Its sunday afternoon, and I’m in the office. (again)

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No no, this is not the office. BUT the fine lunch and even finer wine at Guardian Peak Winery with my lovely wife,

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is the reason I ended up in the office on Sunday AFTERNOON…

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3hrs on my Specialized Roubaix. Stellenbosch to the far side of Franschhoek pass. 4 Passes. Hard tempo up both sides of Helshoogte and both sides of Franschhoek pass, and twiddling along at 300- 330W on the flats.

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One of the biggest allures to me about the Stellenbosch area is the amazing scenery… Simonsberg here

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And if course the Franschhoek Pass baboons…

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The Franschhoek Baboon has got to be the laziest baboon to walk the earth…

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Ok, this little one is still semi awake and admiring his toe.

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Top of Franschhoek Pass. In this corner, Barry Pauw- my team mate at the 2005(06?) Cape Epic, rolled a front tire (because of a slow puncture) 130km into the 8th stage, already we had lost 3 chain ring bolts (fixed chain rings together with zip ties and could only use big ring!) and punctured twice. And my achilles was half torn by then. In other words- we were not filled with mirth- Barry’s front wheel washed out in the hair pin bend and he crashed wholesale across the road- Barry, bike, bottles, big words and glasses all scattering in different directions. We fixed the small side wall cut by wrapping duct tape around the tire a few times, (now THAT looked Caveman-like) and vowed never to do this bladdie stoopid race again.

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In that same corner, you’ll find the sweetest mountain water- I never miss the refill stop.

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Back up Helshoogte you get the other view of Simonsberg. Oooh, what cute little numbers dancing around on the Wattage meter screen- its gonna be a good season. (XTERRA Buffelspoort this coming weekend)

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Finally- Dorpstraat Stellenbosch- home sweet home.

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Andre Visser 23-01-2012, 09:02

Ek sien Lieuwe s^: “an athlete can only race if there is a race”. Miskien moet iemand hom laat weet daar gaan die naweek by Buffelspoort ‘n RACE wees.

Nice fotos.

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