DieselnDust Posted March 15 Posted March 15 Luke was 37sec in the second group on his gravel bike ChrisF 1
Jase619 Posted March 16 Author Posted March 16 So, is the race date for next year the 14th? Following the second Sunday in March rule? DieselnDust 1
Shebeen Posted March 16 Posted March 16 14 minutes ago, Jase619 said: So, is the race date for next year the 14th? Following the second Sunday in March rule? Should be. It has always been the 2nd Sunday, but they got caught out a few years back when someone else* booked the stadium before them so now they are very organised. *pop quiz - who dis?!
CDC42 Posted March 16 Posted March 16 (edited) On 3/8/2026 at 2:59 PM, ChrisF said: Ouch, that sucks Water point, 90 degree turn, then that sharp downhill to Scarborough .... nasty crash, high up, just after the first turn ... lady and a gent in the ditch, bikes flung higher up .... still waiting for the ambulance as we passed it ... Huzzah! I am the lady from the ditch! Edited March 16 by CDC42 ChrisF and Dexter-morgan 1 1
ChrisF Posted March 16 Posted March 16 2 hours ago, CDC42 said: Huzzah! I am the lady from the ditch! OUCH ... that looked bad .... were you able to complete your ride ?
CDC42 Posted March 16 Posted March 16 12 minutes ago, ChrisF said: OUCH ... that looked bad .... were you able to complete your ride ? Unfortunately not, my fork was shorn/twisted and my rear derailleur was completely detached. Bike was totalled :') Wannabe and ChrisF 2
ChrisF Posted March 16 Posted March 16 40 minutes ago, CDC42 said: Unfortunately not, my fork was shorn/twisted and my rear derailleur was completely detached. Bike was totalled :') Damn, that sucks !! Hope you heal up and are back on two wheels soon.
Shebeen Posted March 19 Posted March 19 Forgot about this one, but still see zero photos on my account. Anyone believe this?
HdB Posted March 19 Posted March 19 12 minutes ago, Shebeen said: Forgot about this one, but still see zero photos on my account. Anyone believe this? I have a few showing, had to report one as not being me. Just 6 photos though, including the group start photo and three at the finish... so works out quite expensive for really just 3 photos that actually matter. My dad has 20, so that is nice. Even though 6 are at the finish line, there are a few of him that are nice.
The Ouzo Posted March 19 Posted March 19 2 hours ago, Shebeen said: Forgot about this one, but still see zero photos on my account. Anyone believe this? i dont see what the difference is this year compare to previous years, there have always been cables in the way and helmet tags not flat. sounds like poor excuses to me.
droo Posted March 19 Posted March 19 54 minutes ago, The Ouzo said: i dont see what the difference is this year compare to previous years, there have always been cables in the way and helmet tags not flat. sounds like poor excuses to me. My guess is they're trialling some AI solution to number recognition and allocation and it's more artificial than intelligent at this stage... Simon123, ChrisF and Shebeen 2 1
ajnkzn Posted March 19 Posted March 19 (edited) Talking about 14th March 2027... Say that I wanted to try out this CTCT thing. Where is the best area to stay that is slightly out of the carnage of central Cape Town / Sea Point / Greenpoint and would allow a simple ride in to the start and back to accommodation afterwards? Not scared to have a good day out, so 20km ish "warmup" and 20km ish "cooldown" would be ok. But for a country bumpkin what area / routes to the start offer the least traffic / chance of getting mugged / lost etc please? I'll be on an MTB -maybe try fit in some of the gravel / trails that go around table mountain? Thanks in advance. Edited March 19 by ajnkzn
The Ouzo Posted March 19 Posted March 19 1 hour ago, droo said: My guess is they're trialling some AI solution to number recognition and allocation and it's more artificial than intelligent at this stage... they've had the process automated for a long time, but I think you're right, they've probably gone with some new solution that totally threw its toys when it was fed non utopian images
NC_lurker Posted March 19 Posted March 19 (edited) 1 hour ago, ajnkzn said: Talking about 14th March 2027... Say that I wanted to try out this CTCT thing. Where is the best area to stay that is slightly out of the carnage of central Cape Town / Sea Point / Greenpoint and would allow a simple ride in to the start and back to accommodation afterwards? Not scared to have a good day out, so 20km ish "warmup" and 20km ish "cooldown" would be ok. You could come stay in the south, Tokai to Kalk Bay area and catch the train in and ride home. That'll give you fairly easy access to Tokai MTB trails, Constantia greenbelts & Kirstenbosch mtb loop plus be well out of the CBD/Atlantic seaboard"vibe", and give you a relaxed setting. Of course it'll still mean a fairly expensive Uber in & out for registration. Edited March 19 by NC_lurker Clarity ajnkzn and DieselnDust 2
ajnkzn Posted March 19 Posted March 19 Thanks for this - we’ll have a car likely so registration admin we’ll tie in with a Cable Car trip or Platteklip mission if I really want to murder the legs before the race 🤣 But yes that area sounds really good an the train ride vibes would be awesome I’m sure 🙏 NC_lurker and DieselnDust 2
'Kaze Pete Posted March 20 Posted March 20 On 3/15/2026 at 2:01 PM, DieselnDust said: Luke was 37sec in the second group on his gravel bike Johan de Villiers and his gravel bike was in the second group as well. 10th overall. DieselnDust 1
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