NicholasH Posted February 11 Posted February 11 4 minutes ago, Bub Marley said: Tar has always been part of a gravel race. It’s the only real way to connect to different farms so I wouldn’t have an issue tbh. I think if the route was a bit longer with some tar in between, most people would be fine with that. Yeah, that is what I want to aim for next year. Have a few farmers I need to go and sidle up to in the next few months 😬 ChrisF 1
ChrisF Posted February 11 Posted February 11 Any news on the three riders that needed assistance after a tumble in Karwyderskraal ? Friend of a friend was doing the short course .... did not see another rider fixing a flat in the road (uhm jaaaa....) ..... ended up with a broken arm, had an operation this morning. Some unfortunate school fees, but she will be okay. After Spes Bona ..... thankfully this gent was only rubbing out cramps ... VERY glad the race was not in todays temperatures ..... would have been a whole different challenge !!
NicholasH Posted February 11 Posted February 11 39 minutes ago, ChrisF said: Any news on the three riders that needed assistance after a tumble in Karwyderskraal ? Friend of a friend was doing the short course .... did not see another rider fixing a flat in the road (uhm jaaaa....) ..... ended up with a broken arm, had an operation this morning. Some unfortunate school fees, but she will be okay. After Spes Bona ..... thankfully this gent was only rubbing out cramps ... VERY glad the race was not in todays temperatures ..... would have been a whole different challenge !! Yep, I was removing Trilogy signage off the trail this morning and it was over 36C !! ChrisF 1
Prince of the mountains Posted February 11 Posted February 11 Anyone perhaps know where pictures can be found?
NicholasH Posted February 11 Posted February 11 20 minutes ago, Prince of the mountains said: Anyone perhaps know where pictures can be found? No official photos unfortunately. Social media your best bet. Sorry...
K20Champ Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 Another awsome 99er done and dusted, looking forward to 99er 2025. Raced in the C group: pity the guys didn't work well together to achieve a better time. Just too much wheel suckers waiting for the last 200m climb to sprint for position 999🤣 DieselnDust 1
Prince of the mountains Posted February 11 Posted February 11 23 minutes ago, NicholasH said: No official photos unfortunately. Social media your best bet. Sorry... Will have a look. Thanks
mxjunke Posted February 11 Posted February 11 Organisation was good, only gripe is after sending emails asking about e-bikes in the Trilogy and being refused an entry with an e-bike there were at least 4 e-bikes in AG group and that caused some issues as they couldn't keep up on the tar but on the gravel came powering past only to hold us up on the single track. There were individuals with BG and CG numbers on start line in the AG group as well. There was no "policing" of the start groups. If e-bikes are going to be allowed to ride the Trilogy in future then their own start group is necessary near the back. It is very irritating "yo-yoing" with e-bikers with no riding etiquette. BuffsVintageBikes and DieselnDust 2
NicholasH Posted February 11 Posted February 11 (edited) 9 hours ago, mxjunke said: Organisation was good, only gripe is after sending emails asking about e-bikes in the Trilogy and being refused an entry with an e-bike there were at least 4 e-bikes in AG group and that caused some issues as they couldn't keep up on the tar but on the gravel came powering past only to hold us up on the single track. There were individuals with BG and CG numbers on start line in the AG group as well. There was no "policing" of the start groups. If e-bikes are going to be allowed to ride the Trilogy in future then their own start group is necessary near the back. It is very irritating "yo-yoing" with e-bikers with no riding etiquette. You have my most sincere apologies!! I made it very clear that this was not an eBike event to RaceTec for the very reasons you stated. Our T&C's stated that eBikes are only permitted in 100km and 51km races. Our shortcoming was that it was not stated in BIG RED letters on the entry page : NO eBIKES. Imagine my horror when I was watching you guys come up Spes Bona and an eBike was about 2km ahead of 2nd place! I immediately phoned head of committee to handle this. We did not award 1st place to the "winner" which understandably ticked him off, although "legally" we were in the right due to our race rules. We will definitely address this next year. Sorry guys, we screwed up there! Edited February 12 by NicholasH DieselnDust, tinmug, Wannabe and 1 other 3 1
JM_NEL Posted February 12 Posted February 12 Boxplot of the finishing times per "Wave" Gruffalo, Denis Dell, ChrisF and 3 others 2 4
NicholasH Posted February 12 Posted February 12 15 hours ago, ChrisF said: Any news on the three riders that needed assistance after a tumble in Karwyderskraal ? Friend of a friend was doing the short course .... did not see another rider fixing a flat in the road (uhm jaaaa....) ..... ended up with a broken arm, had an operation this morning. Some unfortunate school fees, but she will be okay. After Spes Bona ..... thankfully this gent was only rubbing out cramps ... VERY glad the race was not in todays temperatures ..... would have been a whole different challenge !! Thanks for the photos Chris! :-) ChrisF 1
JM_NEL Posted February 12 Posted February 12 (edited) Closer look at groups up to E and removing all finish times above 3.5 hours. Edited February 12 by JM_NEL DieselnDust and Skubarra 1 1
Rudii Posted February 12 Posted February 12 Thoroughly enjoyed the Trilogy Challenge. Well thought out route with well positioned waterpoints. Was lucky enough not to get a lot of traffic on Klipheuwel. Definitely something that will grow in the future.
martinh Posted February 12 Posted February 12 24 minutes ago, JM_NEL said: Boxplot of the finishing times per "Wave" what was your null hypotheses?
NicholasH Posted February 12 Posted February 12 19 minutes ago, Rudii said: Thoroughly enjoyed the Trilogy Challenge. Well thought out route with well positioned waterpoints. Was lucky enough not to get a lot of traffic on Klipheuwel. Definitely something that will grow in the future. Thanks Rudii! I rode the route about 5 times over the last 2 months to check and recheck. We are certainly expecting huge growth on what is a unique event on the SA calender
JM_NEL Posted February 12 Posted February 12 14 minutes ago, martinh said: what was your null hypotheses? The harder you trap, the faster you go! Denis Dell, DieselnDust, gerriemtb and 1 other 4
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