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Breezer

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8 of us from the Cape Multisport Club here. Looking forward to it, just hope there's not too much wind (was a killer last time I did the transkaroo)

 

Enjoy!

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It was crazy hard. Absolutely no free miles - maybe the Katbakkies pass descent, but that was just as scary for me due to failed back brakes.

We had 3 DNFs out of our 8, and I know of a lot of other really strong/fit guys not finishing.

Can't really fault the event organizers, all the support/food/waterpoints we're well stocked and good support along the way.

I just think we all underestimated the race. The wind and heat was a killer. It was Much harder than 36one and TB (for me at least)

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I did not finish, so I do not know

 

Just curious

 

Did you ride it on your gravel bike? Is it actually an advantage over a mtb on the heavy corrugations in the area?

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Where did you withdraw?

At waterpoint 3 around 134km. Race doctor and paramedics thought I had a heart attack according to the ecg machine, but the blood tests at the hospital was negative.
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Just curious

 

Did you ride it on your gravel bike? Is it actually an advantage over a mtb on the heavy corrugations in the area?

I was on my mtb, but the part that I did was in very good condition.

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I did it on my new GR bike 1 week old...My partner pulled out at 104km,his heart rate was maxing out, needs to do test to see at what the cause for it was, not first time.

I decided to push on.

 

The roads wasnt that rough, or not rougher than TB is if thats the standard to go by. The heat/fatigue/wind was relentless.

Katbakkies, what a flippen climb. Take no prisoners, wholy moly.

The descent was very fast 75clicks I clocked before slamming the brakes, think the mtb brakes are stronger that gr brakes....

At no point I wanted to stop, just had a sense of humor failure when I struggled to navigate the sand at 210km...I pushed the bike for 50m and hopped back on. Sand was a 5km stretch....

Saw a lot off Ribbok ,as I entered dusk with 15km to go....very pretty landscape with the pink mountains.

 

This event is by far The hardest off all the Ultras I have done so far!!

 

Be prepared if you think of doing this...

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I think fellow hubber @boink finished in 5th place mens (8th place overall)  in the two man team section.  He's done a few long races - and he said this one was 'hard'.   :clap:

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