Should e-bikes be allowed in Cycle Tour and other Races

[OVERDRIVE]

I wonder how I can delete e-bike threads from my threads. 

[mazambaan]

14 hours ago, jcza said:

 

Great idea gents. 

Get there in 2 hours, smash some beers and cruise to the finish. What can possibly go wrong? 

Hmmm, trick is then to avoid the cut off and road re-opening as well as staying on the dreaded, aforementioned ebike all the way to the finish. Hint, take a headlight with you, "smash some beers" has been known to start in daylight and finish somewhat darker. 😁

[Eldron]

Chip your bike to 45kph, place family members at strategic points along the course with spare batteries then meet them at the finish for a 5 course meal before rolling across the line for your 3:50:01.

Imagine the adulation you'll receive along the way!

Make sure it is an mtb for extra adulation points. Roadies love being passed by mtbs.

[Blue Monster]

Just for the record, I have no issue with ebikes, either road or MTB.

Just would like to put a few points out there:

• some people ride some race
• how many of those that "ride"pay a subscription to a training program and "train"on a regular basis
• i unfortunately race, I will race you to the next robot in my 4x4, to the teller at the grocery store, i will always be competitive. I am unfortunately very competitive by nature.
• i recently "raced"in a local south east joburg event, got properly dropped up a climb i previously managed to stay with the lead group om, and got a Strava PB on the said climb I got dropped on (done the event at least 5 times)
• while limping back to the finish a group of guys, in AL, were wheel sucking a team mate on an ebike

I have the following observations. The racing/fun riders have gotten fast over COVID, must have been all the relaxing time (comic sans). The event clearly stated that ebikes were not allowed in the first .... groups.

I do race, I have made that clear above, but I race myself, like to compare where I came in the group/event total, as a measure of my training progression.

I see no problem with ebikes in their own start group, and not necessarily at the back, but in the first 1/3 of the alphabet start groups.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[Pieterlab1]

Almost time…

[ChrisF]

SO glad the CTCT organisers have a better sense of humour than some of the posters on this thread .....

 

 

 

 

 

BEST wishes to those racing for a sub-3, or some other personal best time.

 

Similarly, wishing each and every other FUN rider a memorable event .... irrespective of what bike you will be using.

 

Edited March 11, 2022 by ChrisF

[OVERDRIVE]

NO

[Mamil]

7 hours ago, OVERDRIVE said:

NO

That's unanimous then. Motion denied and dismissed with costs. No appeal.

[Pieterlab1]

8 hours ago, OVERDRIVE said:

NO

😘

[NeverNotRolling]

So... About that power outage cape town, hope everyone's e-bikes are already charged...

[JacquesJ]

On 3/11/2022 at 2:45 PM, ChrisF said:

SO glad the CTCT organisers have a better sense of humour than some of the posters on this thread .....

 

 

 

 

 

BEST wishes to those racing for a sub-3, or some other personal best time.

 

Similarly, wishing each and every other FUN rider a memorable event .... irrespective of what bike you will be using.

 

So obviously rider 10506 hanging with 1A on his eBike today didn't get the email 😜. Not surprised though, but a bit irritating, since they communicated those rules a number of times 

[Jewbacca]

So did any e-bikes cause accidents, crashes and ruin the race today as predicted?

[Hairy]

19 minutes ago, Jewbacca said:

So did any e-bikes cause accidents, crashes and ruin the race today as predicted?

I am pretty confident that no bike has caused a crash at the Argus (Unless the frame or wheels collapsed) ......... now the pilots of said bicycles, that is where the problem lies. I say ban all riders and let the bikes ride in peace. 

[MongooseMan]

15 minutes ago, Hairy said:

I am pretty confident that no bike has caused a crash at the Argus (Unless the frame or wheels collapsed) ......... now the pilots of said bicycles, that is where the problem lies. I say ban all riders and let the bikes ride in peace. 

"Ebikes don't hurt people's feelings. People riding ebikes overtaking people up chappies hurt people's feelings" 😂

[Nick]

It looks that the provisional ebike results are simple. Less than 3:50 = disqualified and no result on the time sheet. As it stands, the category 'winner' rode a 3:50:25.

[Mamil]

48 minutes ago, Jewbacca said:

So did any e-bikes cause accidents, crashes and ruin the race today as predicted?

No but they don't like offering a wheel. I latched on to 2 different ones and they both upped pace and dropped me as soon as they noticed my presence.

One turned around as he sped away and smirked.