Rimless1969

No need to get personal, maybe I was quicker than you? whatever you say you're still in the minority opinion here sorry for you!!!

I am not sure how long you been racing, but I have been racing for 20 years and its the first time I complained, if I think its badly organised its my prerogative, besides if you read most of the posts here, you will see the majority pretty much agree with me!

Dude believe what you like, I have absolutely nothing to do with even organisation, I honestly couldn't give a s....t who runs the race as long as its safe period!

On the centre line riding, I agree fully my fault, but however you cut it safety of the cyclists was a last thought, I guess you were well seeded and there may not have been lots of traffic for you but for us slower riders not so and its not the traffic I am complaining about, its just the complete lack of consideration for the cyclists, a couple a5 size signs next to the road aint gonna make anyone drive safely.

Absolute K.............K, I am not from any objecting club and frankly I don't care who runs the race, I just believe it could have been way better organised and safer, to add to my further rant after the race, there could have at least been a traffic officer or a marshal placed at the T-Junction where people turn to go back towards Joburg, it took us over 20 mins just to get over the stop street.

Nope first time I have done it although I did see them

I have done many many races in my 18 years on my road bike and to say this Saturday's Jacaranda Best Med, was terribly organised and downright dangerous is being mild! Lets not forget this race (I did the 80km) cost R230 to enter not a small amount. There wasn't a traffic officer in site (sorry if I missed the one or maybe two they had although there were probably none) and only marshals at the turns, there idea of safety was having tiny little signs lying next to the road where they are hardly visible to most motorists would and only in Afrikaans no less, telling people "there is a cycle race drive safely" what a joke. We had cars and trucks behind us, we had truck boxing us in and at times coming towards us if we got a few centimeters over the line, which is inevitable when you racing. To say this race was dangerous is a massive understatement!!! On a another subject, it was over 30 degrees and there were only 3 water stops, I say "water" flippantly as the one only had warm Powerade, I missed the one it was so small and the one I did see at the top of Hekpoort was tiny, pathetic to say the least! What did they do with the cash, lets say the average rider paid R200(at least), there were 4000 riders that's R800K, that's allot of cash and I am sure that Racetech, who as always did a brilliant job, didn't cost more than a R100K so where did all the RRR's go??????? This race should be banned by CSA, it is extremely dangerous and almost no precautions are put in place to safeguard cyclists and that's to say nothing of the water points, Cyclists that are unprepared could easily have dehydrated and got heat stroke. CSA....Please investigate these guys they can't be allowed to hold a race with such poor regard for safety. Shaun