Ecko_1 Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 Yoh! What a day I enjoyed the route of the race. Definitely a tougher route than Amashova, although the climbing is not as much. I managed a 4:31 (was hoping for sub 4), but i am happy considering I started at 10:09. Experienced quite a few delays in the race. Had 2 punctures around 30km in, and all riders were stopped en route for a few minutes while they landed a helicopter to airlift a rider. I also needed to stop at almost every water table in the 2nd half of the route as it was just so damn hot. I was told that temps peaked at 39 degrees. I think the event was pretty well managed, given the magnitude of the event. I wasnt too happy having to ride 5+km from my car to the start, but served as a warm up. My only issue is the Momentum watering stations. There was way too much congestion at every one of these, and I even had to stop and unclip at 2 of them, even though I wasnt stopping, because there was no way to ride right through. It wasnt neccessary to have the stage across from the watering tables, narrowing the road. I had some fun trying to locate my car afterwards, as I no nothing about Jhb. after asking a few locals I eventually found my car, 7km later. I would do this race again, if I have a decent start time. Cant ride in the baking sun again. I am looking like my black kit that i wore on the day.
Squier Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 37 seconds! That's all... Got my sub 3 with 37 seconds to spare, but hey it's sub 3 and that's all that counts. Our K group didn't work as well as I had hoped. Started like a bat out of hell. Which blew the bunch apart. So not much bunch riding to speak off although there were some wheels to grab on to. Rode with Cav for quite a bit in the earlier part of the race but got dropped on one of those long downhills. Was a great day! I'll get the road bike out again early 2014. Tjokkits 1
EZRider Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 What happens in Vegas , Stays in Vegas ...(coughing and choking) no worries there, she can look after herself well enough! Wyatt Earp 1
EZRider Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 37 seconds! That's all... Got my sub 3 with 37 seconds to spare, but hey it's sub 3 and that's all that counts. Our K group didn't work as well as I had hoped. Started like a bat out of hell. Which blew the bunch apart. So not much bunch riding to speak off although there were some wheels to grab on to. Rode with Cav for quite a bit in the earlier part of the race but got dropped on one of those long downhills. Was a great day! I'll get the road bike out again early 2014. I had 54 secs to spare, recon we both could have rested more on the hills...
'Dale Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 Can someone please tell me who actually won the women's category? I saw that Moolman won, but according to racetec, 4 women from D batch took the first 4 spots and beat Moolman by 7 min or so. Does Moolman win for crossing the line first? and the women that got a better time get nothing(maybe a sponsor afterwards). Its just difficult to read that she won, then see the results show differ, and by such a big gap. In pure racing like the Elite category, it's not the finishing time that matters, only finishing position.Imagine the Tour de France. Gandalf 1
bmw1za Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 Thanks for the advice leading up to this race guys , after doing 4hrs on my last 4 races .... a 3h11 was a pleasant surprise.. holding back and being patient in the first half of the race made my 2nd half very pleasant (Kudo's to the huge guy on the N14 for working with me and keeping my head in the game) TALUS 1
'Dale Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 My wife gets my vote for perseverance on the day. She started in batch HH just before 09h00 and finished at 16h30. I think she cried all the way from the dip at the N14 to the end. She says spectator encouragement helped her all the way to the end, they even went through her rucksack and fed her whatever was left in there. She just made the last cut off point and encouraged her to rather push through than be swept. She had a brain op in April and this was her first real long ride since being back in the saddle. Trots op jou my engel! Wow...What a day. bmw1za, CBS and Gavmeister 3
Joeboy69 Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 I would do this race again, if I have a decent start time. Cant ride in the baking sun again. I am looking like my black kit that i wore on the day. Consider riding for a charity. It was the first 94,7 for my wife's and she secured an 8:20 start by supporting "cycling for pathways". You make a donation and in exchange you get a decent shirt, starting time and meet nice people :-) djvr and Woolf 2
Peach. Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 Just remembered, To the @#$%&*$ #@$%&* on the N3 who chucked his punctured tube into the bush, you are a disgrace to the cycling community, this was at about 11am. If I wasn't on a tandem I would have stopped and kicked you in the head.
DIPSLICK Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 Just remembered, To the @#$%&*$ #@$%&* on the N3 who chucked his punctured tube into the bush, you are a disgrace to the cycling community, this was at about 11am. If I wasn't on a tandem I would have stopped and kicked you in the head.Just remembered, To the @#$%&*$ #@$%&* on the N3 who chucked his punctured tube into the bush, you are a disgrace to the cycling community, this was at about 11am. If I wasn't on a tandem I would have stopped and kicked you in the head.Just remembered, To the @#$%&*$ #@$%&* on the N3 who chucked his punctured tube into the bush, you are a disgrace to the cycling community, this was at about 11am. If I wasn't on a tandem I would have stopped and kicked you in the head. I would love to see you try feel free to pull in my address is67 never never landKeyboard junctionDisney land Kidding kidding It wasn't me knowing HUBBERS there is a Russian hit squad now on the way to go moer Micky mouse
Wyatt Earp Posted November 19, 2013 Posted November 19, 2013 Just remembered, To the @#$%&*$ #@$%&* on the N3 who chucked his punctured tube into the bush, you are a disgrace to the cycling community, this was at about 11am. If I wasn't on a tandem I would have stopped and kicked you in the head. :whistling:Deep rooted anger for a Tuesday. Peach. 1
HowellingWulf Posted November 19, 2013 Posted November 19, 2013 It said something like "but wait there's more... 40km more" I thought it is quite a clever advertisement. Even if I still had to suffer for 40km... Squier, slowpoke, fabs and 2 others 5
HowellingWulf Posted November 19, 2013 Posted November 19, 2013 Messed around at the back. Will upload some other pics. fabs 1
Gandalf Posted November 19, 2013 Posted November 19, 2013 (edited) The bumps in the road are quite hectic, I'm always scared I lose a spoke like I did at the Emperors and that was at a slower speed. Some of the bumps on the 94.7 route are on downhills where you are cruising at easy 60km/h and are situated a few meters apart. I tried bunny-hopping(just slightly lifting the bike actually) over them and landing as soft as possible. A dismount due to hitting a bump and losing a spoke, that's when I call it quits at the 94.7. There seems to be quite a few accidents en route, hope all of them are ok and wish them speedy recovery. I have done worse routes so cant complain. I had a good time. got my PB. my friend did his first 94.7 on a bike that I sponsored to him, did a 5h, but he loved every minute of it and he is pretty hooked on cycling now (next year sub 3 for him). So I will be back next year to do it all over again. Edited November 19, 2013 by Gandalf
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