ChrisF

Not exactly what asked .... by try playing with the "wave" column

now imagine a world where a mayor and premier could be bothered to use their many platforms to promote such critical life safety rules. heck, imagine a world with a national cycling assocoation ... with all the communication channels available to official national associations .... Heaven forbid, radical thought .... what about a minister for sport .... somebody that could be bothered to address the senseless deaths of athletes ..... sorry, maybe I expect too much .....

Dankie Sal gou weer probeer ... dink my cache mors my rond .... EDIT - daar kom dit nou deur ....

Are the results available ?

@NicholasH Thank you to you and your TEAM. Post race - Those kids that welcomed us as we rounded the circle into the school .... knop in die keel oomblik !! Please pass on our thanks to the school, staff and pupils. Hi Ross, thanks for the chat. You sure made a good start, seeing gaps and safely making your way up the group .... Yet another excellent event. Sad to see the medics needed. Good to see swift action and that people got immediate help. Even saw the bakkie with the trailer helping a rider fix his bike. After a week of sinus issues I went out gingerly .... knowing that today may the day that I have to pull out .... thankful that I could finish.

@SilverRider @Scary Rider

Nic for Premiere .... things will get DONE 👍👍👍

@NicholasH thank you 👍

Evobikes - 2.3 sold out. Speak to Janos to confirm when he can assist Spezialised Stellenbosch has in stock, best price SportsmansWarehouse has stock.... always a lottery between their web and your nearest store ...

Previous race reports suggests groups C, D or E is where the fast trains come from. HOWEVER .... a light headwind on the way out to Malmesbury may have an interesting plot twist .... possibly a high speed return run with the wind .... @KingZA good luck rolling the dice 👍

Group N starts at 6.40. If a few more add start times maybe you can sort it out from there ....

Real question - HOW ? 1. The Premiere and the Mayor ... always ready for a photo opp .... always ready to lobby for votes ..... as self proclaimed cyclists, with all the connections .... WHAT have they achieved to improve cycling safety ? 2. CSA ... I am a paid member for a few years already .... they are SILENT .... 3. PPA .... not sure what it is they actually do .... I hear more about their cycling events than their efforts to improve cycling safety .... granted, they do regularly post on FB..... informing us to avoid hotspots .... now if they spent as much energy into getting Cloetesville R44 and the Paardenisland sections properly policed ..... okay okay, at least they try something. Thus my question ... if those in power and the official organisations are not getting anything done .... what can individuals do ?

Limited Pre-paid parking for race day .... go register early if this is important to you.

In short ... get to Malmesbury before the wind picks up ..... goimg to be one of the fastest return trips ....

@NicholasH may be able to clarify. typically cut off points are around 15km/h ....certainly not meant to be a sprint

Take your timing board to registration. They can typically scan and check it.

100% what Trailseeker does ....

Jeepers, you clearly are missing the whole point ... UPGRADE, then upgrade some more, then go 1x ..... Until you have a "kids bike" worth a fraction of the upgrades .... hanging in the rafters as a spare sparts for your bike .....

We were reminded at Winelands that starting early = DQ .... You MAY start later ...

The joys of being on the road ... Today it is Paarl Thursday Stellenbosch Guess I am popping in at the sportsgrounds on Friday. Just hoping my sinusses clears up ....

Weather ? Hot day ... start EARLY .... Gradually drop back .... best way too stay fresh and finish early

Where ?

The level is of lesser importance - YES, I am favour of a near zero figure. The real issue is policing it..... especially after accident .... until there are REAL concequences for drink driving there is zero incentive to stop !! Even then, many will continue until the penalty far outways the alternatives ...

Wonder what the stats say ? Accidents plotted from 0 to 24.00 hour each day .... any particular high spots ? Similar for accidents with severe injuries and/or loss of life ? Third graph .... levels of alcohol measured per time of day at accident scenes .... non-tests to be removed to ensure a better representation. IF .... IF traffic law enforcement is about SAFETY .... heck, then you KNOW what time of the day to apply your testing and roadblocks, etc .... just dumbluck that the revenue from fines will be "optimal", until new habbits patterns are enforced Really not rocket science .... least amount research and planning .... then targetted enforcement. And such an approach CAN be "blind" ... the search is for bad spots, bad times .... bad vehicles can be the very last data, even better if withheld. 2023 I came from MTB race ... my bike inside Ertiga, aka Uber look alike .... coming through Wellington I approached roadblock ... most waived through, but my Uber looking wagon gets pulled over ... lisence ready, windy open .... officer gets to my window and looks in ..... start smiling .... Sorry sir, we thought you were a taxi ..... NOBODY likes being targetted !! Real targetted toadblocks needs more neutral and factual base .....

Yes, most interesting to see the difference in "commuters" vs "cyclists" .... Commuters typically are a very chilled group, except when they get it in their head to dice you ... SOME, not all, some cyclists are head down and full speed .... and oblivious to the impending head-on collision. Jip, yes, a good few cyclists are now doing the wrong side of the road thing around here .... I pull up, put my ffo on the pavement and wait for them to get past safely.