Hi,

Yip its Monday again with the standard hangover. (Not alcohol related). What a weekend.

Congrats to all who took part in Sats DC. Blessed with all the good things. Cool weather, very little wind, overcast and yes as the day progressed so the S/easter picked up making it somewhat testing for those that came in later in the afternoon. To all the support teams many, many thanks. Sonder julle it won’t sommer easily happen.

The experts were spot on. The race was won and lost in the last 40ks or so. A major tussle between Cape Town Market, Daiken and Andersons Transport. I don’t have the official results but I’m led to believe that only a minute separated these three teams with Anderson Transport walking away with the honours. Can u believe that after 200 odd ks the first three teams were split by seconds. Unbelievable. The fastest time recorded on a DC and apparently the toughest route as well.

Well, I was pretty much party to the drama and I can tell u that I was stressed out to the limit. The Anderson Team was put together by Hendrik Steytler who will be captain of our Racing Team next year. Both he and RK were part of the winning team and this should bode well for us next year.

Our own DC RT led by Michel did well in coming thru in 6hrs44min or so even after having lost Michel in a freak accident in Montagu.

Andre’s team also lost several riders but still managed a credible 7hrs and a number of minutes. I have decided to set aside the bet we had in place for the time being.

Johnno and his manne also had a great ride finishing off strongly in 8hrs plus minus.

And the champs of all the teams once again. Our Social Side. What a team. Die vasbyt was ongelooflik. Everyone finished. Ably inspired and led by Wendy. Ten odd hrs in the saddle. Takes some doing. Wind was up a lot stronger late afternoon and those last rollers played havoc. Mandy’s folks as backup played a significant role in the teams’ success, and at the end of the day they managed to get the recipe right. Dedicated, trained to a plan, committed, supportive en al die ander dinge!!!!!!!!!!

Lets not forget Francois Ashton who was at the finish with refreshments, ice and some shelter. Many thanks.

At the end of the day it’s a team effort. Putting things in place to make it happen. The DC is really becoming something big in our racing calendar and I think that we as the Wannabee/C2H can be proud of our participation, commitment and achievements.

Once again well done to all concerned. IT doesn’t just happen.

Well that’s just about it. Die Burger this w/end and that will see the close of the season. Litte los maak die week with a few turns of high cadence and speed work and u should be ready for the race.

Go well,

Ek.