OFM Classic 3 November Bloemfontein

[CASSIE1975]

Hoe het dit gegaan manne?

 

My bene het gesukkel aan die begin maar kon darem by die voorste bondel uitkom.

Hills het my bietjie gekos en ek het ligte krampe in die bobene begin voel.

Pitstop drag was maar alleen en het die laaste 10km ingeTT.

Daai 'mistieke' sub 3 net gemis.

3.01.

 

Jammer om te hoor van die krampe Cassie.

Takalanie, waar het jy toe opgeeindig, jy was nog by by Noordstad.

 

Garf, julle seker sub 3 gekry met die goeie weer?

 

Baie dankie ou maat, BAIE GOEIE TYD!!! volgende jaar is daai SUB-3 joune!!!

 

Weet enige iemand of die mense wat geval het in my groep (BL) baie seer gekry het???

Seker so 4 of 5 kilometer in die race in was daar 'n MAAAAASE groot crash gewees "reg voor my" (so 20 of 25 mense)...was AMPER deel van die hopie op die grond gehoor baie mense was okay en net van die fietse het seergekry en hulle kon nie aangaan nie...MAAR blykbaar 3 mense hospitaal toe met ambulanse...enige inligting asseblief???

 

Ja so toe begin my eerste OFM met 'n slag met die ongeluk...eish...en daar gaan die voorste bonnel in die groep...agter die ongeluk moes ons probeer verbykom want die pad was gesaai en het toe oor die middel mannetjie gestrompel en verder gery...was dit nou vir jou 'n storie om weer die groep te probeer vang VOOR DIE HIGHWAY kon darem 'n lekker groot groep vang so 2 kilo's op die highway en saamgery tot so 30 kilo's in die race in...DINK die hard ry om die groep te vang was my einde en daar kramp my linker kuit en my regter bo-been...het toe verder ge-TT vir so 15 kilo's...tot die C bunch (en deel van die ander B groep my gevang het) en toe saam met hulle verby die lughawe en in die dorp in tot by die bulte...dis waar die krampe toe verder hulle werk begin doen...ha ha ha...kon nie by enige iemand bly nie en die laaste 10-15 kilo's alleen deurgesukkel tot by die einde...met 'n 3:16 geeindig en relatief gelukkig daarmee was net baie gelukkig om vir 76 kilo's uit te hou...eina!!!

 

Het vir Willie gesien daar bo by Albrechts straat...hello Willie!!! Jammer ek het nie gestop om te chat nie dink nie ek sou weer op die fiets kon klim nie...LOL

 

Jip...wil ook graag weet of Garfield hulle die sub-3 kon vang??

 

Nou lê die 94.7 wedren voor en dan bietjie rus vir 'n maand of 2... en dan begin dit weer van voor af

[Curbie]

Baie dankie ou maat, BAIE GOEIE TYD!!! volgende jaar is daai SUB-3 joune!!!

 

Weet enige iemand of die mense wat geval het in my groep (BL) baie seer gekry het???

Seker so 4 of 5 kilometer in die race in was daar 'n MAAAAASE groot crash gewees "reg voor my" (so 20 of 25 mense)...was AMPER deel van die hopie op die grond gehoor baie mense was okay en net van die fietse het seergekry en hulle kon nie aangaan nie...MAAR blykbaar 3 mense hospitaal toe met ambulanse...enige inligting asseblief???

 

Ja so toe begin my eerste OFM met 'n slag met die ongeluk...eish...en daar gaan die voorste bonnel in die groep...agter die ongeluk moes ons probeer verbykom want die pad was gesaai en het toe oor die middel mannetjie gestrompel en verder gery...was dit nou vir jou 'n storie om weer die groep te probeer vang VOOR DIE HIGHWAY kon darem 'n lekker groot groep vang so 2 kilo's op die highway en saamgery tot so 30 kilo's in die race in...DINK die hard ry om die groep te vang was my einde en daar kramp my linker kuit en my regter bo-been...het toe verder ge-TT vir so 15 kilo's...tot die C bunch (en deel van die ander B groep my gevang het) en toe saam met hulle verby die lughawe en in die dorp in tot by die bulte...dis waar die krampe toe verder hulle werk begin doen...ha ha ha...kon nie by enige iemand bly nie en die laaste 10-15 kilo's alleen deurgesukkel tot by die einde...met 'n 3:16 geeindig en relatief gelukkig daarmee was net baie gelukkig om vir 76 kilo's uit te hou...eina!!!

 

Het vir Willie gesien daar bo by Albrechts straat...hello Willie!!! Jammer ek het nie gestop om te chat nie dink nie ek sou weer op die fiets kon klim nie...LOL

 

Jip...wil ook graag weet of Garfield hulle die sub-3 kon vang??

 

Nou lê die 94.7 wedren voor en dan bietjie rus vir 'n maand of 2... en dan begin dit weer van voor af

Garf would have smashed the sub 3 were it not for a puncture with about 10 km's to go ! I was with him at this stage, and unfortunately had to carry on leaving him to wrestle with the Tubby ... I was told that he punctured again.

Thanks to the Saturday ride out with Garf, I had a nice idea of how quick the route was gonna be and also thanks to Garf's advice of where to be and what to look out for I managed to sneak in with a 02:54

Unfortunately, one of my Buddies up with me from PE was involved in that carnage and we had to collect him from the Trauma Unit. He has a numb hip and broken elbow. An operation is required.

PS: There was some skittish riding out in front, and I don't know who the Guy was that ended up within cm's of the mountain side next to the N1, but at those speeds for goodness sake 'keep your line' or at least give warning of your intention. You know who you are on more than one occasion !! Other than that, perfect conditions and stoked with the time.

[CASSIE1975]

Garf would have smashed the sub 3 were it not for a puncture with about 10 km's to go ! I was with him at this stage, and unfortunately had to carry on leaving him to wrestle with the Tubby ... I was told that he punctured again.

Thanks to the Saturday ride out with Garf, I had a nice idea of how quick the route was gonna be and also thanks to Garf's advice of where to be and what to look out for I managed to sneak in with a 02:54

Unfortunately, one of my Buddies up with me from PE was involved in that carnage and we had to collect him from the Trauma Unit. He has a numb hip and broken elbow. An operation is required.

PS: There was some skittish riding out in front, and I don't know who the Guy was that ended up within cm's of the mountain side next to the N1, but at those speeds for goodness sake 'keep your line' or at least give warning of your intention. You know who you are on more than one occasion !! Other than that, perfect conditions and stoked with the time.

 

Well done Oscar...it was a perfect day for a good time!!! 2h54 is well deserved!!!

 

Sorry to hear about Garfield's punctures...jammer ou maat!!!

 

Is the guy from PE's surname perhaps BOTHA??

My mom told me last night of someone from PE that fell yesterday...she knows his mom and other family.

[hboli4]

Well done Oscar and also to Cassie, still a good time with all the cramps!

 

Aish, mechanicals are never nice and so close to the end! Garf might have jinxed himself a little on this here thread earlier...

 

Also saw Willie at the top of Albrecht and shouted for that beer...apparently it was on his chair...

 

Just a correction, did not ride 3.01 but 3:02:35 according to Racetec.

[Curbie]

Well done Oscar...it was a perfect day for a good time!!! 2h54 is well deserved!!!

 

Sorry to hear about Garfield's punctures...jammer ou maat!!!

 

Is the guy from PE's surname perhaps BOTHA??

My mom told me last night of someone from PE that fell yesterday...she knows his mom and other family.

Surname is Driscoll

[Garfield2010]

Thx Oscar and everyone else. All is well. Part of racing. Still a brilliant day out and had a good ride. I will be back next year!!

[hboli4]

Almost forgot, thanks to the organisers for a well run race. Marshalling was also good and the traffic cops handled the intersections well...except when we turned into the Maselspoort Road a big Mercedes SUV (G class I think) came raring in and almost took the front of the bunch out...Can't remember whether there was a traffic officer present.

 

I think they should also put up some warnings for the section of road where it narrows from 2 to 1 lane close to the casino, might be where the B crash took place?

 

Last year there were crashes here as well.

 

One other thing that bothered me was the announcer's sexist comments, or was it just me perceiving it like that? He kept going on about the dancers (which were probably mostly school girls) and what they got up to and the 'old omies' looking like they were taking Viagra etc etc.

[Gas]

Garf would have smashed the sub 3 were it not for a puncture with about 10 km's to go ! I was with him at this stage, and unfortunately had to carry on leaving him to wrestle with the Tubby ... I was told that he punctured again.

Thanks to the Saturday ride out with Garf, I had a nice idea of how quick the route was gonna be and also thanks to Garf's advice of where to be and what to look out for I managed to sneak in with a 02:54

Unfortunately, one of my Buddies up with me from PE was involved in that carnage and we had to collect him from the Trauma Unit. He has a numb hip and broken elbow. An operation is required.

PS: There was some skittish riding out in front, and I don't know who the Guy was that ended up within cm's of the mountain side next to the N1, but at those speeds for goodness sake 'keep your line' or at least give warning of your intention. You know who you are on more than one occasion !! Other than that, perfect conditions and stoked with the time.

 

Good time for a Toppie, Oscar

 

Congrats man!

[Bike Mob]

Almost forgot, thanks to the organisers for a well run race. Marshalling was also good and the traffic cops handled the intersections well...except when we turned into the Maselspoort Road a big Mercedes SUV (G class I think) came raring in and almost took the front of the bunch out...Can't remember whether there was a traffic officer present.

 

I think they should also put up some warnings for the section of road where it narrows from 2 to 1 lane close to the casino, might be where the B crash took place?

 

Last year there were crashes here as well.

 

One other thing that bothered me was the announcer's sexist comments, or was it just me perceiving it like that? He kept going on about the dancers (which were probably mostly school girls) and what they got up to and the 'old omies' looking like they were taking Viagra etc etc.

 

Lemmer is a clown - and it's meant to be funny... at least he means it that way.

 

Every year I go to Bloem I am astounded by how much broken glass is in the road, pavements, everywhere...its like their National pasttime, glassbottlebreek - whats that all about?

[hboli4]

Maybe I'm losing my sense of humour then...but I have never found comments like that funny.

 

Very true. I guess they check the roads the day before the event but there will always be broken glass around. Contributed by bottles and the ridiculous amount of car accidents we have. Traffic enforcement doesn't exist in Bloem....

 

Come to think of it, there was also an uncovered drain type thing on the way up Union Road which could surely have been closed.

[CASSIE1975]

Surname is Driscoll

 

Thanx Oscar...no, then it's not the same guy...hope he recovers quickly and up and riding again in no time!!!

[bmw1za]

Hi Guys, My buddy and I were also caught in the crash, so getting organised and clearing carnage took its toll. I managed to stop in time but the guy behind me couldnt... crashed into me, so I was the guy riding with the creaking,squeeking and knocking sounds(sigh)..

I wanna make mention of the guy on The Ridley with a CL number(Cycling world kit)... damn this guy is strong ... towed me for most of the race, I paced for the 30 seconds then he paced for 10 kms(lol). Well done Sir ! Thanks to you I finished in 3h17 which I am very content with. (to the 3 ladies babysitting and motivating me ... you Gals Rock)

[FrancoisO]

I will tell the guy in Cycle World Kit with the Ridley, you said thanks. I am glad weather and race turned out great.

[hboli4]

Hi Guys, My buddy and I were also caught in the crash, so getting organised and clearing carnage took its toll. I managed to stop in time but the guy behind me couldnt... crashed into me, so I was the guy riding with the creaking,squeeking and knocking sounds(sigh)..

I wanna make mention of the guy on The Ridley with a CL number(Cycling world kit)... damn this guy is strong ... towed me for most of the race, I paced for the 30 seconds then he paced for 10 kms(lol). Well done Sir ! Thanks to you I finished in 3h17 which I am very content with. (to the 3 ladies babysitting and motivating me ... you Gals Rock)

 

There was a couple of guys in similar kit to yours in our group, Enduro/Endura or something?

 

Second the thanks to the CycleWorld guys. I did a pull on the N1 for a bit but couldn't keep the pace for long.

[Wil6]

Well done everyone for finishing and your great times. Had tears in my eyes when I saw all the groups come past me on my way to Albrecht Street and I was not part of a group

 

@ Hboli4 and Cassie, next time I will join you guys for a couple of cold one after the race. Can't wait to get back on the bike. Supporting is fun, but not the same as killing yourself on a bike

Edited November 4, 2013 by Wil6

[Wil6]

Also would like to say congrats to my dad, 63 year old and riding 3:01 Dit wil gedoen wees