[Event] Carnival City Macsteel National Classic

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Event Name: Carnival City Macsteel National Classic
When: 22 February 2015
Where: Carnival City, Brakpan, Gauteng
Category: Road

Date: 22/02/2015

Location: Carnival City, Brakpan

About:

The ever popular Carnival City Macsteel National Classic Cycle Race will be held as usual on the last Sunday in February, two weeks before the Argus.

 

The event promises to be better than ever. It will comprise a new 164 km route for the Elite Men, 125 Km for Licensed Vets (30 - 49) & Licensed Juniors and the customary route for the 103 km and 65 km road races. Licensed U16 Boys will ride 103 km.

 

Race organisers receive no personal financial benefit from this event. All profits go to Rotary Community Projects, the Rotary Foundation, Germiston Wheelers Charity Projects and the development of amateur cycling in South Africa.

 

All entrants will receive an e-mail and SMS with race number collection detail if their e-mail address is supplied with their entry. For full details of the event please visit the website at www.germistonclassic.co.za or click the link below

Organiser: Germiston Wheelers & Germiston Rotary Club

 

Race Office: 072 678 2140

 

Germiston Rotary: Steve Cleminson

Germiston Wheelers: Mervyn Abel

Race Director: Simon Davenall

 

Internet: http://www.germistonclassic.co.za

e-mail: info@germistonclassic.co.za

 

Early Bird Specials:

Enter before the end of 2014 at last year's price as follows:

• 164 km for R270,
  
• 125km for R250,
  
• 103km for R240 and
  
• 65km for R170.
  

Ride Information:

• 164 km - This event is open for:
  • CSA Licensed Elite & U23 Men ONLY
    

• 125 km - This event is open for:
  • Licensed Male Vets 30+
    
  • Licensed Male Vets 40+
    
  • Licensed Junior Men
    

  [*]103 km - This event is open for:

  • Licensed Male Vets 50+
    
  • All Licensed Woman (Elite and Vets)
    
  • Licensed Under 16 Boys
    
  • Open Seeded (Men and Woman)
    
  • Open Tandems
    

  [*]65 km - This event is open for:

  • Licensed Girls U16
    
  • Licensed Boys & Girls U14
    
  • Open Seeded (Men and Woman)
    
  • Open Tandems
    
  • Mountain Bike Only Batch
    

 

Registration:

Race Number Collection:

Race numbers can be collected from the following registration points:

• Thursday 19th February 2015 at Cycle Lab Centurion - 09:00 to 17:00
  

• Friday 20th February 2015 at Cycle Lab Four Ways - 09:00 to 17:00
  

• Saturday 21st February 2015 at Tour de Frans Boksburg - 08:30 to 14:00
  

 

Courier Service:

Take advantage of our courier service and have your race pack and goody bag delivered to your door - saving time, fuel and stress!!

 

Simply select the option during entry - R65 for local deliveries and R105 for regional.

 

Charity Draw:

Every R10 donation gets you an entry in the Charity Draw.

Prize: Cannondale CAAD 10 105 Road Bike value R20,000

Go to Event Page

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Online entries are now open... 

 

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A note from the organisers:

 

The 2015 edition of the Carnival City Macsteel National Classic has been planned to take place on 22 February 2015. The event organisers, the Rotary Club of Germiston and members of Germiston Wheelers Cycle Club, are all voluteers who have a passion for the sport, specifically this event.

 

Many of the people working behind the scenes at our event are cyclists, and bring a wealth of experience from participating at many other events (licensed and fun riders), as well as having organised this race for many years. We take the good and bad points from other races and work on replicating the good points and improving/eliminating the bad points. Rider safety is extremely important, so the fatal incident that happened on the R42 during the 2014 event was an extremely sad way to end a successful 30th edition – for participants, volunteers, the organisers as well as the family and friends of Lesley Johnson – and we hope that no other event organiser has to experience the same fate.

 

As the SAPS investigation into this accident has not been concluded yet, we’re unable to reveal any further details of what many involved believe was a unfortunate “accident”.

 

The existing route has been used for many years, with slight tweaks for the Elite/U23 category and recently for the Veteran category. We have had requests to change the route, as the R42 is considered dangerous, but sadly too many cyclists are injured/killed on many of South Africa's roads. Changing the route won’t eliminate the risk of another accident happening on any other section of road should we have to change the route.

 

Instead of changing the route, we have agreed that we need to further improve the safety of the participants on a route we know well, and a layout that is easy to manage (from an EMS, radio communication, safety and backup perspective). A legal requirement to host an event is to complete a risk analysis, mitigating all serious risks. A risk analysis was completed for previous editions, and one is being prepared for 2015. We are also working on the following points for next year:

• In 2014, we were granted full road closure for the final 5Km of the main route, and we have requested the same section be closed off to traffic again;
   
• We have approached the trucking companies operating on the R42 between Heidelberg and Nigel, requesting that they cease operations between 08:00 and 12:00. They are currently working with us on this matter, and negotiations are looking positive;
   
• Roadworks are currently being carried out on the R103 (Leondale) from Osborn Road to the turn at Magagula Heights (involving 13Km of our route). We are in regular contact with the contracting engineers and on-site supervisors;
   
• CPF/Security company presence on certain sections of the route will be requested, where it has been reported that young township kids are throwing stones at the participants, and also begging for “chocolates”.
   
• In 2014, we introduced two timing mats to separate the start and finish lines. This means we aren’t limited to getting all participants onto the route before the first groups arrive at the finish. The same plans are in place for 2015. We are also able to have more groups on the road, but with less numbers in each batch;
   
• Road Rangers help provide a rolling road closure on the entire 103Km of road that defines our race route, for most of the bigger bunches, and also have bikers patrolling the latter groups. They will also be partners with us in 2015;
   
• Our volunteers spend most of Saturday (the day before) sweeping the route, filling potholes, spraying signs on the road to warn of potential problems ahead, erect route signage and clear loose debris/glass and other puncture-causing objects from the race line.

 

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Route maps

• 165Km
  
   
• 125Km
  
   
• 103Km
  
   
• 65Km
  

 

Veloviewer profiles:

• 165Km - http://www.strava.com/routes/1144935
  
   
• 125Km - http://veloviewer.com/route/5254733703
  
   
• 103Km - http://www.strava.com/routes/1188308
  
   
• . 65Km - http://www.strava.com/routes/1188316
  
   

[bradwentzel]

Great race this. In my top three.

[ScottCM]

Hi Gerald, correct me if i am wrong, but this is a championchip timed race?

Will our Racetec chips work at all or would we need to buy another chip?

[awesme]

you will need to get the Championship, the chips are not interchangeable.

 

G

 

 

Hi Gerald, correct me if i am wrong, but this is a championchip timed race?

Will our Racetec chips work at all or would we need to buy another chip?

[Stiglitz86]

Will be there again as this was my first > 100km this year(ever).....

[Wez-O]

Hi Gerald, correct me if i am wrong, but this is a championchip timed race?

Will our Racetec chips work at all or would we need to buy another chip?

I would do this event more often if it was timed by Racetec instead of Championchip. Just saying.

[Sani]

Great race this. In my top three.

I agree

[Wez-O]

I agree

One of the few races to fix potholes on the route prior to the race so kudos for that!

[TALUS]

Great race.

Courier service - used it before and it is GREAT.

These guys and girls really try to make it great. I will be there.

[SurferChild]

Love this event!! I'll definitely be on the starting line 

[Frosty]

I would do this event more often if it was timed by Racetec instead of Championchip. Just saying.

1. I have contacted that other timing company for a quote (more than once) - not even a reply from them. The last time a quote was received (4-5 years ago), it was a lot (a lot) more - this gets passed onto the riders (sadly).

    

2. Not sure how many more people would be attracted to the event if timing was the deciding factor.

[Escapee..]

Lekker race this

Will definitely be there

[shaper]

Will be doing this race again as want to know where and how I crashed at 65kms breaking 4 ribs this year... still have no recollection of the accident, so maybe will be a memory jogger!!