[Event] Cape Town Cycle Tour 2019

[SoloCyclist]

You guys must be seriously unfit

Sub 4 is standard

What a stupid post .....

 

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[KingZA]

My comments on my race today may be distorted towards the darker side by 4 consecutive nights of insomnia. Could be it's the sleeplessness that made me grumpy or maybe it was just one of those days.

 

I slid into the 1D holding pen feeling a bit shell shocked and a little nauseous after my peanutbutter, almond milk, banana and wheat germ smoothie, and had a fit of uncontrollable yawning.

 

Another mamil pulled in next to me, heartily hailed his mates and warned them against coming too close because he was sick...

 

This whole post made me lol. Not due to your misfortune but your style of writing is pretty funny and makes a good read.

[Pure Savage]

My mom won her age group, I am never going to hear the end of this, along with her podium at DC.

[Kranswurm]

For you, maybe. The real heroes today were the backenders that braved the wind despite perhaps not being fit enough. The McGregor development riders riding with single speed MTBs and finishing - not in 4 hours. The guys towing buggies. The first-timers. The dad and his young daughter / son on the back of a tandem. The ouballie doing his 30th and struggling up Suikerbossie.

Agreed

It's pretty subjective

My sons first finish at 11 years old was in 6 hours with me and his mom

Anyway well done to all finishers

McGregor rules

['Dale]

My mom won her age group, I am never going to hear the end of this, along with her podium at DC.

Remarkable achievement

I hope I have her longevity ????

[The Ouzo]

I also saw at least one ebike out there.

 

 

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[KingZA]

Cool clips.

Looking at the spacing of the cones is there any chance they're covering cat-eyes? Crazy idea if that's the case.

 

We must've been riding pretty near to each other, I was on the left hand side in a similar position to you - black Felt, pink Sea Rescue top.

 

End of blue route crash I was far left just ahead of it I think.

 

Cool thanks.

 

We probably rode together until near the top of Smits then.

 

I'll upload the long video during the week and I'm sure you'll spot yourself in it. Its from Paradise motors through until the bottom of Smits when I heard the unmistakable sound of the battery dying.

[NC_lurker]

Cool thanks.

 

We probably rode together until near the top of Smits then.

 

I'll upload the long video during the week and I'm sure you'll spot yourself in it. Its from Paradise motors through until the bottom of Smits when I heard the unmistakable sound of the battery dying.

Naah, I got blown out the back of the bunch just before the Black Marlin/Millers.

Dunno if I was still not recovered from being sick or whether I was just having an off day. I basically just packed it in and grovelled my way to the finish trying to keep my HR from spiking too high.

 

Tough day out, serious respect for the unfit backmarkers on a day like today!

 

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[The Ouzo]

You guys must be seriously unfit

Sub 4 is standard

I hope I’m missing the comic font on tapatalk, if not your being a serious chop

 

 

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[CdT85]

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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Started in 3g as well. First CTCT ever. Wasnt nearly ready. Legs gave out just after Chappies.

2 very awesome ladies got me back on the bike after about 30 minutes of working out the knots in my legs.

 

Managed to complete the ride in 4h58.

Slightly bummed with my time, but snowflake me always bails on riding days if the wind pumps...so we learn.

 

Awesome event though. Will hopefuly be the first of many

[Karooryder]

So much negativity, goodness.

 

Here's my few points on today's ride (which I surprisingly finished  faster than last year to head back to the sub 3:30 zone). Spoiler alert: its all positives so you will probably want to scroll past if you haven't had your turn at the Customer Service desk...

 

1. The wind was not as bad as I expected...I recon all the hype of the past few days and the mini-tornadoes at the start early-on might have created an exaggerated expectation of doom. Starting from 2B; yes there were surges and concertina moves here and there but I noticed something today that I have not ever seen at a race before: proper communication between riders. Every now and then you would hear someone indicating his / her next move, warnings to other cyclists and just general courtesies shown in difficult riding conditions. I liked that. 

2. That tailwind straight after the climb to Smitswinkel and the entrance to the Cape Point Nature Reserve was not one, but multiple bike-gasms.

3. Was the wind on our backs up Chappies and Suikerbossie because my granny gear and even it's neighbor remained unused throughout these climbs...? Yet again, I'd been working on a project near Heidelberg the past 2 months and Suikerbosrand became my weekly training ground...perhaps those wicked climb intervals payed off.

4. I realized again today that determination and endurance is not defined by expensive bikes, flashy kits or large legs. I ground through Sun Valley with an elderly gentleman with 22 tours under his belt. His jersey was torn and he had a massive tar burn over his back - obviously a fall earlier in the race. He nevertheless  eff-off'ed and I battled to keep up...HUGE resepect oom.

3. Today I was amazed at the "gees" as the organizers so affectionately calls it but particularity in terms of the masses coming out to cheer. I want to give a MASSIVE thumbs-up to Cape Town and surrounds...the support was memorable and you guys made every single rider feel like a world champ today. Late afternoon I took a stroll down the promenade to the finish to cheer on the last riders. This group of supporters had been there since 7:00 this morning and they waited for the last rider to pass after 17:00 before they packed up. This is what it's all about...

See you next year CTCT - the best ride in the world.

 

EDIT - racetec result

Edited March 11, 2019 by Karooryder

[Sbloomer]

Why are the organizers not enforcing the “personal music” rule. I don’t mind Pink Floyd blaring out of s Bluetooth speaker attached to a bike but the complete inattention by riders with ears stuffed with earphones is astounding.

 

 

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[Skubarra]

The seeding system is a stuff up. Using the 99er and tdeppa to push PPA members up the start groups was a monumental disaster. Wheel suckers everywhere. MOst we shed on Edinburgh the rest just fell off the back when we hit Smits and we hit it hard. Think I was smashing 52x18 up there (tail wind helps).

But seriously, okes with BMI >24 in 1A.....really??!!!  Get real Racetec. You do them a disservice. Stick to your own seeding rules and stop manipulating the game to capture memberships

 

I thought it went fairly well in 1A tbh, looking at the Strava Flybys the okes dropped on Edinburgh caught us again on the Blue Route (which always happens..), it seems the group only really started scattering on the descent after Smits. (the climb up Smits though, felt like we were ascending in slow motion)

 

We stayed away from 1B which is not something 1A managed last year & also no big crashes that I was aware off.

 

Happy with how my race went, cruised at the back until Smits, pedaled my heart out to stay near the front until we hit Chappies. At the Chappies climb a few okes broke away from the front, was in a chasing group just behind them. Always nice flying past dropped @ and & riders at this point (so much for your superior seeding suckers  ). I think we ended up finishing less than a minute behind the group winners which is about the best I can hope for at the CTCT.

[TCTG]

So much negativity, goodness.

 

Here's my few points on today's ride (which I surprisingly finished 10minutes faster than last year to head back to the sub 3:10 zone). Spoiler alert: its all positives so you will probably want to scroll past if you haven't had your turn at the Customer Service desk...

 

1. The wind was not as bad as I expected...I recon all the hype of the past few days and the mini-tornadoes at the start early-on might have created an exaggerated expectation of doom. Starting from 2B; yes there were surges and concertina moves here and there but I noticed something today that I have not ever seen at a race before: proper communication between riders. Every now and then you would hear someone indicating his / her next move, warnings to other cyclists and just general courtesies shown in difficult riding conditions. I liked that.

2. That tailwind straight after the climb to Smitswinkel and the entrance to the Cape Point Nature Reserve was not one, but multiple bike-gasms.

3. Was the wind on our backs up Chappies and Suikerbossie because my granny gear and even it's neighbor remained unused throughout these climbs...? Yet again, I'd been working on a project near Heidelberg the past 2 months and Suikerbosrand became my weekly training ground...perhaps those wicked climb intervals payed off.

4. I realized again today that determination and endurance is not defined by expensive bikes, flashy kits or large legs. I ground through Sun Valley with an elderly gentleman with 22 tours under his belt. His jersey was torn and he had a massive tar burn over his back - obviously a fall earlier in the race. He nevertheless eff-off'ed and I battled to keep up...HUGE resepect oom.

3. Today I was amazed at the "gees" as the organizers so affectionately calls it but particularity in terms of the masses coming out to cheer. I want to give a MASSIVE thumbs-up to Cape Town and surrounds...the support was memorable and you guys made every single rider feel like a world champ today. Late afternoon I took a stroll down the promenade to the finish to cheer on the last riders. This group of supporters had been there since 7:00 this morning and they waited for the last rider to pass after 17:00 before they packed up. This is what it's all about...

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See you next year CTCT - the best ride in the world.

You did exceptionally well starting in 2B! Wow...I bet you won the group!![emoji122][emoji122]

 

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[Mamil]

JA - race highlight which I forgot to mention and also smoking it through Scarb and Misty cliffs ....

 

Maybe it wasn't all terrible ....

 

 

2. That tailwind straight after the climb to Smitswinkel and the entrance to the Cape Point Nature Reserve was not one, but multiple bike-gasms.

 

[FootballingCyclist]

Seeing as how the One Tonner got a Beta 2.0 and the only issue was the heat, I'd love to see what the Beta is for todays race, I will do that One Tonner 10 times over before racing in todays conditions again!!