Nettie R Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Still one of the nicest(and tough) races out there.But what's up with so many cars on the route? Most of them were following the ultra marathon front runners ,with total disregard to other riders,almost pushing us off the tight jeep track to pass. Race briefing was clear about support for these guys, that' s why they have tech zones.
nathrix Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Still one of the nicest(and tough) races out there.But what's up with so many cars on the route? Most of them were following the ultra marathon front runners ,with total disregard to other riders,almost pushing us off the tight jeep track to pass. Race briefing was clear about support for these guys, that' s why they have tech zones. Perhaps it's because of the many dirtroadies in mtb these days.
Purnjap Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Was lekker as always...more than 14 river crossing by MY count, bike started backfiring, but thats barberton
sometime Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 Good race - well orgranised, great conditions, nice challenging route but frustrating as always when the different races share the same finish. I know there are practical considerations which make it very difficult to have a different finish for each race, but why put the single track at the end of the shared finish route? Surely if you have to share a finish route do it on an open road with space for everyone to get past?
sometime Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 Any idea when results are coming out - Spectrumsport website has been down all day?
Weight Weenie Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 MTN National Series #1- Barberton Ultra-marathon: 1 Rossouw 2 Evans 3 Janse v Rensburg 4 Knox 5 Lill. MTN National Series #1- Barberton marathon, Women: 1 Kleynhans 2 Neethling 3 Stopforth 4 Van Jaarsveld Hmm so what happened to Speedy then ?Also heard that Rossouw put like 5 minutes into the Kevin, damn if that's true he really is firing on all cylinders
Tim_Fair Posted January 29, 2012 Author Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) Hey guys, thank you to all of you for making Barberton such a huge success...perfect weather conditions and great competition. Anyone who wasn't there missed out! Results: Spectrum Sport (still being loaded)Photos: Zoon CronjeAnd a little something else: Teaser Lost and found: Adidas Sunnies, Helmet and speedometer, Pump, Bomb, Garmin...let me know if any of it is yours. Edited January 29, 2012 by Tim_Fair
kosmonooit Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 Big field ... and lots ot 29'ers out there now. Great route, event, experience, support from locals at the water points, really a beautiful part of the country. A privileged to traverse the oldest mountain on the planet. Did anyone else stop and read the geological info boards that someone kindly put up? Like the Iron Oxide sedimentary deposits that were laid 3.1 billion years ago even before the Earth evolved Oxygen in the atmosphere. Was folded up strata, towards the top of the big climb. Also a bit further on, silicate stone of the same era, that was used for stone tools much later. I went back after the race before the trip home to take a closer look. The field in the marathon was very up for it, got a bit lonely holding up the rear of the proceedings. No congestion on the quad track by the time I rolled in. Other:- One too many quads ripping past me on the route. On a mission or just having a jol?- Two abandoned mtb bikes en-route, hope the owners are okay?- Thousands of swallows perching on a power line, is it the end of summer already?
Herman mtb'er Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 Who were the official photographers? Where will we be able to view race photos?
Underachiever Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 Great race, as always....and again nearly died in the last 5 km's...as always
dchampion Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 MTN National XCM #1 Barberton Driven By NISSAN Race photos are up! http://www.facebook.com/Vicious.Cycle.Photography
dchampion Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 Who were the official photographers? Where will we be able to view race photos? http://www.facebook.com/Vicious.Cycle.Photography
Purnjap Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Frits Pienaar finished in 8th Sub Vets on the 75km, good to see him back with a bang But my time keeps improving by 10 minutes every year, so he better watch out, when we 90... Edited January 30, 2012 by Purnjap
RollandBounce Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 Would be nice to start a bit earlier, but still love the race.
KiNgL Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 TOUGH!!!!!man that climb was epic and the heat !! ...i swore more in one ride than the whole of last year put together..Man was i glad when i finished..
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