MongooseMan Posted September 21 Posted September 21 1 hour ago, SimbaChippie said: Great ride! Awesome route! Thanx to everyone who played a part in organizing the event. Getting ready for next year! Any idea where we could view the results online? Up here: http://www.great-time.co.za/.cm4all/uproc.php/0/Canola Roller 2024 Results V01.pdf?cdp=a&_=19215d95e60 guidodg 1
Meezo Posted September 22 Posted September 22 23 hours ago, guidodg said: you are welcome to ride any of the routes tomorrow , just close any gates if you find them closed👍 Apologies for the hijack... this all year around... I camp atleast twice in December January in Greyton might need a gravel bike as a n+1 soon Spinnaroonie 1
Kylie Posted September 23 Posted September 23 Really enjoyable event! I'll be back next year for sure 🙂
guidodg Posted September 23 Author Posted September 23 Glad to hear you all enjoyed it... Next year I will ask the organizers to put out some more food stands [we offered free space to food vendors but there was no interest] I will include the forest and an extra section on some interesting jeep\single track to make it a true 130km ...maybe longer A beer tent would be nice too...but the alcohol licence story is a headache. We will endeavour to keep the price of the entry quite low...compared to some of the other exorbitant gravel race entry fees I have been seeing of late.. Rowl, Kylie, bleedToWin and 2 others 3 2
Jbr Posted September 23 Posted September 23 6 minutes ago, guidodg said: We will endeavour to keep the price of the entry quite low...compared to some of the other exorbitant gravel race entry fees I have been seeing of late.. Like the next one... Thanks everyone, involved, was a lekker race, for once we're not sent out on MTB trails with gravel bikes ! Anyone knows who was the photographer there ?
Wannabe Posted September 23 Posted September 23 (edited) 18 minutes ago, guidodg said: Glad to hear you all enjoyed it... Snip Snip A beer tent would be nice too...but the alcohol licence story is a headache. We will endeavour to keep the price of the entry quite low...compared to some of the other exorbitant gravel race entry fees I have been seeing of late.. Why not try and get a Craft Beer manufacturer/supplier on board, and make the Liquor License his problem if he wants to expose his product to a captive market. Edited September 23 by Wannabe Added content gerriemtb 1
SSCC Posted September 23 Posted September 23 1 hour ago, guidodg said: Glad to hear you all enjoyed it... Next year I will ask the organizers to put out some more food stands [we offered free space to food vendors but there was no interest] I will include the forest and an extra section on some interesting jeep\single track to make it a true 130km ...maybe longer A beer tent would be nice too...but the alcohol licence story is a headache. We will endeavour to keep the price of the entry quite low...compared to some of the other exorbitant gravel race entry fees I have been seeing of late.. Fantastic event. Interesting route with good amount of variety. I loved it! Doesn’t that local coffee shop have a mobile coffee trailer? Seems like a missed opportunity to make 100+ coffees on race morning. Or perhaps Seattle would send a crew up for the day.
guidodg Posted September 23 Author Posted September 23 Soa’s coffee trailer was there by the finish line all day… how did you miss it?
Skubarra Posted September 23 Posted September 23 4 hours ago, guidodg said: Glad to hear you all enjoyed it... Next year I will ask the organizers to put out some more food stands [we offered free space to food vendors but there was no interest] I will include the forest and an extra section on some interesting jeep\single track to make it a true 130km ...maybe longer A beer tent would be nice too...but the alcohol licence story is a headache. We will endeavour to keep the price of the entry quite low...compared to some of the other exorbitant gravel race entry fees I have been seeing of late.. Hi Guido Excellent event, excellent route (had something for everybody), great vibe. Hope to be back next year. My 2c, test your idea to add forest singletrack with other riders as well. Personally I think most (of the long route gravel riders at least) would not really appreciate singletrack right at the finish after 4 to 6 hours in the saddle, by then you just want to be done with the race and a singletrack detour through a forest not a particularly fun concept. Check the thread for race 2 the sea for how that concept was received on their race. Maybe something that will work better for the shorter distances. A pity there wasn't a beer tent, our group ended up socialising at the nearest restaurant where beer was available... We assumed it was because the venue was at a church 😂 El Duderino and openmind 2
guidodg Posted September 23 Author Posted September 23 yup , agreed on not having singletrack right at the end… but will definitely include some beautiful extra gravel/ singletrack in the middle section 👍 openmind and Skubarra 2
Skubarra Posted September 23 Posted September 23 2 minutes ago, guidodg said: yup , agreed on not having singletrack right at the end… but will definitely include some beautiful extra gravel/ singletrack in the middle section 👍 To say I enjoyed that big climb in the middle would be wrong but I appreciated the challenge 😀 Good to have something like that in a race, even the sketchy downhill afterwards wasn't too bad! MongooseMan 1
daveno7 Posted September 23 Posted September 23 On 9/20/2024 at 8:42 PM, Prince Albert Cycles said: Jake . Left the UK 8 months ago . Helped him to convert to tubeless Monday this week before he left for Greyton. Wow...and now only gone tubeless..😀
Kom Posted September 23 Posted September 23 4 hours ago, guidodg said: Soa’s coffee trailer was there by the finish line all day… how did you miss it? Maanskyn around the corner also had great truth coffee 👏🏼
Kom Posted September 23 Posted September 23 6 hours ago, Jbr said: Anyone knows who was the photographer there ? Bumping this one
guidodg Posted September 23 Author Posted September 23 a link with all the photos coming soon 🤗 bleedToWin, MongooseMan and Kom 1 2
bleedToWin Posted September 25 Posted September 25 On 9/23/2024 at 4:53 PM, Kom said: Bumping this one I Saw Charl Tait at a few spots.
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