the_other_guy Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 Anyone have any tips on how to bunnyhop railway tracks on a tandem? Teamwork
hayleyearth Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 Is 30 mins prior to your batch start enough time? (in terms of arrival time)Is the traffic towards Sun City OK? I also need to know these answers..
Baaisikilist Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 At 3:30-4am it shouldn't be too busy...We're leaving JHB south at 4.
JA-Q001 Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 I also need to know these answers..Rather go earlier, as soon as batches start, the parking gets quite congested. This is when you struggle to get in, this happens every year. So aim to be there an hour before start at least.
Cav' Posted August 14, 2015 Author Posted August 14, 2015 I'm leaving Pta at 05:00, (1h50 drive according to google maps)Thus arrival at 6:50 (batch starts at 7:20)
IceCreamMan Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Did not like the course and damn so many accidents waiting to happen.... Did ok in 3:20 odd and tried to hang on the remnants of BL in the front but had to stop. Water should be in sachets so one can grab an go.. Marker for the season so all good...was tougher than I thought it would be... Little detour rattled my fillings out
Speeltyd Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Great ride! Enjoyed the whole route. First outing on the Tandem this season and happy with the 3:33.
Wannabe Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Maroesjka Mathee was involved in a crash, and injured her wrist / arm quite a bit.Believe she must undergo an op to repair the damage.Best of luck Fire, hope it is not too bad, and that you recover quickly.
IceCreamMan Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Maroesjka Mathee was involved in a crash, and injured her wrist / arm quite a bit.Believe she must undergo an op to repair the damage.Best of luck Fire, hope it is not too bad, and that you recover quickly.Couple of accidents unfortunately but could of been loads more ...we need to learn to ride in groups...best wishes Results out on racetec too now
David Marshall Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 First casualty (from the ladies group) on my repair stand by 13h00 this afternoon. The owner not badly hurt but others in the crash not so lucky.
GreatGusto Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 First road race since Argus. Started in AL, knew it wouldn't be long before they cooked me. Sat up at 17km, waited for BL, and went all the way to the finish with lead BL group. 3:21. So not too bad for first ride of the season. It's not exactly a great route - speed bumps, detours, pot holes, but it gives you a marker for the season. But I absolutely loved the placement of the finish line. Once over the line, there was about half a kilometer of straight road in which to sit up and wind down, and then a loop back to the cooldrinks tables. Why do other races have the drinks tables 30m from finish line? Argus, Ride for Sight, etc.
hayleyearth Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 So I only did the 69km because I'm unfit. This whole year was just dedicated to work and an odd DH or Enduro event. I was surprised with my AM seeding because the only road race I did the last 2 years was 94.7, also did no MTB XC events in 2 years. Anyway... I ended 3rd lady I'm my age category and 8th lady overall. I got split from the front bunch after the 11km mark because there was some guy pushing/helping a lady by giving her pushes all the time and another guy didn't like it so when a verbal fight started I was stuck behind them (the guy and lady) and couldn't pass and as he stopped pushing her they went slower and in these 2min the front bunch were gone and I knew I wouldn't be able to ride them in (alone). So I found 2 other people and we went to go 'pick up' the solo's that dropped out further on. This race made me excited to get fit again!
Eon du Plessis Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 The 69km was my first Road event and my first ride using a Racetec chip as I haven't been cycling very long. My results aren't showing and the racetec website says that no rider has been associated with the chip number yet.Should I just be patient and maybe shoot them an email? The race was quite fun and riding in groups really ups your performance significantly more than I expected. I even got to help out with pulling now and then, but nowhere near strong enough for my own linking yet. Did a 2:15 or so, by my own calculations. Looking forward to getting stronger!
Cav' Posted August 16, 2015 Author Posted August 16, 2015 My race went well, until.. I got a tubbie flat on the stupid gravel section Did about 7km on the flat tubbie, then called the missus to pick me up with the car (went straight home) What did I take from this race: my fitness is ok and I hate tubbies.
Cav' Posted August 16, 2015 Author Posted August 16, 2015 And I saw Robert Forstemann's doppelganger in AL.
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