Bikeforlife Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Hi Guys Would anyone know if the Beta that gets applied for the CTCT is always close to 1 as its used as a base race for all other races, or can it vary according to conditions? Trying to work out new seeding here in advance Thank you!
Cookie88 Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 I downloaded the data as is from Racetec earlier, here's a teaser while the data is cleaned. CTCT2020 draft 1.JPG Guess which year is 2018/19/20? The data is normalised as there were about 4k less finishers in 2020 (at least, as Racetec stands now). I finished in 3.44 from 3G, after almost abandoning road cycling forever post-2018 CTCT, I'm glad my company gave us all an entry this year Okay I will have a go... Blue = 2018Orange = 2019Grey = 2020 Pure Savage and Ysterpikkewyn 2
Ysterpikkewyn Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Had a very lekker day on my Cannondale Scalpel. Aimed for sub 5 (2019 was my first one and did 5:08). When I got to Chappies I was feeling good and decided to have a go and see what I could do. Ended up across the finish line in 3:48. Pleasantly suprised! I will try and better my time next year. Saw one crash right in front of me. Guy and lady went down with 1km to go. Hope they both okay. They just touched shoulders and went down. No bottle coming out or flat or anything in the road. Just too close to each other. Karman de Lange and Equity 2
eddy Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Did anyone else see the big baboon cruising like an e-bike rider with a new battery in the middle of the road on Smits ? And no, I am not Jack Sparrow's sister Penny. Fortunately it was on the steep section near the top where the at the pace drops off and he was making for a dropped banana. Got there just before him as I am sure he would have grabbed it and bolted to the side of the road. The shouts behind me sounded like he was not holding a safe line once he got to it. Wayne pudding Mol, MDJ, OneLove and 4 others 7
3wings Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Did anyone else see the big baboon cruising like an e-bike rider with a new battery in the middle of the road on Smits ? And no, I am not Jack Sparrow's sister Penny. Fortunately it was on the steep section near the top where the at the pace drops off and he was making for a dropped banana. Got there just before him as I am sure he would have grabbed it and bolted to the side of the road. The shouts behind me sounded like he was not holding a safe line once he got to it.Remember the 'old days' when you used to see them sucking the juice out of discarded power-gel wrappers ?Perhaps they still do...
Bernard Horn Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Like the way the road shoulder had been fixed/swept around Smits.Wish the Council had done something about the Masi entrance.Embarasing for peeps manning the waterpoint to have all the rubbish lying around.Lots of tourists also use this route
Wayne pudding Mol Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Did anyone else see the big baboon cruising like an e-bike rider with a new battery in the middle of the road on Smits ? And no, I am not Jack Sparrow's sister Penny. Fortunately it was on the steep section near the top where the at the pace drops off and he was making for a dropped banana. Got there just before him as I am sure he would have grabbed it and bolted to the side of the road. The shouts behind me sounded like he was not holding a safe line once he got to it.Not sure if you noticed but he had a collar on - The friend I rode with has a place in Smitswinkel and says that baboon will cruise into a house, no aggression and take food he prefers. He was eating a gel when I went past. In fact he barely moved as about 30 of us engulfed him. In retrospect pretty lucky there wasn't a crash because of him
Fat Boab Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Why? You are Talking about this ONE?20200309_160404.jpg Ari M 1
Frail. "Will forever remain "Frail" Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 How many of you saw Frail?I caught him up chappies on his 2nd lap. Well Done, David. @Frail, How big is your big blade? Why?HELLO Fat BoabI was Replying to @Long Wheel Base's Question. "WHY"Because I Can! Long Wheel Base and JohanDiv 2
Kalahari Vegmot Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Who were the guys starting in 3G dressed as american footballers? I saw a Bikehub jersey underneath... Johny Bravo 1
Karman de Lange Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) Hi Guys Would anyone know if the Beta that gets applied for the CTCT is always close to 1 as its used as a base race for all other races, or can it vary according to conditions? Trying to work out new seeding here in advance Thank you!Beta always 1, but might show different until they update the source base event, normally happens bit later only.. That why 2019 seeding was so wacked, 2019 ctct massive difference in first group to second so skewed everything Edited March 9, 2020 by Karman de Lange Bikeforlife 1
geomark Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) Did anyone else see the big baboon cruising like an e-bike rider with a new battery in the middle of the road on Smits ? And no, I am not Jack Sparrow's sister Penny. Fortunately it was on the steep section near the top where the at the pace drops off and he was making for a dropped banana. Got there just before him as I am sure he would have grabbed it and bolted to the side of the road. The shouts behind me sounded like he was not holding a safe line once he got to it.Mature male with a gimp right hand, radio collar and zero F’s given - cruises out the undergrowth almost into my front wheel on Smit’s- didn’t even flinch and headed down the Centre of the road like a boss! Edited March 9, 2020 by geomark mazambaan and DieselnDust 2
K20Champ Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Started in 1J Managed a 3:06Hopefully I can get a Sub 3 next year Skubarra, EddieV, Equity and 3 others 6
Al Allen Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) That was seriously scary Nutty, I rode 1B...we were all really confused as we came to a halt until we saw you on the floor...got a massively dark feeling as we went on but relieved to hear you are still going and all the best with the recovery! I don't think the 1 min batch gaps effected your incident but there were definitely quite a number in our journey...I hope they give it at least 3mins next year otherwise I will be fun riding at the back on knobblies!Thanks. Have a broken collarbone and facial injuries. Also a cracked skull. Plastic surgery tomorrow to fix the face. Edited March 9, 2020 by Al Allen Bonus, Velouria, MDJ and 1 other 4
NC_lurker Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Like the way the road shoulder had been fixed/swept around Smits.Wish the Council had done something about the Masi entrance.Embarasing for peeps manning the waterpoint to have all the rubbish lying around.Lots of tourists also use this routeGreat to see the number of Masi locals supporting the race when I went past. Does anyone know if there's a cycling initiative underway in Masi? Bonus 1
Tim Brink Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Great to see the number of Masi locals supporting the race when I went past.Does anyone know if there's a cycling initiative underway in Masi? A jolly decent one: https://songezo.co.za Rotary helps, financially, with proceeds from CTCT. DieselnDust, NC_lurker, mazambaan and 3 others 6
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