Hearts* Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Wellington Lions Cycle Ride & Aca Joe Pro Classic Series Event Start: 25 February 2012 6:05 am End: 25 February 2012 11:30 pm Category: Road Organizer: Lions Club Wellington Phone: 083 721 2380 Email: drowell@kingsley.co.za Venue: Boland Rugby Stadium Wellington/Laerskool Hugenote Address: Google Map South Africa 94 km cyclists will leave the new venue at Boland Stadium/Laerskool Hugenote into Blouvlei road and turn left into Piet Retief Road. Cyclists will then pedal out to the R44, direction Hermon, to pass Riebeek Kasteel and climb over Bothmaskloof Pass. Turn left onto the R45 to return to Wellington and the new finish near the venue in Piet Retief Road.The 54 km route follows the R45 towards Malmesbury, turns left onto the Voorpaardeberg road past Sonop Winery and the Paardeberg Prison. Turn left into Voorpaardeberg/Windmeul road and left again at the Windmeul Winery onto the R44. Cross the 4-way stop and continue to the finish. DISTANCES 94 km; 54 kmSTARTING TIME 94 km @ 06h05; 54 km @ 07h15;ORGANISER Lions Club WellingtonVENUE Boland Rugby Stadium Wellington/Laerskool HugenoteENQUIRIES Zanne ParsonsPHONE 083 721 2380EMAIL drowell@kingsley.co.zaWEBSITE www.wellingtonlions.co.zaPRIZE GIVING 10h30CUT-OFF 11h30PRE-ENTRIES CLOSE 22 February 2012 DIRECTIONS TO VENUEFrom Cape Town, take the N1 towards Paarl. Take the R44 off-ramp to Wellington. Drive through Wellington and turn left at the 3rd robot. After about 2 km, turn right into Blouvlei road where you will find the venue on your left. GPS Coordinates: S: 33°38.40 ; E: 19°00.34. See the PPA website for interactive directions.NOTESPreviously called the Wilde Cycle Day. This is the original Cycle ride over Bothmaskloof Pass; an event with a 22 year history! Organized by the Wellington Lions Club, funds are raised for projects like Operation Brightsight and Diabetes treatment. This year we will solely focus on the road event; an ideal final pre-Cycle Tour ride. Medals for the first 1200 finishers.Remember to wear your PPA road funride number. Pre-Entries Late Entries Distance Entry fee Discounted PPA entry fee Entry fee Discounted PPA entry fee 94 km R100 R80 R130 R110 54 km R100 R80 R130 R110 CSA Day License R35 R35 Temp Nr Included in fee Included in fee
SFDT Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Seems like I might be the only hubber doing this race. Do anyone have a route profile, maybe from last year?
nuge Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Seems like I might be the only hubber doing this race. Do anyone have a route profile, maybe from last year?league ride so there'll be a few of us there, although this shoulder of mine is taking a while to recover after last week's crash... will have to see.
Tiny K Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 league ride so there'll be a few of us there, although this shoulder of mine is taking a while to recover after last week's crash... will have to see. Is it general movement or is it lifting the arm above the shoulder outwards? It took me a couple days to be 100% again - mine was lifting above the shoulder.
Tiny K Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 I will see you guys at the race but saving myself for Sunday's Bay City
Tiny K Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Seems like I might be the only hubber doing this race. Do anyone have a route profile, maybe from last year? Here - http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/28485764 (map and profile)
Pure Savage Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Doing both but putting more emphasis on the Wellington one as starting with friend amd family in Z for the bay city. How is the climb in the middle of the race compared to hels?? Never done it before.. Nice 6:05 start time
SeaBee Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 It's nothing serious. Little bump initially, then flattens out and then it rises a bit again. But really, it's not a biggy. It looks bl**dy ominous lying in front of you as you approach it! And beware, you actually start climbing gently from the moment your cross the river... And if "our friend" the wind is having a workout on the day, the real work lies ahead on the way back into it over the rollers.
'Dale Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Uncle Bothma kicked my azzz on my last two outings there and I lost the bunch... Bothma 2 - Me 0 Next season, lads...
nuge Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Is it general movement or is it lifting the arm above the shoulder outwards? It took me a couple days to be 100% again - mine was lifting above the shoulder. range of movement is back to being able to extend above the shoulder, just discomfort when on the bike due to the small jarring motion of the handlebars - getting out the saddle is not really an option. was concerned during yesterday morning's ride as i couldn't even reach down to my water bottle, but with a little help from some magic patches it's feeling a lot better this morning - so i'll be in the start chute tomorrow at sparrow's.
Tiny K Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Uncle Bothma kicked my azzz on my last two outings there and I lost the bunch... Bothma 2 - Me 0 Next season, lads... From the Vets league bunch
Tiny K Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 range of movement is back to being able to extend above the shoulder, just discomfort when on the bike due to the small jarring motion of the handlebars - getting out the saddle is not really an option. was concerned during yesterday morning's ride as i couldn't even reach down to my water bottle, but with a little help from some magic patches it's feeling a lot better this morning - so i'll be in the start chute tomorrow at sparrow's. So you got a bit of muscle damage too Mine wasn't as bad as that. Had a bit of rotator cuff pain but that is gone now.
Tiny K Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 It's nothing serious. Little bump initially, then flattens out and then it rises a bit again. But really, it's not a biggy. It looks bl**dy ominous lying in front of you as you approach it! And beware, you actually start climbing gently from the moment your cross the river... And if "our friend" the wind is having a workout on the day, the real work lies ahead on the way back into it over the rollers.Doing both but putting more emphasis on the Wellington one as starting with friend and family in Z for the bay city. How is the climb in the middle of the race compared to hels?? Never done it before.. Nice 6:05 start time Starts from Hermon (left turn off R45), gradually climbs towards the Riebeeck Kasteel turn-off, then it does a short, sharp ascent, flattens off for a little while, and then goes to the Pass' climb - could compare to Ou Kaaps I think. Wind looks fine but the temp is predicted to be around 32° C tomorrow! Light SE for Sunday too At least it's cooler at the coast. Gonna be a long day in the saddle on Sunday skistar15 - with all that breaking on the descents
FrankTank Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) The first 5km of the route always kills me. Will try a warm-up this time around. The start time of the 94km is at 6:05am. I was late for two years in a row. So a friendly suggestion - leave 30mins earlier than you planned. Looks like there will be a gusty 20km/h SE blowing according to WindGuru. Edited February 24, 2012 by FrankTank
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