Our efforts on day 1 were "rewarded" by us being bumped up to D batch from G the previous day. This meant we needed to get up earlier - not ideal! Also there are enough riders in these earlier batches who are still disillusioned enough to think they can still win the race. So the first half hour of the ride is quite hectic - until the super hero's realise otherwise and everything settles down.
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| Negotiating the Boomslang |
Weather wise day 2 was more of the same, however the route was 80% single track which made for loads of fun. With parts of the track labelled as "Boomslang" and "Pofadder" you can only imagine. Mark's efforts on the Pofadder made it onto the day's highlights screened at dinner. However having said that - I had decided earlier in the day that discretion would be the better part of valour and I take all measures i deemed necessary to maintain my bones in their original condition - and opted for the chicken run......
I reckon that day 2 of the Wine 2 Whales is about as much fun as anyone can have on a MTB. So the 3hr30 odd that we spent on the bikes passed far to quickly.
The ride was also gentle enough that I was able to get my scheduled run (at the scheduled pace) in that evening along the beach front between Hermanus and Vermont.
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