Groadie Posted July 26, 2023 Share Did the 160km last year. Vowed to not enter again due to the price tag on getting my gravel bike healthy again after all that mud. All forecasts show heavy rain on the day of the event. Its one thing riding in the mud; its another thing fixing all the damage. Good luck to those who are still going ahead with the ride. You will have your war stories, no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted July 26, 2023 Share 6 hours ago, Groadie said: Did the 160km last year. Vowed to not enter again due to the price tag on getting my gravel bike healthy again after all that mud. All forecasts show heavy rain on the day of the event. Its one thing riding in the mud; its another thing fixing all the damage. Good luck to those who are still going ahead with the ride. You will have your war stories, no doubt. I did the 160km last year, including missing that last ferry and hitched a ride on a speedboat. Am doubling up to the full kahuna. My gravel bike wasn't that bad last year, (still has the same drivetrain on it ) but I did clean and lube at every waterpoint(yes I know they ran out, but I brought my own). I hope people don't get all cape town and pull out because of a bit of bad weather. Organiser has been a flippen champion dealing with my last minute accom shenanigans. Mtree, ChrisF and Kom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groadie Posted July 27, 2023 Share I got so Cape Town I didn't even enter on the probability that the weather would be bad! Anyway - that's gravel racing. Probably find it will only be a bit of drizzle anyway. Best of luck and enjoy those rolling hills... Edited July 27, 2023 by Groadie ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throttles Posted July 27, 2023 Share Anyone have the Epic ride weather report for the 100miler? 🫣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadenceblur Posted July 27, 2023 Share I checked Yr again this morning and the rain seems to be moving toward Sunday and alot less as well! Friday also looks much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne_jordaan Posted July 27, 2023 Share The weather is beginning to look a lot better. Lets be positive, it’s only Thursday. Oufy MTB (Roadie) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted July 27, 2023 Share For those who are doing the 200m and wondering what to expect. I checked the difference between this years and last. the route is substantially different so any timing you will see from last year is a loose guideline. both race distances are ~317km but climbing has dropped from ~4900m to 4100m one structural difference is the pont stop comes significantly later in the race Mtree and Danger Dassie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted July 27, 2023 Share 23 minutes ago, Shebeen said: For those who are doing the 200m and wondering what to expect. I checked the difference between this years and last. the route is substantially different so any timing you will see from last year is a loose guideline. both race distances are ~317km but climbing has dropped from ~4900m to 4100m one structural difference is the pont stop comes significantly later in the race Madness. Goodluck🤘 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted July 27, 2023 Share 2 hours ago, Groadie said: I got so Cape Town I didn't even enter on the probability that the weather would be bad! Anyway - that's gravel racing. Probably find it will only be a bit of drizzle anyway. Best of luck and enjoy those rolling hills... You can still enter! There's nothing more cape town than waiting for the last minute, seeing the weather is now good and then demanding to be treated like royalty because you know, you've paid. Mtree, ChrisF, PhilipV and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MongooseMan Posted July 27, 2023 Share 2 hours ago, throttles said: Anyone have the Epic ride weather report for the 100miler? 🫣 Appears to be more pessimistic than other forecasts which, as mentioned, have rain moving later in the day 🤞 throttles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groadie Posted July 27, 2023 Share But now I've already shaved off my moustache; packed away my Pas Normal gravel kit; and planned to watch the rugby with hooligans. Damn it! Next time I will be less Cape Town and more Brakpan in my mental toughness! 😁 Zebra, openmind, Oufy MTB (Roadie) and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan1983 Posted July 27, 2023 Share I see there is a A and B batch in the 60miler. How do you know what batch do you start in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadenceblur Posted July 27, 2023 Share Bloody hell, just checked weather again 🙈 throttles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted July 27, 2023 Share 36 minutes ago, cadenceblur said: Bloody hell, just checked weather again 🙈 if you're concerned by what's coming out the heavens at Swellendam on your weather forecast. move it to Napier and the amount will drop by 50% at least. Scary Rider, Rowl and ChrisF 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MongooseMan Posted July 27, 2023 Share Yup, or Malgas https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-979810/Republic of South Africa/Western Cape/Overberg District Municipality/Malgas Edited July 27, 2023 by MongooseMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bespokes Posted July 27, 2023 Share DM me if you want my 100 miler entry for free (Don’t want it to go to waste) you’ll just need to do and pay for the admin of the substitution (not much admin). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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