OFM Classic Start groups (25min apart!)

[Bigmozzarella]

OK - it's sorted.

AL - BL is 25min apart

(but like Cheese says - thats assuming there's no groups between that.)

CL, DL, etc start times posted are 5min apart.

All good for racing

Thanks.

 

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So, don't know if it's just me that thinks something is screwed up about this.

The start groups seem to be 25 min apart.

 

Last year it was 10min apart - so if you're in a group - you can't catch the one in front. If you get dropped.... can you're riding solo for a looong time.

This year - they've deicided to increase that by 250%

 

I hope they fix it.

I just can't see myself standing in the start block for 25 minutes, knowing that the group ahead will be 14-15km away by the time we start.

 

The Argus would have started 8 groups in that time.

 

Anyone else notice that?

Something I'm missing?

A silver lining perhaps?

Edited November 1, 2013 by Bigmozzarella

[hboli4]

Don't know about that. The sms's we've been receiving with starting times have it at 5min. apart as it was last year?

[hboli4]

Check the OFM thread for batches and times. What is yours?

[Super Sywurm]

25min is a bit crazzzzy!!!

[Bigmozzarella]

Check the OFM thread for batches and times. What is yours?

SMSs must be wrong then.

AL 6h30

BL 6h55

...

Whats yr gp and start time.

 

(Last year they started us 10min apart)

[Cheese]

So, don't know if it's just me that thinks something is screwed up about this.

The start groups are 25 min apart.

 

Last year it was 10min apart - so if you're in a group - you can't catch the one in front. If you get dropped.... can you're riding solo for a looong time.

This year - they've deicided to increase that by 250%

 

I hope they fix it.

I just can't see myself standing in the start block for 25 minutes, knowing that the group ahead will be 14-15km away by the time we start.

 

The Argus would have started 8 groups in that time.

 

Anyone else notice that?

Something I'm missing?

A silver lining perhaps?

MTB or road.

 

Road open groups are 5 min apart.

[P.A.K.]

MTB or road.

 

Road open groups are 5 min apart.

And MTB also 5min I think

[Wil6]

So, don't know if it's just me that thinks something is screwed up about this.

The start groups are 25 min apart.

 

Last year it was 10min apart - so if you're in a group - you can't catch the one in front. If you get dropped.... can you're riding solo for a looong time.

This year - they've deicided to increase that by 250%

 

I hope they fix it.

I just can't see myself standing in the start block for 25 minutes, knowing that the group ahead will be 14-15km away by the time we start.

 

The Argus would have started 8 groups in that time.

 

Anyone else notice that?

Something I'm missing?

A silver lining perhaps?

Can't be true. Should be 5min or 10min max

[Bigmozzarella]

Road times.

Can't find the start times on their web.

AL and BL are definately 25min apart.

 

Is there a link to start times...?

or if anybody knwos when CL & DL start.

[DieTakalani]

Did you read it somewhere, I don't think they start so long because I'm CL and that's 7:00 and BL starts 06:55 its 5 minutes apart except if you talking about the MTB than I don't know about that.

[Bigmozzarella]

Can't be true. Should be 5min or 10min max

Hoping not man!!

Can't find a start time list anywhere though.

Jsut working on SMSs

[Bigmozzarella]

Did you read it somewhere, I don't think they start so long because I'm CL and that's 7:00 and BL starts 06:55 its 5 minutes apart except if you talking about the MTB than I don't know about that.

 

OK... so it's prob just AL-BL then?

[Wil6]

Hoping not man!!

Can't find a start time list anywhere though.

Jsut working on SMSs

Also hope so, otherwise their is no way in hell I'm supporting the race on Sunday. 25min to wait for the next group is a waste of everybodys time

[Cheese]

You are

OK... so it's prob just AL-BL then?

I do not know all the times but you are asuming BL starts after AL.

Remember there might be a Ladies Elite group or Junior groups inbetween.

Check it out at Expo.

But there won't be 25 min gaps.

[DieTakalani]

Yeah I think so but , what group are you in?

[hboli4]

Might be AL-BL only. From there on in everybody is at 5min. apart. Probably putting racing tandems or the V groups in between then or something.

 

I'm in CL @ 07.00. Know BL is at 06:55 and DL 07.05 and so on.

 

MTB is also 5min. apart.