Wanna Improve Your Seeding??

['Dale]

From the PPA website - I've been away for the week, Maybe this have been published already:

Individual hill climb seeding TT

We sometimes receive requests from cyclists who want to be upgraded to a higher seeded group, but who cannot attend the next weekend event. To assist these riders with an additional, mid-week event, an individual hill climb time trial has been organised for Tuesday 11 January.

 

09-Jan-2011

['Dale]

Were you there, Rider??

 

Here's some more detail.

 

How it will work

 

Simply arrive at Malanshoogte anytime between 16h00 and 18h00 (last rider starting no later than 18h00), pay the R10 entry fee, put your name down in the next available start timeslot and then ride the hill as fast as you can.

 

If the queues are not too long and you have the energy, you can even pay and ride more than once.

 

It will be a relaxed and informal affair, and riders will be set off on the climb on a first-come, first-served basis, at regular intervals.

 

Parking will simply be on the side of the road on the Contermanskloof/Vissershok side of the climb, although it would be preferable if you could cycle to Malanshoogte from Durbanville to warm up. The time trial will take place from the Fair Cape Dairy side, so no participants will be allowed to drive down Malanshoogte. Please do not bring and leave any valuables in your car.

 

Racetec will do the timing, so do ensure that you bring and wear your electronic timing chip - no chip. no time.

 

After doing the hill climb, why not go across to Killarney for the first training session of the year; the regular weekly Killarney sessions resuming as of Tuesday 11 January.

 

For more information, phone Wendy or Samantha at the PPA Office on (021) 689-8420.

[I-FELT-the-FORCE]

Airbender, do a search on the topic, its here.... You have been gone too long

I am going to mark out a TT up the hill over this weekend, been chatting to MariusL about it.

Make our own Hub TT

['Dale]

Airbender, do a search on the topic, its here.... You have been gone too long

I am going to mark out a TT up the hill over this weekend, been chatting to MariusL about it.

Make our own Hub TT

So, what's the feedback?

 

How did it go?

 

Is this a useful strategy and opportunity?

 

[LET ME SEARCH FOR THE ORIGINAL THREAD]

['Dale]

Sorry for the duplication. Caught up with the original thread.

 

Fascinating initiative.

Careful planning required because...

 

Riders have lots of feelings about their seeding position. And the seeding system.

AND

Creating a consistently fair method.

Edited January 15, 2011 by AirBender

[I-FELT-the-FORCE]

gonna mark it out tomorrow morning. Could make for some very interesting riding though. Whatever happens, it could only make us stronger

[Lucky Luke.]

So, what's the feedback?

 

How did it go?

 

Is this a useful strategy and opportunity?

 

[LET ME SEARCH FOR THE ORIGINAL THREAD]

 

No it was not useful for the majority of us. We did not get to hear about it until the day of the TT, which was of course a Tuesday afternoon, with the event taking place about 100km from my house.

['Dale]

gonna mark it out tomorrow morning. Could make for some very interesting riding though. Whatever happens, it could only make us stronger

Maybe mark it out from a lil' lower down - before the dairy farm OR closer to the gravel?

 

Or are you gonna be consistent with the PPA / Outrider TT route?

[I-FELT-the-FORCE]

Maybe mark it out from a lil' lower down - before the dairy farm OR closer to the gravel?

 

Or are you gonna be consistent with the PPA / Outrider TT route?

 

I was thinking the same thing, close the the gravel road. Give us a nice round 4ish km TT. Those first rollers up from the gravel road are pretty steep as well .

['Dale]

I was thinking the same thing, close the the gravel road. Give us a nice round 4ish km TT. Those first rollers up from the gravel road are pretty steep as well .

They are pretty intense.

Well worth adding.

['Dale]

No it was not useful for the majority of us. We did not get to hear about it until the day of the TT, which was of course a Tuesday afternoon, with the event taking place about 100km from my house.

Bizarre, Luke...

[Tiny K]

Well, after I get my garmin edge 705 (or 800), I think my training will step up to a new level.

 

Back to topic, yeah airbender, not much warning from PPA, and the fact that the last rider was to leave at 6pm latest didn't agree with most guys either. They should make it a weekend TT and at least advertise it earlier in the week.

 

let me know when you guys do it on a sat or sun and i'll be there. need to get some hill climbing into the training programme.

['Dale]

Well, after I get my garmin edge 705 (or 800), I think my training will step up to a new level.