FootballingCyclist

Yeah I looked properly now.. Just saw the matte frame and was like whaaaat, since when is it available in SA...

is that the new Propel?

My seeding is a shambles so ended up starting in D. Race started fairly quickly because the "neutral zone" is all downhill so everyone on that section becomes Prime Peter Sagan. Seemed everyone managed to make it to Fisantekraal but I knew that after the Fruit Sellers intersection, that's where it would get spicy as those constant drags up toward the R44 begin, I sat as long as I could with the front guys and we opened up quite a gap but then dropped off form the main breakaway about 1km before the turn(more damage control knowing there was a long way to go ahead) and they were never seen again (Looking at the finish times, They actually caught C bunch then finished comfortably in the main C bunch), Anyway, on the R44 just before the left turn at the robots toward Malmesbury where we were still averaging around 38+km/h the bunch kinda all came back together and basically rode all the way with the same faces on the front to the finish. Naturally toward the end a few guys tried their luck but no attacks really stuck, the MC2 guys rode well for one another, with about 300m to go I found myself boxed in on the left and couldn't get out in time to put in a effort for a sprint finish for 878547889756th place, So official result says I came 15th in the bunch which I will accept considering the day spent toward the front and all my time spent doing a few turns. All in all a great day on the bike, incident free, Well organized. Only negative thing was there was no non-alcoholic beverages on sale at the end as the announcer said to me the company who had the tender never arrived, So can't blame PPA for that, Atleast the guys at the coke table never hassled giving us an extra coke because there was no other cooldrinks on sale. Sme nice pics available on www.photosport.co.za (and for free nogals) (I'm the fat dude in the white top with black helmet)

Not EF Nippo related but Callum Ormiston won todays stage at Tour du Rwanda.. Massive win for "Team South Afrcia"

Yeah saw this the buncha ******... They could've said they were doing this then it would've saved some of us the extra R200+which we had to pay for the substitution PLUS buying someone's entry.

Well done @Sid the Sloth on taking the KOM, Well done @bleedToWin on your Podium and also to Theuns on the overall race win and the other Cape boys on the podiums. And then ofcourse to Hayley Preen for taking the win and Maroesjka getting 2nd. Peeps from the Cape went to PE and did the business.

Geez sorry to hear bro, And to think just 2 weeks ago we did 99er together.. Hope by some miracle you are reunited with your bike bud. Seems that the skelms know CTCT is around the corner so they know more cyclists will be on the road as targets.

Yeah this year is fine, but 4/5 years is alotta revenue foe the event if they perhaps don't try and accommodate the guys..

If I'm not mistaken Ramadaan will likely fall on this se weekend (2nd weekend March) for some time to come?? Not exactly sure how many years. Would be really nice of the organizers to accommodate the muslim community as they are a fair percentage of the entrants.

Have you checked on racetec which race they used to seed you? And also checked what your PPA index is against your racetec index? But I agree, Registration at The Expo will probably be a better option.

Genuine qu though, because you basically reside in SA now, Do you get a general entry or still have to pay for an international entry?

They should take all your top10s at Killarney into account aswell. LOL

Personally I believe everyone who goes to SA National Road Champs and races in the Elite bunch and can realistically hold their own, should automatically be in $. I mean imagine you finished top 15 at SA road champs in the Elites then at CTCT world champs you are essentially "downgraded". Makes no sense really.

Technically the REAL winnder was from the A bunch though👀

How is this even a thing?? hahahaha All my long rides(3hrs plus) are done as Z2 coffee rides and all my interval sessions and torque sessions etc are short distances and max 2hr rides and i finish with like a 21km/h average but those rides are 1000 times harder than a 4hr weekend ride where I finish with maybe 27km/h. My mate who rides in the Elite bunch is the same, never checks strava average speed etc, He is much stronger and faster than any of the guys doing 100km+ training rides at a 30+ average. I guess now it makes sense as to why when we are stopped as a bunch at robots then some groups coming flying past refusing to stop, Only for us to catch them further up the road or dragging themselves up the climbs and riding away from eachother LOL. I guess those are the ones seeded from Strava but on Edinburgh look like they're in the last week of the TdF going up the Alps. There's just so many variables to a fast average speed ride on Strava like traffic, weather, robots etc etc, Just does my head in how they could seed guy using this method.

Well all the comms from 99er stated they will definitely use it, So pretty sure they will.

it's even in bold in the E-mail LOL, like they trying to shout it at us.

Check on PPA what your index is. If it's lower on PPA due to 99er and racetec have you on 40 with a previous result before 99er, Then query seeding and get a re-seed. If you did a decent 99er then you might get up to even 1D which will still give you a fair chance.

Currently 37... Will hopefully drop a little more after Tour de PPA

Depends on the weather on the day and the guys in the group, But group wise, going on the last few years, I'd prob say 1C will have a few guys, 1B will have more which means a bigger bunch of guys working together which will make it "easier" for lack of a better word. But from previous years, 1D downwards you wont get many, just the very odd few extremely strong guys who genuinely don't belong there anyway and end up basically riding a solo race.

Good Qu this. I'm sure we can just ask for a re-seed because I haven't entered yet but do plan on doing it. I can either ride a really good race and ask for a better seeding or I could be really crappy on the day and then just keep my current seeding which isn't too bad. I only want to start earlier so that when I get to the top of Edinburgh the bunch which would catch me as I would have been dropped would still be a bunch pushing for close to 3hrs. I guess in a way it's a win win for me then with the seeding already out and not having entered Tour De PPA yet.

See @Mamil, You are point number 2 in this list. Start that tik ASAP

Ok, So who is going to create that spreadsheet again this year so we can see who is where👀

You can usually get these at any pharmacy or clicks, hell even PnP have them and the local bubby🤣

Got mine. My seeding has declined so slowly they've asked me to start in the $ bunch but only ride the short route so that I make it back in time before cutoff of the short route guys... LOL.. I kid.. I'm nowhere near $... But have dropped back 2 groups from last years CTCT