Nic Bottari Toyota Route 42 Mtb Challange 2016

[The expat cyclist]

We shall be there too

[scotty]

Results are out

 

http://results.spectrumsport.co.za/ViewResults/SpectrumSport2016Results.aspx

[NotSoBigBen]

Nice seeing you there Scotty , you could have waited for us slow coaches to finish hey 

 

Looked around for you afterwards .... even by the pizza spot 

[scotty]

Nice seeing you there Scotty , you could have waited for us slow coaches to finish hey 

 

Looked around for you afterwards .... even by the pizza spot 

LoL, nice time you did,  so much for you saying you were going to take it easy 

[NotSoBigBen]

LoL, nice time you did,  so much for you saying you were going to take it easy 

 

The 'red mist' my friend 

[gtr1]

Really tough race. Not the flat ride everyone hinted at. Really hot. I think start should be earlier. I heard they ran out of water at some water points.

 

But enjoyed a nice hard ride.

[slickjay007]

Out of interest, was the yesterday's race a Vitality race event?

[Khronis]

Was a nice ride. Really enjoyed that new section "Prison Break" , of single track through the forest. Just managed to squeeze through the gap between the 2 trees at the beginning. 

[scotty]

My only gripe was the kids (and some adults, guy in black and white skeleton top  ). At the first rocky descent there was a bit of a bottleneck, no issues as we were not exactly in the winning bunch so we were all waited patiently. They rode past and pushed pushed their way in. Then on the rocky ascent shortly after (ride-able even for someone like me that sucks) most of them got off and pushed, this was LoL, what was not LoL is that they pushed their bikes up using the ride-able path (again guy in skeleton top).

[trek2300]

Hi All,

it was a great pleasure to see so many riders yesterday to support our race,

 hope you all enjoyed the day and had a great time, from the comments we heard they were all good.

 

Please don't forget to check your photos , there some fantastic shots at :

 

http://actioninmotion.photofrog.co.za/gig/event/follow/container/7a6a74cbe87bc60030a4bd041dd47b78

 

Go to :

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/159413-nic-bottari-route-42-mtb-challange-2016/

 

for sample shots........................enjoy

[Grey Hubs]

Man, every time I ride this race, I forget how tough it is...the extra few km's hurt!

I'm not exactly at my best at the moment, so the climbs were leg breakers...

 

Everyone seems to remember it being a flat and fast race I suffered for that 3:34!

 

Yip, I'll be back for more next year. Really a great race. Only missed one turning sign just before a bridge, otherwise relatively well marked. 

[The expat cyclist]

I ran out of everything halfway up Wilkie se bultjie. So I rode to the top slowely to wait for a mate a few minutes back and just basically stood there admiring the view...of people suffering up that bultjie...

[Kallie.]

Was my first time doing this and the route was much tougher than I was expecting, was a tough day in the saddle. A mate had bad luck with about 6 punctures which meant quite a bit of stopping and chasing then stopping and chasing again.

 

But overall a good event, well organized, the water tables seemed to be well stocked with a decent variety of drinks and snacks, route was well marked, free bike wash and food and drinks available afterwards so all good.