Headshot Posted January 30, 2017 Share I don't care what it costs. I'm not going to miss Nino hucking those log stairs. I am going for the crashes - there are usually even more than in DH :-) NickGM and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 30, 2017 Share Yourself included I assume? I think R100 is still reasonable but to put it in perspective. Thats a 80km round trip by car and if the whole family goes - maybe R300 for tickets - I assume a 6 year old might be free, failing which its R400. Plus food and drinks - could be close to R750 by the time you are done. Nope, not me. I'll definitely budget on a ticket, and go with a couple mates. Even if I go alone, I'll still go. Get a ticket and then go in via G spot if I can. Eddy Gordo and dev null 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev null Posted January 30, 2017 Share Nope, not me. I'll definitely budget on a ticket, and go with a couple mates. Even if I go alone, I'll still go. Get a ticket and then go in via G spot if I can. Me and my family will probably cycle there if we can. Not looking forward at sitting in Stellies traffic on the way to Coetzenburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted January 30, 2017 Share Would it be restricted to coetzenberg only? or would eden, mount marie be included in the track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev null Posted January 30, 2017 Share Eden is too far away from Coetzenburg for it to form an XCO loop of 4 - 5 km. I suspect they will mostly stay with the current circuit which is already quite technical, and just add some more interesting bits for spectator value. PhilipV and Eddy Gordo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 30, 2017 Share Eden is too far away from Coetzenburg for it to form an XCO loop of 4 - 5 km. I suspect they will mostly stay with the current circuit which is already quite technical, and just add some more interesting bits for spectator value. that climb back up to the top and then a drop down into G spot would be awesome... That climb to the top is hell! Eddy Gordo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted January 30, 2017 Share Would it be restricted to coetzenberg only? or would eden, mount marie be included in the track?probably just Coetzenberg. The XCO loop is already there and will probably just get tweaked and spruced up for this. I'm keen on seeing the Elites race through that rock garden. and hucking the log drops at the bottom. It'll be carnage. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 30, 2017 Share probably just Coetzenberg. The XCO loop is already there and will probably just get tweaked and spruced up for this. I'm keen on seeing the Elites race through that rock garden. and hucking the log drops at the bottom. It'll be carnage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubehunter Posted January 30, 2017 Share What most people here forget is that in most of Europe the infrastructure is vastly different at the venues as they cater to mountain biking in the summer and alpine skiing in the winter. So entry fees et al include trips up the gondola and most of the tickets seem to indicate multiple trips over the weekend. The only similar metaphor would be if there really was a DH course built on Table Mountain and you paid an entry fee but you got to ride up and down the cableway as much as you liked during the contest period as part of the entry cost. (The cablecar cannot do the same volume of people as the ski resorts gondolas and chair lifts, so there is already a key difference here!) Headshot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloukrans Posted January 30, 2017 Share Cannot wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoKnight Posted January 30, 2017 Share long and short we in for a wicked March 2018, between the Argus, UCI XCO and the Epic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelhicks Posted January 30, 2017 Share What most people here forget is that in most of Europe the infrastructure is vastly different at the venues as they cater to mountain biking in the summer and alpine skiing in the winter. So entry fees et al include trips up the gondola and most of the tickets seem to indicate multiple trips over the weekend. The only similar metaphor would be if there really was a DH course built on Table Mountain and you paid an entry fee but you got to ride up and down the cableway as much as you liked during the contest period as part of the entry cost. (The cablecar cannot do the same volume of people as the ski resorts gondolas and chair lifts, so there is already a key difference here!) Yes - BUT - there are also tickets for non-gondala passes ...17 Pounds entry (R289) entry at Fort William for the day with no gondala access. Danger Dassie, NickGM, Patchelicious and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted January 30, 2017 Share long and short we in for a wicked March 2018, between the Argus, UCI XCO and the Epic... You forget that Eroica South Africa is on the 18th of March, in Montague, the weekend after the Argus. They arranged it like that to give the international Argus riders the chance to stay and ride Eroica as well. March is going to be a busy busy month for me. Ps I was talking 2017, sorry if I confused anyone. Edited January 30, 2017 by DJR Tumbleweed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev null Posted January 30, 2017 Share Well, March next year my boss won't be able to pin me down. I will be on the trails. I am sure the trails from Helderberg to Jonkers will be filled with internationals training. jannosmit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAD4 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Are you Capies serious? Free entry to a UCI XC World Cup event? Eksemaarniks... Stay at home in front of your computers boys, let us Vaalies attend and boost the Cape coffers for you then. We'll be there, just like all of the Pmb events. The Batty Army will return. Emily drives me Batty! varkie2, Tumbleweed and Danger Dassie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 30, 2017 Share Are you Capies serious? Free entry to a UCI XC World Cup event? Eksemaarniks... Stay at home in front of your computers boys, let us Vaalies attend and boost the Cape coffers for you then. We'll be there, just like all of the Pmb events. The Batty Army will return. Emily drives me Batty!I'll beat you if you block my view! ???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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