Here are a few pictures from the event. The Maputo Cycling Club met the visiting cyclists at Ressano Garcia and accompanied them down to Matola in a two stage ride, from Ressano to Moamba Plaza and from there to Matola Shooting Range. The riders set off in three groups, with the youngsters up first, then intermediate cyclists and finally the supposed racing snakes. Once the first two groups were off the racers got on their way and immediately a split occurred in the field with the residents heading the field. A strong paceline composed of both Marios, Carlos and Messi (an American tourist wearing the Argentine's jersey) formed and were joined half-way by Rui Ferreira and Betinho from Clube de Ciclismo, with a strong finishing sprint at the toll-plaza of around 50km/hr!
The groups reformed at Moamba with the tourists sharing brought refreshments and snacks. After the rest the groups set out again, but this time the visitors weren't letting the residents out of their sights and for half the distance managed to keep up with the blistering pace of around 35km/hr. Perhaps the toll of too many beers the previous night hastened their fall off the back of the paceline, with Messi the only tourist to hold on almost to the finish. Patrick meanwhile made a strong showing in the second half of the run, all theway to Matola.
At the end of the ride the tourists organised a nice braai and drinks, and a lot of fun was had at the poolside. We look forward to next year's run. In the mean time here are some pics from this edition
Nature calls..
Getting ready
Nature calls.. again!
Moamba Pit-stop
Jack and the beanstalk
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