Monthly Archives: September 2014

Le Spectacular!

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Saddlesaws

L’Ermitage at Franschoek. Appreciated luxury! Bruce leads the Pimavera (pri)mates out of Franschoek The best of the Western Cape roads! Lunch at Môreson wine farm

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Le Spectacular!

La Primavera? Not!

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Saddlesaws

The most hallowed of cycling races are The Classics. These are bookended by the Milan – San Remo and the Giro di Lombardia. The latter of which is fittingly known as the Race of the Falling Leaves. Our Primavera tour … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on La Primavera? Not!

The Gods conspire

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Saddlesaws

Miserable Rain the Third spake thus unto the assembly, “Verily I say unto you, let Headwind the Terrible lay down and rest, and I, Miserable Rain the Third, will take up the hammer and smite the sprit of the cyclist … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Gods conspire

A whale of a tail

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Saddlesaws

The Primovino, er sorry, Primavera road bike tour started with a bang today. Not literally – thankfully – but a solid 4h30 covering about 130km. I realize that the previous entry might have made it seem like it started yesterday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Prima Vera 2014 | Comments Off on A whale of a tail

Check the weather before packing!

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Saddlesaws

Having quite a few stage races and multistage tours under the belt I have become a little blasé about packing for the event. So at about 8.30 this morning I reached for the bag. Mmm, which one should I take? … Continue reading →

Posted in Prima Vera 2014 | Comments Off on Check the weather before packing!