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Do we have to worry? Got this from a security group on FB?

 

Early warning

The community of Lion Park informal settlement will embark on a protest march on the *2019-11-16 Saturday to Sunday the following day in the early hours*.

Their demands is for Eskom to bring back the electric transformers that were taken during disconnecting illegal connection of electricity in that area.

Threat... N14 is been targeted for shutdown and there will be a bicycle program that will be taking over at Incubation hub in RiverSide on the same date and they aiming to disrupt it.

 

Anybody else have confirmation of this?

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Reroute out of Steyn City and left onto Cedar onto Witkoppen and left to Douglasdale? My sub-3 hr 847 , could be on!

 

 As far as i am aware that is the only way to avoid the Lion Park area.

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Reroute out of Steyn City and left onto Cedar onto Witkoppen and left to Douglasdale? My sub-3 hr 847 , could be on!

 

More likely turn right on the lion park road towards lansaria and then on the lansaria road to Malabongwe Dr, thereby avoiding the settlement.  Will add distance so your sub 3 might not be on!

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Anything is possible buy Malibongwe runs adjacent to the settlement too!

 

Gravel road detour through Chartwell for the Strada Bianche vibe! ????

 

More likely turn right on the lion park road towards lansaria and then on the lansaria road to Malabongwe Dr, thereby avoiding the settlement. Will add distance so your sub 3 might not be on!

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Guess I am as ready as I will ever be for my first ever 947, first road race ever too :eek: 

I was never chasing times but wanting to have fun but I have still trained a bit so I can enjoy the day to some extent.

 

Have done quite a few 85km plus rides and 2 x  100km  plus rides interspersed with studio training. Unfortunately never   quite found the level of elevation needed but managed to incorporate what hills I could. Definitely much stronger than I was before but still not very fast as I tend to get sidetracked and look at the scenery etc and legs slow down...

 

People I have been training with who have done lots of 947 say I should be quite ok. 

 

So got slicks on the MTB, charity top has been delivered  and tonnes of sunblock.

 

Excited, scared and nervous but mostly looking forward to it. 

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Anything is possible buy Malibongwe runs adjacent to the settlement too!

 

Gravel road detour through Chartwell for the Strada Bianche vibe!

 

#gravelbike #groader

Perhaps I should bring my gravel bike instead... 

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Guess I am as ready as I will ever be for my first ever 947, first road race ever too :eek:

I was never chasing times but wanting to have fun but I have still trained a bit so I can enjoy the day to some extent.

 

Have done quite a few 85km plus rides and 2 x  100km  plus rides interspersed with studio training. Unfortunately never   quite found the level of elevation needed but managed to incorporate what hills I could. Definitely much stronger than I was before but still not very fast as I tend to get sidetracked and look at the scenery etc and legs slow down...

 

People I have been training with who have done lots of 947 say I should be quite ok. 

 

So got slicks on the MTB, charity top has been delivered  and tonnes of sunblock.

 

Excited, scared and nervous but mostly looking forward to it. 

 

Enjoy it man. Its an absolute blast, even if you don't do the time you wanted to. I can't wait, riding it with a slower buddy, but I'm so fat and unfit at this stage it might be a 4h Z5 effort anyway.

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