Canine

I thought this race was better organised than many others I did this year.... Good marshalling and most cyclist that I managed to converse within AM managed to keep their good humour...even after Hekpoort, so I am rather surprised to see the number of grumpy cyclists on the Hub. This race race sports some of the best scenery in Gauteng and the challenge of Hekpoort makes it unique. I agree that the finish could have been planned better but I would rather have concentrated on moving people along as it became clogged with the finishers. And the race is only as expensive as we entrants allow it to be. If it was too expensive nobody would have entered...simple economics.

I think taking the route through the Randfontein CBD without road closures were a big mistake. There were too many cars, not enough marshalls for all the intersections and the cars all but ignored the marshalls at the ones that were manned. Having to stop at a red light at this late stage of the race was not fun... Heard of people getting lost through Randfontein as well. Also agree that better advertising is needed. ...great potential as a race though.