Scary race stats

[Tjokkits]

cant sleep.......

 

Below are total race participants for some major races (off winningtime site), numbers are dropping like beeg time.........................

 

 

 

	2005	2006	2007	2008
Ride for sight	4,067	3,760	3,116	2,869
94.7	18,960	18,357	16,813
Amashova	4,433	4,068	3,370
Argus	27,948	27,573	28,641
Fast one	6,485	6,917	5,858	4,869

 

[amoryns]

too expensive and too risky with people not knowing how to ride bicycle in a bunch amoryns2008-02-19 00:06:28

[GFishy]

Price is a reason, safety on the road and the risk of your window getting smashed for radio or something are factors.

 

Races are for financial gain for some people, not for the enjoyment for a family... Just calculate what it will cost you if you, your wife and kid(s) went to do the Argus/Amashova if you are a 'Valie'...GFishy2008-02-18 20:40:20

[Red Zone]

Good, hopefully organisers will realise that we are not bottomless pits of cash to fill their coffers - we have titanium bike bits to buy after all. Drop race entry, make them safer and we will come.

[racman]

I think it's related to the risks and safety of training on the road.  

[2 X 2]

Does any one have attendance figures for Mtb races?

 

I think there has been a huge growth in Mtb race due to safety factors on our roads

[KlapperKnop]

I think it's related to the risks and safety of training on the road.  

 

I would believe this is the biggest factor!

[mudda]

Those are timed riders. The real stats will be all riders.

 

MTb is growing very fast - most cyclists feel safer in the dirt.

 

I know cyclists who have converted to mtb and given up on road.

 

 

 

[GIRR]

I think the new licensing issue is also a factor as it increases the price of doing events aswell as the time killing of trying to find out how to become licensed.

[AndreZA]

The "away" rides will take a huge knock this year with the petrol price rising another 45-50 cents next month.

 

 

[Robotech]

But those figures only indicates how many people actually finished not how many started...

 

Like the 2007 Argus for instance started with over 35000 people with just over 28000 finishing...

 

might be the same for the other races...

 

 

[fandacious]

So people are getting unfitter... i.e. starting the races, but not finishing?

[Tumbleweed]

more road events on an already packed calendar? every one and their dog is putting on a race these days. i agree about the mtb growth though 

[Tumbleweed]

So people are getting unfitter... i.e. starting the races' date=' but not finishing? [/quote']

 

at least they're getting to the start line. i never dnf cos i dns.

[Jason]

Maybe the goodie bags are preventing them from entering... I say throw in some deep sections, power meters, carbon bits and whatver else and see those entries shoot up! However, they must still keep the race entry fees the same or even lower them.

R100 for say the 94.7 and a nice goodie bag with a set of Aeolus 6.5's
It's time CSA give back to the community!

[Danger Dassie]

Good' date=' hopefully organisers will realise that we are not bottomless pits of cash to fill their coffers - we have titanium bike bits to buy after all. Drop race entry, make them safer and we will come.

[/quote']

 

Thats like saying all cyclists are ungrateful, selfish whiners. It seems to be more an issue of way too many people trying to organise too many events.

This is a concern Tanya Hartford has pointed out, I can see it happening with MTB events as well.