wazi Posted November 4, 2014 Share If anyone hasn't seen the new route at the end of the race (from Malibongwe) I took my camera along this past weekend and filmed it for you. I wanted to check out the road we'd be riding on. " " Dazshell, 428 others, Imploder and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skaap Posted November 5, 2014 Share good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted November 5, 2014 Share Nice work! I think its a nicer wind up (or wind down) to the finish past the lion park, the big climbs on the highway and those undulations towards Kyalami on previous editions were painful to say the least. How did you overlay the map and tracking dot? Edited November 5, 2014 by kosmonooit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imploder Posted November 5, 2014 Share Yeugh! That is a horrible pull to end with! I preferred the short sharp hill in kyalami.Rather the bullet to the chest than the slow poison..... Nice job on the vid! Thanks..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazi Posted November 5, 2014 Share Nice work! I think its a nicer wind up (or wind down) to the finish past the lion park, the big climbs on the highway and those undulations towards Kyalami on previous editions were painful to say the least. How did you overlay the map and tracking dot?I think this year is going to be a much nicer ride. You get to tackle those hills towards Kyalami while still fresh and at the end there's only 1 big hill at the end rather than the N14 hills+Bluehills. The map overlay was easy. The original map from the site was on a white background which disappears when the right layer blending mode is selected. I chose "Overlay" for this one. The tracking dot is just a very slow layer animation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazi Posted November 5, 2014 Share Yeugh! That is a horrible pull to end with! I preferred the short sharp hill in kyalami.Rather the bullet to the chest than the slow poison..... Nice job on the vid! Thanks.....thanks. yeah as mentioned above I def prefer this year's route. That N14 was soul destroying. Not so much the hills but the absolute nothingness the whole way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotiringer Posted November 5, 2014 Share Good show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazshell Posted November 5, 2014 Share What do you reckon the gradient is on that last 2km climb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazi Posted November 5, 2014 Share What do you reckon the gradient is on that last 2km climb? about 1:2 ? based on 100m ascent over 2.4km Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imploder Posted November 5, 2014 Share about 1:2 ? based on 100m ascent over 2.4km Nope, 1:2 would be 50%?!?!?!more like 1:20 or 5% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazi Posted November 5, 2014 Share Nope, 1:2 would be 50%?!?!?!more like 1:20 or 5% yes I meant 1:20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazshell Posted November 5, 2014 Share Nope, 1:2 would be 50%?!?!?!more like 1:20 or 5%5%. Piece of cake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted November 5, 2014 Share I drove and recorded the section from just before the William Nicol underpass to the end of the tar road which must be very close to the finish. Distance 2.48kmElevation gain 61m Link - http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/624402409 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 5, 2014 Share 5%. Piece of cake! Big blade climb... 53/19 if I remember my (Sunday) morning ride going up Cedar. Or was it 53/21? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez-O Posted November 5, 2014 Share Nice work! I think its a nicer wind up (or wind down) to the finish past the lion park, the big climbs on the highway and those undulations towards Kyalami on previous editions were painful to say the least. How did you overlay the map and tracking dot?Sorry to burst the bubble but this years finish (and start) are more difficult than previous years. After the Cedar climb, there are two further climbs inside Steyn city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez-O Posted November 5, 2014 Share Sorry to burst the bubble but this years finish (and start) are more difficult than previous years. After the Cedar climb, there are two further climbs inside Steyn city.That said, I personally prefer this route as the N14 section was dull to say the very least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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