[Event] 2017 Cape Town Cycle Tour - Argus

[Dubbin]

65yrs starting 4A 22nd argus

age 48 starting 5G 5th Argus/CTCT

Edited February 1, 2017 by Dubbin

[Suidwes Boytjie]

Hory Shet....

 

3F for me @ 07:38 start... 1st CTCT. Have no idea if that's good or bad but really don't care much. Doing this on my MTB so its a day out to enjoy with 35000 other peeps. 

[gazzacpt]

First CTCT for me

5J 09:10 start.

I hope I finish [emoji12]

 

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[LeoKnight]

Who is going to apply for the PPA group?  It seems that they realised that not all interested are of the same level, with a 2J & 5C Group split

[Cippo]

50 years and 10 months

Index 67.27

Stellies Tour 2016

4C

 

You will probably already have downed a few cold ones by the time that I hit Smits. 

He likes his iced mochas, lol. Did my substitution yesterday. Been back on   bike since late December after almost 2 yrs. 1st CTCT and 3 Argus CT. Have to wait till subs close to get my start time. Probably a very, late, start

Edited February 2, 2017 by Cippo

[bleedToWin]

1J

15th Argus

Seeding index of 25 with a 5 penalty on CT'16

I'm quite peeved. I can't be the only one that only races summer season, peaks at Argus time every year and gets stuffed in the seeding

If I miss my sub3 I'll be forced to use two angry faces in my next post!

[eddy]

I can already hear the whining from my brother.

 

He did a 2:48 from F group in 94.7 and I did a 3:48 (on a dikwiel) from one of the open groups.

 

He did a 3:19 Argus last year and I did a 3:39.

 

He is in group 2E (7:05)  and I am in 2J (7:17)

 

He is going to be sooo miserable

[Cadre]

Thing is I posted better times for all my races in 2016. Yet they demoted me by one group. OK, the Beta's were different, but still... However I will not asked to be reseeded for a FUN EVENT, what's the point? Also, there is the matter of that hot girl form EL at Value Logistics that is seeded in the same group as me....... again. 

[Long Wheel Base]

Thing is I posted better times for all my races in 2016. Yet they demoted me by one group. OK, the Beta's were different, but still... However I will not asked to be reseeded for a FUN EVENT, what's the point? Also, there is the matter of that hot girl form EL at Value Logistics that is seeded in the same group as me....... again. 

Pictures or she doesn't exist

[Vetplant]

I can already hear the whining from my brother.

 

He did a 2:48 from F group in 94.7 and I did a 3:48 (on a dikwiel) from one of the open groups.

 

He did a 3:19 Argus last year and I did a 3:39.

 

He is in group 2E (7:05)  and I am in 2J (7:17)

 

He is going to be sooo miserable

I think your brother has reason to whine:

I did a 2h57(9 minutes slower than him) in the 947 form Group F and I got a seeding of 24.## with 1H starting at 6:41.

 

Something doesn't compute...

[Howbie]

Hi

 

Please let me know if anyone is looking for an Argus entry, I am looking at substituting mine .

 

Looking to

 

Regards

Dean

[Lostee]

I can already hear the whining from my brother.

 

He did a 2:48 from F group in 94.7 and I did a 3:48 (on a dikwiel) from one of the open groups.

 

He did a 3:19 Argus last year and I did a 3:39.

 

He is in group 2E (7:05) and I am in 2J (7:17)

 

He is going to be sooo miserable

He should query that. It doesn't look right at all.

 

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[carbon29er]

1J

15th Argus

Seeding index of 25 with a 5 penalty on CT'16

 

I'm quite peeved. I can't be the only one that only races summer season, peaks at Argus time every year and gets stuffed in the seeding

If I miss my sub3 I'll be forced to use two angry faces in my next post!

You better start adding as many angry faces as you can. A sub 3 from 1J is about as likely as you shagging Charlize Theron. Possible, But not probable.

 

I can't recall a sub 3 ever being done from the 10th seeded group. Excluding elites and vets and tandems as start groups.

[DJR]

Riding to work on this perfect morning, I'm in a bit of a philosophical mood.........and I started thinking a little about why I still LOVE riding the Argus every year.

 

This is my 12th one coming up, and I know many a guy who did more. We all keep on coming back for more. I got tired of other races. A few Wines to Whales.....and I felt that it was time to move on. A Sani or so, and I felt like new stomping grounds.

 

But the Argus is different. Every year I get properly excited. Every time I get goosebumps in the starting chutes. Every climb up Chappies has me grinning. Every year I get a thrill from the crowd up Wynberg Hill. Every time I wait in anticipation for the cool patch at Misty Cliffs. I know the route so well, I can even tell you where the glass splinters on the left edge will be. Still it feels fantastically new every year!

 

Why?

[Wannabe]

Because it is just SPECIAL....

[Duane_Bosch]

Riding to work on this perfect morning, I'm in a bit of a philosophical mood.........and I started thinking a little about why I still LOVE riding the Argus every year.

Can't believe it will only be my 2nd one.

 

The first one I borrowed a road bike. I'd never even swung a leg over a roadie bike. Set the seat height and off I went. The wind was HOWLING!!! By the time I got to Smits my arse was so sore I couldn't sit on the saddle. But my legs were cramping so I couldn't stand & crank.

 

Coming up Chappies was... Um... Challenging. Coming down chappies was no better coz of the wind. Suikerbossie was next level agony. My legs cramped so hard I thought my femur was going to break.

 

This year I'm hoping for less butt pain

Edited February 3, 2017 by Duane_Bosch