My cycling and wine adventures with a story
The Limit Does Not Exist
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Cedar 100 Miler 3 May
Official times: Pos 1 Age grp 65-69 Time 7h34:24 Pos 82
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Transpirenaica Worked Highlights Do Better
What Worked Bike Trek Super Calibre was amazing and best choice – weight, suspension, lockout. Trek SUPERCALIBRE SLR 9.8 X01 T-TTYPE AXS Gen2 2024 Used suspension lockout on most climbs and this really needed. Chain lube (Smoove), wet wipes, brakes all worked. Tailfin (AeroPack) bike bag worked so well. It was rigid and stable. It…
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Transpirenaica Stats & Info
Some stats and info of my adventure Kit lists Hotels
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Transpirenaica Daily Notes, Stats & Chats
Notes that I made each day with stats and some of the group messages. Day 1 – 16 May Breakfast with Phillip at hotel. Phillip took bike and other bag from me to look after. He helped with trains – I owe him 14 Euros Uneventful train trip to Llanca. Rode to the ocean to…
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Transpirenaica MTB Route
A high-altitude journey starting 15 May 2025 for 18 days The Kamoot story and maps that started the dream Several decades ago, Jordi Laparra published the first edition of what, for many, would become the guidebook for the most epic journey conceivable on the Iberian Peninsula. Portable GPS devices were not yet the norm, phones…
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Imbuku Big 5 15 Feb
My third Imbuku and decided to do this as I didnt do Tankwa again this year. I started really slow and the first third was a struggle trying to find my legs after a tummy bug. I then seemed to get into the zone and just got stronger as the day went on. Some strong…
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Trailseekers #1 Banhoek 25 Jan
Fun day Plaisir, Boschendal & Banhoek
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Attakwas Extreme #10 18 Jan
Hell of the South YouTube Race Video Attakwas started a long time ago as a race in January with the goal to stay fit during December Jan and have a goal to work to. It then became part of Epic preparation – Pioneer / Atta / Tankwa. We also did Atta 20, 21,22 with cycling…
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Stanford 100Miler Gravel
7 December 2024 Gravel race in the Southern-most part of the Cape and Africa. A beautiful cool morning start at 7:30 being led out by the rider on horseback before the racing started. It was fast in the beginning with some proper sandpits as we went through the Agulas Nature reserve. I nice swim in…
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Psychology of endurance cyclists
This a study by Prof Wesley Peters that he completed on cyclists participating in December 2023 Desert Dash. A very interesting read and maybe explains why cyclists and athletes love the challenges of long distances. The link to the article at Forumonline: Comment from Namibian top extreme distance cyclist Nabil Robiati: “Thank you Prof. Wes.…
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