Dome 2 Dome and Race for Victory 2015

[Frosty]

Copy and paste from the race website:

 

RAND WATER RACE FOR VICTORY

IMPORTANT NOTES

110 km RACE

• The first 4,1 km and the final 4,1 km of the event is on the same route.
• At 8,5 km mark PAY ATTENTION at Nampak intersection – bumpy roads / pedestrians.  Turn left and then cross over highway (R59) and turn right at 9,6 km.
• Cycle along Kliprivier Road for another 6,5 km until the R82 intersection.
• Pay attention at R82 intersection after 24,5 km – two turns left are encountered. 
• Long uphill drag (10 km) to Walkerville.  First tester for legs! (CAUTION!  ROAD WORKS ON THE ROAD.)
• Sharp turn left into Randvaal Road at 36 km.   First water point at 36.5 km mark.
• Pass Lapeng Centre on left.
• Continue on Randvaal Road, (DO NOT TURN LEFT INTO JOAN RD) over the R59 and railway line bridge, start venue on your left hand side.
• Turn right into Daleside into Kroonarend road 
• Turn right into Karee Road, the church is on your left hand side.
• Turn left at the next intersection into Bokmakierie Road.  This is a 3km flat section with the railway line on your right hand side, past the crushers on your left side.  At the entrance to the crushers you will encounter a short piece of cobbles.
• You will now encounter an S bend and then turn left to cross Henley Drive.
• Make a right turn into Blougras and left again into Kruisgras.
• Cross over into The Avenue.  The next 6km is through the outskirts of the town Henley-on-Klip.  It is fairly flat but with many intersections and sharp S bends where you need to concentrate.
  • 1st intersection:  The Avenue, St Davids and Shillings Ford street (church on your right)
  • 2nd intersection:  The Avenue, St Martins and Wargrave Road, cross over (left).  Big dip in the road.
  • You will go past the Oprah Winfery School (back of school)
• Turn right into Ewelme Road.
• You will cross over two speed humps and the retirement village (left hand side).
• When coming out of Henley-On-Klip, turn left onto Verwoerd road.  You will cross the Klipriver.
• Turn right onto the Bloemendal Road / Aerials route and continue for 7,2km. The SECOND WATER POINT is situated on this road.
• Turn left onto the R42 for 9,7km.  Be cautious, this is a very busy road.  Go past the first road that turn to your left.
• Turn left onto Verwoerd Road, continue for 4,3km.
• Turn right at the intersection into Karee Road.  The nature reserve is on your right hand side.  The THIRD WATER POINT is situated opposite the entrance of the nature reserve.
• Turn right in the slipway into Joan Road.  Continue for 7km.
• Left turn into Springbok Road (M61) in southerly direction back home towards the Circus.  
• Road closure from this point onwards, i.e. Joan road to Finish.
• FINISH at 110 km.

[Baaisikilist]

thanks for the feedback.

 

are there any do's or don'ts that I should be aware of that is different to a full road closure race?

 

I know the area from riding SBR quite often and know that the wind can blow there.

Just be aware of your surroundings and glance behind you when rolling up the side of a bunch, to make sure there isn't a car trying to squeeze past. Don't cross over the white line into the oncoming lanes.

[RastaMan]

If HBO's target is sub 3hr for Argus then I'd guess his target for these flattish Gauteng races should be sub 2h40 at least? From my limited experience of racing up there (this is my third visit north) the bunches don't break up and they're pretty damn fast. A batch should finish comfortably above 40km/h average speed, and front of B batch around 40. Argus times should be quite a bit slower, if I'm right?

that might be optimistic

I came 4th in Al last year and I think we hit 38.82 km/h max

 

The first time I reached 40 km avg was with the elites

 

But in order to hit sub 3 at argus you need to do atleast a 2:40 in the 94.7 IMO.

Last time I did argus was in 2013 I did a 3:11 from C batch, and 2012 I did 94.7 in 2:45

 

But now the 94.7 is harder and we did not have a full Argus this year, so those values will also change

[RastaMan]

 

Copy and paste from the race website:

 

RAND WATER RACE FOR VICTORY

IMPORTANT NOTES

110 km RACE

• The first 4,1 km and the final 4,1 km of the event is on the same route.
• At 8,5 km mark PAY ATTENTION at Nampak intersection – bumpy roads / pedestrians.  Turn left and then cross over highway (R59) and turn right at 9,6 km.
• Cycle along Kliprivier Road for another 6,5 km until the R82 intersection.
• Pay attention at R82 intersection after 24,5 km – two turns left are encountered. 
• Long uphill drag (10 km) to Walkerville.  First tester for legs! (CAUTION!  ROAD WORKS ON THE ROAD.)
• Sharp turn left into Randvaal Road at 36 km.   First water point at 36.5 km mark.
• Pass Lapeng Centre on left.
• Continue on Randvaal Road, (DO NOT TURN LEFT INTO JOAN RD) over the R59 and railway line bridge, start venue on your left hand side.
• Turn right into Daleside into Kroonarend road 
• Turn right into Karee Road, the church is on your left hand side.
• Turn left at the next intersection into Bokmakierie Road.  This is a 3km flat section with the railway line on your right hand side, past the crushers on your left side.  At the entrance to the crushers you will encounter a short piece of cobbles.
• You will now encounter an S bend and then turn left to cross Henley Drive.
• Make a right turn into Blougras and left again into Kruisgras.
• Cross over into The Avenue.  The next 6km is through the outskirts of the town Henley-on-Klip.  It is fairly flat but with many intersections and sharp S bends where you need to concentrate.
  • 1st intersection:  The Avenue, St Davids and Shillings Ford street (church on your right)
  • 2nd intersection:  The Avenue, St Martins and Wargrave Road, cross over (left).  Big dip in the road.
  • You will go past the Oprah Winfery School (back of school)
• Turn right into Ewelme Road.
• You will cross over two speed humps and the retirement village (left hand side).
• When coming out of Henley-On-Klip, turn left onto Verwoerd road.  You will cross the Klipriver.
• Turn right onto the Bloemendal Road / Aerials route and continue for 7,2km. The SECOND WATER POINT is situated on this road.
• Turn left onto the R42 for 9,7km.  Be cautious, this is a very busy road.  Go past the first road that turn to your left.
• Turn left onto Verwoerd Road, continue for 4,3km.
• Turn right at the intersection into Karee Road.  The nature reserve is on your right hand side.  The THIRD WATER POINT is situated opposite the entrance of the nature reserve.
• Turn right in the slipway into Joan Road.  Continue for 7km.
• Left turn into Springbok Road (M61) in southerly direction back home towards the Circus.  
• Road closure from this point onwards, i.e. Joan road to Finish.
• FINISH at 110 km.

 

With gary's help I mapped this on strava it came to 105.4 km....?

[Frosty]

With gary's help I mapped this on strava it came to 105.4 km....?

Me too... that's why I said "cut and paste from race website.

 

I knpw and train on many of those road and I know it's not 110km

[HBO]

If HBO's target is sub 3hr for Argus then I'd guess his target for these flattish Gauteng races should be sub 2h40 at least? From my limited experience of racing up there (this is my third visit north) the bunches don't break up and they're pretty damn fast. A batch should finish comfortably above 40km/h average speed, and front of B batch around 40. Argus times should be quite a bit slower, if I'm right?

 

I will be happy with Sub 3 at this moment. I still have 6 months left to train for Argus and after the R4V we will start increasing the training tempo. I've just received my program for Sept this morning and it gets tough, but as they say: "if your workout doesn't scare you, it isn't hard enough"   I also still have at least another 7 kg to loose before the Argus which will definitely happen.

 

The biggest challenge for a sub 3 Argus is to get an entry in the lucky draw 

[Frosty]

Here's the wind forecast for Sunday... under normal conditions, the wind blows anywhere from NW to N. This has a Westerly early on and then an Easterly around 11:00.

 

[Frosty]

As the prediction currently stands, and with the open groups scheduled to start around/after 07:40/07:45, a 3 hour ride could end with a tailwind... 

[djsam]

Here's the wind forecast for Sunday... under normal conditions, the wind blows anywhere from NW to N. This has a Westerly early on and then an Easterly around 11:00.

 

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That't not to heavy a wind, except for late on and if you still out there at 11 i feel for you! as it goes from 8km/h -> 20km/h 

[MaxUmis]

that might be optimistic

I came 4th in Al last year and I think we hit 38.82 km/h max

 

The first time I reached 40 km avg was with the elites

 

But in order to hit sub 3 at argus you need to do atleast a 2:40 in the 94.7 IMO.

Last time I did argus was in 2013 I did a 3:11 from C batch, and 2012 I did 94.7 in 2:45

 

But now the 94.7 is harder and we did not have a full Argus this year, so those values will also change

The Ride for Sight in Feb is usually a fairly good indicator for whether or not you'll go sub 3 at Argus.

[tombeej]

that might be optimistic

I came 4th in Al last year and I think we hit 38.82 km/h max

 

The first time I reached 40 km avg was with the elites

 

But in order to hit sub 3 at argus you need to do atleast a 2:40 in the 94.7 IMO.

Last time I did argus was in 2013 I did a 3:11 from C batch, and 2012 I did 94.7 in 2:45

 

But now the 94.7 is harder and we did not have a full Argus this year, so those values will also change

My most recent reference is Emperors Palace in April. B's came in around 40km/h, A's about 4 min faster, VA's in about 2h20 and if I remember right you did it in about 2h18 with the elites. In my bunch all breakaway attempts were easily pulled back so the bunches stayed big and fast.

[tombeej]

One issue to bring up for HBO is whether the short course people join up with the 10pkm course in the closing km's. Because that makes for some hairy racing, esp. at the end when everyone is getting itchy. Slow riders swerving all over the place on your left, oncoming traffic on your right, as the racing bunches try to thread their way through the middle....

[Patchelicious]

The Ride for Sight in Feb is usually a fairly good indicator for whether or not you'll go sub 3 at Argus.

This^^

[Blue Monster]

One issue to bring up for HBO is whether the short course people join up with the 10pkm course in the closing km's. Because that makes for some hairy racing, esp. at the end when everyone is getting itchy. Slow riders swerving all over the place on your left, oncoming traffic on your right, as the racing bunches try to thread their way through the middle....

The short course people only join up with the rest on the short section that has road closure, as far as I can make out from the not to scale route map.

[Hennie VR]

Just be aware of your surroundings and glance behind you when rolling up the side of a bunch, to make sure there isn't a car trying to squeeze past. Don't cross over the white line into the oncoming lanes.

 

Yup. Agree with Baaisikilist.

 

Keeping left of the white line is probably the most important. Also beware of the idiot that don't keep left of the white line. When traffic approached he will just move across thinking you will give way.

[Prince]

 

R4V is the last seeding race for 94.7 so Satellite will only count towards Argus.

 

Where did you hear that?