[Event] Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge

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Dissapointed by the low spectator turnout

Had a great day out as a spectator on Sunday.

Some dogs chased my bike at Muratie.Some squirrels+/- 10 rushed across the road at Kanonkop after stealing some Kanonkop Pinotage grapes ,calling for some evasive action.Felt sorry for the guys that got as far as Knorrhoek only to have a cable snap or a back tyre fail.Some thrills and spills at the Uitkyk water point when guys look away for a split second and end up on the cement.OUCH.pick themselves up ,put back the chain,bomb a tyre ,have a good laugh and off they go.Guys desperately looking for a mechanic with 15 km to go,with their gears sounding terrible 

Great to get up close to the racing,see the concentration,the smiles,the sighing when they see the next climb,the dirty faces and the ladies doing their thing.

 

But best of all are riders saying thank you when they see that you have come out to cheer them on.