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Sorry to break it to, but they do ask for your Tenderpreneur Number before handing them over....

Can we please get the terminology right, before Cones are targeted unfairly. That was not a cone, it was a Traffic Delineator #WordsMatter

I would take heart from the resolve shown by the Boks this year. They played rugby in a very disruptive environment.The only blowout was in that one game against AUS, still not sure what happened there. All other matches we were in it till the end. I'd rather take these 1 point losses now and we learn and build for the next 18 months to be truly competitive at RWC 2023. Instead of being where Ireland was in 2017/18, dominating the rugby world and beating the All Blacks, but dropping out of RWC2019 without reaching the Semi's. I hope they can relax and catch up on some lost time with loved ones during the December break.

Man that really sucks. Only plausible explanation is the wind. You can see some of those barriers are blown over. And then by some freak of luck the one barrier must have blown sideways without falling over, into the path of where the car should have gone. An unfortunate incident that nobody foresaw and if there was a marshal there they could have quickly removed the offending barrier.

That is a shocker from the lead car. The cone that prevents the car from turning left thru the gate doesn't help at all. Here you can see she second-guesses what was going on. But what do you do as a rider, ignore the lead car?

Thanks, my mistake. I'll correct my post.

Seems time starts after the neutral zone. Out of Habit, I always start my Garmin on the Gun. That way I have my worst possible time on my head unit. For example: if I'm chasing a Sub 3 and it shows a 2h59:55 on my head unit I can be pretty sure it is not worse than that.

Where did you get off the N1 and roughly what time? I had zero issues.

I chose the Orange parking and I'll do it again. Got there just after 5AM, coming from the North on the N1 and flow was fine, better than at Riversands(like someone else noted). There is just so much more space at Soccer City, everything inside flowed fine during the loading proceedings and from what I could see there were plenty of toilets at the right places. Route itself was fine. Jan Smuts was a worthy challenge in the last 3rd of the route. And what about that wind in the final 3km!? HECTIC. My own race: could not have expected anything eye popping with very little prep. Full susser without a lockout is also worlds apart from my previous road bike. Credit to the organisers. Very well done for a first attempt at hosting it. I'll be back, hopefully with more miles in the legs.

In the accent of The Zohan: "So let's go!"

Suggestion Noted... Multiple labels it is then.... See ya'll at Soccer City... I'm getting a bit excited now.

I.... Last time I did it on a MTB it took me 4h10 in 2015. All 947's since have been on the Road Bike. Might be a rude awakening but looking forward to it. Might also be the first 947 I start with Leg and Armwarmers...pending the weather

Also... I might just borrow my wife's label maker and do some mods...

Hmmm... riding with my Full Sus MTB this time round I might need to rethink the additional Water Bottle on the seatpost if they compete for the same space. Minor problem to be adressed when I have the hardware in-hand. Looks good though????

There is an opportunity here that CSA and all other "major" cycling events should grab hold of. Permanent number boards for Road Cycling. The MTB crowd have it, why can't we.

Firstly, I'm a Seb Vettel and Max Verstappen fan. There have been a few instances of drivers pushing an opponent wide and then receiving a reprimand for it. The Red Bull Ring comes to mind. It was a midfield battle, can't remember exactly who was involved, but there was some rule that if the person was clsoe enough to side-by-side you needed to leave space on the track for them. I think what saved Max was they fact that he too left the track. If he had stayed on track while pushing Lewis off it would have been a done deal in giving him a reprimand. But even with things as they were, I was very surprised Max didn't get sanctioned. It will suck if he gets a sanction now, but his lead is at risk regardless. They need to bring something special in these final 3 races to hold of the Austrian and the Brit. PS. Perez being the ultimate teammate and aggressively holding position against Lewis will be epic to see. He has nothing to lose, so can risk his car, whereas Lewis needs to finish the races at all costs. Hopefully RB can manufacture such a position on-track...

The thing is, even if the ref was severely biased, it won't change the result. Has there ever been a sports result that has been overturned on biased refereeing? The ref will get n reprimand and could be demoted to league games, but I can't see FIFA calling for a replay of a match.

FYI for anyone wondering about it: Substitutions can now only be done in-person at number collection. You can make a booking to enter the Expo without a valid entry behind your name.

The plan was for me to take over someone else's entry that couldn't make the event, but that person has seemingly fallen off the face of the earth since reaching out to confirm the substitution on Friday. Thus, If anyone here can't attend anymore please drop me a PM.

Thankfully, it seems the low temperatures are still in the prediction. That in itself would be great compared to the years when it was 32°C at 9AM in the Start shoots...

Apparently the last three races are all high-speed tracks, ie. it favours a car with more top-end speed... Merc If that engine in Car 44 keeps its form, well, Max can do what he wants but will be left in the dust. Well done to the MERC Engineers with whatever they did to that engine, but it will be disheartening to see Max lose this championship due to him being a sitting duck on the straights in the final 4 races. But if history has taught us anything in this season, nothing is assured. RB can come with their own tricks and surprise us all somewhere in the final races. Fingers crossed

With the way LH came through the field in 24 Laps, I can see Max sharing the podium with both Merc's. Anyone's guess what order, but Bottas will be well rewarded if he defends a move at turn 1 very aggressively. Even if it means contact with Max. Max will be weary to keep his nose clean. If it isn't clear, pull out to contest again later. 1.BOT 2.VER 3.HAM feels likely Alternatively 1. VER 2.HAM 3.BOT (Team orders)

Agree wholeheartedly, on a day-to-day basis, especially regarding thunderstorms. But this one looks like a system that will be settling-in for a couple of days... Could be wrong. But best to get the mindsets ready for it. https://sawx.co.za/rainfall-reenval/

???? 6m/s = 21km/h... it is not nothing....

Wet weather tyres might be the order of the day if the trend holds...