94.7 start times

[travisza]

Same with me Sun city 2016 penalty of 15 and see no penalty for 2015 Momentum 94.7 time. Unfair but guess its fine.

I think I had a penalty of 6 against 2015 94.7

[GemmerKat]

Last year I was batch PP and the start time was around 10AM, this year it is batch P which starts 7:21.. 

[shaun gregory]

So I received the "BOLTSPEED Number Collection" email... it would be great if the website was boltspeed... Website is not even loading.

Officially working now

[Blue Monster]

WRT a reseed, I applied for a reseed two years ago, but it was based on a error on their side, and I was not charged the R150 fee.

[Veebee]

Last year I was batch PP and the start time was around 10AM, this year it is batch P which starts 7:21.. 

 

10:24 to be exact for my first in 2014, and crossed the line 6H12 minutes later. Have come a long way since then.

[Granite121]

Last year I was batch PP and the start time was around 10AM, this year it is batch P which starts 7:21.. 

Was in pp last year too

 

This year 

PPA Index: 33.58

Start Group L

7:06 

[shaper]

Very interesting. There is a link where they explain which races they used to do your seeding. Very cool, I like the transparency. 

 

However, the seeding upon which my seeding for this race is based, or "current seeding" in their words, is higher than my official PPA seeding figure (based on my best race of 2016). Interesting that they didn't use Jock Classique, even though I know it's a seeding race. 

 

Anyway, I can't complain about the seeding I got. It's A for Af-tjop. 

from FAQ on CC94.7 webpage.Do I have to qualify..... - No, you do not have to qualify to take part, but we do suggest that you participate in other races throughout the year. This will ensure that you are fit for Cycle Challenge Sunday and other events could better your start time for the Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge. The organizing committee will use events timed by Race Tec between 7 September 2015 and 30 September 2016 which are 90km's or more for seeding.

 

Jock stages 1, 2 & 3 are not included as they are less than 90kms and recorded as such on ppa and the racetec seeding.

 

http://www.cyclechallenge.co.za/faqs

[GerrieTruter]

Group JJ for me starting 9:13

[Sven137]

For last year (2015), the "Charity Bond" groups started 8:40 - 9: 15. The unseeded groups were 9:40 - 10:28.

 

Full start list for last year:

$		Elite and U23 Male		5:30
#, !		Tandems, Hand Cycle 		5:35
VA		Vets 30 - 34 Male 		5:40
VB		Vets 35 - 39 Male 		5:44
VC		Vets 40 - 44 Male		5:48
VD		Vets 45 - 49 Male 		5:52
VE		Vets 50 - 54 Male		5:56
%		Elite Female			6:03
VF, VG, &, +	Vets 55-59, 60+, Juniors, 
		Juveniles Male			6:11
DL		CANSA Dbl Loop 			6:15
WA, WB, WC, @, * Vets 30 - 39,  40 - 49, 50+, 
		Juniors, Juveniles Female	6:19
A 		Seeded 				6:29
B 		Seeded 				6:33
C 		Seeded 				6:37
D 		Seeded 				6:41
E 		Seeded 				6:45
F 		Seeded 				6:50
G 		Seeded 				6:55
H 		Seeded 				7:00
I		Seeded 				7:05	
J 		Seeded 				7:10
K 		Seeded 				7:15
L 		Seeded 				7:20
M 		Seeded 				7:25
N 		Seeded 				7:30
P 		Seeded 				7:35
Q 		Seeded 				7:40
R, RP		Seeded, Paracyclists		7:45
S 		Peloton				7:51
TA / B		Social Tandems 			7:56
W 		Corporate Bonds			8:01
X 		Corporate Bonds 		8:06
Y 		Seeded				8:11
Z 		Seeded				8:17
AA		Seeded				8:23
BB		Seeded				8:29
CC		Seeded				8:35
DD		Charity Bond			8:43
EE		Charity Bond			8:51
FF		Charity Bond			8:59
GG		Charity Bond			9:07
HH		Charity Bond			9:15
II		Seeded				9:21
JJ		Seeded				9:27
KK		Seeded				9:34
LL		Open				9:40
MM		Open				9:46
NN		Open				9:52
PP		Open				9:58
QQ		Open				10:04
RR		Open 				10:10
SS		Open 				10.16
UU		Open 				10:22
WW		Open 				10:28

 

 

The charities are starting at 8 this year i believe

[Frosty]

from FAQ on CC94.7 webpage.Do I have to qualify..... - No, you do not have to qualify to take part, but we do suggest that you participate in other races throughout the year. This will ensure that you are fit for Cycle Challenge Sunday and other events could better your start time for the Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge. The organizing committee will use events timed by Race Tec between 7 September 2015 and 30 September 2016 which are 90km's or more for seeding.

 

Jock stages 1, 2 & 3 are not included as they are less than 90kms and recorded as such on ppa and the racetec seeding.

 

http://www.cyclechallenge.co.za/faqs

They list both the individual stages as well as the overall results - would be so much easier if they just made it one non-stop race like it used to be.

[Frosty]

The charities are starting at 8 this year i believe

Here's the start list published on their website - if you can read it

 

 

[pe3nguin]

Got a headache from squinting. Thanks Gerald.

[rudi-h]

Hoping this years sub 3 CTCT helps to start in Racing vets

 

I got a VA start without a racing license, normally start in A or B?  How does this work, do they see potential...?

[Pall Catt]

Anyone know anything about this conundrum:

My girlfriend got a racing license about 2 months ago and did the Lost City race with the elite ladies and stuck with them to the finish. She also has a few older results from the alphabet soup (including a sub-3 947) that seem to be (understandably) disregarded by the PPA seeding and so her Lost City result is the only race contributing to her seeding index of 24.66.

 

She is 30 years old and so has been batched for this race with WA but she would like to race with the % bunch. I see in the results from last year there were ladies in different age classifications (even up to the 45-49 age group) that rode in the % group. I know in the men also there are often guys over 30 (the pros like Nolan Hoffman come to mind) that race with the elites. How do we go about applying to have her moved into that batch. To my mind, its not really a reseeding but rather an age reclassification?

[Danie Taljaard]

PPA Index 28.94

 

Start group DL

[NordicElf]

Was in pp last year too

 

This year 

PPA Index: 33.58

Start Group L

7:06 

 

I'm also in L this year. Can't remember my group last year but my start time was 9:35.