What can be said of today’s romp through the “little” Karoo? Probably quite a bit if didn’t all blur into one!

At one of the many hilltops we crested today someone commented that it (the view??) was beautiful. But there was just so damn much of it. 128km, 2.5 Table Mountains and a lot of loose stones. At least those only featured from km 80 to 105! Some wit asked if it was 2 stages ridden in error over just one day.

Cough cough – the bunch out of Calitzdorp

Winning time was 5h23m26s. Christoph Suaser and Max Knox of course. They may well have taken the line honors yesterday if the current world marathon champ had not lost his way and mucked about for half and hour or so. We spent 7h35 in the saddle or on our feet. You know what they say – “if you ain’t hiking, you ain’t biking”. Some also found time to take a bath.