They should neutralise all racing groups until they get to wellington street. Last year must have been an absolute nightmare… I saw in last years results that some B riders set the fastest times.
I crossed the line at around 9, the wind was pretty bad by then. I was riding completely solo at that point too so it was horrible. Between 95km and 105km my average speed dropped by 3.5kph 😔
Is the same start used at this race the same every year? In A batch it felt very dangerous… even with the vehicle setting pace in the neutral zone. Downhill right angle turns… deep manholes… more speed bumps than I can count. I wasn’t close enough to the front to see… but judging by the pace it also seemed like the neutral zone actually ended whilst we were still in those dangerous suburb roads…
Crosswinds and pace that makes you feel like you are bleeding out your eyeballs don’t do well to keep the riders on the left lane of the road but the Marshalls did their best to keep us behaving. Well done to all of them.
Not a great day out for me… I got shot out the back of the group like a chicken laying an egg with 10km to go. So close yet so far… Ended up 8 mins off the leaders and 6 mins off the group. Kudos to the guys in the breakaway they built up a good gap today, they were almost 5 mins ahead at one stage.
Thanks for organising a great event @NicholasH. Was really special. Great marshalling, the crowds at the waterpoints were great at cheering us along and all the school kids involved were great too!
It was my first race in the elite bunch and I was worried about the size of the group but there weren't any issues at all. Having both lanes closed in the last 15km was great. And the finish line was perfectly marked! Actually being able to see it in the end gave me a massive boost of energy haha! I somehow managed 20th overall so this was by far my most enjoyable and successful day out on the bike so far! Will definitely be back next year and hopefully for many more years to come.
They don't deserve the benefit of the doubt but it's a Friday so lets give it to them 😄
From everything I've seen (keep in mind I have only been racing for less than a year) yes the numbers are exactly the same, just different symbols beforehand and maybe sometimes a different colour I think?
Hmmm... I'm in $ and never got asked to pay anything other than my entry fee and my CSA R50 day license. I think whoever you dealt with was speaking a load of hogwash. I'd say it's worth arriving early tomorrow morning and trying to fight it at the morning registration.
Yep I saw those too, but would be nice to have 500m, 400m etc. boards. Like in Durbie Dash, the finish line was just over a crest so we couldn't see it until we were right over it.
