The quest for a second Sub-3 Argus Part 1 - Stellenbosch Cycle Tour 2017
Cape Town Cycle Tour (CTCT)/Argus seedings are out! I am seeded in 1B (the 5th group) with a seeding index of 16.54 based on my finish time at the 2017 Stellenbosch Cycle Tour . This is my worst seeding since 2014, coincidentally the last & only time I managed a Sub-3 Argus so maybe in a way it is a good omen, but my campaign for a 2nd Sub-3 Argus is certainly not going according to script. After the high of Lormar it was back to the reality with the 2017/2018 roadie season. The first step towards a Sub-3 Argus is a good seeding, I started 2017 with my best seeding ever but the cancelled 2017 CTCT and no road races since, meant my seeding was gradually slipping from great to bad as the year progressed. The race I targeted to get my seeding back on track was the 160km PPA One Tonner . A good finish time in this race guarantees a good CTCT seeding. However disaster struck halfway through the race, 2 punctures in quick succession near Hermon meant the One Tonner seed