Cape Town Cycle Tour 2022

[Jbr]

Entered ! Can’t wait to enjoy the second lap this time, I deeply regret not going for it last time !

[475]

2 hours ago, Jbr said:

Entered ! Can’t wait to enjoy the second lap this time, I deeply regret not going for it last time !

I'm sort of with you on that!

Was well on my way to my first ever sub 3 when a faulty bead on my rear tyre ensured a first ever DNF ???? It was about 1km before Camps Bay - I was not impressed!

I guess it's a tick off the list... Next year will be sub 3 and double loop. The tribe has spoken ????

[mecheng89]

On 11/5/2021 at 1:14 PM, i24 said:

E-bikes have to be entered into a different category, so Race Tec just have to DQ any rider who's time is too fast. Just a few lines of program code.

The rules also state:

3.3. Should a rider wish to partake in the Cycle Tour by using an e-bike, such rider must select the E-bike category when completing the online entry for the Cycle Tour.
3.4. If the rider failed to register in the E-bike category, he/she will not be allowed to partake in the Cycle Tour.
3.5. Any person riding an e-bike on the Cycle Tour that has not formally entered as an E-Bike participant shall be disqualified from this and future Cycle Tours.

3.6.4. the motorised assistance only engages when the rider is pedalling, progressively reduces and finally cuts off as the vehicle reaches a speed of 25 km/h or sooner (i.e. no permanently powered bicycles);
3.6.5. it is fitted with a control mechanism that limits the maximum electric powered speed on PAS (power assist) mode to 25 km/h;

Gate marshals will have to police that e-bikes are not entered as normal bikes, not too difficult.

If this was applied to this years ride, the first 40 out of the 204 e-bike finishers would have been disqualified, that's 20% of the field. How easy it is to beat 3hr50 (28.5 km/h) on an e-bike that cuts the power off above 25km/h? I think there was some cheating in this years event...

Harsh. 

[Shebeen]

On 10/29/2021 at 8:29 AM, Jase619 said:

Entries open next week:

R650 entry fee

> 2 November, 1pm: Paid-up PPA and Club 21 members:

> 5 November, 1pm: All 2021 entrants.

> 8 November, 1pm: General entries

i normally just sommer pay whatever it is with a smile, it's a charity event after all.

BUT have i been asleep at the wheel or did the price get hiked this year? so i quickly got mr google to go through my inbox and here is the pricing since 2014, on average it goes up about 5%, that's below inflation

2014	430
2015	450
2016	470
2017	510
2018	540
2019	540
2020	550
2021	595
2022	650

 

 

 

[porqui]

So from 2021 to 2022 it goes up by 10%

[DieselnDust]

1 hour ago, porqui said:

So from 2021 to 2022 it goes up by 10%

yip, either reduce entries and charge more or offer far less services and charge the same as 2021

[DJR]

If they restrict the numbers to what it was and only allow riders with the kind of attitude that the 2021 Tour had, then I'll pay double! ????All the narrow parts were a pleasure, no shouting, no aggro, like it should be.

[ChrisF]

2 hours ago, DJR said:

If they restrict the numbers to what it was and only allow riders with the kind of attitude that the 2021 Tour had, then I'll pay double! ????All the narrow parts were a pleasure, no shouting, no aggro, like it should be.

 

pretty sure the back markers also enjoyed not being shouted at by the "dual loopers" ....

[DieselnDust]

On 11/5/2021 at 1:39 PM, ouzo said:

I dont know e-bikes well enough, but surely power assist up the hills at 25km/h, down the other side they have the weight to get higher speeds, flats etc. they join bunches and can move along in excess of 30km/h.

 

I'm not saying there was no cheating involved, just that in my mind its possible to avg faster than 28 in that race on an e-bike.

 

On 11/5/2021 at 2:36 PM, YaseenEnos said:

i think the motor may have a speed limit but you can still pedal at higher speeds. 

Sit in the bunch on the flats in eco mode and hammer the climbs in turbo mode

you're both right and perfectly logical.

I guess there has to be a way of bringing the sport back to what its intended to be, an exercise in human performance so there has to be some form of rule that discourages the use of E-bikes for able bodied people. 

[Jewbacca]

22 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

 

you're both right and perfectly logical.

I guess there has to be a way of bringing the sport back to what its intended to be, an exercise in human performance so there has to be some form of rule that discourages the use of E-bikes for able bodied people. 

I have not found cycling to mean that for me in a really really long time. To me, the sport of cycling is enjoyment. 

If people choose to enjoy cycling on e-bikes, then so be it. Trikes? That's cool too... Recumbents? Good to go there as well. 

'What it's intended to be'...... is a way of getting from A to B faster than walking. It has evolved into racing because humans are idiots and is evolving further into recreation areas where 'performance' means diddly squat.

If the sport only revolved around performance, the cycling industry would be in a very sad state. 

The rules are there and they are to be abided by, whatever you believe the reason to be. I also have no idea why one would want to discourage anyone from riding a bike how they want to ride a bike.

Or is this a simple case of 'if you're not doing it like me, you're doing it wrong'?

[Jbr]

https://www.facebook.com/cycletour/posts/6500755996664540?notif_id=1636362877275698&notif_t=page_followed_contents_awareness&ref=notif

 

I don't understand ? I entered yesterday ?

[DieselnDust]

32 minutes ago, Jbr said:

https://www.facebook.com/cycletour/posts/6500755996664540?notif_id=1636362877275698&notif_t=page_followed_contents_awareness&ref=notif

 

I don't understand ? I entered yesterday ?

what's to understand. take your entry and ride like the wind. ask no questions and I tell you no lies

[DieselnDust]

1 hour ago, Jewbacca said:

I have not found cycling to mean that for me in a really really long time. To me, the sport of cycling is enjoyment. 

If people choose to enjoy cycling on e-bikes, then so be it. Trikes? That's cool too... Recumbents? Good to go there as well. 

'What it's intended to be'...... is a way of getting from A to B faster than walking. It has evolved into racing because humans are idiots and is evolving further into recreation areas where 'performance' means diddly squat.

If the sport only revolved around performance, the cycling industry would be in a very sad state. 

The rules are there and they are to be abided by, whatever you believe the reason to be. I also have no idea why one would want to discourage anyone from riding a bike how they want to ride a bike.

Or is this a simple case of 'if you're not doing it like me, you're doing it wrong'?

 

 

ok so you're ok with doping then. I mean they're just having fun too

[Jackb]

The Cycle tour needs to allow people that don't have a credit card to enter via eft or other means instead of "Only a credit card option." Surely there are other methods of paying for an entry?

[Skubarra]

12 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

 

 

ok so you're ok with doping then. I mean they're just having fun too

Not that I agree entirely with Jewbacca but that is a nice strawman you got going there ????

[bleedToWin]

1 hour ago, Jewbacca said:

I also have no idea why one would want to discourage anyone from riding a bike how they want to ride a bike.

Safety.