Cheating in the Argus

[Azonic]

 

 

I wonder what ever happen to Mrs Liss?Did she ever win another race?

 

Seems she was a steeplechase athlete years ago. Means that she was probably rather fit...

 

http://www.sportsclubs.uct.ac.za/athletics/records/track.html

 

[Willehond]

I wonder if he is related to the guy who was second in the World Masters 10k running Champs last year in Aus?  Hmmmmm. Still up to his old tricks 

 

M30-34

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30501 CAMERON ARNOLD 00:34:32 Australia

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30529 JAGO LISS 00:34:44 Germany

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30525 MICHAEL HENNESSY 00:34:59 Australia

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30554 SIMON WHITE 00:36:46 Australia

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30506 GILLES BROUILLAUD 00:37:17 New Caledonia

[Guest Agteros]

They've not done any Racetec timed local cycling races under their own names since that 2003 incident... who knows, maybe they did emmigrate (or returned home?)

[Wonder Woman]

 

That is absolutely very possible! It happened in the Argus in the ladies race in 2004 I think' date=' when I used to race.

A lady by the name Ronel Liz (who I sadly got mistaken for ) did that and she managed to finish just 15 seconds ahead of Anriette, placing us 2nd and third. Anriette was basically in tears!

 

I could not stop laughting when this women pitched up for dope control, she was a fun ryder through and through! T-shirt and all... her Boyfriend did the same and they both won the aldies and A bunch respectively!

 

People amaze me sometimes!

 

It was all sorted at the time but made big headlines!

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Hey Cherry

 

Great to see you are still around . Can't believe someone would even think of doing something so stupid!!

 

Did you do Sani2C this year again??

 

 

 

[Santa C]

Classic!

[Wannabe]

Hi Cherry.

 

Goed om te sien jy check nog op ons hier op die Hub. Mis jou vriendelike gesig en chats by die wedrenne. Vertrou dit gaan goed.

 

[Slipstream Sean]

 

I would think that if they didn't go over the mats at Smits their results will not show?

 

I was in the VA group and while going up Suikerbossie yesterday i passed a guy with a C seeding. I was like .. WTF' date=' how did he get there before us??   

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It was probably scooter200

 

 

Perhaps scooter ran outta petrol If I rode the argus on a scooter, I wouldn't need to take short cuts...pretty sure I could win it on a scooter

 

[Desi]

They've placed a lot more timing mats on the Argus now than they used to have years ago. I think there were at least two mats out on the course - Smits and maybe Noordhoek? Can't remember where, but I recall going over them.

[SeanMort]

I remember going over mats at top of Boyes Drive too

[cyclingfiend]

Unless you are an elite racing for money, what would be the purpose of cheating?

Most enter the Argus as a personal challenge, and lets face it, who else gives a stuff what your time was except yourself and perhaps your mother!

So you take a short cut and get an exceptional time, who cares really and the only possible gain is an improvement of seeding and so ending up in a group which is beyond ones capabilities!

 

I recall mats at Boyes, Smits and top of Chappies.

cyclingfiend2010-03-16 11:07:08

[Minion]

 

Unless you are an elite racing for money' date=' what would be the purpose of cheating?[/quote']

Same (inexplicable) reason that people will lie about their golf handicap (mine's hitting the ball, by the way), cheat when playing Snakes and Ladders with a five year old or over-state the value of their bike or the number of brandy and Cokes they had on Friday night.

 

[ASTANA]

some people hey...

[scotty]

Cheating need not only be taking short cuts. The chairman of my previous club used to give his chip to his brother in law to ride with, i was puzzled how it was possible i used to pass him in races but yet his time was always faster than mine, when i checked a few races i saw his brother in law and his time were the same.

[Canaris]

cheating at the Argus?  well if you are not racing it,  you should be partying on the route.  So even taking a timing chip is kinda counter productive. 

 

I still don't understand how dodging 35000 cyclists on your way to the finish will ever give you a fast time anyway.  Most guys only get a good seeding once they have ridden it a couple of times, and raced all the seeding races as well.  I rather bite the bullet, start at the double letters and cruise the route.  Beer tastes best at the foot of suikerbossie.

[hboli4]

I was thinking the exact same thing, going to take the mtb next year and go for at least 8 hours, couple of pub stops included / visiting all the waterpoints and maybe a pre-finish meal at panarottis or something...

[manbearpig]

It's only a shortcut if you get caught