Dicky DQ Posted November 1, 2019 Share Currently on about 6-10 hours per week, including weekend long rides. Should I increase this or just the quality of the sessions. Just finished the 4day Heritage tour in Cat2, with racing for a team captain so I sacrificed myself for him and the team. TOGH i'll be racing for myself tho so things will be very very different. I also only did 2.5 stages of the 2018 TOGH so theres unfinished business...So life is good and the Child is now allowing you sleep etc. Lekker. You should know that 8 to 10 hrs a week will get you to a good space if correctly structured. thisismyotherbike, Pure Savage and Mopkop 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoKnight Posted November 12, 2019 Share A special for those interested https://www.onedayonly.co.za/5-stage-cycle-tour-ticket.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donovan Le Cok Posted November 12, 2019 Share A special for those interested https://www.onedayonly.co.za/5-stage-cycle-tour-ticket.html Excellent! Just entered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throttles Posted November 12, 2019 Share https://www.onedayonly.co.za/5-stage-cycle-tour-ticket.html Apologies for the double post.. I was on page 5 when i posted.. Edited November 12, 2019 by throttles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babse Posted November 12, 2019 Share A special for those interested https://www.onedayonly.co.za/5-stage-cycle-tour-ticket.htmltempting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stricker Posted November 12, 2019 Share There were full roadworks on Du Toitskloof in 2018 as well, it's possible to get the sign off despite that if you do your application in time.. For Franschoek the excuse that was given was that the new venue was too far away to make it practical (but yes, I do recall something about roadworks there). Seems that this is one lesson that was learned, cyclists don't enter for the "awesome" venue (this amazing feature the marketing team tried to punt before casually mentioning the watered down route at the bottom of the press release) I think the main culprit was actually receiving that UCI accreditation.Lots of fine print that was never taken into consideration and adjustments had to be made to ensure every box is ticked. For 2020 they have way more time so can get all the required approvals way in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stricker Posted November 12, 2019 Share Does any one know how the racing categories will work during the TOGH. Elites is obvious.But Team, open ,age cats? Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisismyotherbike Posted November 12, 2019 Share Does any one know how the racing categories will work during the TOGH. Elites is obvious.But Team, open ,age cats? Anyone? I doubt that has even been determined yet. Last year they completely scrapped the amateur team competition the day before the race started. Edit:For what it's worth, I recall we always started in four groups 10 minutes apart. ProsMen under 50Men over 50Women There were separate leader's jerseys for each age category, so in the "men under 50" batch we had three yellow jerseys at any given time. If there is an amateur team competition this year I guess it changes everything. Edited November 12, 2019 by thisismyotherbike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babse Posted November 12, 2019 Share there is some (not much) detail on how competition will work on the website https://tourofgoodhope.co.za/information/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted November 12, 2019 Share A special for those interested https://www.onedayonly.co.za/5-stage-cycle-tour-ticket.htmlThe bike and events business always amazes me. The race is sponsored by takealot.A pretty awesome route has just been revealed.The race field is limited. Yet we see discounted tickets so soon and in a rival website to the sponsors, and I'd be pretty pissed off if I was a solid supporter and had already entered and paid full price the day entries opened. *Full apologies if I've got any of this wrong, it just doesn't make any sense to me DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowl Posted November 12, 2019 Share The bike and events business always amazes me. The race is sponsored by takealot.A pretty awesome route has just been revealed.The race field is limited. Yet we see discounted tickets so soon and in a rival website to the sponsors, and I'd be pretty pissed off if I was a solid supporter and had already entered and paid full price the day entries opened. *Full apologies if I've got any of this wrong, it just doesn't make any sense to meMust say I share your sentiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubarra Posted November 12, 2019 Share The bike and events business always amazes me. The race is sponsored by takealot.A pretty awesome route has just been revealed.The race field is limited. Yet we see discounted tickets so soon and in a rival website to the sponsors, and I'd be pretty pissed off if I was a solid supporter and had already entered and paid full price the day entries opened. *Full apologies if I've got any of this wrong, it just doesn't make any sense to me I don't see the issue, surely the same principle would apply to every product sold at discount on Black Friday? Why should race entries be an exception? Also I think the event is desperate for numbers (why ASG always insist on that stupid marketing blurb of "ENTRIES LIMITED to x" on events that never sell out is beyond me but that is a rant for another day) and everyone will be better off when groups are bigger with less okes having to do long solo TT's after being dropped by the main bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisismyotherbike Posted November 12, 2019 Share The bike and events business always amazes me. The race is sponsored by takealot.A pretty awesome route has just been revealed.The race field is limited. Yet we see discounted tickets so soon and in a rival website to the sponsors, and I'd be pretty pissed off if I was a solid supporter and had already entered and paid full price the day entries opened. *Full apologies if I've got any of this wrong, it just doesn't make any sense to meAstute observation re Takealot sponsorship! ASG perhaps didn't think this one through. For what it's worth, I grabbed one of those very early entries and that was in fact a better price than this deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted November 12, 2019 Share The bike and events business always amazes me.The race is sponsored by takealot.A pretty awesome route has just been revealed.The race field is limited.Yet we see discounted tickets so soon and in a rival website to the sponsors, andI'd be pretty pissed off if I was a solid supporter and had already entered and paid full price the day entries opened.*Full apologies if I've got any of this wrong, it just doesn't make any sense to meIf you are intimating that something does not feel right I would agree with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted November 12, 2019 Share Keen to do this year, going to test the work remotely function a lot that week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMCfan Posted November 13, 2019 Share Keen to do this year, going to test the work remotely function a lot that week!Sorry to burst your bubble, but this year's event is long gone .... Skubarra and Pure Savage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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