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Tramonto/Geelhoutboom Circuit with an Extra Lap via Valcor with Sandhoogte Thrown in at the End for a Bit of Extra Punishment (MTB)

13/2/2016

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Very quiet out there.  Yeah, yeah, I know I had a leisurely mid-morning start, but usually I see at least one other person out there!  Today, it was like a ghost town - I didn't see a single soul on a bike at all today.  

I did the usual loop out to Tramonto and Geelhoutboom, then cut back down the road to Valcor Farm and back out to Tramonto and Geelhoutboom once again for a bit of a loop.  I got back to the village and saw I was only at 60 Km, so I decided I should add in a loop up Sandhootge Road for a bit of extra punishment (which it was - chain came off 2x on that climb...).  

It was quite a bit cooler, so I only ran out of fluids at Km 55.  I didn't want to, but I stopped at Km 69 (just before the start of the descent down into Greenhaven) for a few seconds to down an extra 400 ml bottle of liquid I had in the backpack.  I really (and I mean really) hate stopping, especially on solo rides, but I was running a bit low on energy and figured there was no point in getting a dehydration headache.  Poor excuse, I know. :)

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