Winelands Cycle Race in January

[Sid the Sloth]

3 hours ago, Jbr said:

Ahah awesome, the begining of the end for me ! 20mins at max HR then 😵😵

Choo choo 🚂🚂🚂

[DieselnDust]

Well that was silly 😜 

[Jbr]

39° for next sunday.. not sure I want to do this again so soon 🤣

[DieselnDust]

well maybe I should go MTB instead. It will be 40od n those hills over yonder

['Dale]

1 hour ago, Jbr said:

39° for next sunday.. not sure I want to do this again so soon 🤣

Hell-ington 🥵

[Sid the Sloth]

Does anyone have a GPX for the longer route? Sorry if it’s been posted already

['Dale]

Any tips to manage the Boland sonnetjie on Sunday, other than heat adaptation prior?

(especially those who were at the WP Champs)

[babse]

Just now, 'Dale said:

Any tips to manage the Boland sonnetjie on Sunday, other than heat adaptation prior?

(especially those who were at the WP Champs)

I didn't do champs, but my advice would be to trap as hard as you can from the gun so you out there less time and finish earlier...

 

my strategy anyway 🙃 

['Dale]

13 minutes ago, babse said:

I didn't do champs, but my advice would be to trap as hard as you can from the gun so you out there less time and finish earlier...

 

my strategy anyway 🙃 

My radiator gaan blow, Bruuuu

[Jewbacca]

20 minutes ago, 'Dale said:

Any tips to manage the Boland sonnetjie on Sunday, other than heat adaptation prior?

(especially those who were at the WP Champs)

Pretty sure you have a better idea than most!

I'm considering staying home and going to the beach....

[Sid the Sloth]

51 minutes ago, 'Dale said:

Any tips to manage the Boland sonnetjie on Sunday, other than heat adaptation prior?

(especially those who were at the WP Champs)

If you don't have a team car I think doing the unstylish and riding with as much extra water you can carry is a must. I did the 158 and went through a good couple of bottles from the car and team mates and definitely could have had more - I felt the effects of dehydration in the last 15km properly. As usual eat and drink from the beginning but when you drink try chug twice as much as you usually would. A 500ml only lasted about 3 bottle cage exits for me. Definitely go 750s if you have, maybe a seatpost mount or even camelbak... It was rough

[MongooseMan]

1 hour ago, Sid the Sloth said:

Does anyone have a GPX for the longer route? Sorry if it’s been posted already

Made by hand reading the directions, so could well have some bugs, so sense check it and don't follow blindly...

Winelands Cycle Tour.gpx

[Skubarra]

1 hour ago, 'Dale said:

Any tips to manage the Boland sonnetjie on Sunday, other than heat adaptation prior?

(especially those who were at the WP Champs)

Interesting question Dale - Other than the obvious point of finding ways to stay hydrated I don't think there are any short cuts to heat adaption?

Think the best advice to a weekend warrior would be to approach the race as conservatively as possible and recognise that the heat will be sapping your energy far more than you might be realising. So drop the heroics of solo break-aways and pulling the bunch for miles and just wheel suck as much as you can.

[Sid the Sloth]

10 minutes ago, MongooseMan said:

Made by hand reading the directions, so could well have some bugs, so sense check it and don't follow blindly...

Winelands Cycle Tour.gpx 134.85 kB · 1 download

Dankie MuishondMeneer. 

[Jbr]

The minute the heat kicks in you're going through bottles very very quickly. Best trying to organise roadside assistance (or support vehicule) if possible, let's see what the rules are going to be.

Also about 10 secs before my wife arrived the opposite way to pick me up, a guy on the road side gave me an ice bag to put on my neck, that felt good, definitely something to consider !

Edited January 24, 2022 by Jbr

[Yyyy]

24 minutes ago, Skubarra said:

Interesting question Dale - Other than the obvious point of finding ways to stay hydrated I don't think there are any short cuts to heat adaption?

Think the best advice to a weekend warrior would be to approach the race as conservatively as possible and recognise that the heat will be sapping your energy far more than you might be realising. So drop the heroics of solo break-aways and pulling the bunch for miles and just wheel suck as much as you can.

Dont say that

now no one is going to want to do all the pulling.