matthew de haast

I was one of them 🙈 fitness not where I want it to be. You guys were very patient and helpful with all the tips. Thanks 🙏 The climb definitely sorted those of you that could and those of us that couldn’t 😂

Another cyclist passed away this morning on Chappies... Still early and no details. It appears this ends when we are all in a grave... 😠

Craig isn’t riding this year. He is currently working on a project in Namibia

https://www.kleinezeitung.at/sport/sommersport/rad/19488844/drei-mountainbiker-beim-cape-epic-verstorben-aber-es-geht-weiter

Maybe the solution for the A->$ is treating some people as potential promotions and then some of the $ as relegation. ie, Top 10% of A can jump to $ and the bottom 10% of $ get relegated to A. The group doesn't just keep growing but allows for some movement between the two

The front bunch at Cycle tour is 150, if you account for 40ish people for international, sponsors etc. Does that mean there are 110 guys who are under 3? Doesn’t seem likely

My understanding is the beta and finish time adjustment is there way of getting a normal distribution out of the finishers. If the above is true, the weaker the field could sometimes result in a higher beta because less adjustment of the curve is required. Which essentially means the race was easier for the net effect of what your seeding is. An ELO style system that considers the field etc could be a nice addition

The two things that I think make it difficult 1. There are far less races these days, so there is less opportunity to improve. 2. There feels like inconsistency, I’ve done other races that feel easier and have had much better beta and end up getting a good seeding. 🤷

At this point, you might as well not even have this as a seeding race... To put it in perspective. Finishing in the bunch for the $ group. Gets you a seeding of ~7.5 Finishing in the bunch of the next group, %. Gets you a seeding of 14.5

I think the confusion is if you want to be eligible for prize/cat positions. You should technically have a racing license

Yeah the system isn't great. I did Durbie Dash, started in the 2nd start group and finished with the group. But the beta was so poor on that race it didn't help. Then the penalties for the previous 6 months start to kick in. With less races, I think they need to reevaulate the penalty period or mechanism for doing the seeding better

Contact Alan winde, his email is public and make him put pressure on the police. Is there already a case and case number?

A few bricks in the road in Camps Bay this morning. Very difficult to see them in the dark. Some riders from @Pure Savage went down. One in hospital with shoulder injury.

Unlucky, I actually found & to be way better than 1C was last year. Hospital bend cones I think are much better solution than leaving it open. That definelty made that section feel safer. Ocean view to sun valley…. WTF! Those ******* roadwork things in the middle were an accident waiting to happen

Honestly, they should neutralise the race for the first 10 groups all the way to UCT. Drive with a car in front till there at 30km/h. It really seems like the best way to mitigate all these issues. Doesn’t seem like it would be that difficult