firewolf Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Absolutely - I couldn't give a toss where I finish cos I'm really not good enough to worry. But a 2min difference after taking into account the adjusted winners time and the Beta thing they use for seeding can be 4-5% on your weighted seeding. I'm just lucky cos I really think that H group is where I belong at the moment, cos although at times yesterday I thought we were going too slowly as a group, I managed to climb the last hill quickly for a change and had a nice ride, including some leading, and could never keep up with the Hels-goats! RE remembering the numbers I think I was riding passed Wannabe as he commented about the little N fella and we all saw the number! Right onThor! 1 guy one 1 bunch in each bunch and 1 guy got the fastest time. The rest is, as they say, details.
Thor Buttox Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Right onThor! 1 guy one 1 bunch in each bunch and 1 guy got the fastest time. The rest is, as they say, details.In order of importance:1) not being injured and broken2) good time3) have fun4) not having car broken into......999) racing for the win
Bram_on_Madone Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Alphabet racing is very serious stuff - finishing 243rd rather than 242nd is hugely embarrassing. All those hours spent training, practicing how to wheel suck and avoid the front of the bunch would have been wasted if you hadn't emailed them. That and the fact that being classified as a Star is something you probably don't want on you palmarès. The front front guys of A-D stayed away the whole day Yip - I see on Racetec that 5 guys from the A-D bunch stayed away, but I think we did pretty well to catch the rest of them (and gave a lot of people a free ride). Nice meeting you Denise! - I for one gutted myself over that 80km stretch where we chased the guys down. Overall a very enjoyable ride
D-Mike Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 @Wannabe: It looks like they fixed the time of several riders for Sunday's race. Yours is now at 2h51.
HomerSimpson Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 I spent the weekend in Stellenbosch visiting my daughter. I am certain that I did not want to be those backmarkers who were still riding after midday. The temperature was 36 deg C.I was one of those....first long road ride since the Argus. Woke up at 3 a.m with a sore throat but decided to ride anyway, I had psyched myself for the ride. Maybe not my brightest moment. Finished at around 11:30. Polar gave maximum temperature on the road as 43 °C. Then I still needed to cycle home after the event (at around 12:30). Fortunately I had lots of beer around the house to speed up recovery. The sore throat has since resolved itself into full blown tonsilitis. Hope it clears before the Bay City.
ThaStig Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Yes I was one of the guys the Race tec people waved through; even after we had explained that our times would be wrong. As in cheatinf wrong. They said not to worry, we still get a "block' starting time for the C group.Anyway that is not the case, and have just emailed Racetec to rectify the result. Respect to ya all.`yep, I heard you trying to explain to the dude and the reply that he gave you didn't make sense to me either. I just mentioned this to highlight where things might have gone wrong. At least you tried to rectify his mistake for him :-)
ThaStig Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 No you didnt, a few of us crossed the mats well ahead of some other star riders, you probably caught the people that were droppedIf that is the case, my mistake.
Oltremo Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Hey man, spotted you in the mix yesterday. Still shouted but As most guys are, you looked in the zone. Howsit !!! Sorry I missed you boet. See you guys on Sunday
JulesV Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 I started in F-G and started my polar 30s before and stopped it after had crossed the mats by about 50m and got 2:40 (racetec gives 2:42?) Stig, I started in that group too - what kit were you wearing?
Wannabe Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 @Wannabe: It looks like they fixed the time of several riders for Sunday's race. Yours is now at 2h51. Good thing. Feeling a lot better now, feels as if my effort is properly rewarded.
avatar Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Glad we dropped all the wheelsuckers from the A-D bunch after Hellz. Got more than a decent workout for a Sun morn in the end.
ThaStig Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Stig, I started in that group too - what kit were you wearing?Full white jump-suit with white gloves and boots; white full face helmet with blue visor :-)
Tiny K Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Glad we dropped all the wheelsuckers from the A-D bunch after Hellz. Got more than a decent workout for a Sun morn in the end. Would have loved to have been there!
Velouria Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Glad we dropped all the wheelsuckers from the A-D bunch after Hellz. Got more than a decent workout for a Sun morn in the end. Can't really call anyone before Hels a wheelsucker. They only appeared after Hels. It was that small climb past Fair View that got rid of the passengers, as well as the Fisantekraal climb.
JulesV Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Full white jump-suit with white gloves and boots; white full face helmet with blue visor :-) Phew! I'm glad there was actually someone matching that description riding along, thought I was hallucinating
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