matthew de haast Posted July 28, 2023 Share As @MongooseMan has said, this is a tough situation for the organisers. Disaster management have made the call, probably the correct one. It's out of the organisers hands. We all get dissappointed and upset when the happens but ultimately safety is paramount and it always going to be tough with forecasts to know if you made it correctly with hindsight. Edited July 28, 2023 by matthew de haast RudiD, Rowl, Danger Dassie and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne_jordaan Posted July 28, 2023 Share Nope, these kind of decisions come from higher powers. Disaster management will make that call. Feel for the organisers. They don’t have a say in the final decision. Accommodation already paid and car packed. Me and wifey are going. Kom, Comrade J, ChrisF and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MongooseMan Posted July 28, 2023 Share Ok, call made: We're gonna go through, get goodie bags, etc. Drink beer, etc Tomorrow, assuming Sunday is cancelled as well, we'll hit the gravel for a ~100k loop all on the west side of the river. We've paid for a weekend away, might as well make the most of it. https://www.strava.com/routes/3119921543518016730 https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/180504138 Edited July 28, 2023 by MongooseMan throttles, matthew de haast, Zebra and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew de haast Posted July 28, 2023 Share 3 minutes ago, MongooseMan said: Ok, call made: We're gonna go through, get goodie bags, etc. Drink beer, etc Tomorrow, assuming Sunday is cancelled as well, we'll hit the gravel for a ~100k loop all on the west side of the river. We've paid for a weekend away, might as well make the most of it. https://www.strava.com/routes/3119921543518016730 Looking at the latest forecasts, the morning actually looks quite clear. You going to have a blast! 🔥 MongooseMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadenceblur Posted July 28, 2023 Share I’m about to leave , perhaps we do the event or perhaps we get in some kind of ride in. Or just a weekend away ChrisF, Mtree, throttles and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MongooseMan Posted July 28, 2023 Share Informal rollout at 8am tomorrow? https://www.strava.com/routes/3119921543518016730 https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/180504138 Edited July 28, 2023 by MongooseMan throttles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capediver Posted July 28, 2023 Share WTAF....I get a gap for one race...😩 Mtree and MongooseMan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowl Posted July 28, 2023 Share 39 minutes ago, zeerpuD1 said: Don’t the organisers look at weather reports. Not much rain on Saturday during the morning. No worse than last year. How are people going to change their traveling and accommodation. Not many people will pitch up for a Sunday ride I think Because everyone always trusts weathermen... reminds me of the quip: “Economists exist to make the weathermen look good”. Read in comic sans. Spare a thought for the organisers who also want this to go on, as has been pointed out, not their call. ChrisF and Mtree 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowl Posted July 28, 2023 Share 18 minutes ago, MongooseMan said: Informal rollout at 8am tomorrow? https://www.strava.com/routes/3119921543518016730 https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/180504138 You could always also shorten to the Napkysmond loop if you want to skip some of the weather: https://www.strava.com/segments/10488786 MongooseMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted July 28, 2023 Share 51 minutes ago, zeerpuD1 said: Don’t the organisers look at weather reports. Not much rain on Saturday during the morning. No worse than last year. How are people going to change their traveling and accommodation. Not many people will pitch up for a Sunday ride I think They look at the same weather reports as you and are consistently in comms. At the end of the day, if disaster management makes the call, it's out of the organiser's hands. What do you expect them to do? This is an outdoor sport and entirely part of the risk. Chill and enjoy a weekend away for what it is. MongooseMan, Rowl and Mtree 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtree Posted July 28, 2023 Share 1 hour ago, zeerpuD1 said: Don’t the organisers look at weather reports. Not much rain on Saturday during the morning. No worse than last year. How are people going to change their traveling and accommodation. Not many people will pitch up for a Sunday ride I think Decision was made by disaster management, NOT the organisers... So yes, while frustrating, disaster management clearly have more information/experience than we do, it's unfortunate yes, but safety of every individual out there is paramount at the end of the day. Enjoy the weekend away and if you get to race on Sunday, then bonus. Danger Dassie and Rowl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MongooseMan Posted July 28, 2023 Share Also worth remembering: When disaster management steps in to cancel an event like this, it's often not because the event itself is dangerous. It's because the weekend's weather has now stretched the emergency personnel so thinly (dealing with other real-life emergencies) that they cannot give the race the support it needs to be approved. Danger Dassie, Rowl, Mtree and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffsVintageBikes Posted July 28, 2023 Share Eish, I feel for you guys. Same thing happened to us a year or two ago but we went up and still had an amazing weekend and managed to get some great riding in as well. The back road through Suurbrak and the gravel route to Heidelberg is also an awesome route to ride 🤙 Mtree and peetwindhoek 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted July 28, 2023 Share 1 hour ago, etienne_jordaan said: Nope, these kind of decisions come from higher powers. Disaster management will make that call. Feel for the organisers. They don’t have a say in the final decision. Accommodation already paid and car packed. Me and wifey are going. Very tough pill for organisers to swallow - I wonder what forecasting they're looking at. this does not look like a monster storm from my desk. Postponing by 24hours is an option, the poor organiser has paid for most of the stuff already. We're actually using the race as training for our adventure race team, so we're looking at going for a ride tonight whilst it's still decent anyway in the view that they will be forced to cancel on the sunday. if the postponement happens we are a bit undercooked for such a double day of effort! Rowl and Mtree 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throttles Posted July 28, 2023 Share Enroute to Swellies 🫣 Mtree 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APJ88 Posted July 28, 2023 Share 2 minutes ago, throttles said: Enroute to Swellies 🫣 Hier kom *** Mtree 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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