coppi Posted September 27, 2018 Share Why?dunno really, just feels like a finished project after 10.........ocd? ScottCM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter-morgan Posted September 27, 2018 Share I am doing my 9th in a row this year.............my aim is to do 10 then call it quitsI am in the same boat, feel the same. Tabula Rasa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie NL Posted September 27, 2018 Share I am contemplating doing a race and then a social loop afterwards. For the vibes. Did that last year and was dissappointed with the vibes found on second loop. Been told about beer and tequilla stops and found only one.  Hope you have better luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie NL Posted September 27, 2018 Share I'm bored with this race...............sitting this one out and going for a lekker MTB ride instead (been roadie for last 18 years....)The reverse route is to save money on staff manning road closures at all the intersections in the suburbs or reduce the motoristsmoaning about road closures and has NOTHING to do with where the hills are in the race.....Your boredom aside, I'm not with you on the reversal being a cost saving / reduce moaning issue. The new route means the M1 is closed till later in the day and would think that is the busiest piece of tar on the route, ie biggest nuisance to motorists Ispeed_V, Kranswurm, BigDL and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2fly Posted September 27, 2018 Share Your boredom aside, I'm not with you on the reversal being a cost saving / reduce moaning issue. The new route means the M1 is closed till later in the day and would think that is the busiest piece of tar on the route, ie biggest nuisance to motoristsFewer offramps to close than the many many intersections in the suburbs. I used to work in the the organisation of the race as a supplier from a traffic perspective.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehosefat Posted October 1, 2018 Share Fewer offramps to close than the many many intersections in the suburbs. I used to work in the the organisation of the race as a supplier from a traffic perspective.... But it's the same route so surely all the same intersections have to be closed or am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted October 1, 2018 Share But it's the same route so surely all the same intersections have to be closed or am I missing something?They should be able to open all the routes/intersections around Randburg etc earlier in the day than having them closed all day being the normal route Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryvdM Posted October 1, 2018 Share But it's the same route so surely all the same intersections have to be closed or am I missing something? Intersections at the beginning of the route have to stay open for a much shorter time than the intersections at the end of the route. So it makes sense for the organiser to adjust the route so that they have less intersections to close at the end of the route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted October 1, 2018 Share The start is going to be a whole lot of pain. Did a route plan on Strava, from Broadacres to Nelson Mandela Bridge(The stupid calculator doesnt want me to go through Steyn city) 41kms, 803m of climbing. Add in the 50m of climing to get into Steyn City and the 60m to get out and you have close to 1000m of climbing in the first 50km. At least the 2nd half is gonna be fun for us 90kg+ fatties at around 300m of climbing in 45km... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacc Posted October 1, 2018 Share I am doing my 9th in a row this year.............my aim is to do 10 then call it quitsI did my 10th consecutive 94.7 last year... and I also said the same.I have entered this year again... Don't want to miss out on the hype about the reversed route.After this year I am definitely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s14phoenix Posted October 1, 2018 Share Nearly had heart failure @ R504 entry... skipping the MTB race... last year I already felt it was not worth it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnavel Posted October 1, 2018 Share Nearly had heart failure @ R504 entry... skipping the MTB race... last year I already felt it was not worth it... While definitely expensive, would much rather pay R504 for an event with full road closure around Johannesburg on roads that one cannot ride. Compare this price to the ASG Satellite classic @R400 (with no road closure and little value add) and it's not so bad... Vetplant and Danger Dassie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieterJvR Posted October 1, 2018 Share The start is going to be a whole lot of pain. Did a route plan on Strava, from Broadacres to Nelson Mandela Bridge(The stupid calculator doesnt want me to go through Steyn city) 41kms, 803m of climbing. Add in the 50m of climing to get into Steyn City and the 60m to get out and you have close to 1000m of climbing in the first 50km. At least the 2nd half is gonna be fun for us 90kg+ fatties at around 300m of climbing in 45km... Your calculations looks correct, I mapped the route (exactly like last year just in reverse) on ridewithGPS(including going through Steyn City) and after 48km (getting onto the M1) total elevation was on 903m. Total distance for the route was 96.4 and elevation was 1388m. Here is the link: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28704823 And here is the elevation for the route: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryvdM Posted October 1, 2018 Share The start is going to be a whole lot of pain. Did a route plan on Strava, from Broadacres to Nelson Mandela Bridge(The stupid calculator doesnt want me to go through Steyn city) 41kms, 803m of climbing. Add in the 50m of climing to get into Steyn City and the 60m to get out and you have close to 1000m of climbing in the first 50km. At least the 2nd half is gonna be fun for us 90kg+ fatties at around 300m of climbing in 45km... Edit 1: Frost beat me to it. Edit 2: Correction on route and climbs list. I've had a go at mapping it out on RWG: ridewithgps.com/routes/28704830 Some notes on the above:My exact locations for the start & finish are pure speculation.I've got he wrong side of the M1. Based on this image I'm assuming we are going to use the same side as last year, i.e. going the wrong way on the eastern side. This is a pain to map out, so I have just shown it on the wrong side.This is good enough for analysis of the climbs. So the list of climbs (short climbs have been excluded): Edited October 1, 2018 by GaryvdM PieterJvR and SilverRider 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulst12 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Its going to splinter the groups early on... if the climbing guys put the pressure on it race over before 1/2 way. The normal way around used to have fairly large groups going up cedar... now I suspect it will be in tatters going up Homestead past Bryanston CC... and then there will still be the two small matters of Jan Smuts and Kyalami to deal with!! Big boys wont stand a chance... GaryvdM and Vetplant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted October 1, 2018 Share Stop it already, you guys are putting me off with all these route profiles. They DO NOT look pleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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