Dischem Ride for Sight

[Underachiever]

Lots of regular Hubbers in BL it seems. cool!!

Edited February 22, 2022 by Underachiever

[mecheng89]

THREAD REVIVE!

Who is racing on Sunday? The weather forecast isn't looking favourable for fair weather riders like me.

Seeded in AL but most certainly won't be racing there. 

[mecheng89]

https://viewer.joomag.com/ride-for-sight-digimag-2023/0597058001676537565?short&

[mecheng89]

To the newbies who haven't don the route before, here you can check it out on GC.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/17398053

[Long Wheel Base]

1 hour ago, mecheng89 said:

THREAD REVIVE!

Who is racing on Sunday? The weather forecast isn't looking favourable for fair weather riders like me.

Seeded in AL but most certainly won't be racing there. 

I’ll be there. Tandems. Really hope the weather is dry. 

[Scary Rider]

2 hours ago, mecheng89 said:

THREAD REVIVE!

Who is racing on Sunday? The weather forecast isn't looking favourable for fair weather riders like me.

Seeded in AL but most certainly won't be racing there. 

I'll be there on crutches, supporting family and friends. Actually I was instructed to find the beer tent😉🤫

[mecheng89]

I think chances of a dry morning are 0%. 

Windfinder - Wind & weather forecast Brakpan Airfield.pdf

[The Ouzo]

anyone planning on using Rondebuilt road to cut through boksburg to get there please be aware that they have closed both sides of the road due to a sink hole at Viewpoint Farming

[Theunissa]

11 hours ago, mecheng89 said:

I think chances of a dry morning are 0%. 

Windfinder - Wind & weather forecast Brakpan Airfield.pdf 574.19 kB · 6 downloads

I'm gonna enjoy it in my mtb. Great weather. 

Edited February 18, 2023 by Theunissa

[Red Bird]

How’s the weather down there? Contemplating going through or not from Bryanston…

[Scary Rider]

36 minutes ago, Red Bird said:

How’s the weather down there? Contemplating going through or not from Bryanston…

We're here. A bit cool. Slight breeze. Don't think it's going to rain

[Frosty]

Conditions were mostly good. The roads are not getting better, so it becomes riskier taking part in road events.

At least having the finish on Jubilee road, instead of inside the stadium ground ls resulted in less crashes on the entrance to the stadium.

[Red Bird]

Really enjoyed this ride. Tough one on the legs even though I sat in the bunch all the way. Started in last batch due to late entry. Happy that there were other stronger riders in the same boat that could stick together.

Also glad that we actually went through for the race. Arrived at 7:15. Unpacked and just rolled into the start chute ready to go at 7:27. 😅

[Long Wheel Base]

So I suppose it’s my own fault that I just assumed I would be in racing tandems. Got my start time and just thought they were starting a bit later this year. Then my toppie also said it seems very late. Late last night we checked all the start times and saw they had put us in social tandems!!!!!!!! Anyway, after the first km it was just us and 1 other tandem left and I wasn’t even really pushing that hard. Anyway we worked well together catching and passing riders from EL, DL, CL, BL and a handful of AL guys I assume must have had issues or badly seeded like us but in reverse. My legs were cooked so on that last climb before the carnival city turn we were not able to stay with them. Eventually finished about a min behind them in 3h14. 89% average HR!!!! I’m still happy with my time and it was good training before CTCT.