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veebee,  in your opinion is A batch Shova comparable to A batch Tour Durban intensity wise  ? Thanks

 

I think Shova is alot more intense, but as said already if you can hang on Fox then you should be okay.

Tour Durban gives you a lil more time to find your legs...

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Guilty as charged :whistling: and this year i'm bringing reinforcements so make sure you put your big boy pants on Sunday morning going for sub 2h40 :devil:

 

I was quite happy with the 2:44  :thumbup:

 

By the way what bike do you ride? Maybe a slow puncture would help you to get rid of the extra energy!

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I was quite happy with the 2:44  :thumbup:

 

By the way what bike do you ride? Maybe a slow puncture would help you to get rid of the extra energy!

 

Hahaha, is was a little lonely sitting on the front all on my own.

 

Cervelo S5 :ph34r:

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Hahaha, is was a little lonely sitting on the front all on my own.

 

Cervelo S5 :ph34r:

 

 

They say flattery will get you nowhere.

 

Especially flattering yourself  :D !

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veebee,  in your opinion is A batch Shova comparable to A batch Tour Durban intensity wise  ? Thanks

 

Mark you will be perfectly fine in A batch. I might even call you to the front to do some work. :D

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The heavier dudes generally suffer from the start of Shova. If you are not a good climber or able to hang with the lighter folk and you are of the larger size many are dropped here and often the same up every climb. A batch does not let up on the gradients and you goto hang on - similar to the climb to Pinetown on Tour of Durban

Cool, that sounds about right about A-Batch riding styles. :thumbup:

 

I might not be able to stick with the lead B-batch guy up Fox. So gonna start with A, pace myself up Fox and be ready to put in a big effort when B-batch comes past to latch on. At least then I should be able to clock B-batch finish time+5mins, which should mean a 10min improvement in finish time.

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Does anyone know how to do substitutions? Entered my dads friend who has been to busy so he’s withdrawn and need to now sell his entry. It’s for the 106km.

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Any locals in PMB know if the roadworks on Dennis Shepstone has finished?

Last time we rode it (2015), it was terrible with portage sections.

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Won't be doing Shova unless I do a late entry at registration. I won't say I'm gatvol of road cycling, but I'm in need of getting back into mtb.

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Any locals in PMB know if the roadworks on Dennis Shepstone has finished?

Last time we rode it (2015), it was terrible with portage sections.

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I rode it yesterday.  It was generally pretty good. There was water running across the road as it passes Mkangala.  There was also quite a lot of loose stones on the left hand side so try to stay near the middle of the lane.

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I rode it yesterday. It was generally pretty good. There was water running across the road as it passes Mkangala. There was also quite a lot of loose stones on the left hand side so try to stay near the middle of the lane.

Excellent, thanks for confirmation.

 

Town hill is a nice descent, but I preferred this descent the last time we rode to PMB.

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Cool, that sounds about right about A-Batch riding styles. :thumbup:

 

I might not be able to stick with the lead B-batch guy up Fox. So gonna start with A, pace myself up Fox and be ready to put in a big effort when B-batch comes past to latch on. At least then I should be able to clock B-batch finish time+5mins, which should mean a 10min improvement in finish time.

I ride this race a while back and it was a great race. I got dropped on a climb and the marshall in the car did not allow me to ride with the group coming from behind.

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I ride this race a while back and it was a great race. I got dropped on a climb and the marshall in the car did not allow me to ride with the group coming from behind.

Makes sense, especially if it is a small lead group. Don't want you to interfere in the outcome of the group. Will reconsider my tactics to enjoy the day out.

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