Wannabe Posted February 18, 2022 Share Ja, the Flasher at the start of Little Chappies. Could not believe my eyes....Wanted to turn back for another look. mecheng89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedToWin Posted February 18, 2022 Share 4 minutes ago, Wannabe said: Ja, the Flasher at the start of Little Chappies. Could not believe my eyes....Wanted to turn back for another look. 🤔 Yeah, I believe it was on Little Chappies, but then it must've been 2004, since 2003 we went over Ou Kaaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedToWin Posted February 18, 2022 Share Alright, got curious. 2004 I was still a slow boi. Did a 4h11 from U bunch for my first go at the Chappies route. Definitely a late enough start for the Chappies flasher. The storie checks out. mecheng89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted February 18, 2022 Share Yeah, you right. We did not go over Chappies the year we went over Ou Kaaps. We actually went over Slangkop and Kommetjie to make up the distance. So it must have been 2004 or thereabouts. Edited February 18, 2022 by Wannabe bleedToWin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedToWin Posted February 18, 2022 Share Jeepers, what a trip down memory lane. I hadn't realised how many bad years I've had... In my head I've doing sub-3 since 2007... 😨 Relieved to be on racing form currently! Mamil and mecheng89 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 19, 2022 Share 18 hours ago, ouzo said: I strated reading your post and thought to myself, "thats if you can sustain 32km/h" after being flat out for 92km, than I checked my speed over that section in October, 35.7. ok it did help that I was tucked in behind a lady with a pink tutu I should have said it’s an example using round numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K20Champ Posted February 21, 2022 Share 20 Days to Go🚴♀️ mecheng89 and Sid the Sloth 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam9000 Posted February 21, 2022 Share 2021 Cape Town Cycle Tour analysis. Might be useful to see what can be expected for your starting group. Edited February 21, 2022 by Jam9000 Frosty, MDJ, TheDogShow and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MongooseMan Posted February 21, 2022 Share 37 minutes ago, Jam9000 said: 2021 Cape Town Cycle Tour analysis. Might be useful to see what can be expected for your starting group. Very cool. Probably worth noting that 2021 went to 'F', whereas this year it only goes to 'D', so might be hard to draw exact comparisons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam9000 Posted February 21, 2022 Share 6 minutes ago, MongooseMan said: Very cool. Probably worth noting that 2021 went to 'F', whereas this year it only goes to 'D', so might be hard to draw exact comparisons. Ah, makes sense. Then probably not to use it for 2022 starting group expectations. Should've added a "past performance may not be indicative of future results" disclaimer. MongooseMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkman Posted February 22, 2022 Share Hope someone can help. I only ride on my trainer and am entered for the CTCT. I have an awesome FTP of 153W , weigh 78kg, 49 years old and am pretty useless on the bike. I am only concerned about Jan Smuts, Edinburgh Drive, Smitswinkel, Chappies and Suikerbossie. What power over what time would I need to maintain to comfortably climb these hills (I am not worried about getting up as fast as I can just want to keep my heart rate comfortable to complete the race in 5 hours. If anyone has the gradients and distances of these climbs, it would be appreciated. Thanks for any help I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koos Likkewaan Posted February 22, 2022 Share 14 minutes ago, silkman said: Hope someone can help. I only ride on my trainer and am entered for the CTCT. I have an awesome FTP of 153W , weigh 78kg, 49 years old and am pretty useless on the bike. I am only concerned about Jan Smuts, Edinburgh Drive, Smitswinkel, Chappies and Suikerbossie. What power over what time would I need to maintain to comfortably climb these hills (I am not worried about getting up as fast as I can just want to keep my heart rate comfortable to complete the race in 5 hours. If anyone has the gradients and distances of these climbs, it would be appreciated. Thanks for any help I I would love to see this as well. Also my first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Stewart Posted February 22, 2022 Share @silkman @Koos Likkewaan I checked my Strava and I have the following: De Waal Drive - 3km 5% Edinburgh - 2.2km 9.5% Smitswinkel - 4.2km 10% Chapmans (from Noordhoek Farm Village) 5.0km 10% Suikerbos 2.0km 9% These were recorded using a Polar V800 so are fairly accurate, but the gradient averages may differ somewhat. silkman, Charles71, Sid the Sloth and 1 other 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koos Likkewaan Posted February 22, 2022 Share 2 minutes ago, Robbie Stewart said: @silkman @Koos Likkewaan I checked my Strava and I have the following: De Waal Drive - 3km 5% Edinburgh - 2.2km 9.5% Smitswinkel - 4.2km 10% Chapmans (from Noordhoek Farm Village) 5.0km 10% Suikerbos 2.0km 9% These were recorded using a Polar V800 so are fairly accurate, but the gradient averages may differ somewhat. This will do nicely ! Thanks ! Robbie Stewart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
475 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Woke up feeling bad yesterday - worsened as the day went on. One rapid test later - Covid positive... I'm man down today. The timing seriously sucks! Stupid virus! ChrisF, Cutney, HdB and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yyyy Posted February 22, 2022 Share 17 minutes ago, Robbie Stewart said: @silkman @Koos Likkewaan I checked my Strava and I have the following: De Waal Drive - 3km 5% Edinburgh - 2.2km 9.5% Smitswinkel - 4.2km 10% Chapmans (from Noordhoek Farm Village) 5.0km 10% Suikerbos 2.0km 9% These were recorded using a Polar V800 so are fairly accurate, but the gradient averages may differ somewhat. are those gradients the steepest sections of the climb because they seem a bit high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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