MARGATE CENTENARY CYCLE CHALLANGE


Over the past weekend the team travelled down to Margate to participate in some local racing at the South Coast. It was one of those small events that no one really knows about, but actually should. The race organisers put a lot of effort into the event and the terrain is ideal for hard racing!

The 94km event started at Margate’s main beach and took the riders all the way to the Sun Coast Casino and back, riding mostly on the N2.

I started in the second group with the woman, under 16 boys and veteran men.
Waking up the morning I felt like I’ve never gone to bed although I had 7h of sleep in. I recognized that I might have a difficult day out on my bike but still wanted to go and give it my best.

The group started quite fast and around 10km only a few was left up front, including Isable Moolman (Cycle Lab) and myself out of woman’s category. I tried to stick on as long as possible, but the rolling terrain and wind made the race very hard and half way into the event I lost contact with the main group.

I didn’t deliver a very good performance, but I know one can’t always have a good day although it would be nice! Its days like this that motivates me to work harder or rest more if my body needs it.

Race Results:

1st Isabel Moolman (Cycle Lab)
2nd Yolandi du Toit (Konica Minolta)