Leg breaker Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 I don't mind wind that much, as long as it slows down the winning time. I'm not sure about the route, what affect will a SE have on us ? Will we have a head wind on the way back i'm guessing ? Looking forward to Sunday
Wannabe Posted October 14, 2013 Author Posted October 14, 2013 I don't mind wind that much, as long as it slows down the winning time. I'm not sure about the route, what affect will a SE have on us ? Will we have a head wind on the way back i'm guessing ? Looking forward to Sunday From the turnoff to Hermon / Riebeek Kasteel, over Botmaskop to the turnoff to Malmesbury, all the way from Malmesbury on the R304 to the turnoff onto Kromme Rhee ( this is a very short section) and then again all the way on R44 to finish will be into the wind. Would guesstimate about 80km into the teeth of the SE.NOT GONNA BE FUN IF IT'S A HOWLER!! lucmccann 1
sluiper Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 From the turnoff to Hermon / Riebeek Kasteel, over Botmaskop to the turnoff to Malmesbury, all the way from Malmesbury on the R304 to the turnoff onto Kromme Rhee ( this is a very short section) and then again all the way on R44 to finish will be into the wind. Would guesstimate about 80km into the teeth of the SE.NOT GONNA BE FUN IF IT'S A HOWLER!! Yeah, that's not a pleasant piece of road when the wind is blowing. I've been dropped on that section more than once. If you lose the wheel of the guy in front of you, you get blown away like an old newspaper.
LRW Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 From the turnoff to Hermon / Riebeek Kasteel, over Botmaskop to the turnoff to Malmesbury, all the way from Malmesbury on the R304 to the turnoff onto Kromme Rhee ( this is a very short section) and then again all the way on R44 to finish will be into the wind. Would guesstimate about 80km into the teeth of the SE.NOT GONNA BE FUN IF IT'S A HOWLER!! just reading this makes me think back to our training ride and i really dont want to remember that ...cause then i have to go drink to try to forget about it ........ lucmccann 1
Wannabe Posted October 14, 2013 Author Posted October 14, 2013 just reading this makes me think back to our training ride and i really dont want to remember that ...cause then i have to go drink to try to forget about it ........ What does not kill you, makes you stronger.
nazmo Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) WeatherSA: Stellies 14 knots, 15 gusts Windguru " 14 knots with 20 gusts Accuweather:SSE 29 km/hGusts: 42 km/h Edited October 14, 2013 by nazmo
LRW Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 OK....windguru has the lower wind forecast...we'll go with that then i really hope accuweather is wrong....... iteachcoffee 1
Wannabe Posted October 14, 2013 Author Posted October 14, 2013 WeatherSA: Stellies 14 knots, 15 gusts Windguru " 14 knots with 20 gusts Accuweather:SSE 29 km/hGusts: 42 km/h Eina. If I wake up to the wind bending the Palmtree's in our street, I'm gonna turn around and go back to sleep.
andydude Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 I don't mind wind that much, as long as it slows down the winning time. Wind would make your time relative to the winner slower, except if you're Cancellara and starting in Z. If you ride X minutes slower than the winner without wind, with wind you'll be X + Y minutes slower.
WaldoZ Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 It sounds like I did not pick a great year to do my first one Lostee 1
lucmccann Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 I'm going to remain positive that, like the West Coast Express, the wind will play along with us...or just not be as brutal as on the recce ride... Mads and Wannabe 2
Leg breaker Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 Wind would make your time relative to the winner slower, except if you're Cancellara and starting in Z. If you ride X minutes slower than the winner without wind, with wind you'll be X + Y minutes slower. This is true, but the winner will be from a large group so in wind it won't affect their time that much. If i start in D or drop down to join a DC team, it will never be the size of the A-B group.
WaldoZ Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 This is true, but the winner will be from a large group so in wind it won't affect their time that much. If i start in D or drop down to join a DC team, it will never be the size of the A-B group. I think he meant, it will effect your time... you will be slower. This is bad as the gap between you and winner will be larger hence the X+Y. Your point even motivates this further... bad news all round
Skubarra Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 I agree with andydude and waldoZ - unless PPA put a big fat juicy Beta on your race result, you probably don't want this one to determine your Argus seeding. Will be at the back with my DC team anyway, so Die Burger my only proper seeding race this year
DJR Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 What does not kill you, makes you stronger. Exactly, It's the possibility that the wind might just kill, that has me worried. Wannabe 1
JGR Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 What will the weighting towards your Argus seeding if you did this as well as Die Burger. Do they consider the last Argus as well - Ive already been 'fined' as I havnt done a seeded race in months (through Racetec/PPA anyways)
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