[Event] 2019 PPA Sportive #6

[Karman de Lange]

Still looks wet and windy - character building conditions

 

But is it worth the risk before 1 tonner weekend .. that is what going through my mind........  either people ride sensible in wet, or go down left/right/center.

 

and with new route .. it seems like going be fast one .. 

Edited September 26, 2019 by Karman de Lange

[MDJ]

Looking at the current forecast a canoe might be more appropriate . 

 

On the bright side it looks like I will get my new bike tomorrow . I might have to save it for One Tonner as her first event  though - "dam' weather! ...at least we'll be able to shower good and proper this summer!

[Karman de Lange]

Looking at the current forecast a canoe might be more appropriate . 

 

On the bright side it looks like I will get my new bike tomorrow . I might have to save it for One Tonner as her first event  though - "dam' weather! ...at least we'll be able to shower good and proper this summer!

 

ooo nice ... New road bike? (assume so, bit dumb todo one tonner on e-bike)

Edited September 27, 2019 by Karman de Lange

[MDJ]

ooo nice ... New road bike? (assume so, bit dumb todo one tonner on e-bike)

 

Yip, the new Scott Addict RC - guess, I won't be able to blame the bike for getting dropped in future 

Edited September 27, 2019 by MDJ

[Karman de Lange]

Yip, the new Scott Addict RC - guess, I won't be able to blame the bike for getting dropped in future 

 

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Nice .... I've never been able to blame my bike ;-(  might have to downgrade to have a excuse   

[Ferro]

Yip, the new Scott Addict RC - guess, I won't be able to blame the bike for getting dropped in future 

 

Scott-Addict-RC-15-GREY-2020.png

 

Beaut of a bike.   Congrats.

[liebenw]

Thunderstorms starting at 0600 and 86% chance of rain between 0600 and 1200. Guess that's me out. 

 

Not going to go from deep South to Paarl to ride in those conditions. Entry fee a donation then :-)

[Frail. "Will forever remain "Frail"]

START CHUTE

 

https://web.facebook.com/FRAILK/videos/2609610285725900/

[Frail. "Will forever remain "Frail"]

BUNCH " D - I " START

 

https://web.facebook.com/FRAILK/videos/2612632078757054/

Edited October 1, 2019 by F.R.A.I.L. -K

[Frail. "Will forever remain "Frail"]

BUNCH SPLIT

 

https://web.facebook.com/FRAILK/videos/2610261558994106/

[Wannabe]

What a wet, cold and miserable affair.

Got rained on and a headwind, from the time we turned onto the R302 (Malmesbury road).

I was riding with a friend, that was having a bad day. I sat on the front, into the driving rain.

 

By the time we got to the Fruitsellers Stop, I had a few stragglers sitting on my wheel, none able to help, and my friend had nothing more to give, so we decided to rather abort, and make the +-15km to my house, instead of battling into the wind till the Kromme Rhee turnoff. 

 

We first had a cup of warm coffee at my home, dried ourselves off and got into dry clothing, before driving back to the start to collect the car we used to get to the start.

 

Still worked out to a nice 65km/h ride for me, with a 20km stint into the wind, with no help at all.

Disappointed not to have finished, but rather live to ride another day. 

[Schmorglebot]

I suspect record DNF numbers. At least you can empathise with the guys who rode world champs this weekend, also brutal conditions

[Thomo]

I was wondering whether event went ahead ...

Was thinking this morning that it could've been Tonner weekend.

Now that would have been some ride.!

[FootballingCyclist]

I never raced but was told by my buddy in the A bunch that they never put the rubber mats over the railway lines on Kromme Rhee road.

 

In the dry those tracks are dangerous enough as they are extremely high and the road/tar around the tracks is quite bad, I can't begin to imagine how nervy it must've been going over them in the rain and wind.

 

Sidenote: apparently that's where the eventual winner(still u18) attacked and rode to victory.

Edited September 30, 2019 by FootballingCyclist

[davidtinker]

The weather wasn't as bad as I expected, at least in A bunch. I think later bunches got rained on more. The railway lines without mats were a bit of a hazard.

[waseem.musthapa]

Hi guys

 

I see seedings were updated but there is a discrepancy with the winners time on PPA and racetec thus affecting everyone's seeding negatively.

 

When one checks seeding on PPA site, shows 2.21 vs actual winners time being 2.25.

 

Who do we contact to correct this?