tourdeboland Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 The real DC started at Charles Milner's farm, near Klapmuts. Went Rooi-Els, Caledon, F'hoek Pass, home. Self-service Pfft - the real DC was a solo event from the Drakenstein Prison, over Franschhoek Pass to Villiersdorp and back. There might have been one or two refreshment stations along the way, but it was pretty much each man/woman for themselves.
Velouria Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 The real DC started at Charles Milner's farm, near Klapmuts. Went Rooi-Els, Caledon, F'hoek Pass, home. Self-service I don't think I was alive then! Pure Savage 1
Kranswurm Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 The real DC started at Charles Milner's farm, near Klapmuts. Went Rooi-Els, Caledon, F'hoek Pass, home. Self-service Dont know about that....there was an event which used to start at the Macro in Milnerton late 80s.250km long distance....short distance 155km.... Velouria and Sportsworld.co.za 2
thisismyotherbike Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 I see PAA included DC2017 for seeding, but added a 15 penalty I wonder why. Isn't having a team no different to riding in the bunch?
Patchelicious Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 I see PAA included DC2017 for seeding, but added a 15 penalty I wonder why. Isn't having a team no different to riding in the bunch?Its often worse.. devocean 1
milky4130 Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 Dont know about that....there was an event which used to start at the Macro in Milnerton late 80s.250km long distance....short distance 155km....Then is wasn't the same event. https://coronationdc.co.za/about-coronation-double-century/heritage-and-history/
Pure Savage Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 I see PAA included DC2017 for seeding, but added a 15 penalty I wonder why. Isn't having a team no different to riding in the bunch?It’s due to riders being pulled and pushed around the DC, therefore inflating seeding.
Patchelicious Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 It’s due to riders being pulled and pushed around the DC, therefore inflating seeding.What about the guys pushing?? Surely there should be an adjustment for them then too? Nibali, Pure Savage and thisismyotherbike 3
Velouria Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 It’s due to riders being pulled and pushed around the DC, therefore inflating seeding.What is this pulling and pushing you speak of? Where does one find a team that does that? (asking for a friend) Mongoose! 1
thisismyotherbike Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 What about the guys pushing?? Surely there should be an adjustment for them then too? Absolutely, they should be scoring 15 at the pushed's expense! Pure Savage 1
Kranswurm Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 Then is wasn't the same event. https://coronationdc.co.za/about-coronation-double-century/heritage-and-history/Agreed.Was still a heck of a long way and the longest event I have done.I have hazy memories of somewhere between Darling and Malmsbury in the middle of a scorcher day milky4130 1
Pure Savage Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 What is this pulling and pushing you speak of? Where does one find a team that does that? (asking for a friend)The team that started just in front of us with a Paris Roubaix winner had a lot of pulling and pushing.
Mlayne Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 After 400kms all earthly possessions seem irrelevant and we didn't quite care what happened to our cars My race report is going to go something like this:1. Start2. Stare at the bum in front of me while chewing bar tape everytime Nic Dlamini was anywhere near the front.3. Pretend to take a turn on the front, but I was actually too shattered from Nic's 5 minute motorpace session that I was actually recovering while on the front4. Repeat 2 and 3 about 15 times5. Pop spectacularly6. Ponder the meaning of life and what series of bad life decisions had brought me to this point7. Water point 18. Repeat 2 and 3 about 10 times, but this time there was no popping as I was number 69. Water point 210. Pop again - about 2kms out of the water point11. Make a million deals with the muscles in my legs if they could just get me to the finish and not wage a violent war whenever I tried to pedal12. Curse any uphill, no matter the gradient13. Repeat 11 about 37 times14. Finish, vowing to race in a mixed team next year! (15. Two days later start thinking about doing it all again next year!)This is brilliant... :-) DJR, Paulst12 and Velouria 3
Velouria Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 The team that started just in front of us with a Paris Roubaix winner had a lot of pulling and pushing. I want to be pushed and pulled. Not do the pushing and pulling. Which is why I'm so afraid of riding in the mixed team! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk GLuvsMtb, Pure Savage and Donovan Le Cok 3
Shebeen Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 He started with the Freewheel Cycology team, but was dropped early on because of a puncture.They didn't get to make much use of the 'Italian Vespa' and no one got sacrificed to keep him rolling? Surely the weakest oke should have offered up a wheel
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