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Hi Al, I will upload it as soon as the final route has been decided on, at this stage we have a few options that we still have to decide on

Event Name: Midvaal 100 Miler When: 19 April 2020 Where: Cafe de Cirque, Gauteng Category: MTB This event caters for Gravel bikes, MTB and E-Bikes Gravel bikes: 160 km Solo 160 km 2 man team MTB: 160 km Race solo 160 km 2 man team E-Bikes: With the growth of E-bikes in SA why not have a race specifically for them? 80 km Race specifically for E-bikes Go to Event Page

Hi Dan Thanks for the suggestion, only problem i see with age cats is that on the long race it can be Vets, Sub vets and seniors that could win the race so to split it into age groups wouldn't be fair, on the short race it is usually junior riders that win it but you could however make a "elite" batch with mixed age groups and then after that batch split it into age groups, we will have to look into it to find a working solution, the last thing you want as a rider is to be caught in a bottle neck on an awesome flowing single track.

Mokgaga its in July, Final date still to be confirmed

Thanks for the feedback guys, We always value the feedback (good or bad) the only way we can improve is by getting this feedback. With regards to the honesty seeding system, It will always remain a contentious issue and it may not be the best solution but we fine the same challenges with the traditional seeding systems as well, I bet you all have experienced getting stuck behind slow riders even in A batch. The fortunate thing about the Fast one is the long stretch of tar road at the start that usually sorts out any bottlenecks but if its not working we need to review the start procedure. We hope to see you at at the Winter Fast One!!

Event Name: Summer Fast One When: 12 January 2020 Where: Rand Water, Gauteng Category: MTB Distances: 65km – R200 40km – R160 10km – R80 3km kiddies – Free Go to Event Page

was thinking about the Fastish one lol

thx for the Headsup.. not sure how that happened!

Hey guys, we have made some changes to the 70km (67km actual) which is going to make the race ALOT tougher than previous years, the 40km remains the same but do not burn all your matches in the start of the long race, i will post the route and profile shortly

Event Name: Winter Fast One When: 28 July 2019 Where: Rand Water, Gauteng Category: MTB Some amazing new sections added for this years race, Dont miss out! Online Entries - http://www.cycleevents.co.za/mtb-events/21504-winter-fast-one-2019/ 70 km 40 km 10 km 3 km - Kiddies Race - FREE ENTRY Go to Event Page

there was no issues with the timing, the top 5 positions had to be adjusted due to some riders that took n wrong turn. other than that the timing was spot on Its such a bitter sweet feeling when you get compliments about an event after hearing that there were riders that didn't get water. So much work goes into an event like this and when even one rider has a bad experience we really take it personally, but thanks to everybody that commented about the race ... good and bad, without this feedback we cant improve on our event PS. I dont recall seeing you there Charles?

Hi Scotty There is no way that we can justify water tables running out of water, many riders do plan their ride based on the availability of water at these points and rightly so i think, why carry 2 bottles if you know you can fill one up every 15 km, this is very unfortunate and we have spoken with the folks manning the water stations to try to figure out how this happened to avoid it in future and the feedback we got was due to the heat, many riders were pouring water over themselves to cool down and a number of guys riding with hydration packs re-filled them at the water points, this in no way justifies running out of water but it does highlight the fact that more water was consumed than normal and we will certainly take this into consideration for our next events.

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