[Event] 99er Cycle Tour

[andydude]

14 minutes ago, milky4130 said:

I'm guessing it all depends which timing chip registers first on the readers?

That is why you must throw your timing board across just before the line 😀

[MongooseMan]

15 minutes ago, andydude said:

That is why you must throw your timing board across just before the line 😀

One of those fancy insta360 handlebar selfie sticks with the board on the end 👌😂

[milky4130]

24 minutes ago, andydude said:

That is why you must throw your timing board across just before the line 😀

and then it boomerangs and makes a U-Turn before the line 😝

This was often the difference with in the past with okes fitting their Racetec Timing chips to their shoes or rear stay of the frame vs fitting it to the fork or axle.

[MongooseMan]

I will note that finish time say you can mount it to your front fork if you want that extra 1m for the sprint finish:
https://www.shova.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Finish-Time-Board-Mount-info.pdf

This seems... unwise... 🤣

[mikkelz]

15 minutes ago, MongooseMan said:

I will note that finish time say you can mount it to your front fork if you want that extra 1m for the sprint finish:
https://www.shova.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Finish-Time-Board-Mount-info.pdf

This seems... unwise... 🤣

And if you twist it in just a little more towards your spokes you'll get that awesome scrambler-motorbike sound effect. 😂

[DieselnDust]

29 minutes ago, MongooseMan said:

I will note that finish time say you can mount it to your front fork if you want that extra 1m for the sprint finish:
https://www.shova.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Finish-Time-Board-Mount-info.pdf

This seems... unwise... 🤣

I thought that was for e-mtb's wanting a 500cc sound

[NicholasH]

2 hours ago, The itch said:

Referring to the gravel race. 2nd finished 1st on FTime,  1st placed was 1st on podium,  2nd placed was 2nd on podium then swopped with 3rd placed rider who finished in 3rd a few bike lengths back.

 

2 hours ago, The itch said:

Referring to the gravel race. 2nd finished 1st on FTime,  1st placed was 1st on podium,  2nd placed was 2nd on podium then swopped with 3rd placed rider who finished in 3rd a few bike lengths back.

OK. Turns out there was a little confusion between finishing sheet and finishing times. All sorted and final photo was correct 😁

[DieselnDust]

Nothing like a bit of measurement discrepancy.

in the end, they who hold the flowers …wins

[bleedToWin]

14 hours ago, DieselnDust said:

Nothing like a bit of measurement discrepancy.

Luckily they didn't use a quantum camera, or they might have changed the result by measuring...

[Rock Guy]

17 hours ago, MongooseMan said:

I will note that finish time say you can mount it to your front fork if you want that extra 1m for the sprint finish:
https://www.shova.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Finish-Time-Board-Mount-info.pdf

This seems... unwise... 🤣

Wouldn't this also mean your start time will be a fraction earlier? If so, speed at the start gate is slower than at the finish line, actually resulting in a nett loss in time compared to mounting on the seatpost? Also, In the case of a very tight finish line sprint, you will need to add that little bit of extra effort to ensure you cross the line with more than 1m separating you and your opponent.

I didn't do the maths on this, but I reckon at best it would be the most marginal of gains (whether fork or seatpost is best).

 

[bleedToWin]

39 minutes ago, Rock Guy said:

Wouldn't this also mean your start time will be a fraction earlier?

Always "gun to mat" timing.

[DieselnDust]

54 minutes ago, Rock Guy said:

Wouldn't this also mean your start time will be a fraction earlier? If so, speed at the start gate is slower than at the finish line, actually resulting in a nett loss in time compared to mounting on the seatpost? Also, In the case of a very tight finish line sprint, you will need to add that little bit of extra effort to ensure you cross the line with more than 1m separating you and your opponent.

I didn't do the maths on this, but I reckon at best it would be the most marginal of gains (whether fork or seatpost is best).

 

start time is taken from the gun and is the same for all riders.

Start line RF beacon only confirms you crossed the startline and didn't join the race 20km in.

Finishline time is taken when board pings the beacon

[ChrisF]

5 hours ago, bleedToWin said:

Always "gun to mat" timing.

 

With CTCT this is actually a few minutes extra.  Starting at the back of large slow group it takes a very long while to get to the mat ... but the gun has long gone silent since ....

 

I must remember to start my Garmin ON THE GUN ....

[Rock Guy]

22 hours ago, bleedToWin said:

Always "gun to mat" timing.

Seems a bit archaic, but good to know. In that case, timing chip on the front obviously makes sense.

[droo]

1 hour ago, Rock Guy said:

Seems a bit archaic, but good to know. In that case, timing chip on the front obviously makes sense.

Not really, otherwise you may end up with someone who started at the back taking the category win without crossing the line first.

The bigger bunches at some events can take ages to get moving.

[DrPayne]

@NicholasH any way we can get photos from this event?