Monte Classico - Route Safety Concerns

[The Ouzo]

  On 1/25/2022 at 10:33 AM, rorydewet said:

thanks but i think not as it now stands ill forfeit entry fee and not ride

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was the route information not available at time of entry ?  or did they change it ?

[rorydewet]

  On 1/25/2022 at 10:47 AM, ouzo said:

was the route information not available at time of entry ?  or did they change it ?

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was sketchy, details to follow

but reality is starting at monte logic said down either William Nicol or down Cedar was logical route

now ways do you go Witkoppen and Beyers and Malibongwe

its madness 

[Frosty]

  On 1/25/2022 at 10:33 AM, rorydewet said:

thanks but i think not as it now stands ill forfeit entry fee and not ride

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Offer it “for sale”, perhaps someone will take it.

[WR 1.0]

  On 1/25/2022 at 9:23 AM, 117 said:

Watch out for potholes midway between the N14 and the turn off into the cradle loop. There's no shoulder there either on that stretch

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And the ones near the Dome, couple of little Dongas out there

[peetwindhoek]

Sheesh, this thread does not bode well. So what you saying is, stay in the front?

[rorydewet]

here is response from organizers

obviously no clue about traffic in the area or state of roads

ive now decided not for me

 

 

[rorydewet]

  On 1/25/2022 at 9:07 AM, Frosty said:

 

Contact the CGC Road Commissioner and ask him if he’s happy with the race route and your concerns, re safety. They have to issue a sanctioning certificate based on the organiser providing answers to certain criteria. Rider’s safety should be a non-negotiable.

If you want his number, send me a PM.

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here is reply i got from organisers

perhaps if i can get that number

 

Edited January 26, 2022 by rorydewet

[Frosty]

  On 1/26/2022 at 6:35 AM, rorydewet said:

here is reply i got from organisers

perhaps if i can get that number

 

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It’s in your inbox.

[The Ouzo]

They obviously have no clue how dangerous some of the sections are for the Emperors race, as well as how much they disrupt traffic in the areas.

 

Glad I didnt have budget to enter this race.

[Spy007]

They also seem not to know what the volumes in cradle are on weekends. especially on nice days

[Spinnekop]

  On 1/26/2022 at 7:53 AM, Spy007 said:

They also seem not to know what the volumes in cradle are on weekends. especially on nice days

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And just before august funride champs in March 

[Frosty]

The same weekend as SA Road Champs, so little to no Elites, U23, younger Vets taking part.

[Frosty]

And possibly the older Vets and ladies too as they race in the Saturday afternoon, meaning they must drive 400km to get to the Sunday morning race.

[OVERDRIVE]

thanks for this thread lads. Not going, will watch the brave souls go 

[swingTOpeddle]

I entered this as my first road race. Reading this thread is making me a bit uneasy. 

[OVERDRIVE]

  On 1/30/2022 at 5:13 PM, swingTOpeddle said:

I entered this as my first road race. Reading this thread is making me a bit uneasy. 

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Abandon, say I