 2015 Share If you did one of those then you would know the haul up Blue Route is anything but fun... Swore i would never do another "De Tour"i fully agree on that .race was stop once on detour due to the heat aswell its a killer for a novice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimby Posted March 3, 2015 Share I wonder how much more climbing is involved in the following - Boyes Drive, Red Hill, Ou Kaapse Weg, Constantia Nek, Suikerbossie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johny Bravo Posted March 3, 2015 Share I wonder how much more climbing is involved in the following - Boyes Drive, Red Hill, Ou Kaapse Weg, Constantia Nek, Suikerbossie?50 percent of the field would not be able to complete that route. My girlfriend included, and she trains often. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimby Posted March 3, 2015 Share 50 percent of the field would not be able to complete that route. My girlfriend included, and she trains often.I agree - just wondering... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypot Posted March 3, 2015 Share A lot more.But bring it! I'm keen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted March 3, 2015 Share I wonder how much more climbing is involved in the following - Boyes Drive, Red Hill, Ou Kaapse Weg, Constantia Nek, Suikerbossie?If we want to do a KILLER RIDE, that is roughly what we do. Agreed, most of the field will need a shuttle or two to complete that route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynnigan43 Posted March 3, 2015 Share For us Argus newbies: should the alternative route be via ou kaapse does that mean we climb up ou kaapse and then return back the M3 via Constantia Nek to Suikerbossie and then 'home'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypot Posted March 3, 2015 Share For us Argus newbies: should the alternative route be via ou kaapse does that mean we climb up ou kaapse and then return back the M3 via Constantia Nek to Suikerbossie and then 'home'?No, if we're going over Ou Kaapse Weg then it's straight down the M3 to the finish.I'd much MUCH rather go over Chappies and Suikerbossie than go up the M3. (Ou Kaapse is fine though - although not very scenic in its current state...) Flynnigan43 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev null Posted March 3, 2015 Share For us Argus newbies: should the alternative route be via ou kaapse does that mean we climb up ou kaapse and then return back the M3 via Constantia Nek to Suikerbossie and then 'home'? That would be quite a long detour to bypass Chappies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbeard Posted March 3, 2015 Share i fully agree on that .race was stop once on detour due to the heat aswell its a killer for a noviceI recall that 3 cyclists died that year. One of them lay on the island between the M3 lanes just before UCT where SAPS had erected saw horses across the road to stop participants. The organisers had run out of water on Ou Kaapseweg as the earlier riders had used the water to cool themselves down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballingCyclist Posted March 3, 2015 Share So on Cape Talk they say that the alternative route will be taken and it will be made official tomorrow. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynnigan43 Posted March 3, 2015 Share No, if we're going over Ou Kaapse Weg then it's straight down the M3 to the finish.I'd much MUCH rather go over Chappies and Suikerbossie than go up the M3. (Ou Kaapse is fine though - although not very scenic in its current state...)mmmmmmm.....well, looks like the beers at the end will be well well well earned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloukrans Posted March 3, 2015 Share So on Cape Talk they say that the alternative route will be taken and it will be made official tomorrow. ...Did they say what the alternative route is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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