babse Posted February 17, 2019 Share Must agree on the tough climbs. Shortish but very steep. Not nearly as technical as bloemedal tho. Looking forward to it ???????? Tjommie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev null Posted February 17, 2019 Share Must agree on the tough climbs. Shortish but very steep. Not nearly as technical as bloemedal tho. Looking forward to it Until you need to do that drop over the rock! It's not easy. The entry is very slippery with the sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAVSA02 Posted February 21, 2019 Share What am I missing? There does not seem to be much interest in round 2 destined for Rheebokskloof 16th March. 3 weeks before round 1 entries were done and dusted. For this round I do not see the event even mentioned on the CSA website. WP Cycling still shows on their website that the venue for 16/03/2019 is still to be confirmed, in spite of a FB post confirming Rheebokskloof as the venue, That post talks about entering. Fine, but could someone please suggest where we enter? Round 2 is also not listed as an event here on The Hub? babse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted February 21, 2019 Share What am I missing? There does not seem to be much interest in round 2 destined for Rheebokskloof 16th March. 3 weeks before round 1 entries were done and dusted. For this round I do not see the event even mentioned on the CSA website. WP Cycling still shows on their website that the venue for 16/03/2019 is still to be confirmed, in spite of a FB post confirming Rheebokskloof as the venue, That post talks about entering. Fine, but could someone please suggest where we enter? Round 2 is also not listed as an event here on The Hub? Do you have the event details? I take it from your post that they are sparse. Anyone is free to create an event in the calendar. The hope is that the organisers do it as free promotion for their events, but ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAVSA02 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Do you have the event details? I take it from your post that they are sparse. Anyone is free to create an event in the calendar. The hope is that the organisers do it as free promotion for their events, but ya.Thanks. No, I don't have enough detail to create an event. I have contacted both WPMTB and CSA, and if I get a response, will post here, unless someone comes up with the details. It's my daughter that is riding, but logistically it's a nightmare as I will most likely be away for work. Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted February 21, 2019 Share The date for round #2 is highly unfortunate as it coincides with the registration morning for the absa Cape Epic. the CSA website is usually the portal to use for entries Edited February 21, 2019 by DieselnDust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted February 21, 2019 Share The date for round #2 is highly unfortunate as it coincides with the registration morning for the absa Cape Epic. the CSA website is usually the portal to use for entriesare you riding Cape Epic or working there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted February 21, 2019 Share What am I missing? There does not seem to be much interest in round 2 destined for Rheebokskloof 16th March. 3 weeks before round 1 entries were done and dusted. For this round I do not see the event even mentioned on the CSA website. WP Cycling still shows on their website that the venue for 16/03/2019 is still to be confirmed, in spite of a FB post confirming Rheebokskloof as the venue, That post talks about entering. Fine, but could someone please suggest where we enter? Round 2 is also not listed as an event here on The Hub?The part you are missing is that everything is run by volunteers, it will get done on their time once they’ve dealt with their personal responsibilities first. The fact the you know about the Facebook posting & the new venue is all you need for now. The entries will usually only open up +- 1 week before the time. I can only imagine the reason the 1st event was so early open & on CSA event calendar 3 weeks before the time was due to it being UCI SA CUP Round in addition to the WC round. Edited February 22, 2019 by milky4130 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted February 21, 2019 Share are you riding Cape Epic or working there?Not sure yet. Will know in a week give or take a day or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me rida my bicycle Posted February 22, 2019 Share The xc racing was great to watch but, rode the trail last night en dit het lelik pak gekry. Can see there was a lot of inexperienced riders flying down and grabbing the brakes into the corners.The trail builders/maintenance can only do so much if we don't respect them and the trails it spoils it for all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babse Posted February 22, 2019 Share The xc racing was great to watch but, rode the trail last night en dit het lelik pak gekry.Can see there was a lot of inexperienced riders flying down and grabbing the brakes into the corners.The trail builders/maintenance can only do so much if we don't respect them and the trails it spoils it for all of us.I dont see the purpose of your post? Are you saying the SA Cup was full of nwoobs roosting corners? Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 22, 2019 Share The xc racing was great to watch but, rode the trail last night en dit het lelik pak gekry.Can see there was a lot of inexperienced riders flying down and grabbing the brakes into the corners.The trail builders/maintenance can only do so much if we don't respect them and the trails it spoils it for all of us.Trail builders are there to build and maintain trails. It's part of the job. Braking bumps, loose corners ruts and gaps between damage and maintenance are a constant the world over. Also - races KLAP trails, cos they're literally racing and they need to go as fast as they're able to. Over a closed lap-style course, that's going to take a toll. Meezo and babse 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted February 22, 2019 Share The xc racing was great to watch but, rode the trail last night en dit het lelik pak gekry. Can see there was a lot of inexperienced riders flying down and grabbing the brakes into the corners.The trail builders/maintenance can only do so much if we don't respect them and the trails it spoils it for all of us.Wasn't that loop built to develop young xco riders by giving exposure to the type of trails they'll be racing on? Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 22, 2019 Share Wasn't that loop built to develop young xco riders by giving exposure to the type of trails they'll be racing on?This, too. XCO courses aren't manicured, chocolate icing-like bermed pieces of art. They're nitty, gritty, rutted tracks of pain, which are continually eroded and changed and ripped up over the span of a race weekend. The racers here need to know what that's like. DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted February 22, 2019 Share The rain on sunday also didn't help. Changed it completely, and accelerated the wear and tear. This, too. XCO courses aren't manicured, chocolate icing-like bermed pieces of art. They're nitty, gritty, rutted tracks of pain, which are continually eroded and changed and ripped up over the span of a race weekend. The racers here need to know what that's like. DieselnDust and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted February 22, 2019 Share trails in the western cape will always experience high wear. Long summer months without much rainfall to wet the clay surface coupled to very high useage = accelerated erosion. Fortunately that's why we have trail maintenance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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