Hello everyone. I was hoping to be able to share a fantastic result at the latest copa race, the Classica de Namaacha, a 145km race climbing up to Namaacha and finishing at Shoprite Matola. The race started well enough with about 14 entrants and more or less on-time at 7:10. However descending to the Matola River and past the Police check-point the fog got so bad that visibility was down to 10-15 metres. To make matters worse two riders (including yours truly..) went down on a patch of oil in the road. The race organisers decided to call it a day, in view of the fact that besides the fog we'd be battling the oncomming traffic for the better part of the race, due to the religious ceremony that had finished that morning in Namaacha itself. Close to 2000 cars and countless walkers had made the pilgramage to Namaacha the previous friday and saturday and would be returning..
So we opted for a reverse Mozal loop where we simulated a sprint and then headed out towards Moamba and back.
The good news is that we have 10 entrants for the Swaziland Dups Mafutseni race which will take place next Saturday. This race will be the first event of the Tri-nations cup, which will be disputed between Mozambique, Swaziland and (maybe) South Africa.
As for the Classica.. all is not lost - we'll most likely substitute it in the coming weeks so as not to lose this iconic race.
Cheers, and until the next post.
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