[Event] Virgin Active 947 Ride Joburg Road

[Sandro]

Years ago I seem to remember someone created a spreadsheet of the groups and everyone could put their name in their starting group, is it worth doing and are there enough of us even riding to make it worthwhile?

[Dexter-morgan]

10 hours ago, Sandro said:

Years ago I seem to remember someone created a spreadsheet of the groups and everyone could put their name in their starting group, is it worth doing and are there enough of us even riding to make it worthwhile?

you touched it, it is yours to start.

[Frosty]

16 hours ago, The Ouzo said:

its better than yesterdays forecast, lets see how it changes as the days go by.

traditionally its a rainy week leading up to the race.

Compare that to the weather from Intervals,icu

 

If you ask the forecasters to predict what happened yesterday, they'll still get it wrong.

[The Ouzo]

Long Term Forecast

[Bike Dewing]

1 hour ago, The Ouzo said:

Long Term Forecast

So my very good geologist friend says past 5 days there are way too many variables to be accurate.. 

wouldnt worry about this data too much right now..

[Sandro]

2 hours ago, The Ouzo said:

Long Term Forecast

G Group?

[The Ouzo]

26 minutes ago, Sandro said:

G Group?

Yep

[Frosty]

On 10/29/2024 at 4:21 PM, Frosty said:

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/237958796

https://www.strava.com/routes/3286349808911578444

The GPX route is from start timing mat to finish timing mat, not the actual start line.
 

947 RideJoburg 2023.gpx 145.86 kB · 6 downloads

 

On 10/29/2024 at 4:26 PM, Frosty said:

The red line is from actual start line to the first timing system which registers which batch you started in. Race time starts at the advertised start time, with the timing sensors confirming your start time.

On 10/29/2024 at 4:28 PM, The Ouzo said:

i.e. Gun to Finish Mat is your race time.

[Ozzie NL]

16 hours ago, Bike Dewing said:

So my very good geologist friend says past 5 days there are way too many variables to be accurate.. 

wouldnt worry about this data too much right now..

Not sure geologists are any better qualified than most in terms of weather forecasting

[Bike Dewing]

13 minutes ago, Ozzie NL said:

Not sure geologists are any better qualified than most in terms of weather forecasting

Geogolgy provides the framework for meteorology.. 

Geology defines the different climate zones..

Geologists study how the physical landscape affects weather patterns..

geologists study how urbanization and other ways human activity influences weather patterns..

both geology and meteorolgy study natural disaster such as hurricanes and other extreme weather conditions..

 

that's why a geologist is more qualified than us to comment.. better luck next time pal..

[CycleGuy10000]

Can I still enter for the race?

[Ozzie NL]

14 minutes ago, Bike Dewing said:

Geogolgy provides the framework for meteorology.. 

Geology defines the different climate zones..

Geologists study how the physical landscape affects weather patterns..

geologists study how urbanization and other ways human activity influences weather patterns..

both geology and meteorolgy study natural disaster such as hurricanes and other extreme weather conditions..

 

that's why a geologist is more qualified than us to comment.. better luck next time pal..

Eish you should channel that aggression into your ride next week.

 

aaaand geologists are rock doctors

[Bike Dewing]

1 minute ago, Ozzie NL said:

Eish you should channel that aggression into your ride next week.

 

aaaand geologists are rock doctors

Im aggressive because i cant ride next week.. 🤣🤣 kidding im not aggressive just pompous.. 🤣🤣

i just do the research and ask questions to people far more qualified than me before making statements..(mostly)

My mate is an environmental and hydrogeologist who also studied climatology in university.. His specialist field requires a good understanding of meteorology..

Just thought id calm you all down about the weather until next week when we can have a-much better idea for you guys..🙄 gosh🤣🤣

[Bike Dewing]

48 minutes ago, CycleGuy10000 said:

Can I still enter for the race?

I have an entry for you.. 0826540371 if you would like to organise it.😉👍🏻

i can supply you with the pdf ticket and you can go request a change of details at the expo for registration..

[Dexter-morgan]

Ok, so now you can post the EPIC RIDE weather predictions for Sunday, My plan is to ride with one water bottle and one peanut butter sachet then ride from water point to water point, see if I can survive the day - getting super excited.

[Neville Bailey]