I agree, you need a Maths degree and plenty of time on your hands to get your head around all the figures😲
Bearing in mind (given the prohibitive cost of competing overseas), that it should be feasible and realistic for a DH rider to obtain the required points from National events only, I would like someone to explain to me how a DH rider can accumulate the required 5 points from 3 National races* and SA Champs - race runs have a 100% weighting, and seeding runs have a 25% weighting as per the 2024 performance data.
I am assuming that the format of 1 point for First place, 0.75 points for Second place, and 0.5 points for Third place will remain in place as per 2024 -this is not mentioned specifically in the Selection document.
There are a number of Juniors moving to Elites in 2025 which will further increase competition for an already limited number of points.
The overall SA Cup Series Log, which was an additional way of earning a point or two, will be done away with in 2025.
Another concern is that XCO, XCM and Enduro riders still only need to earn three points to be eligible for selection - some unfair bias or does someone at CSA just dislike DH? I hope somebody in the know can put me right.
* This may increase to 4 National races, if the Zevenwacht provincial race planned for Feb 2025, gets approval to be a National event. This would mean that non-WC based riders would need to travel to the Western Cape three time in three months to compete at National events - not affordable for most of us.
