raptor-22 Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Sorry but as long as you have the pace there will be people in groups as far down as the 7:30 starters who are capable and will chase a sub 3. Just make sure you are in your start chute early and at the front and go with the breaks. I've ridden sub 3 from the old F group and been close (bad weather) from as far back as J
Skubarra Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 And you can't improve your seeding as the last race that counted for a seeding in the CTCT was the Stellnbosch Cycle Tour.Officially you are correct... In practice things happen differently
Skubarra Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 I've ridden sub 3 from the old F group and been close (bad weather) from as far back as JYes there are a handful outside the front groups who manage it. Not impossible but highly unlikely
Grogs Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Hi, A newbie around these parts. I just did completed my first ever 94.7. I got around in 2.44, decent but not great? "Decent but not great"?!?!?!?!? WTF dude?!?!?!?!? Either you are incredibly modest OR you're looking for someone to blow wind up your arse by saying something like "You are truly amazing! Your first 94.7 and you did that time? Wow! You don't even realize how fast you are!" My guess is that it's the latter. Sorry bud - no wind for you.
OttoV Posted December 3, 2015 Author Posted December 3, 2015 Officially you are correct... In practice things happen differentlySo do you think if I ride, The Fast One, Ride For Sight or Berg En Dal and do a decent time that it might be possible to improve my seeding/index?
OttoV Posted December 3, 2015 Author Posted December 3, 2015 "Decent but not great"?!?!?!?!? WTF dude?!?!?!?!? Either you are incredibly modest OR you're looking for someone to blow wind up your arse by saying something like "You are truly amazing! Your first 94.7 and you did that time? Wow! You don't even realize how fast you are!" My guess is that it's the latter. Sorry bud - no wind for you.I said I'm a newbie to these parts. I'm not from SA. I have obviously ridden a bike before
Pure Savage Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 So do you think if I ride, The Fast One, Ride For Sight or Berg En Dal and do a decent time that it might be possible to improve my seeding/index?You need to make sure the event is timed by racetec. Last race that will effect seeding will be 99er in Feb 2016.
Skubarra Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 So do you think if I ride, The Fast One, Ride For Sight or Berg En Dal and do a decent time that it might be possible to improve my seeding/index? Dont want to make promises because officially the last seeding race was Stellenbosch, but very likely that racetec timed races until first week of Feb will be taken into account.
Dgas Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Dont want to make promises because officially the last seeding race was Stellenbosch, but very likely that racetec timed races until first week of Feb will be taken into account. Certainly hope you are right, I am in the same situation as OttoV, my 94.7 time 2.45 (so a bit slower) have entered the CTCT and my PPA seeing is 15.28, strangely enough my ASG seeding is 10.21, but I guess that will not count.I will ride The Fast One, The Berg n Dale and the Ride for Sight, hopefully that will affect my seeding to the positive.
raptor-22 Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 99er only affects seeding for 2017 CTCT. By the time the 2016 race runs ctct seeding is already final
Tubehunter Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 99er only affects seeding for 2017 CTCT. By the time the 2016 race runs ctct seeding is already final That is the official line, but in practise it does have a bearing. Remember it will get penalty points after 6 months so you would have to ride as fast as the pros to negate the penalties for your 2017 seeding effort at CTCT using the 2016 99er result, if you're hoping to move further forward on that!
raptor-22 Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 I'm sort of in the "I don't give a **** " head space wrt ppa and ctct seeding. I simply don't have the available time to ride enough events to haul myself back up to A so I let it go
Pure Savage Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 99er only affects seeding for 2017 CTCT. By the time the 2016 race runs ctct seeding is already final You sure? Been like this for past three years, this was 2015 Ctct
Martin PJ Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 You are fast enough for a sub 3. The conditions need to be ideal. This race is all about the last 35 kays, so mileage is important. Do some big miles, 3 races in the lead up to the tour and have a good rest before the race.
raptor-22 Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 You sure? Been like this for past three years, this was 2015 Ctct ImageUploadedByTapatalk1449207887.511808.jpg Thanks for clearing that up. Clearly the PPA Office has a habit of providing poor information SoI will enter 99er then
Pure Savage Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Thanks for clearing that up. Clearly the PPA Office has a habit of providing poor information SoI will enter 99er then See you there, after poor end of 2015 need some good results in 2016
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