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  On 3/1/2017 at 11:11 AM, zaberniemandt@gmail.com said:

What gearing are you guys running? I have a 11/28 and 53/39. I have done Franschhoek Pass and Hellshoogte but have not done Du Toits Kloof Pass and Bains Kloof Pass

Did all of it last year with a 11/28 and 53/39 no problem.

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  On 3/1/2017 at 12:15 PM, milky4130 said:

I saw somewhere on Twitter that the Taal Monument climb has been reduced to only half way up & that 4 Passes has been cut out, can anyone confirm this?

 

I only know about Taal Monument climb being taken out.  It is in the race guide.

 

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  On 3/1/2017 at 11:11 AM, zaberniemandt@gmail.com said:

What gearing are you guys running? I have a 11/28 and 53/39. I have done Franschhoek Pass and Hellshoogte but have not done Du Toits Kloof Pass and Bains Kloof Pass

You should be fine with that standard set-up

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11-25 not encouraged ☝????️

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  On 2/27/2017 at 2:09 PM, Stricker said:

So ....... 7 days to GO :clap:  :clap: :clap:  :clap:  

 

Wont lie, I am seriously nervous and very exited at the same time, never done a stage race before so will be very interesting to see how body takes the load and keep on going at that type of intensity.

 

Never done a TT before :ph34r: ,yes should have put in some time on the bars ..but where the fun in that. Going in Blind :devil:

 

So to the gents that's been there and got a shirt....please share all the how's, what to look out for ..the when ETC ETC

 

TNX

 

TT is rad, it is loads of fun. Just you and the road nothing else. How hard can you push!

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  On 3/1/2017 at 12:22 PM, Donovan Le Cok said:

I only know about Taal Monument climb being taken out.  It is in the race guide.

 

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The parking at the amphitheater is almost at the top? Not exactly half the climb cut out as stated in the tweet, worst part still in it..

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  On 3/1/2017 at 1:03 PM, Skubarra said:

The parking at the amphitheater is almost at the top? Not exactly half the climb cut out as stated in the tweet, worst part still in it..

The climb all the way to the top is 3km. Climb to amphitheatre is 1,6km. So that's halfway (or 53,3% of the way to the top). It was cool last year to cross the finish line with the monument and valley view in the backdrop. Kinda defies the point of finishing up a climb if you only go halfway up.

 

Old finish:

http://image.prntscr.com/image/25090aad67ef4aa5bd893118000161cd.png

 

 

New finish:

http://image.prntscr.com/image/0bc24a75ee9f42b7a007833ce8d7f001.png

 

The coolest had to be a few years back when the elites did a circuit with the dirt road and had the finish line at the top. Always hoped they would open that up to other categories too.

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  On 3/1/2017 at 4:02 PM, Cal Naughton Jr. said:

The climb all the way to the top is 3km. Climb to amphitheatre is 1,6km. So that's halfway (or 53,3% of the way to the top). It was cool last year to cross the finish line with the monument and valley view in the backdrop. Kinda defies the point of finishing up a climb if you only go halfway up.

 

Old finish:

http://image.prntscr.com/image/25090aad67ef4aa5bd893118000161cd.png

 

 

New finish:

http://image.prntscr.com/image/0bc24a75ee9f42b7a007833ce8d7f001.png

 

The coolest had to be a few years back when the elites did a circuit with the dirt road and had the finish line at the top. Always hoped they would open that up to other categories too.

Agree.

 

And that last kick is where it gets really tough too.

 

Have they given a reason for this yet?

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