[Event] Auto Alpina Springs 93.9 East Rand Stereo Cycling Challenge

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Event Name: Auto Alpina Springs 93.9 East Rand Stereo Cycling Challenge
When: 8 September 2013
Where: Nigel Dam, Gauteng
Category: Road

Fast and flat race for everyboby to be enjoyed on some of the open country roads in Gauteng and Mpumalanga

 

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[Trawsaj]

Doing the 60km with my wife. Anyone know where I can get a map and/or profile of the 60km route?

[andydude]

Earlier I saw a Silver Springs race advertised, but can't find anything about it for 2013. Did this Alpina race replace it?

[Snails]

Doing the 60km with my wife. Anyone know where I can get a map and/or profile of the 60km route?

 

Here you go:

http://app.strava.com/activities/21383226

[Mr SingleTrack]

so who is doint this race? how is the roads and traffic on said roads?

[Jacques999]

I am doing it, its flat but the wind normally blows like hell normally

[Trawsaj]

Here you go:

http://app.strava.co...vities/21383226

 

Awesome, thanks!

[Mr SingleTrack]

anyone with feedback on the route and traffic?

[Underachiever]

Route has a big of a climb in the 1st few km's and then fairly flat. If the wind blows like last Sat, it will be tough!!

 

Traffic's not a problem if you obey the rules, but the volume is low.

[andydude]

Route has a big of a climb in the 1st few km's and then fairly flat. If the wind blows like last Sat, it will be tough!!

 

Traffic's not a problem if you obey the rules, but the volume is low.

 

If you look at the 140km route, would we do the +- 50km loop first and then join the bigger loop, meaning the climb comes at +- 50km?

[andydude]

I think I understand the 140km route now. First the small loop then the bigger one.

[Underachiever]

I think I understand the 140km route now. First the small loop then the bigger one.

Andy, REALLY wanted to do the 140km, but I'm a funrider, so I'm not allowed :-(

[scotty]

Enjoyed it even though i had forgotten how undulating its is and windy as usual. Roads were quiet with little traffic and well marshaled. Only gripe, small one at that, was the start seemed a bit disorganized, but rib burgers and pancakes at the end more than made up for this.

[Underachiever]

Great ride, but that wind, for a 2nd weekend in a row!!

[RastaMan]

nice and quite route, but yes the wind was terrible, atleast not as bad as last weekend.

 

Yes the start was a bit organised,s tarted 6 mins late and AL & Bl started together.

 

Luckely the cat 3 climb split the groups up nice and early.

 

Jeez I just cant keep up with the leaders in the a bunch on these fast and flat straights/downhills, and flats need some serious speed work.

 

Still managed a 2:51 after I lost the group at 50 km.

[Trevor Du Toit]

Same thoughts, WIND WIND, whole way round,

 

 

 

Yea some improvements needed, but on whole not bad, good hard ride done & in the bag..

 

 

 

thanks for hosting event.