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My training is not even close to up-to-date and so yesterday morning I slipped out and did a dawnie ride from Welgevonden towards Paarl.  Just thought I'd see how it goes, and ended up doing a long-ish ride past Elsenburg, Eenzaamhuid (worst dirt road I've ever been on - stutterbumps for days -I may or may not have swallowed one of my teeth), Agter Paarl, and then past Simondium and over Helshoogte pass and back.

Pretty hard for my current fitness state, but still excellent ride.

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Such envy look at this thread.  Mine's taken me nowhere today (or this week) due to me being stuck at the ANC conference in Midrand.  And just listening to that is pretty depressing.

 

But on Tuesday when back - going to hit Jonkershoek.   I hear there are new trails?

Not fully open yet, Simon. Best wait for the official announcement before hitting the new new trails. 

 

SA Nationals track is open though. As are a couple others. Just not the red and black just yet.

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Just for NixM, some cold misty pictures from the weekend rides

 

 

Same view, this weekend

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Last weekend

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Autumn is definitely here, does not look steep amongst the mist and leaves...haha its ridiculous steep 375m climbing over 2.5 km

 

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The top..almost in the sun

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The top with coffee stop restaurant and "dog bar" for the 4 legged hikers....

 

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Temperature and ride profile, can see how the temp improved at the top (1580m) where the sun was coming through

 

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Just for NixM, some cold misty pictures from the weekend rides

 

 

Same view, this weekend

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Last weekend

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Autumn is definitely here, does not look steep amongst the mist and leaves...haha its ridiculous steep 375m climbing over 2.5 km

 

attachicon.gifIMG_0439 - Copy.JPG

 

The top..almost in the sun

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The top with coffee stop restaurant and "dog bar" for the 4 legged hikers....

 

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Temperature and ride profile, can see how the temp improved at the top (1580m) where the sun was coming through

 

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Not a nice guy, are you?

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MTB Training ride up Northcliff Hill and back for me again today. Trying to do it everyday, and then proper MTB rides at the weekend.

 

Gonna take some photos on the road tomorrow before the blossom falls completely :-)

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MTB Training ride up Northcliff Hill and back for me again today. Trying to do it everyday, and then proper MTB rides at the weekend.

 

Gonna take some photos on the road tomorrow before the blossom falls completely :-)

Thought you were in Spain.

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Thought you were in Spain.

Back from Spain to sell up and arrange removals etc while our architect finishes the building drawings. He's due to be done end of Oct, we should have planning permission sorted out be end of Nov and then I'll go back and start. Realistically might not go back til after Christmas though - so we can spend time with family.

 

Meanwhile I'm chilling out and riding as much as pos.

 

:-)

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