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So who is competing this year?

 

See it is in Pretoria, so most llikely Babbas Lodge

 

Anyone with inside info?

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I'm in. Its all arse about face this year. Looks like CG will have their champs after SA champs. Bizarre.

 

Anyone know where African champs are this year?

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Anyone from North west that can give us an idea of the route, hilly, flat, etc?

 

The venue is same as last year, at the Portugese hall

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Had a chat to Andre De Beer and SA's is definitely at Babbas, same route as with GN Champs of last year

 

So we run on the dirt road most of the time

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Had a chat to Andre De Beer and SA's is definitely at Babbas, same route as with GN Champs of last year

 

So we run on the dirt road most of the time

 

Awesome - loved that course last year - just enough hills to make it interesting without dropping the speeds too much.

 

The mtbers will also make up some time on the 300m dirt stretch to the tar road ;-)

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I see some interesting comment on TSA on the information to SA's duathlon

 

ITU/TSA rules apply.

Familiarise yourself re: drafting, solid wheels and handle bars.

NO mountain bikes.

 

 

OK, so of coourse no drafting and no mountainbikes

 

But what is the story on handlebars and solid wheels?

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If the rules have not changed from last year:

 

tri-bars are allowed for age groupers. The bar end may not extend beyond the front wheel.

 

For the elites tri-bars are not allowed to extend beyond the brake levers, as their race is normally draft legal. Elites can thus use "Stubbies"

 

The draft box distance at Worlds was also extended (almost doubled) from two to three bike lengths (I may be wrong as I was not planning to pass to many people)

 

Oh, and the front zip must be zipped up for the event, in fact most were moved to the back. For guys racing in sailfish tri-suits this is a rather important technicality. I was warned at GN champs last year to zip up.

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CG announced their team yesterday - see you boys and girls there!

 

Eldron, what age cat are you in?

 

I'm 35-39

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Eldron, what age cat are you in?

 

I'm 35-39

 

40-44 - still can't decide between standard and LD though...

 

You're in a harsh group - SA has some rough and tough 35-39ers!

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Hey I'm in made the team :clap: happy days, did this NW provincials this weekend and won my age category.

 

Just a note, that 300m dirt road, how can one avoid a puncher?

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Hey I'm in made the team :clap: happy days, did this NW provincials this weekend and won my age category.

 

Just a note, that 300m dirt road, how can one avoid a puncher?

 

Congrats!

 

Stay on the conveyor belt to avoid punctures

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