[Event] 947 Cycle Challenge 2016

[Pikey]

7h30mins and 206km later on my MTB am broken.....

Only saw 2 Hubbers today, Gerald and Gary.

dude you a machine ????.... I did see someone on a mnt bike for a while around the Jan smuts and motorway area. And thought to myself damn this guy is proper strong. He had to pedal on all the downs just to hang on. Kudo's to the guys doing that on a mnt bike at pace in the fast groups ????

[Pikey]

This e batch and I was in the pen 40 min before the time ????....

[Javas X]

Well organized race, lots of timing mats did Gerald warn the organizers about the infamous short cutter?

 

 

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[Vetplant]

This e batch and I was in the pen 40 min before the time ????....

F batch was the same. I was at the loading circle 1 hour before loading.

 

How does this happen?! People pushing their way forward as the other groups are loading? Thus clogging up the loading area?

[Mats]

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[Pikey]

F batch was the same. I was at the loading circle 1 hour before loading.

How does this happen?! People pushing their way forward as the other groups are loading? Thus clogging up the loading area?

yea ppl walking up the centre and just pushing in....if I can get up a stupid ridiculous time anybody can ! I just chillaxed and enjoyed the day, Hopefully I passed a few ????????

[LOOK695]

Enjoyed the ride. Great organization, good weather, lots of spectators, lots of fellow sufferers and wow, plenty of climbing. Managed 2:48; happy concerning the state of my legs towards the end

[Nettie R]

Steyn city hill is a killer on tired legs.

 

Now diamond rush next week and then a well deserved break from the bike.

[Honkdonk]

Started in A

It was a total mess at the start with no boards to indicate start pens..

A got off to off to a start with a hectic pace. Holy smokes it was hard going. Up Pooks and onto Summit had me in max HR off the bat..

lost the main group along Summit.

Did a solo stint down the M1 until I was caught by a DL group in yellow. I slotted in with them to recover all the way to town then went off with the front guys from B until the finish.

Came in with a PB of 2:41

2nd lap was great!

Beer and a fillet this evening was just what was needed

Legs tired

Smile big

Edited November 20, 2016 by Honkdonk

[Honkdonk]

I must also give credit to the bloke on MTB that did a lot of work to help catch the main A bunch.

Young ou with a UNW (Potch?) shirt on

He gave it stick!

[Rich990]

First one done and dusted!

 

6:20 for me from a 9:32 start, 5:19 for my wife, same start. I was cramping like mad and visited every massage station from Killarney bend on the M1 to the finish!

 

Ha-ha I'm never gonna hear the end of this from wifey

[RyanAW]

I managed a 2:31 from A batch. The start was useless compared to Cape Town Cycle Tour... There were n batch people trying to load with the vets. I think Gerald should teach them a lesson.

 

It was good to ride with spoke101. Until he smoked everyone up the last hill.

 

Edit: didn't find #Evan this year

Edited November 20, 2016 by RyanAW

[Ngamla]

How did the L group for hubbers perform? I know there were plans to do something from L group.

[Pikey]

Strange my Garmin time vs my racetech time has a diffrence of nearly 1m 10 seconds and I still started it before the timing mates. Luckily it still gives me an official time of 2h59m09sec .... Eeekkkk that was close . But good enough for me either way ????????

I couldn't of gone any faster,left nothing out there. And finished in top third of my group which is very cool.

Edited November 20, 2016 by Pikey

[Pikey]

I must add every time I do a road race I am gobsmacked at how strong some riders are .

Of all ages,female and male alike. It's very humbling must say.

[Formallyknownas]

First one done and dusted!

 

6:20 for me from a 9:32 start, 5:19 for my wife, same start. I was cramping like mad and visited every massage station from Killarney bend on the M1 to the finish!

 

Ha-ha I'm never gonna hear the end of this from wifey

ypu finished. Happy ending.