Amashova 2015

[ians]

I see neville has registered and ready for sunday 🚴🏻

Anyone else joining us for the ride?

I will be doing the 106 km, leaving pmb at 8.30 am

[Neville Bailey]

Yip, my batch leaves at 8.08am, so you will probably fly past me as I chugg up Fox Hill...

[ians]

How did it go?

It was hot and windy..
I ended up sitting on the side of the road just after the Shongweni dip, legs cramping. The little training I put in, i expected to finish in 5 hrs. Managed a 4.35. Hopefully i will get in a bit more training for the Argus.

[Neville Bailey]

I was going strong until 70km when I hit the proverbial wall with severe cramping and vomiting. I walked up the next hill and, when I tried to mount my bike to coast downhill, I cramped again and fell on my side with the bike on top of me. That's when I threw in the towel. It was to be my 6th Amashova.

I guess I simply did not drink enough in the heat and dehydrated.

Now I've got to motivate myself for the 94.7 Challenge in Johannesburg next month.


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[ians]

Sorry to hear Neville. I actually looking down at my bike computer and noted exactly 70 km on the screen when i stopped...it was the hill just after the shongweni on ramp. I got off the bike and sat there for a period of time.eventually i got up and climbed back on the bike and rode to the end

[Houses4Rent]

Come down to CPT and do the Argus with me. If you start only the wind and heat are normally not so bad.

[Neville Bailey]

Sorry to hear Neville. I actually looking down at my bike computer and noted exactly 70 km on the screen when i stopped...it was the hill just after the shongweni on ramp. I got off the bike and sat there for a period of time.eventually i got up and climbed back on the bike and rode to the end

Yip, that's where I threw in the towel. Apart from the dehydration, I now also think that another contributor to my cramps is that my saddle height was far too low. I was checking it yesterday and I had to raise it about 3cm! I went for a ride yesterday with the adjusted saddle height and what a difference!


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[Neville Bailey]

Come down to CPT and do the Argus with me. If you start only the wind and heat are normally not so bad.

I submitted my entry for the race, but I was unfortunately not one of the lucky ones under the new random selection policy. Hopefully today I might get lucky when they do another random draw after the payment deadline expires for the successful applicants.


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[ians]

I got in (argus)....entrance fee paid...accommodation booked... this will be the slowest ride.

My plan is to stay just ahead of the cutoff times and enjoy the view.

I have recently had a bike fit done in Ballito.

Made a wise investment, managed to find a pair of assos mille shorts for those long hauls at a bargain price. These bib shorts have turned my cycling experience from a pain in the butt to an absolute pleasure.

Just finished 5 weeks at Cadence westville. Wish i had done the the whole 12 weeks also money well spent.