Audible Anarchy Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 Hi All im new t the Hub and reckon this is the best way to get some help with my situation. Around 7 years ago i was invlved in an accident whereby a truck knocked me off my bike near hartebeespoort dam. now 6 odd years later i decided to get back on the bike and put my fears to rest! 12 weeks of training and hard work later i decided to enter my first race.. a 41km loop around tarlton which took place yesterday. The race went really well and i ended up riding a time of 01:15:40 for the 41km circuit - understandably i am pretty proud of myself... so now i get back from work yesterday arvie and eagerly download the results to see how i did, only to find that i have been disqualified!!! i was registered to start in the AM group (my number was AM 1556) starting at 08:01 -which i subsequently started and raced with. now the results say i was disqualifed becaus ei was supposed to start later with the BM group? is this a common occurence with Spectrum timed events? i have tried in vain to contact them to get this mess sorted out? from what i can see in the results i should have placed top 25 overall! anyone know who i can contact to try get my result verified? Thanks
Trubie Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 Hi All im new t the Hub and reckon this is the best way to get some help with my situation. Around 7 years ago i was invlved in an accident whereby a truck knocked me off my bike near hartebeespoort dam. now 6 odd years later i decided to get back on the bike and put my fears to rest! 12 weeks of training and hard work later i decided to enter my first race.. a 41km loop around tarlton which took place yesterday. The race went really well and i ended up riding a time of 01:15:40 for the 41km circuit - understandably i am pretty proud of myself... so now i get back from work yesterday arvie and eagerly download the results to see how i did, only to find that i have been disqualified!!! i was registered to start in the AM group (my number was AM 1556) starting at 08:01 -which i subsequently started and raced with. now the results say i was disqualifed becaus ei was supposed to start later with the BM group? is this a common occurence with Spectrum timed events? i have tried in vain to contact them to get this mess sorted out? from what i can see in the results i should have placed top 25 overall! anyone know who i can contact to try get my result verified? Thanks well done, great effortget hold of Gertjie Harmse, he will assist
Face Plant Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 Speak to Gert Tel : +27 82 738 2909Fax : 086 6186622E-M@il : gertjie@spectrumsport.co.za
Audible Anarchy Posted April 18, 2011 Author Posted April 18, 2011 I sent him an email last night, hopefully i get a reply soon...
Solis Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 My first choice for timimg any event is ChampionChip.I just wish more of the event organisers want to make use of them.
Lucky Fish Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 I raced there too (BM Group) - and found that I caught and passed a number of riders that started early in AM group. I needlesly raced against them only to find the "winner" of BM group being disqualified for starting early. He and a friend sucked my wheel for the last 20 km without contributing anything, only to sprint past in the finish with his hands held high in a, now we know, fake victory. It was a short and intense training ride for me. Such blatancy is nevertheless annoying by cyclist with no integrity. Johan Vermeulen
Audible Anarchy Posted April 19, 2011 Author Posted April 19, 2011 agree 100%, cheating means you should be disqualified.end of story. but now in my case i didnt cheat,yet i face the same fate? not cool. two days later and still no reply to my enquiries with Spectrum, the folks at the wilro lions have been pretty helpful tho, so als, we wait and see...
FC&P2C Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 My experience with Spectrum timing has always been pleasant. Had a problem at the cratercruise. Emailed Gertjie and he responded promptly and rectify the situation same day.
Face Plant Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 age old delema ... dont always rely on email! phone Spectrum and im sure the matter will be resolved quickly
Audible Anarchy Posted April 19, 2011 Author Posted April 19, 2011 I have received the updated results, a big thanks to Gertjie from Spectrum. however... all they have done is reverse all the DQ's resulting from batch starts. so although i am happy my results are now accurate (a top 25 finish). The results now include those that cheated... me thinks the organisers need to double check and see what groups they actually registered the riders in.
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