Gauteng Provincial XCO Championships.

[Wendell]

Takes place this Saturday starting at 8am with the nippers and sprogs. 7,5km course that will test your skills.

entries at www.bikeabout.co.za

[MTBc]

[Roneblack46]

Wendell when will the course be ready to practice on?

 

[Iron]

Wendell ,

strugling with the online entry ( could be on my side )

Can we enter on the day and can you post times of each cat starts and what time we can / should be there befor hand.

helps alot with those of us with families to plan the morning .

Thanks

[Edgar]

Wendell,

 

Will the route be the same as that for BS mem?

[Barend de Arend]

Can't enter online either. Says "message corrupt"

 

I'd also like to know the times. I remember it's laps per category, so the start times are far apart.

[Roneblack46]

Veteran men normally starts at 10:35/40 ish. Sub vets 5 min before them. There is a standard program somewhere. Try Cyclingsa - may have the program. All events usually run similar time schedules.

[Roneblack46]

Standard Program - CSA National Mountain Bike Series - 2013

Day & Times Activity Event Remarks - Venue - Rules

Friday

09:00 - 17:00 Registration and Late Entries All R 50 fee payable for ALL late entries

10:00 - 16:00 XCO  Official Practise XCO Bike No. Boards required

10:00 - 16:00 DHI  Official Practise DHI Optional per Organizer

Saturday

07:00 - 07:45 Entry & Registration: Sport only XCO Sports Class ONLY

09:00 - 14:00 Registration & Late Entry: DH DHI R 50 fee payable for DHI late entry

10:00 - 16:00 DHI Official Practise DHI Bike No's required; DHI transport provided

08:00 - 14:30 XCO Racing XCO See Start Times below; no XC practise

11:00 Prize giving for Sprogs, Nippers XCO

14:30 Prize Giving: XCO XCO Or, as soon as racing is completed

Sunday

08:00 - 09:30 DH Practise DHI No's required; DHI transport provided

10:00 - 14:00 DH Racing DHI End time will depend on qty of riders

14:00 Prizegiving DHI As soon as FINAL Run is complete

Cross Country Racing Times Winning Time Laps NB!

Start Category Name Code Min Max Notes

8:00 Sports Class FW/FM 0:40 0:55 2

Times & Laps subject to change

8:05 Sprogs: Girls and Boys SG/SB 0:40 0:55 2

Nippers: Girls and Boys NG/NB 0:25 0:40 1

8:15 Sub-Junior Boys JB 0:55 1:10 3

Sub-Junior Girls JG 0:55 1:10 2

Final Start Times and number of laps will be determined by specific course lap times

8:30 Master Men MM 1:15 1:30 3

Grand Master Men GM 1:15 1:30 2

8:45 Elite Women EW 1:30 1:45 5

Under 23 Women UW 1:15 1:30 4

Junior Women JW 1:00 1:15 3

Youth Women YW 1:00 1:15 3

9:00 Sub Veteran Women SW 1:15 1:30 3

Check info board at registration for final start times and laps

Veteran Women VW 1:15 1:30 3

Master Women MW 1:15 1:30 3

Grand Master Women GW 0:50 1:05 2

10:30 Sub Veteran Men SV 1:15 1:30 4

10:40 Veteran Men VM 1:15 1:30 4

Be at Start min 1 hour before your race time

12:00 Elite Men EM 1:30 1:45 6

Under 23 Men UM 1:15 1:30 6

12:15 Junior Men JM 1:00 1:15 5

 

Tried to paste with iPad. The columns did not come out.

 

To decipher:

 

Time, category, code, Winning time min/max, laps.

 

Got it under downloads on MTB page from cyclingsa.

 

This program seems to be used here.

 

Hope this helps.

12:30 Youth Men YM 1:00 1:15 4

Edited July 9, 2013 by Roneblack46

[Roneblack46]

I am going to ride the course tomorrow afternoon from about 2pm. Please feel free to join if you want.

[Pin-it]

Is it not possible to register on the day if you not in sports class?

[Roneblack46]

The posted program is for the SA National XCO series. The Gauteng program runs on the same time format.

 

You can go online to bikeabout.co.za and register. Alternatively they have taken registrations on the morning in the past.

 

All classes are sport. There is no recreational class race. You race in your age group.

Edited July 9, 2013 by Roneblack46

[Pin-it]

Isn't sports class not age groups? It's seems to have its own start time(08:00) according to the schedule. Sorry I'm a junior and just trying to find out what time I would need to get there as its quite far for me, don't want to arrive and it turns out I've missed it all!

[Roneblack46]

How old are you? I can find out in what category you will partake in, and let you know your start time.

[Pin-it]

That would be great, I'm 18(this year) so would be a junior

[Roneblack46]

If you are 18 years old on 31/12/13 then you participate in the Junior Men category.

 

If you are 19 years old on 31/12/13 then you participate in the Senior Men category, I stand to be corrected but may be U23.

 

So your time to race on Saturday would in all probability be either 12:00 or 12:15.

 

To be safe you need to be there at least by 11:00. In time to see us older guys suffering.

[NotSoBigBen]

I always thought that 'Sports class' was for those who wanted to try it out and see how it is ..... age categories for the real racers