Patchelicious Posted October 24, 2016 Share Officially on the list as a Team Vitality CASH BACK event - just got the email from them confirming it.BOOM baby!!! lurkerza and Frosty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted October 24, 2016 Share Entered road and the very tough 12km with the wee bens. Gonna be fun that one ???? Frosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veebee Posted October 25, 2016 Share all sorted with work, see you guys there. Pikey and Frosty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 25, 2016 Share Almost the same number of entries as February - a mad rush to get last minute entries in, and hopefully some late entries and we'll exceed February's number. A bit disappointing, but give our current economic situation (country) and a second event in 2016, we should be happy.  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Lostee and nonky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BouncingBrain Posted October 25, 2016 Share Almost the same number of entries as February - a mad rush to get last minute entries in, and hopefully some late entries and we'll exceed February's number.A bit disappointing, but give our current economic situation (country) and a second event in 2016, we should be happy.Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkHow many more were you expecting? And is this gonna be the slot for the race at this time of the year from now on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cav' Posted October 25, 2016 Share Entered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 25, 2016 Share How many more were you expecting? And is this gonna be the slot for the race at this time of the year from now on?Would a 20-30% increase be unrealistic? Perhaps. It's almost as if it's a new event, and we have to start over. I think the average Joe/Jane doing the Cycle Challenge doesn't know about it, or they think having an event so close will tyre (pun intended) them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 25, 2016 Share And is this gonna be the slot for the race at this time of the year from now on?for this year and next, yes. BouncingBrain and Lostee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Hubs Posted October 25, 2016 Share Would a 20-30% increase be unrealistic? Perhaps. It's almost as if it's a new event, and we have to start over. I think the average Joe/Jane doing the Cycle Challenge doesn't know about it, or they think having an event so close will tyre (pun intended) them out.The timing just before "the other race" is good. I think more people will enter as soon as they catch on that this is either a good test or solid training session before mid November.I was hoping to crack 3hrs this time, but my training is just not there... Frosty, bmw1za and Bat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 25, 2016 Share Not sure how many of you are aware of the emergency app service called mySOS. They send you an SMS to download and use the app during the event - one push of the race logo and the JOC/VOC is contacted and medical teams sent to you.They have approached us, and while we agree that it could be of use, there is also the POPI act that we need to adhere to. Cycle Events won't send your information to them, and neither will we, without your permission. This means we have declined the service, but have indicated that the option could be provided for during the online entry process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkie 2 Posted October 25, 2016 Share What sort of numbers are you talking about? Satellite this weekend had 5000 over all cats...your event is years ahead in terms of well....everything Keep doing the good work....word of mouth will pay off bmw1za 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veebee Posted October 25, 2016 Share How does this compare to Emperors in terms of times and difficulty ? I know both are flat and fast but just like to have an idea of where I would be. Did Emperors in 2:42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydeB1 Posted October 25, 2016 Share How does this compare to Emperors in terms of times and difficulty ? I know both are flat and fast but just like to have an idea of where I would be.Did Emperors in 2:42As you mention they are both flat and fast and similar routes and profiles etc. Will largely depend on the weather/wind on the day. As an example I did Emperors in 2:20 and Carnival in 2:30 both in VC this year but the last bit was into quite a strong headwind at Carnival if memory serves me Veebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickandtyred Posted October 25, 2016 Share The planned MTB routes, as well as the backup route (in case of heavy rains like last Friday), will be posted later in the week.  Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkCool thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 25, 2016 Share How does this compare to Emperors in terms of times and difficulty ? I know both are flat and fast but just like to have an idea of where I would be. Did Emperors in 2:42It's about the same for both events, in terms of average speeds for the whole distance, and the elevation difference doesn't (535 vs 640). That's comparing group vs group rather than individuals. Where Emperors is pretty much out and back, the 103/125 route is a fig-o-8 shape which means you get the wind from all sides at some point in time. Emperors is pretty much in the opposite direction, except for the section from the R23/R550 4 way up to the R103 before Heidelberg. If you're in D or lower, a sub-3 is a possibility but does require some group work in D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted October 25, 2016 Share Not sure how many of you are aware of the emergency app service called mySOS. They send you an SMS to download and use the app during the event - one push of the race logo and the JOC/VOC is contacted and medical teams sent to you. They have approached us, and while we agree that it could be of use, there is also the POPI act that we need to adhere to.  Cycle Events won't send your information to them, and neither will we, without your permission. This means we have declined the service, but have indicated that the option could be provided for during the online entry process.Please don't, they spam your inbox. Frosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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