Tour du cap 2025

[Mamil]

1 hour ago, andydude said:

Unfortunately admin is not their strength.

Marketing on the other hand 😄

I think I'm their most effective marketing at the moment - .... and I'm getting tired of it. Immediately I posted I got an email saying this year's participants can enter for next year's edition (2026) for 2900 ZARS before 12 March 2025 .... 

Hmmmm ... I'm one late night and two Jack Daniels away from reaching for my credit card again.

[spano]

It was a great ride! Nice to meet you in person @Mamil and @peetwindhoek!🙌

[bleedToWin]

Bike craft performance on all social media channels did really good daily recaps of the elite race. Jeremy had good insight into how things unfolded and why we raced it the way we did. We (Asap) came off with great results from the tour, and super stoked to have carried that momentum into CTCT with our main speedster taking it! 😁

[Mamil]

2 hours ago, bleedToWin said:

Bike craft performance on all social media channels did really good daily recaps of the elite race. Jeremy had good insight into how things unfolded and why we raced it the way we did. We (Asap) came off with great results from the tour, and super stoked to have carried that momentum into CTCT with our main speedster taking it! 😁

Ah... I've ditched almost all social media except bikehub and posting race results on Strava so missed that unfortunately😔

[bleedToWin]

12 hours ago, Mamil said:

Ah... I've ditched almost all social media except bikehub and posting race results on Strava so missed that unfortunately😔

Best way to know what's up with top level racing to be honest. You can curate your instagram feed to only be cycling 😉

[tyger]

Im thinking of entering for 2026. It would be my 1s stage race. very anxious about taking the leap.

please HELP...LOL

[DieselnDust]

17 minutes ago, tyger said:

Im thinking of entering for 2026. It would be my 1s stage race. very anxious about taking the leap.

please HELP...LOL

Go for it. You have a year to prepare

[Mamil]

57 minutes ago, tyger said:

Im thinking of entering for 2026. It would be my 1s stage race. very anxious about taking the leap.

please HELP...LOL

You won't be sorry - but then I am their chief marketing officer... seriously though, stage racing is a blast - 

The repeat customer discount is open until tomorrow and I still haven't completely killed the idea of doing my fourth one in a row...

I'm self employed though and the week away from work is expensive and the boss imposes a punishing schedule to make up for the lost time.

Edited yesterday at 11:58 AM by Mamil

[peetwindhoek]

Mamil, if you are in I might be able to be in too!

[andydude]

I see vets 40+, vets 50+ and elite ladies started together. Anyone here wants to give feedback on that category's racing? Wondering if it's worth it for a vet 40+

[bleedToWin]

Calling @Tiny K 👆

[Mamil]

1 hour ago, peetwindhoek said:

Mamil, if you are in I might be able to be in too!

Aaaaaarghghgh --- as Bono used to say in the 80's "I was making promises I was soon to forget"

[BuffsVintageBikes]

Every year I read @Mamils race report and every year I promise myself I'll do it the following year. Then along comes December and all my ideas of a solid month of base train and weight loss goes out the window in favour of a good holiday, great food and copious amounts of cold beers... because I deserve it, it's been a long year right?
When I look again, it's mid Januworry and I suddenly realize that I'm nowhere near prepared enough for a week of climbing Bainskloof Pass for 4 days and chicken out 😖
I'm my own worst enemy I guess 😊

[Tiny K]

2 hours ago, andydude said:

I see vets 40+, vets 50+ and elite ladies started together. Anyone here wants to give feedback on that category's racing? Wondering if it's worth it for a vet 40+

Andy, it made for some lekker racing. The German ladies team did make it difficult to get away (they closed them down) but it was fun.

It was the 40+ riders that animated the racing on most days, but some 50+ riders definitely helped pull through the paceline efforts.

[Mamil]

4 hours ago, peetwindhoek said:

Mamil, if you are in I might be able to be in too!

Well if we in we got until tomorrow to pull the trigger on the 2.9k entry 

[Mamil]

2 hours ago, BuffsVintageBikes said:

Every year I read @Mamils race report and every year I promise myself I'll do it the following year. Then along comes December and all my ideas of a solid month of base train and weight loss goes out the window in favour of a good holiday, great food and copious amounts of cold beers... because I deserve it, it's been a long year right?
When I look again, it's mid Januworry and I suddenly realize that I'm nowhere near prepared enough for a week of climbing Bainskloof Pass for 4 days and chicken out 😖
I'm my own worst enemy I guess 😊

This is your year maybe!!! Actually we need a team if we're going to have any chance of dealing with whatever international talent signs up in the open category ....