99er Cycle Tour

[MORNE]

2 minutes ago, Rouxenator said:

That was fun, perfect weather conditions, friendly faces all round, my knobbies whêr-whêring on the tarmac - awesome ride.

Only issue was the lack of parking, I looked at the venue map and thought to myself - that's a bit tight. Sure enough when I arrived at 6am people were already turning around at the entrance. Found some parking next to the reservoir in Suikerbos way.

This was my 9th 99er and I think it's called 99er because if given 99 years it would have a different route each time. Only things that stay the same is the start and that finish up the hill.

I live about 2km away now and rode there but the cars were parked in the sidestreets/burbs all around, some about a km away. The smart ones parked in aurora at the finish by the little mall.

[babse]

So sounds like everyone had a good ride at the new "West coast express"...

 

but in the north and not on the coast 😅🙊

[Mamil]

All those traffic circles made me feel like a proper cyclist. I kept hearing Sean Kelly talking about road furniture in his sleepy Irish lilt .....

Good fun

[TCTG]

It was a speedy race...everyone did good times...pity it does not carry heavy weighting for CTCT. Did anyone receive their CTCT seeding yet?

[Bub Marley]

4 minutes ago, TCTG said:

It was a speedy race...everyone did good times...pity it does not carry heavy weighting for CTCT. Did anyone receive their CTCT seeding yet?

I would think this race would carry the biggest weight as it’s the latest. 

[droo]

On 2/11/2022 at 11:50 AM, droo said:

Basically just gonna keep an eye on the heart rate up till the 80km mark and burn any gas I have left in the tank on the last 20.

This didn't age well... 

['Dale]

31 minutes ago, droo said:

This didn't age well... 

Hehehe 😛

Post of the day - also known as ‘the red mist’ 

 

[NickGM]

3 hours ago, 'Dale said:

Started in ‘C for Cannondale’. A few kamikaze pilots from D managed to get onto the wheels. Punched my way up Adderley kicker with a few other bras and created a gap so I can safely blitz through the D’Urbanvale circle fest. 
 

Another stunning day for rolling. 
 

The whole of the D group joined C. Not that I had anything to do with it, I was just hanging on.

Hoping for a bit of a seeding boost but (a) not sure this will count towards CTCT and (b) the "beta" factor in the seeding equation will probably make this ride void anyway.

Either way, lovely day for a ride.

['Dale]

48 minutes ago, NickGM said:

The whole of the D group joined C. Not that I had anything to do with it, I was just hanging on.

Hoping for a bit of a seeding boost but (a) not sure this will count towards CTCT and (b) the "beta" factor in the seeding equation will probably make this ride void anyway.

Either way, lovely day for a ride.

Ah, awesome, lekka lekka. Was spending sitting in the wheels near the front and saw a few okes from D with roleur engines in the mix at the front.

Edited February 12, 2022 by 'Dale

[NickGM]

13 minutes ago, 'Dale said:

Ah, awesome, lekka lekka. Was spending sitting in the wheels near the front and saw a few okes from D with roleur engines in the mix at the front.

Sounds wise! There was a bit of chaos at the back.

[bleedToWin]

$ was crazy...
I think the massive size of the group was a big risk by the organisers and they are lucky to have no big incidents. Those narrow roads from Malmesbury right to the end we ended up needing running road closure just to pass safely.

[babse]

2 minutes ago, bleedToWin said:

$ was crazy...
I think the massive size of the group was a big risk by the organisers and they are lucky to have no big incidents. Those narrow roads from Malmesbury right to the end we ended up needing running road closure just to pass safely.

Checked results earlier 

Crazy to see 100+ okes in 1 bunch for ride with zilch road closures 

And the % group were less than 50

🤔

[WaldoZ]

55 minutes ago, bleedToWin said:

$ was crazy...
I think the massive size of the group was a big risk by the organisers and they are lucky to have no big incidents. Those narrow roads from Malmesbury right to the end we ended up needing running road closure just to pass safely.

Still not sure how no one crashed with the motorbike in the middle of the intermediate sprint 🤣🤣

[Mamil]

Ja it didn't feel like the safest race.

In the middle split of E I was in we didn't see a single.mobile marshal. Some close passes from vehicles. Love these events but the risks are real.

[Pure Savage]

2 hours ago, WaldoZ said:

Still not sure how no one crashed with the motorbike in the middle of the intermediate sprint 🤣🤣

He was just looking for a high 5 Waldo

[WaldoZ]

3 minutes ago, Pure Savage said:

He was just looking for a high 5 Waldo

He almost got a snot klap 🤣