[Event] Vori-Berg MTB Series Race # 6

[KnobbyMech]

I'm there!

[NotSoBigBen]

Pink slip not approved - have some difficult family issues to deal with ....

[T-man]

Thanx clive....

[T-man]

Good luck

[jcza]

Great race this but be prepared!

[T-man]

70 was tuff as hell..3:49...route was marked badly...got lost 4 times... Marshalls pointing us in wrong direction! Will not do this one again

[Edgar]

70 was tuff as hell..3:49...route was marked badly...got lost 4 times... Marshalls pointing us in wrong direction! Will not do this one again

 

Agree. What a joke. Done it twice and both times there have been route issues.

I have asked that they donate our entries, we were 4 riders, to Qhubeka as a token of goodwill for the bad organization.

[T-man]

Late start also didnt help..WARM WARM!!!Some Water points ran out of water....eish....

[Edgar]

Late start also didnt help..WARM WARM!!!Some Water points ran out of water....eish....

The late start did not help. Did not realise the water points ran out of water. Not good

[Andries 4 MTB]

The most un-organised race I've ever compete in, very late start, very badly marked route I got lost 3 times will never ever do a vori-berg race again, what a waste of money and time, very disapointed

[Edgar]

The most un-organised race I've ever compete in, very late start, very badly marked route I got lost 3 times will never ever do a vori-berg race again, what a waste of money and time, very disapointed

Ask them to donate your entry to Qhubeka

[jcza]

Wonder what went wrong?

Wonder what went wrong?

Wonder what went wrong?

Wonder what went wrong?

[Team SL]

Hi all,

 

The late start was unfortunate, the land owner had instructed his workers to be at the gates, on checking this we found that they were not there.

We wanted to let you start and sort this out on the run but i was rather safe than sorry.

 

The marshall at the waterpoint on top of the mountain was placed incorrectly although the board indicated the direction, she however still made a error there.

 

I do appologise for the problems encountered and can asure you that this is not the standard that we maintain.

 

We learn each and every time we present a race and strive to ensure that that problem will not occur again.

 

Thanks to all who rode and still enjoyed themselves.

 

The results have been sent to cyclesport.co.za and should be up later today.

 

i have also attached the results for ease.

 

2013 will be bigger and better with new sponsors Bryton and Sportmans Warehouse

 

Cheers

 

Clive

Results Race 6 .pdf

[b-unit]

Quit poor that the person marking the route where you turn right into singletrack of the dirt road just wasn't there on the 2nd lap. I didn't get lost but I imagine others did.

 

Also, the last waterpoint was gone on the 2nd lap. The second last waterpoint was busy packing up when I came past. When I asked the lady at the finish about the last waterpoint she said that the guy just left. My friend who finished 15 minutes before me said he took basically the last water at the last wateproint. So its quit easy for the organisers to just blame the guy who left but what must he do there if he has no water to hand out?

 

Not impressed at all.

[Edgar]

Quit poor that the person marking the route where you turn right into singletrack of the dirt road just wasn't there on the 2nd lap. I didn't get lost but I imagine others did.

 

Also, the last waterpoint was gone on the 2nd lap. The second last waterpoint was busy packing up when I came past. When I asked the lady at the finish about the last waterpoint she said that the guy just left. My friend who finished 15 minutes before me said he took basically the last water at the last wateproint. So its quit easy for the organisers to just blame the guy who left but what must he do there if he has no water to hand out?

 

Not impressed at all.

 

Not the first time that this race has been a stuff up I believe. I hope that the new sponsors are aware of the problems.

[Edgar]

Having read through Clive's response, at no point does he accept responsibility for the issues, rather passing blame on to others. The farmers workers, the marshal etc. as the race organizer the buck stops with him. Stand up Clive and admit you did not put the effort in to this race as it required.

 

You are responsible for the mistakes, lets add to it your lead out vehicle did not know where to go, the route had not been cleared, there was ltd marking, most of the marshals were just standing around. The signage that was in place was often difficult to see or so old it was hard to recognize it for what it was. Totally disorganized. More's the pity because a large section of the route is good riding.

 

Not coming back. Ever.