What: Cape Argus
Where: Cape Town, South Africa
Why: The world Biggest Mass Participation Bike Race in the World, some 35,000 entries
Its sunny there
When: March every Year, normally the second Sunday.
Difficulty: Its 109km's around the Cape with 4 climbs, but not climbs like in a Grand Fondo, or Etape (climbs a bit bigger like you get on a ride in the surrey hills)
On 12/08/07 members of the De Ver B team decided to bag an Alp. The party was lead by Philippe Armbruster (the big fella from Switzerland) Hugh Scott provided the "technical" advice and Marcell Anderson was accomodation/flights officer. The first climb prove a tad easier than expected and as aresult we proceeded to bite of more than what we could chew. (see part II)
It is now less than 3 months to go to the Lanzarote Training camp in April. The questions are:
If anyone is looking for a training partner to prepare, this is the place to post. Even if you can't make it you are welcome to ride with those that can.
It is commonly asked if new members are welcome on training rides. The short answer is yes. The longer answer is that some training groups are focussed on preparing for specific events (e.g.
