947 MTB 55km Qualifying

[Sven137]

What is the qualifying criteria and how do you qualify...

 

I have done the 22km for the past two years.

 

 

[Ryno.]

No Qualifying, just enter. To get better seeding do a racetec timed race or 2.

The route is fairly easy though

[Sven137]

No Qualifying, just enter. To get better seeding do a racetec timed race or 2.

The route is fairly easy though

 

It says on the website you need to qualify ?

[doczessop]

According to their twitter account you need to have done a racetec timed 40km or longer event this year.

[Firozfx]

Just enter. No qualifying criteria. Just that you won't have good seeding so expect to start in the later batches. Last year there were 8 batches.

 

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[Rick Sanchez]

There is a qualifying criteria this year if you check on their site, but I am not sure as to what it is. Was also wondering as I have not done any Racetec races this year

[agilwolf]

Basically you had to have completed a 40km+ MTB race that were Racetec timed / SA Seeding timed since Oct last year till 30Sep this year.  (From what I remember)

 

It is indicated more clearly under the MTB FAQ section of the Cycle Challenge site; which appears to be down at the moment ...

[awesme]

hmmmm

 

Now worried, did the Believe Choc Cow Mtb race the weekend to qualify,it was a qualifying race last year.

It's not racetec timed.

 

Anyone know for sure if this is recognised by 947.

 

G

 

CycleChallenge web site is down so can't ask them.

[NotSoBigBen]

How about just enter and see what happens?

[awesme]

I have ,

 

but at the time of entering, they only seem to be seed you later, and i only have till end of Sep to get a qualifying race, but looking at CycleEvents there don't seem to be any Racetec timed races.

 

Our boards looked like they were SS labeled, so x fingers.

 

G

 

How about just enter and see what happens?

[NotSoBigBen]

I have ,

 

but at the time of entering, they only seem to be seed you later, and i only have till end of Sep to get a qualifying race, but looking at CycleEvents there don't seem to be any Racetec timed races.

 

Our boards looked like they were SS labeled, so x fingers.

 

G

 

So the issue here is 'seeding' rather than qualifying, 2 very different things me thinks ....

[awesme]

well in their language...

 

They only seed later, at which time they then indicate if they recognise your qualifying race,

if they then don't recognise it they then see you into the 25km race.

if they recognise it they seed you into a 55km batch.

 

G

 

So the issue here is 'seeding' rather than qualifying, 2 very different things me thinks ....

[NotSoBigBen]

well in their language...

 

They only seed later, at which time they then indicate if they recognise your qualifying race,

if they then don't recognise it they then see you into the 25km race.

if they recognise it they seed you into a 55km batch.

 

G

 

Ah OK .. clearly I'm not really up to date with the changes ... I just enter and hope for the best 

[scotty]

So you have not entered a racetec race but you enter the 55 and pay the R310 they then bump you down to the 25km which is R235. Are they going to reimburse you the difference.  

[awesme]

I'l likely to say, in my dreams, they will play the card: "it is my responsibility to make sure I've done a racetec timed race"

 

Never mind that the the Choc Cow Mtb race was a qualifying race last year.

 

G

 

So you have not entered a racetec race but you enter the 55 and pay the R310 they then bump you down to the 25km which is R235. Are they going to reimburse you the difference.  

[Sven137]

I have ,

 

but at the time of entering, they only seem to be seed you later, and i only have till end of Sep to get a qualifying race, but looking at CycleEvents there don't seem to be any Racetec timed races.

 

Our boards looked like they were SS labeled, so x fingers.

 

G

 

 

Are there any Racetec or qualifying races before the end of September ... does the JUMA count ?