Stage 5 (Swellendam)

An entirely forgettable day. The stage had absolutely no redeeming features. It was long (146km), the surfaces were crap, and there was really no scenery worth raving about! Although we did see a HUGE baboon who had attracted a lot of attention from a bunch of photographers. Again we rode with Dirk and Eppie and we finished in just over 7hrs. The rest of the field also took major shots and we jumped a whole bunch of place to 106th overall. The major significance of this is that we get to start in the B seeded batch. This is always a big goal for me. So I'm best pleased! It may however not be all good. Its going to mean a start at a significantly higher tempo.