99'er 2012

[orbeaorca]

Riders on the 123km route leave the Durbanville Racecourse and pedal via back roads down St Johns Rd. Turn right at circle towards Durbanville centre then left at next circle onto Koeberg which becomes Adderley Street. After 17 km turn right at T-junction (the 50km riders turn left at this point) then left toward silo’s. After silo’s turn right onto R304 toward Stellenbosch then left onto R312 towards Wellington. Turn left onto the R44, left onto the Agter Perdeberg Road pass the Boland landbou School and ride towards Malmesbury Road. Then turn left onto the R302. Turn right at Silos on R302. Turn right onto the undulating Philadelphia road, pass the Adderley road turn-off and continue another 4km before turning left onto the Van Schoorsdrift/Old Malmesbury road. Turn left onto the N7 (caution: traffic for 2.6 km) and left again onto the challenging Vissershok road. Cross the Vissershok/Malanshoogte 4-way stop and start the 3 km rise, concluding with the infamous Vissershok climb. Turn right into Odendaal Street for the last climb up to the finish, with a 2 km neutral zone back to the Racecourse.

 

WHAT A TEST!

Mr Local please explain what extra has been added cause i am lekker confused now

['Dale]

Mr Local please explain what extra has been added cause i am lekker confused now

The route exits Durbanville at it's northern end, as opposed to the eastern side, then loops for an extra 15 kms or so until it rejoins the former route at the 4 way stop where fruit sellers always hang out.

 

Above all else, it is now BY FAR the toughest road race route on the calendar, other than the DC and the One Tonner, in the Cape.

The Boeckaert-Soenen is longer and a roller-fest that does not compare to the profile here.

 

That Scott will have to train hard for this baby!

Edited December 12, 2011 by ' Dale

[Dif-C]

Hi All

We had to change last years route due to road works starting next year on the Wellington road out of Durbanville.

See the "Marshal Map - 2012" on the Website under the "Downloads" link on the right for the correct route.

[walkerr]

95km in our legs and then you set us off up Van Schoorsdrift, and the delights of Vissers with 114km in our legs - you cruel cruel people

['Dale]

95km in our legs and then you set us off up Van Schoorsdrift, and the delights of Vissers with 114km in our legs - you cruel cruel people

Start saving for that granny thingy now already - spinning up that ascent will be inevitable for many!

[walkerr]

Start saving for that granny thingy now already - spinning up that ascent will be inevitable for many!

 

Haha - true. I've already got a 34 on the front with the new compact crank, maybe I need to go find a 28 for the back.

[Tiny K]

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So, according to 'Dale, here is the long route - http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/60670148

 

DD, you can copy the link to your main post.

Edited December 13, 2011 by Tiny K

[Tiny K]

Hi All

We had to change last years route due to road works starting next year on the Wellington road out of Durbanville.

See the "Marshal Map - 2012" on the Website under the "Downloads" link on the right for the correct route.

 

Dunno if you can use this for the website map - http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/60670148

 

Saw that I missed you in the previous post.

[walkerr]

Dunno if you can use this for the website map - http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/60670148

 

Saw that I missed you in the previous post.

 

Awesome, thanks. It's odd how the stats don't make it sound as hard as it is - my regular training loop is 50km and about 750m of climbing, but the 99er hurts me every time. I guess it must be the extra KMs and the wind.

['Dale]

Awesome, thanks. It's odd how the stats don't make it sound as hard as it is - my regular training loop is 50km and about 750m of climbing, but the 99er hurts me every time. I guess it must be the extra KMs and the wind.

Also, racing is at a higher intensity.

So, the legs work much harder/faster.

[walkerr]

Also, racing is at a higher intensity.

So, the legs work much harder/faster.

 

Very true - I usually end a race with an avg 2 or 3 km/h higher than I train at. Although in my case, the term "racing" is definitely stretching things a bit, "fun plodding" might be closer to the truth

[andydude]

That is one tough route!! It's not only longer, but the longer part is mostly rollers! The strongest rider should win this one.

[Jaco-fiets]

That is one tough route!! It's not only longer, but the longer part is mostly rollers! The strongest rider should win this one.

 

Is'nt that normally what happens?

[andydude]

Is'nt that normally what happens?

 

Nope. There's a lot of things happening in a bike race, but it's not always the strongest rider that wins. On a difficult route the less strong riders will get dropped while in a flat race they can easily sit in the bunch. Ask me - I know!

['Dale]

Nope. There's a lot of things happening in a bike race, but it's not always the strongest rider that wins. On a difficult route the less strong riders will get dropped while in a flat race they can easily sit in the bunch. Ask me - I know!

Yeah...

A team example:

 

Cancellara was the strongest by far in Paris-Roubaix. He chased the breakaway bunch down and fired into 2nd position after 250 kms like they were standing still, sipping on coffee.

Got tactically beaten though by Garmin-Cervelo tactics.

 

Good on workhorse van Sommeren though who got a stunning win.

Edited December 13, 2011 by ' Dale

[Tiny K]

Yeah...

A team example:

 

Cancellara was the strongest by far in Paris-Roubaix. He chased the breakaway bunch down and fired into 2nd position after 250 kms like they were standing still, sipping on coffee.

Got tactically beaten though by Garmin-Cervelo tactics.

 

Good on workhorse van Sommeren though who got a stunning win.

 

Van Someren's win was hard earned..... he had a puncture a few Km's out and still went out hard to take the win.

 

Edit: typo

Edited December 13, 2011 by Tiny K