Cat2forLife

Funny thing is, after being dropped from the $ group, I rode most of the race with the % group. There was A LOT of white line crossing going on. But sorry, that shouldn't be mentioned. It's only ever the a******s in $ that would dare do something like that.

That start was rough.. Tasted blood pretty much all the way

That's exactly my problem

There was crazy wind predicted at the time of your post. I am very, very glad it's gone now!

Is it because of the wind prediction?

But it somehow seems that people who have never ridden in $ seem to know a lot more about racing than those who ride there all the time. We know it's illegal. We know it's our own decision. But most of the time you're being forced out to that side by other riders. What I'm saying is that it is inevitable that going over the middle line is going to happen. I am not flaming or passing blame to the organisers. I am merely giving my point of view and I suggested a solution which is that the racing bunches should have rolling road closures.

No I wasn't the guy with the torn bib (lucky for everyone around be). He also came flying past me up Helz when I was with the front of the % bunch.

Funny thing is, We only went into the wrong side of the road once during the race. That was the section just before the N1 at Klapmuts. Your bunch was stopped twice?? So please tell me, which bunch was really riding like a bunch of boxes? Mine or yours?

In an elite bunch of 180+ riders? If there's no space, there is no space. So alternative solutions will have to be found. That's the point of this discussion. No one is trying to justify our actions, but unfortunately it's the nature of racing. So we either need full rolling road closures or smaller bunches or some other solution perhaps. Edit: Yes, most of them are full time pros. And some of us are very lucky to be able to ride there.

Like not to be rude.. But have you ever raced in an elite bunch? It's not done on purpose. No one is that stupid.

In my opinion, if race organisers have an elite mens racing bunch, racing to win and racing for price money with 180 riders in it, they should at least have rolling road closures. As much as we take our lives into our own hands and all that, it is still a race and to be fair, that is what the organisers expect from an elite mens racing bunch, no? So yes, maybe it was stupid for us to echelon into on coming traffic, but in an elite mens race, this happens. A lot. All the time. That's racing. Close the road or don't have an elite mens racing bunch.

I actually quite enjoyed the new route with Helz at the end. That being said, I only made it about halfway with the bunch until I had a crash. But waited for the %/ladies racing bunch and had a lekker, albeit painful ride home. The issue of the big bunch, to me at least, in $ wasn't that bad, because we had no bunches to merge with. If anything, our bunch was about half the size after 50kms. The marshalling was quite shocking, though.. But I suppose the fact that we had CTCT size bunches with no road closure probably had something to do with that. The venue was horrible.. Well not the venue per se, but getting to it. Luckily I was quite early.

Do we really have to put both boards on our bikes?? Seems a bit overkill.

Ok bring a rope. But when we get half way we swop.

Anyone else riding in $ who needs a tow?

Also not too keen on the bike's paint job. Looks a bit slapped together. I'm all for the retro look, Ridley pulled if off extremely well a couple of seasons ago, but this looks a bit like an afterthought. http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2014/07/03/2/1404370818140_j0rtiq6lnezq_960_540_670.jpg

I'm inclined to agree. Was expecting something really unique and stylish. This is unique I suppose and maybe I'm just to out of style to know if it's stylish, but for me personally this kit is just meh. I realise that Cannondale are no longer a title sponsor, but I really liked the pink and green from last season. Would've been cool if they incorporated the green again.

Another n+1

Thanks, man! Will do! Just pass me gel and a Myprodol when I come past please

We will finish all 12 guys. No matter how long it takes. But we want to try and have the fastest 12 man finish. That's what I meant about going for the win. But sub 5 would be just as cool.

Maybe that just means that our entire team is better than your entire team? Maybe that means that all 12 of us are as strong as your strongest 6?

What are you aiming for? 6 man finish or 12 man finish? We wanna try win or at least get a sub 5 12 man finish.

Must be. I'm sure the afrikaans people will very much enjoy it and have a fat braai every night without the souties cramping their style. Geniet dit, manne! Wens ek kon saam ry, maar dis bietjie ver van die huis af

I lost that chain tool.. Was very sad when I realised it. So now I've made a new one out of old scaffolding.