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  1. Tristand
    Suspect they are in the process of winding down.
  2. Tristand
    Angry ex-girlfriends are also an excellent source of news on anyone doping.
  3. Tristand
    Exactly. Carmen whats-her-name only got 2 years for EPO!
  4. Tristand
    It must be quite a serious violation or a repeat offender to get a 4 year suspension.
  5. Tristand
    Doping in professional sport should be punished by a little bit of prison time, it is fraud after all. Suspect that would make many think twice.
  6. Tristand
    Maybe more of a "non/limited-competitive event" rather than a race, open to all categories. Perhaps there is a term for this, gran fondo?
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    Mark Cavendish

    Tristand replied to pista's topic in Pro Cycling

    Not so sure about that. If you are using a race pedal, like say a keo blade, then the force required to pop out without involving a sideways action is massive. The bike tends to stay with you unless the there is a sideways motion to the fall. And even then.
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    Mark Cavendish

    Tristand replied to pista's topic in Pro Cycling

    Imagine the kind of forces in play for him to uncleat like that.
  9. Tristand
    And number boards
  10. Tristand
    I think the excellent weather conditions on the day was ironically the source of the safety problems. Everyone was just about peeing themselves to get their personal best in the conditions. I started in & but had a heavy racing week doing TOGH so opted to just ride it and enjoy the view instead. &, @ and 1A were all fast but not particularly dangerous. After 1A it just got stupid, was chopped repeatedly despite keeping left and letting them past. Worst behaviour on a bike I have ever seen, that includes the CSA junior classification and they are notoriously reckless.
  11. Tristand
    And skipping that extra payment by not passing begin.
  12. Tristand
    There is also the problem of the expo. You are supposed to avoid large crowds and crowded spaces right before a race as they are an easy way to pick something up. Except you end up being forced to attend the 'expo' whether or not you want to.
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    It seems "environmentally more friendly" is becoming a very good euphemism for "cheaper". But yeah, practical.
  14. Tristand
    The dark-side of full road closure, guys riding like utter loons over the entire width of the road instead of holding a line. You see it at the other full closure events too.
  15. Tristand
    Also doing this one.
  16. Tristand
    Very sad... RIP
  17. Tristand
    Seeded in & starting at 6:20. The list of starting times can be found here: https://www.capetowncycletour.com/lifecycle-week/ctct/2018-cape-town-cycle-tour-start-times/ just in case anyone was actually being serious about being unsure about the groups.
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    The marking of pot holes and road hazards deserves special mention. It was great to have "lead up" markings instead of just marking the hole itself. I was riding head down on the drops for a big part of the race and it was a life saver.
  19. Tristand
    Going to make cross-winds that much more exciting. A bit of a game of chicken.
  20. Tristand
    That was a great race. The strong wind shortly before the Hekpoort climb broke the bunch up a bit as well as taking a heavy toll on the legs. The venue was an improvement on the old one with the exception of the road out. If they can use a service entrance or something for the cars in the future then it would be perfect.
  21. Tristand
    Moral of the story, if you are going to go to CT for the CTCT then make a proper trip of it and do the Tour of Good Hope too! I did both and the CTCT being cancelled was just a minor inconvenience.
  22. Tristand
    It is not just the climbs, the decents are nerve wracking too.
  23. Tristand
    No such thing as a 'standard' length for a crank, it needs to match your body geometry. Namely height. 172.5mm and 175mm are both very common.
  24. Tristand
    The Garmin Trainingpeak applet has nothing to do with settings. It is purely to perform structured workouts uploaded onto Trainingpeaks, IE interval sessions. Works well for that purpose. PS. There is no way for a 3rd party app to access (read or write) the training zones on a Garmin. I have tried.
  25. Tristand
    You have to set the zones in Garmin Connect separately.
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