NicholasH

Entries close on the 29th. Seeding is then done and in theory you should have it 3 to 4 days later. Unfortunately this entire process is out of our control and is handled by RaceTec/Finish time.

That's a great option if it was not connected to the even as a whole. We have to bring 4 different races to the same finish line and then marshal the riders back to the start venue.... Also, crossing RIGHT onto Malans from Adderly without full road closure is a trainwreck waiting to happen. There's a reason why 99% of road races go anti-clockwise : you never have to cross traffic. But, yes, we are always looking to improve. We will build on this year's experience for next year

as stated, luckily this is now a thing of the past and thank the Lord we had no incidents!

to be honest, this was becoming a problem for us - in a way glad we do not have to go through D'Urbanvale because of exactly what you described - the oncoming traffic and cyclists. The residents there hated us I think!

Recall, while it may not have a named sponsor, we DO have a cash prize for our green jersey/intermediate sprint. In fact, we go as far as to have the Western Province Race Commissaires at the green line to make the call on the winner. We don't rely on uploads.

We have one of the best safety records in the local racing scene (except that year of the Malans gravel fiasco 😂) We take safety extremely seriously but at the end of the day it is obviously up to how cyclist s behave that prevent/cause accidents. So, no accidents at those circles despite the speed and sheer number of cyclists coming through that area....

Not that I have to justify/defend our route choices or the way the event is run BUT (and there it is....) we are also the only race (as far as I know) that offers an intermediate sprint prize and green jersey. It is something small, I know, but this how we do try to set ourselves apart from all the other races that use our northern suburbs roads. We used have the KOM jersey for Vissershok, also unique as far as I know.... Anyway, I am always open to constructive input to find ways to improve our event. I think is the 27th year we run the 99er event. Not bad for a bunch of school parents.... 😃

Lol! I actually rode that race before I was a parent of a kid in the school. What a disaster that gravel bit was for roadbikes! I still rag some of the committee who are still serving and that were involved in THAT race. Broken collarbones and bikes piled up at the medical tent 😂 And yes, the Vissers/Odendaal combination were legend...RIP (in fact, we could quite easily use that exact route now and label it "gravel" race and it would be an awesome event!)

Yes, the start and finish *VENUE* is the rugby club BUT the race will end on Koeberg road and then a neutral zone through the suburbs and across Wellington road past our school (El Shaddai) to enter the rugby fields via a specially constructed bridge to get across the Kuilsriver canal. (I think very people understand the complexity of putting on a race - nevermind the fact that each person on the committee is just a parent of a kid in the school and we all have day jobs 😁)

🤣 yep, don't we all love those wheel suckers....

You hit the nail on the head. Durbanville roads have not kept up with its expansion. Vissershok will be repaired BUT just after Hoogekraal it will now turn right and cut past the quarry to come out near Zone 7. Thus we can never again come up from that side again. To go from the new start (sports club) up and over Tiekiedraai to get to Vissershok will also never happen. So, we have to make do with what have out here.... ie unexciting Malmesbury and back 🤣

Yep, we had no choice due to losing the race course as the start/finish. However, we believe that despite this change that this year will see our biggest and best event in many years. We are approaching record entry numbers plus the Trilogy was a huge success and we are building on it as well as having 3 road routes. We all loved to hate Odendaal (RIP) but we are now into a new era....

Yes, that was me again... We had to slow A down but then I never thought about B (I'm a software developer that loves cycling, not a professional cycling anything 🤣 and we all volunteer for this event as it is our school) So it ended up that the winning time of B was actually faster than A. This year with the route change the neutral will apply to ALL groups as we have a much more dangerous right turn this time onto Wellington but from there it is game on for everyone. H

Hi Yes, we have been forced to finish Adderly because of the loss of Odendaal.... sorry all but urban progress feels rocks for cycling 😞

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