ChrisF Posted March 18 Posted March 18 27 minutes ago, Shebeen said: That's what I was doing. Do you have any hits? I got zero photos. 109km Amish ... some pics loaded 109km e-bike ... some pics loaded 109km tandem .... not finding any .... Seems they have a LOT of searching still to do .... also looking for the Potch teams tandem pics .... Scary Rider and SilverRider 2
Me rida my bicycle Posted March 18 Posted March 18 2 hours ago, ChrisF said: 109km Amish ... some pics loaded 109km e-bike ... some pics loaded 109km tandem .... not finding any .... Seems they have a LOT of searching still to do .... also looking for the Potch teams tandem pics .... I must be lucky we received our photos last week already. Did you not get the email link?
ChrisF Posted March 18 Posted March 18 1 minute ago, Me rida my bicycle said: I must be lucky we received our photos last week already. Did you not get the email link? Mine is not ready yet. I had a look. Me rida my bicycle 1
Me rida my bicycle Posted March 18 Posted March 18 Pritty expensive for unedited photos. But hey at least a couple looked good. ChrisF, NicholasT, SilverRider and 2 others 5
BMCfan Posted March 19 Posted March 19 apparently it is not to early to start the 2026 HUB THREAD 😘 Wannabe, mikkelz and HdB 3
ChrisF Posted March 19 Posted March 19 (edited) 1 hour ago, BMCfan said: apparently it is not to early to start the 2026 HUB THREAD 😘 Mid night tonight the fun starts .... 😛 Thank you @BMCfan entered 👍 Edited March 19 by ChrisF SilverRider and Scary Rider 2
ChrisF Posted March 19 Posted March 19 As good a place as any to remind the help-my-trap clan .... 1. Read the rules .... at least 3.10 if you dont like reading 2. READ the extracted rule on the entry portal when you select an ebike ... jip, 3.10 3. By the time you read THIS, you have already paid and need to plan your race, sorry fun ride, accordingly ... OOOOOoooooo c r @ p ..... NO, do NOT complete it in 3:10 .... that is the RULE number .... Wannabe, SilverRider and Scary Rider 3
Conrad Hughes Posted March 19 Posted March 19 (edited) My first CTCT, about 45 seconds off 3h out of 1D group. I was in pink/yellow/black Knights Racing kit on a SuperSix Evo 4, I'm very large like 197cm/98kg. Tried to jump onto Dean's wheel at the start but failed. Hanging on for dear life at the top of Edinburg. Smits felt great, 370-380w for the climb. Felt great and getting better throughout the day. My average was 243, normalized 289. Worked a decent amount after that, found myself off the front on the descent by Ocean View. Saw a 1B group up ahead. I towed a chap 'Larry' in Pure Savage kit who stubbornly refused to work and bridged the 45-60s gap... only for the main 1D bunch to show up a few KM after just before chappies. Should have just rolled turns instead! Was totally spent for Chappies, tried to catch on to the front guys from 1D there in the descent, fail. Suikerbosse, took it easy-ish, then rode hard to the finish. There was a guy from 1E who was working too who caught us after Chappies, happy he dropped under 3h. https://www.strava.com/activities/13829580660 if anyone is interested! Edited March 19 by Conrad Hughes HdB, mikkelz, Sidekick Racer and 4 others 7
mikkelz Posted March 19 Posted March 19 38 minutes ago, Conrad Hughes said: My first CTCT, about 45 seconds off 3h out of 1D group. I was in pink/yellow/black Knights Racing kit on a SuperSix Evo 4, I'm very large like 197cm/98kg. Tried to jump onto Dean's wheel at the start but failed. Hanging on for dear life at the top of Edinburg. Smits felt great, 370-380w for the climb. Felt great and getting better throughout the day. My average was 243, normalized 289. Worked a decent amount after that, found myself off the front on the descent by Ocean View. Saw a 1B group up ahead. I towed a chap 'Larry' in Pure Savage kit who stubbornly refused to work and bridged the 45-60s gap... only for the main 1D bunch to show up a few KM after just before chappies. Should have just rolled turns instead! Was totally spent for Chappies, tried to catch on to the front guys from 1D there in the descent, fail. Suikerbosse, took it easy-ish, then rode hard to the finish. There was a guy from 1E who was working too who caught us after Chappies, happy he dropped under 3h. https://www.strava.com/activities/13829580660 if anyone is interested! Damn, great effort! 💪 So close. 🥲 Conrad Hughes 1
Mamil Posted March 19 Posted March 19 Early entries for 895 open at midnight tonight ... here we go again Scary Rider 1
ChrisF Posted March 19 Posted March 19 22 minutes ago, Mamil said: Early entries for 895 open at midnight tonight ... here we go again Just between us two middle-aged-men-in-lycra .... go onto the CTCT site, click on "The Cape Town Cycle Tour" icon (right-bottom) .... now click on register ..... already up and taking registrations.
andydude Posted March 19 Posted March 19 35 minutes ago, Mamil said: Early entries for 895 open at midnight tonight ... here we go again PPA Memberships for the 2025/2026 financial year have also opened at a discounted fee of R280 for a limited time only. 2025/2026 Paid-up Pedal Power Association (PPA) Members entry fee: R715 General early bird entry fee: R895 Africa entrants: R1100 International entrants : R1690 Renew your PPA Membership and enter the 2026 Cape Town Cycle Tour for only R995. ChrisF 1
andydude Posted March 19 Posted March 19 3 hours ago, ChrisF said: As good a place as any to remind the help-my-trap clan .... 1. Read the rules .... at least 3.10 if you dont like reading 2. READ the extracted rule on the entry portal when you select an ebike ... jip, 3.10 3. By the time you read THIS, you have already paid and need to plan your race, sorry fun ride, accordingly ... OOOOOoooooo c r @ p ..... NO, do NOT complete it in 3:10 .... that is the RULE number .... It actually comes up before selecting category! ChrisF and Zebra 1 1
Sidekick Racer Posted March 20 Posted March 20 Hi All, I was not aware of this the discussion in this thread until someone gave me a heads-up. I was the guy who dropped back from & to ride with my girlfriend in 1D. She started riding properly about 8 months ago after a serious knee operation put a pause on her trail running aspirations. The initial idea of dropping back was to get her around safely without any crashes before she rides Cape Epic this week. On the Saturday afternoon before I thought "why don't we see if we can get you a Sub 3". To clear things up, the goal was not to bruise all the male egos of 1A, 1B, 1C by a woman beating you all. It was also not to "start late and surprise the other women". 1D is where she was seeded and this is where she started. She did not get added to the Elite ladies race (there are many far faster women there) and wanted to do her first Cycle Tour as the original route. She was not pushed around the course and rode that pace on her own power. A really nice spin-off of the morning was that there were a number of guys in 1B and 1C who came to thank us afterwards for the help in getting their first Sub 3 - win-win all around. I did not mind having 300 men sitting on my wheel while I paced them to their PB's (99% of whom never paced), and I think the questions around her result are incredibly unfair. It's the Fundrider World Champs guys, lets just have fun, try ride sub 3's,4's and 5's and keep it lekker! Pure Savage, Meezo, Gruffalo and 12 others 15
Pure Savage Posted March 20 Posted March 20 26 minutes ago, Sidekick Racer said: Hi All, I was not aware of this the discussion in this thread until someone gave me a heads-up. I was the guy who dropped back from & to ride with my girlfriend in 1D. She started riding properly about 8 months ago after a serious knee operation put a pause on her trail running aspirations. The initial idea of dropping back was to get her around safely without any crashes before she rides Cape Epic this week. On the Saturday afternoon before I thought "why don't we see if we can get you a Sub 3". To clear things up, the goal was not to bruise all the male egos of 1A, 1B, 1C by a woman beating you all. It was also not to "start late and surprise the other women". 1D is where she was seeded and this is where she started. She did not get added to the Elite ladies race (there are many far faster women there) and wanted to do her first Cycle Tour as the original route. She was not pushed around the course and rode that pace on her own power. A really nice spin-off of the morning was that there were a number of guys in 1B and 1C who came to thank us afterwards for the help in getting their first Sub 3 - win-win all around. I did not mind having 300 men sitting on my wheel while I paced them to their PB's (99% of whom never paced), and I think the questions around her result are incredibly unfair. It's the Fundrider World Champs guys, lets just have fun, try ride sub 3's,4's and 5's and keep it lekker! Why didnt you catch &? I waited on chappies.... JacquesJ 1
Pure Savage Posted March 20 Posted March 20 18 hours ago, Conrad Hughes said: My first CTCT, about 45 seconds off 3h out of 1D group. I was in pink/yellow/black Knights Racing kit on a SuperSix Evo 4, I'm very large like 197cm/98kg. Tried to jump onto Dean's wheel at the start but failed. Hanging on for dear life at the top of Edinburg. Smits felt great, 370-380w for the climb. Felt great and getting better throughout the day. My average was 243, normalized 289. Worked a decent amount after that, found myself off the front on the descent by Ocean View. Saw a 1B group up ahead. I towed a chap 'Larry' in Pure Savage kit who stubbornly refused to work and bridged the 45-60s gap... only for the main 1D bunch to show up a few KM after just before chappies. Should have just rolled turns instead! Was totally spent for Chappies, tried to catch on to the front guys from 1D there in the descent, fail. Suikerbosse, took it easy-ish, then rode hard to the finish. There was a guy from 1E who was working too who caught us after Chappies, happy he dropped under 3h. https://www.strava.com/activities/13829580660 if anyone is interested! Well done! That last 9km must have hurt the legs pushing for that sub 3! Conrad Hughes 1
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