Rapha Festive 500 - 2016

[Spinnekop]

Overachiever   making the rest of us look bad

Hubbers have been known to occupy most (if not all) of the top 5 positions in SA for this challenge. 

[Patchelicious]

Instead aim for 1000km over the same period.

 

Bit more of a challenge. 

Waaaay too much babalas happening for that!

[Sepia]

Anybody doing this around Durban and surrounds?

[Patchelicious]

Anybody doing this around Durban and surrounds?

Too scared of pissing Penny off, will stick to JHB

['Kaze Pete]

I am planning to do it this year - mostly using a route out to the west rand/randfontein area - super early start to do it in the cool and when family is sleeping mostly.

Let me know, we can expand on what we did on 31/12 last year...?

[V12man]

Let me know, we can expand on what we did on 31/12 last year...?

Yup - just a bit longer

[WR 1.0]

I am planning to do it this year - mostly using a route out to the west rand/randfontein area - super early start to do it in the cool and when family is sleeping mostly.

Care to share the route please?

[V12man]

Care to share the route please?

https://www.strava.com/activities/460433970

 

Carries on a bit further to Randfontein

[Spinnekop]

The famous Boxing day 10 x Fort Klapperkop also forms part of the Rapha 500

 

[Rocket-Boy]

Does it count if you do some of it on an indoor trainer?

Working through Christmas and EL becomes a bit of a nightmare with all the vaalies down here at this time of year.

[carbon29er]

Winter challenge for our Northern neightbours.

 

Rides starting at 5am will avoid the sunburn. 

Strava is such a Northern Hemisphere wankers paradise. Just look at how stupid all their challenges are at the time of year they run them.

 

But the saddest thing is seeing guys on their bikes wearing Strava Grand Fondo bibs and shirts. Imagine buying some over priced kit that clearly tells those around you you waste cash on cycling clothes AND you think riding 100km in mid summer is a big deal.

['Kaze Pete]

Strava is such a Northern Hemisphere wankers paradise. Just look at how stupid all their challenges are at the time of year they run them.

 

But the saddest thing is seeing guys on their bikes wearing Strava Grand Fondo bibs and shirts. Imagine buying some over priced kit that clearly tells those around you you waste cash on cycling clothes AND you think riding 100km in mid summer is a big deal.

They have dumbed it down quite a bit. From a grand fondo being 130 to 100. 130 push the boundaries for some a bit. I was hoping for 150 being the target. Now I just chase a few Audax medals...

['Kaze Pete]

https://www.strava.com/activities/460433970

 

Carries on a bit further to Randfontein

Cresta Wheelers has a route that does a loop past Randfontein

 

 

edit: My Rapha Festive 500 has just been reduced to the last 4 or 5 days 

[V12man]

Cresta Wheelers has a route that does a loop past Randfontein

 

 

edit: My Rapha Festive 500 has just been reduced to the last 4 or 5 days

I think I know that route too - if it's the same as the one Cresta used to ride about 15 years ago

[Simon Kolin]

https://www.strava.com/activities/460433970

 

Carries on a bit further to Randfontein

Comes right past my house :-0

[Baaisikilist]

Strava is such a Northern Hemisphere wankers paradise. Just look at how stupid all their challenges are at the time of year they run them.

 

But the saddest thing is seeing guys on their bikes wearing Strava Grand Fondo bibs and shirts. Imagine buying some over priced kit that clearly tells those around you you waste cash on cycling clothes AND you think riding 100km in mid summer is a big deal.

What a ray of sunshine...