[Event] Cape Town Cycle Tour 2019

[HdB]

There was a terrible crash on misty cliffs in &, guy with broken ribs, friends on scene said was being sorted out with medics. Okes rear triangle snapped and rear wheel went on walk abouts!!

It sounded like a tyre blowout! I saw the wheel lying around, was wondering how hard to have to fall for the wheel to come out. Someone on the left had a pretty nasty OTB in the aftermath.

[Vetseun]

Managed a 2:42

That is brilliant. Well done. Major respect Edited March 10, 2019 by Vetseun

[Hairy]

60 bloody seconds!!!!!!!!!

 

That was Lekker, did a 3:01. Missed the crash at misty cliffs.

Good hard day out for the second half.


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[dev null]

Yoh, that was tough. Took some shots to the body. My time was more the half hour longer than last year. My son's time also.

 

Rode from 3G and the wind hammered us from Simon's Town to Smits. And through Sunny Valley it was no picnic either.

 

At least it is done and dusted, and all of my family is safe through it.

Edited March 10, 2019 by Moridin

[Pure Savage]

It sounded like a tyre blowout! I saw the wheel lying around, was wondering how hard to have to fall for the wheel to come out. Someone on the left had a pretty nasty OTB in the aftermath.

I saw the catapulting bike on the left [emoji53]

 

 

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[Pure Savage]

There was some knob doing it in & group on a single speed, as expected that ended on a pile on the floor while trying to do 256 rpm cadence...

 

Sure he is going to have a Lekker story to tell [emoji849]

[lone one]

It sounded like a tyre blowout! I saw the wheel lying around, was wondering how hard to have to fall for the wheel to come out. Someone on the left had a pretty nasty OTB in the aftermath.

sure it was a blow out - it definitely sounded like it. We were flying at that stage. Had to hammer the breaks skidding all over the place (about the 100th time for the day though  )

it looked like a train wreck, a random wheel in the middle of the road, a saddle on the side and sadly a few guys looking like they were battling to get up.

Group shattered there after

Hope the fallen guys are all ok

[Big_Al]

There was a terrible crash on misty cliffs in &, guy with broken ribs, friends on scene said was being sorted out with medics. Okes rear triangle snapped and rear wheel went on walk abouts!!

I was caught up in that crash, single bike took out a tandems front wheel. I was the second bike into the pile, came out relatively unscathed. The one guy from the tandem was not looking great. I managed to limp home, wasn't fun though! I was the OTB guy haha

Edited March 10, 2019 by Big_Al

[dev null]

Why so many crashes in the front bunches. Can't you racing snakes ride a bike. 

 

Did not see any from the mid bunches. Though there were a few numbnuts with their tandems that were testing our reflexes.

[The Ouzo]

Yoh, that was tough. Took some shots to the body. My time was more the half hour longer than last year. My son's time also.

 

Rode from 3G and the wind hammered us from Simon's Town to Smits. And through Sunny Valley it was no picnic either.

 

At least it is done and dusted, and all of my family is safe through it.

What time did you do?

Also started in 3g, I think I whent a little to hard in the beginning, trying very hard to stay with the bunch through the blue route, just before Fish Hoek they spat me out.

I managed to find a group here and there and soldiered on for a 4:27 finish.

 

 

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[Tim Brink]

Why so many crashes in the front bunches. Can't you racing snakes ride a bike. 

 

Did not see any from the mid bunches. Though there were a few numbnuts with their tandems that were testing our reflexes.

 

Zwift, etc. 

[Twaatie]

Why so many crashes in the front bunches. Can't you racing snakes ride a bike.

 

Did not see any from the mid bunches. Though there were a few numbnuts with their tandems that were testing our reflexes.

Our bunch soft pedalled everytime there was a head wind. Yes I remained in the bunch, no way in hell I was going to pedal into that wind alone

[dev null]

What time did you do?

Also started in 3g, I think I whent a little to hard in the beginning, trying very hard to stay with the bunch through the blue route, just before Fish Hoek they spat me out.

I managed to find a group here and there and soldiered on for a 4:27 finish.

 

 

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4.50

 

I struggled a bit here and there. Last year I did 4h16. I also struggled to get groups. They formed and split up all the damn time. Too many times I had to do an interval after following a dead wheel. Was definitely slower through Blue Route. Could not find one decent bunch through there.

Edited March 10, 2019 by Moridin

[babse]

I caught someone rear derailleur in the run to the flag in front of @

 

My front wheel was KO had to pull a froome over the line ????‍♂️

[HdB]

I was caught up in that crash, single bike took out a tandems front wheel. I was the second bike into the pile, came out relatively unscathed. The one guy from the tandem was not looking great. I managed to limp home, wasn't fun though!

My dad in 2C saw a solo guy on a tandem, clothes in tatters.

 

 

Why so many crashes in the front bunches. Can't you racing snakes ride a bike. 

 

Did not see any from the mid bunches. Though there were a few numbnuts with their tandems that were testing our reflexes.

I only saw the one crash, but far too many concertina-effect near-misses.

[Skubarra]

Managed a 2:42

Serious bragging rights ????????