Mongoose! Posted April 28 Share Had a great ride. Learned my lesson from last year : not to hook up with the first bunch (to be dropped after 3hours) and then the mountain still come.... This year I rode well inside my limits and finished strong. 6h58 for me and enjoyed every moment Jewbacca, HdB, Underachiever and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titleist Posted April 28 Share Good race, as hard as expected. Waterpoints 4/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLuke Posted April 28 Share Only did the half, awesome race, lekker gees at the start. Wind was tough going up swartberg, blew us to a standstill a few times. Some very strong riders all around. Prince Albert is such a awesome little town. DJuice, Kom, BuffsVintageBikes and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted April 29 Share 13 hours ago, Titleist said: Good race, as hard as expected. Waterpoints 4/10. I thought the waterpoints were excellent. They provided exactly what was written on the breakdown AND more. The pancakes at de Rust were fantastic, boerewors rolls at Kobus se Gat. They had more than enough Coke, Enduren, water for the whole field and the people manning them were excellent. Did we do the same event? 😝 marcfr, nathrix, LuckyLuke and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubarra Posted April 29 Share 9 minutes ago, Jewbacca said: I thought the waterpoints were excellent. They provided exactly what was written on the breakdown AND more. The pancakes at de Rust were fantastic, boerewors rolls at Kobus se Gat. They had more than enough Coke, Enduren, water for the whole field and the people manning them were excellent. Did we do the same event? 😝 Wow - waterpoints with pancakes and boerewors rolls! What kind of gourmet offering is required to get a passmark from @Titleist? 🤣 Jewbacca, mecheng89, Mamil and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted April 29 Share 15 hours ago, DJuice said: Valtteri is on dishes duty! SO about 14min quicker, but still a very good ride from Bottas!!! Def not a weekend warrior. He cycles a lot. Makes me feel like a sleg hond, knowing how packed his schedule is, I'm not puttng it even 50% what he does. He finished 6th in his age cat, which means he's qualified for worlds. DJuice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcfr Posted April 29 Share Was a very tough ride in the wind, especially Swartberg pass but had a good day out and enjoyed it. 8H16 official time a bit slower than expected, but happy considering the wind. Mamil, DJR, Jewbacca and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baracuda Posted April 29 Share 51 minutes ago, Jewbacca said: I thought the waterpoints were excellent. They provided exactly what was written on the breakdown AND more. The pancakes at de Rust were fantastic, boerewors rolls at Kobus se Gat. They had more than enough Coke, Enduren, water for the whole field and the people manning them were excellent. Did we do the same event? 😝 First, my hat off too you. When I spotted you on your bmx I couldn't believe it. An incredibly hard day on a full sized bike. On the waterpoint subject, I think you timed it perfectly. I was about 20min ahead of you and got very little aside from water, bar-ones and orange quarters. They were just putting the wors on the fire when I went through. Edited April 29 by Baracuda DJR and Jewbacca 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJuice Posted April 29 Share @Jewbaccahow about a photo of you and your BMX? Congrats on the ride! #stonehard Edited April 29 by DJuice mecheng89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted April 29 Share 1 hour ago, mecheng89 said: He cycles a lot. Makes me feel like a sleg hond, knowing how packed his schedule is, I'm not puttng it even 50% what he does. He finished 6th in his age cat, which means he's qualified for worlds. https://www.strava.com/pros/4822604 He's done 4500km+ this year. I think he has enough time in his schedule for play things. F1 drivers always had a rockstar lifestyle, plenty of scope for fitness time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bub Marley Posted April 29 Share 17 hours ago, Kom said: Easily the toughest medal ive ever collected. its an excellent route, but dont underestimate the devilry in the "back 9" leading up that climb over the pass - brutal! I thought everyone gets a UCI medal. Are those only for podium finishers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted April 29 Share 7 minutes ago, Bub Marley said: I thought everyone gets a UCI medal. Are those only for podium finishers? I definitely didn't get a UCI medal.... It must have been just for those on their respective category podiums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubarra Posted April 29 Share 11 minutes ago, Bub Marley said: I thought everyone gets a UCI medal. Are those only for podium finishers? Top 25% per age cat qualify for the UCI medal and world champs Kom and Bub Marley 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted April 29 Share Motorsport drivers/riders actually do lots of cycling for fitness with proper intervals, most are coached as well. Someone I remember fondly was Gniel De Villiers who is another monster on the MTB, use to do a lot of local races where he would just klap you 6-love. ChrisF, Kom and Wannabe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted April 29 Share 18 hours ago, Jewbacca said: I finished.... It was tough But happy to have made it over the pass and back to the safety of Prince Albert before cut off! Well Done Guy 👏🏻 this is looking promising for Gallows 👊🏻 Jewbacca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bub Marley Posted April 29 Share 8 minutes ago, Skubarra said: Top 25% per age cat qualify for the UCI medal and world champs So this is not time based? If there are 20 riders in your age group, you essentially need to be top 5? Kom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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