[Event] PPA One Tonner

[K20Champ]

Started in the B group

Helz was hard as always, few guys attempting a break away but nothing worked. Pity no real team work / rotation on the front.

Was a good race all in all

[Yyyy]

Much better event organization than that other 100miler race. Sorry to throw shade.

Marshals and policing were on point today. Well done PPA. 

Funride groups worked well together to get over this 170km (my personal experience).

This is now my favourite road event.

[dexterdent]

Thanks @bleedToWin for making me show up - this was a really fun day

[Denis Dell]

 Question, I saw some photographers taking pictures throughout the race as well as on the finish line. Anybody know where to get copies of them?

 

Also, I have another question, my aim for the race was to just get a good time in (since this is a seeding event after all) and to finish since the rest of my DC team could not compete. I got dropped by the group D peleton on Bothmaspas. Shortly after which I found myself a lone rider. Just pedalling along hoping for another group to latch on. A lady stood near the road (alone) with a flat, I then stopped to assist (she was clearly struggling). Replaced the tube etc, but by the looks of it, her tire was slashed badly by several pieces of glass. (I did try to clean it out as much as possible). Struggled to get the wheel back on (the quick release was missing). Eventually one of the Wheel Worx support vehicles pulled up and with both our help we managed to get the wheel back on. This must have costed me 15 to 20min probably. During which time several groups came past which I would have been happy to hop on. Anyevent, I figured it may be me next time that need help. So the Wheel Worx support suggested we catch up with his group (which passed us a minute or two ago).

Both the lady and myself caught up with them and all was well. However, she then had another flat and dropped out. The group would obviously not have stopped for her (DC group) and neither did I, (she was behind me and I was not about to break rotation). Also, I recon her race is over because of the condition of her tyre. In a case like this, should we/I have stopped again or was helping once sufficient.

 

I did finish the race with the Wheel Worx guys, awesome bunch guys, who allowed me to ride with them as if I was part of their group. But not stopping the second time made me wonder what is the correct ethics for helping a fellow rider when it is effectively a race.

My moving time was 6:08, but my lapsed time was close to 06:53.

[Skubarra]

We had a lekker ride - our DC team started in C, worked well together along with a few others. Caught the B stragglers near Paarl and the rest of B near Hermon. Weather was great, not the usual head/crosswinds on the road back to Stellenbosch and we maintained a good pace till the finish. Of course on the last turn the usual funride thing happened - okes who hid away in the bunch and wheelsucked for 168km did their heroic sprint finish to podium C bunch 🤣 But I guess that will always happen. Hopefully this result would also sort my CTCT seeding 👍 

[Skubarra]

1 hour ago, Denis Dell said:

But not stopping the second time made me wonder what is the correct ethics for helping a fellow rider when it is effectively a race.

I think its a minimum requirement for anyone doing a road race to be able to & have the tools to fix a puncture - I don't stop & and I don't expect anyone else to stop for me. If for some reason you can't fix a puncture there is a spot in the sweeper van or maybe some backmarker will feel charitable and help you out.

Occasionally I have donated a tube to a rider in need but I don't feel any obligation to do so.

If its a crash or medical emergency I will stop and help if I can.

[DieselnDust]

2 hours ago, Skubarra said:

We had a lekker ride - our DC team started in C, worked well together along with a few others. Caught the B stragglers near Paarl and the rest of B near Hermon. Weather was great, not the usual head/crosswinds on the road back to Stellenbosch and we maintained a good pace till the finish. Of course on the last turn the usual funride thing happened - okes who hid away in the bunch and wheelsucked for 168km did their heroic sprint finish to podium C bunch 🤣 But I guess that will always happen. Hopefully this result would also sort my CTCT seeding 👍 

Were you riding in DVCC Kirmack colours?

[Skubarra]

6 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

Were you riding in DVCC Kirmack colours?

@DieselnDust yes we were in the yellow kit.

[DieselnDust]

4 minutes ago, Skubarra said:

@DieselnDust yes we were in the yellow kit.

Well In that case you okes rode superb. 
I was the **** in the vitality kit trying break always and got your heart rates in a tiz on the last climb in stellies 🤣.

I noticed you okes had a rotation thing going but some of your boys were not so receptive to assistance. Just took my turns when it looked appropriate to chip in

[Skubarra]

6 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

Well In that case you okes rode superb. 
I was the **** in the vitality kit trying break always and got your heart rates in a tiz on the last climb in stellies 🤣.

I noticed you okes had a rotation thing going but some of your boys were not so receptive to assistance. Just took my turns when it looked appropriate to chip in

I remember that little break-away on the climb 😀 At that point I was just hanging onto the bunch and had no delusions of potential sprint finishes 

[Maila]

19 minutes ago, Skubarra said:

@DieselnDust yes we were in the yellow kit.

Target time for DC?

[Skubarra]

9 minutes ago, Maila said:

Target time for DC?

Minimum sub-6, think the actual target will be decided on the day

[DieselnDust]

1 hour ago, Skubarra said:

Minimum sub-6, think the actual target will be decided on the day

You okes will attain sub 6 easilyif you pace it right on the day. Probably started too hard at One Tonner.

On the R45 people at the back were already hanging on and asking if they were in the 109km or the 170km🤣 because there was no way they were going to hold out for 170km.

 

My mixed team is targeting <6 but that's flexible

[Mayo916]

Photos on PPA's FB page

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.5829611137106751&type=3

Edited November 7, 2022 by Mayo916

[DieselnDust]

4 hours ago, Mayo916 said:

Photos on PPA's FB page

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.5829611137106751&type=3

they should have labelled it A-batch photos...

[Mamil]

I downgraded to.109 route cos comeback fromminjury has been a little slower than hoped.

I made a mamil montage