News bot Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 The Coronation Double Century is no Saturday morning coffee ride. You have to be fit and you have to be prepared. We speak to Johann le Roux, the only CDC participant to have completed all 22 events, about what it takes to get his team over the finish line.Click here to view the article
Shebeen Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 Keep the weaker riders in front for the first 150km....does he ride for team gulag? Pah Bear, Abercrombie and NixM 3
Pure Savage Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 Keep the weaker riders in front for the first 150km....does he ride for team gulag?How are your weaker riders not dropped by 150km? By 150km you start dropping strong riders!! Pah Bear and Patchelicious 2
Pure Savage Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 Someone tell Legbreaker to come read this article  Well written, some great tips and starting to get excited!
Thomo Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 How are your weaker riders not dropped by 150km? By 150km you start dropping strong riders!! I see reference is made to “amateur ranks" and "getting the whole team across the finish line together" ... perhaps the article is aimed at a specific group of particpants rather than the type of riders you are referring to. Pure Savage 1
Shebeen Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 But ja, much respect to the dude for doing them all
'Dale Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 I much prefer getting all all the 12 eggs across the lineThat's the essence of the event  Was very privileged to earn that Milner medal last year raptor-22 and pe3nguin 2
Patchelicious Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Someone tell Legbreaker to come read this article  Well written, some great tips and starting to get excited!Who's that?
raptor-22 Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 I see reference is made to “amateur ranks" and "getting the whole team across the finish line together" ... perhaps the article is aimed at a specific group of particpants rather than the type of riders you are referring to.   Friend of mine asked me to ride dc with his club a couple of years back. I didn't and thankfully because it was an absolute disaster!he stronger riders went out fast and dropped half the team by Barrydale.. By Montague only the fastest three were together and finishd together. Then they moaned at everyone else because the team time was nearly 8 hours when the 6th man crossed the line.
raptor-22 Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 PS: Johan says keep the weaker riders in front - thats so you can see them. IF they ride behind the faster guys pick up the pace and then start putting those guys into the hurt locker pronto. The result is a totally destroyed team. Keep the weaker riders in sight and let them do a turn on the front for 30seconds. The stronger riders can do one minutes turns on the front.
Patchelicious Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 PS: Johan says keep the weaker riders in front - thats so you can see them. IF they ride behind the faster guys pick up the pace and then start putting those guys into the hurt locker pronto. The result is a totally destroyed team. Keep the weaker riders in sight and let them do a turn on the front for 30seconds. The stronger riders can do one minutes turns on the front.Weaker riders are there to be sacrificed!  Put them on the front and make them go flat out for the first 50km or till they explode. Keep the stronger riders fresh for as long as possible. Pure Savage 1
AuctionLamb Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 How difficult can it be to ride the DC!!??Â
Wannabe Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 How difficult can it be to ride the DC!!??   You tell us....
Underachiever Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Friend of mine asked me to ride dc with his club a couple of years back. I didn't and thankfully because it was an absolute disaster!he stronger riders went out fast and dropped half the team by Barrydale.. By Montague only the fastest three were together and finishd together. Then they moaned at everyone else because the team time was nearly 8 hours when the 6th man crossed the line.Reminds me of this..."There is no I in TEAM, but...."
Velouria Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Friend of mine asked me to ride dc with his club a couple of years back. I didn't and thankfully because it was an absolute disaster!he stronger riders went out fast and dropped half the team by Barrydale.. By Montague only the fastest three were together and finishd together. Then they moaned at everyone else because the team time was nearly 8 hours when the 6th man crossed the line.I've been in a team like that - two of us bigger guys got dropped at the bottom of Tradouw. Team went on to race each other, and finished with 5 riders... Mongoose! 1
Mongoose! Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Will be my sixth one this year Last year was the only year all 12 riders finished together – we decided upfront the goal was to finish together - don't care about time– slowest  time of all, but for sure the most rewarding one - was really awesome. One year the team captain said : six rider will finish. If it is seven, the stronger six did not ride hard enough… lol   Jensie, Pure Savage and Special-K 3
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