2022 Virgin Active Ride Joburg

[Frosty]

A quick search at Carr Street on-ramp, between 09:00 - 09:15, and I found me on page 2/7 (select 48 per page, not the default 8).

It's easier if the slider is in 15-min buckets.  

[eugenenyawo]

7 hours ago, FondTF2 said:

Nice vid. Thanks

Big kuddo's to the guy with one leg (about 3.45 mins in)

What happened to the last few kays?

 

Really impressive!!! 
 

My GopPro battery died on Jan Smuts, so I do have footage for the last 15km. 

[mecheng89]

9 hours ago, eugenenyawo said:

Virgin Active 947 Ride Joburg (BL)

 

I saw those BMX dudes when I left Kayalami from F. 

[Scary Rider]

10 hours ago, edgarblount said:

Ah fenks. Didn't see it on the CTCT site as a seeded race but will go and ride it anyhow.

Only problem with The Fast One for us Northwest folk is that it's the same weekend as Ottosdal Draf en Trap, a local smalltown race that we support each year. Churches and community benefit, great vibe and hospitality. Worth sacrificing my seeding.

[The Ouzo]

54 minutes ago, mecheng89 said:

I saw those BMX dudes when I left Kayalami from F. 

They did very well. 
I passed them on the M2 in the beginning , and just before we took the off-ramp off the m2 coming back near the finish they passed me. 

[ChrisF]

11 hours ago, Jase619 said:

Careful, another South African has recently claimed something is "dying", didn't turn out to well for her. . . . .

 

Kan u asseblief die plasing vertaal na die Afrikaanse taal ?

[RocknRolla]

40 minutes ago, ChrisF said:

 

Kan u asseblief die plasing vertaal na die Afrikaanse taal ?

Al wat ek weet, is, ek het  al 43 afrikaans sprekende mense Sondag ontmoet, hulle het almal aan die Johannesburgse fiets wedren deelgeneem. Die samesyn was ongelooflik. 

[Danger Dassie]

16 hours ago, Frosty said:

A quick search at Carr Street on-ramp, between 09:00 - 09:15, and I found me on page 2/7 (select 48 per page, not the default 8).

It's easier if the slider is in 15-min buckets.  

Not sure there were as many photographers on route this year from Action Photo? ... at least not compared to previous years.

[Rob22]

On 11/21/2022 at 1:32 PM, Red Robin said:

Did the 35km with my children, really nice experience for them and they really enjoyed it but they were fit, trained  and more than ready, think I slowed them down to be honest.... Riding on the highways was a highlight for them.  

Well organized in general,  parking was easy, access was easy, followed the app and got there earlier than expected. 

I told 'car guards' to go away as was not giving them any money so they were wasting their own time.  One lingered and tried to engage, I just totally  ignored him and he then wandered away. 

All  in all a very  good day albeit different to doing the full race. 

 

Some 'entrepreneurs' started charging cars for parking but once this was reported, the SAPS arrested the group.  

[Jase619]

13 hours ago, ChrisF said:

 

Kan u asseblief die plasing vertaal na die Afrikaanse taal ?

Not worth it for the 44 people will understand. . . .

[BrettS]

Regarding the photos, are we only being given the pics from the RAF activation? 

We then have to buy the rest of the pics from Actionphoto? 

[Danger Dassie]

2 hours ago, BrettS said:

Regarding the photos, are we only being given the pics from the RAF activation? 

We then have to buy the rest of the pics from Actionphoto? 

Yes.

AP pay organisers to be there to photograph riders and also cover logistics, equipment and staff costs. At least that was how it worked in the past, no reason that model will have changed. 

RAF activation very likely has a much smaller scale by which they can subsidise. Our tax money and fuel levies at work I suppose.

[BrettS]

8 minutes ago, Danger Dassie said:

Yes.

AP pay organisers to be there to photograph riders and also cover logistics, equipment and staff costs. At least that was how it worked in the past, no reason that model will have changed. 

RAF activation very likely has a much smaller scale by which they can subsidise. Our tax money and fuel levies at work I suppose.

At the ride Joburg mtb race we were given our entire photo pack for free. Seems really strange they would change that entirely for the road race. 

[Danger Dassie]

16 minutes ago, BrettS said:

At the ride Joburg mtb race we were given our entire photo pack for free. Seems really strange they would change that entirely for the road race. 

Just going on past experience. The best bet is to contact the organisers and/or Action Photo directly.

[BrettS]

Just now, Danger Dassie said:

Just going on past experience. The best bet is to contact the organisers and/or Action Photo directly.

Awesome thanks DD. 

Will do so. 

[The Ouzo]

11 hours ago, Danger Dassie said:

Our tax money and fuel levies at work I suppose.

Same spot last year was sponsored by EuropCar. 

My guess is that company pays organiser to be at a prime spot, part of the package they pay for is photos with their branding plastered everywhere and to ensure maximum exposure all photos from this prime position are available FOC.