Argus timing/organization = amateur

[2wheelsgood]

I was quite amazed at the incompetence shown after the women's race was won. Why? Because the two women first through had to wait over an hour to know who won. Because the judges had to confer, because the video was inconclusive, the (lone available) angle was bad, other riders precluded the view. WTF. Why don't they look at the TIMES and say, oh that time goes with that name, and that name goes on that rider. How can they make the winner wait an hour to know if they've won? It's billed as the world's largest individually timed race, and yet when an occasion arises to use this, they can't do it. Completely amateur.

 

A full day after the race and the official site only has start times as the latest update.

 

[Pixie001]

I was wondering about that and couldn't agree more!  Why on earth did it take so long?

[Yang]

Nope- I already got my complete positions in age group, start group, gender, ave speed and overall.

[Slowbee]

 

Nope- I already got my complete positions in age group' date=' start group, gender, ave speed and overall.[/quote']

 

stop braggin ! , well done on an awesome time yang.

 

[Velouria]

http://www.cycletour.co.za/results.aspx?Event=2009

 

Been up since this morning.

 

Concerning the ladies race - the time cameras were blown out to sea. And I am not sure Winning Time is accurate enough to give you a reliable time when not even the cameras could split the first two ladies.

 

In the recent Tour of California, they took even longer to announce the overall leader, so stop whinging. Given the circumstances, I think they did a good job.

[Slowbee]

 

http://www.cycletour.co.za/results.aspx?Event=2009

 

Been up since this morning.

 

Concerning the ladies race - the time cameras were blown out to sea. And I am not sure Winning Time is accurate enough to give you a reliable time when not even the cameras could split the first two ladies.

 

In the recent Tour of California' date=' they took even longer to announce the overall leader, so stop whinging. Given the circumstances, I think they did a good job.

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[4ph3X]

the guys finishing with the women should just drop back before they reach the line...

to my knowledge the timing mats sits a couple of metres after the finish line? there's no way in using that accurately.

[gianni]

and they say that we've become smarter since our caveman years..................

[Danger Dassie]

http://www.cycletour.co.za/results.aspx?Event=2009

Been up since this morning.

Concerning the ladies race - the time cameras were blown out to sea. And I am not sure Winning Time is accurate enough to give you a reliable time when not even the cameras could split the first two ladies.

In the recent Tour of California' date=' they took even longer to announce the overall leader, so stop whinging. Given the circumstances, I think they did a good job. [/quote']

 

Asked and answered ....

[Yang]

Nope- I already got my complete positions in age group' date=' start group, gender, ave speed and overall.[/quote']

stop braggin ! , well done on an awesome time yang.

 

Thanks Slowbee. I was really chuffed when I spoke to some of my Mozambique mates who are real race snakes and I finished within about 20 minutes of the best of them- put the ride into perspective.