Yeah, agreed.
Also considering a lot of low index riders where absent, which means the average index of $ was probably higher than normal. That would lead to a lower adjusted winning time.
99er seeding is out:
Beta of 0.88, which is low, but I've seen lower (it was 0.8 for the 2023 99er)
But adjusted winning time is where the difference comes:
Actual winner was 2h09, adjusted winning time is 1h59 😐
Couple of edits from the race:
mine:
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someone else who caught the crash in A:
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Active Hobo edit by Alec:
@NicholasH you go and do all that work on new tents at the finish area, and then you get a nice cool day with no sunshine 😂
Prime conditions, I got dropped twice and still beat last years time by 3mins
I suspect he's saying "if you halved the price you'd get double the riders" (since currently the entry fee is ~R820).
With that said, as others have pointed out, current gravel entry fees:
Gallows: R1350
Ceder: R2450
Around the Pot: R1295
Race to the Sea: (can't find it)
Canola Roller: R1100
So honestly, I don't think attacking the organiser charging R820 is the right way to go...
So there are 3 things in play here:
- CSA License (R325)
- Racing License (R600)
- Day License (R70) (no clear wording if this replaces a CSA license or a Racing license, though I suspect the former)
Yeah, very confusing.
So I now have CSA membership and a 1 day racing license, and that allowed me to enter on the WP Cycling site, so I assume I'm sorted.
I'm a bit confused. WP Cycling just posted this:
But on the CSA website, you have the option to purchase a day racing license for either the TT or the road race:
Am I misunderstanding what "day license" means?
One of ours, and I must say, having listened to more @J Wakefield podcasts than I can remember, it was actually kind of refreshing to listen to one where he didn't have to answer
"what about Zone 2/what about torque intervals/what about 165mm cranks?" 🤣
Page has jumped the shark a bit there, and the mask as to who runs it seems to be slipping a little. We seem to have moved from good natured banter to all out vitriol and name calling. Also, not sure what they're hoping to achieve by swearing at the sponsors (who created a podium specifically for a silly amateur side-race) on instagram and in strava posts, but 🤷
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