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[fees]

Hey word, what kit were you wearing? I was in B bunch, fell off the back of front group at 51km as there was no road left and wind was howling. With the help of two others we managed to drag back most of the breakaway back. Finished on 2h50. Was on black bianchi with DCB kit on. fees2007-08-27 05:33:09

[sias]

Net gou 'n vinnige vragie: Het enige iemand opgelet dat Liefie Day in die top 25 algeheel klaargemaak het met 'n tyd van 2:15:48? Het die Elites nie agtergekom daar spring 'n 44 jarige veteraan vrou saam met hulle weg nie? En sy het in die Carousel ook saam met die Elites weggespring en niemand het dit agtergekom nie...

 

OK - het gaan kyk - die persoon is as DQ aangetoon

[Chilli Pepper]

Ek het opgelet, en ek het gedink dis briljant!  Hul het pryse vir die top 10 dames gehad, Liefie was 7de ek dink?  Het baie hard vir haar hande geklap en haar ook gaan groet na die tyd.  Weereens baie geluk aan haar!

[word]

Fees, I was in Cyclelab kit on a black Specialized. I was working with another Cyclelab rider who was licenced but chose to ride in the B group (he had a number 97 on his bike). This guy was a true gentleman. Going past the quarry, I was continually being pushed into the gutter as the echelon stayed in the yellow lines. At one point, a gap opened and I floored it to second wheel behind this guy. He just continued to grind away. I asked if he wanted to rotate and he casually said if I wanted to, he was fine. So we rotated the work. Then when a small climb started, he dropped me. As soon as he realised that I had been dropped, he sat up and waited for me to rejoin with a casual comment that I should have shouted for him to wait up. From there on, I helped where I could and got dropped by this guy with only 5 kms to go.

[Joobs]

The race was Hard pretty much flat and fast. A whole bunch of us got dropped also when you turned right, into the Gutter. Had to work like mad to get back to the front. Which we finally did.

 

Just finished in the bunch at the end. Was a nice race, and fast.....

[Adre]

Ja she was 7th overall in the ladies. I'm training with them in the mornings and she kan gooi.

Her child, Dusty was in the elites. Looks like he rode with her chip or something like that.

[narra]

Hey Fees, I remember you :) You did allot of work in the first half of the race ? Thanks man :) DCB ?

[quinton]

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What kit did you guys wear, WFlyer, quinton, Thylo, Water Bottel ?



I had western wheeler kit on white helmet.

MTN Club 100 - but there was a few us in the group.

I was the one with black tar strip running down my back ;)

[quinton]

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Guy that got hit in the C bunch shattered his thumb.  Will need to see a orthopedic surgeon today.  Lady broke her collar bone.  He said he doesn't know how she hit him, but the sister told me he sat in the car at Buffelspoort for some time.  Told me he was very sore and very PISSED off.
[/QUOTE]

Ouch!!!!!! It did look very painful when she went down... I just remember seeing wobble around and trying to get a hold of someone next to hear and then seeing the guy in front of her being flipped over his bike.

Looking at his bike and fancy carbon dish race wheels, I am sure he must be
pissed off.

[tazman]

70Km in 2:03

[ajay]

Ah, now I know what a lot of the guys look like! Also raced in the B bunch, had Dimension Data kit on - would have been a lot faster if more people were prepared to help at the front. But wheelsucking seems to be the norm ;)

Had a nice race, until my chain broke - had to wait 1,5 hours to get a lift back to the finish. Will try again on Sunday.

[word]

For those who think that the wind was not so bad, check this out from motionbased:

 

Summary Data Total Time (h:m:s) 2:53:18 1:40 pace Moving Time (h:m:s) 2:53:11 1:40 pace Distance (km) 103.12 Moving Speed (kph) 35.7 avg. 52.2 max. Elevation Gain (m) +669 / -662   Avg. Heart Rate 160 bpm Zone 4.6   Temperature (°C) 14.5°C avg. 15°C high Wind Speed ( kph) ENE   27.8 avg. ENE   37.0 max.

[Thyolo]

What kit did you guys wear, Thylo,

 

 

You've not been following the "Worst Shirt" threads I take it.

[Thyolo]

Just a folow up to earlier posts about an unpredicatable junior rider in the B bunch causing concern.

 

I put an e-mail through to Harmony asking very nicely that someone have a word with him and they tell me they're following up.

 

It shouldn't take much to get through to someone at that age.

 

 

 

 

 

 

....what am I saying - I've got teenage kids and do they listen!!!!??????!!!

 

 

[SeanMort]

Lost City pics I see are now loaded on www.actionphoto.net . Now you might be able to ID some miscreants