+1 for that, longer laps means less traffic and who needs fueling more than once an hour anyway? If you do, a mid way refuel spot has worked very well at the previous couple of solo worlds too (where laps were over an hour).
I'm not entering unless it includes Cardiac Climb and The Hammer Head.
Or ride with a bellAs for the roos, perhaps the Anti_trainer just needs to beef up a bit.
Why not swap laps with the teamsters when the sun drops?Norm makes a good point as depending on how hot it is one does get a little thirsty, especially if riding a clown bike with only one bottle cage. Additional feeding points are a sensible idea.
I just love variety and there are lots of fun sections at dusty old Stromolo, so some kind of day lap/night lap thingo would be good. Although that may be too complicated with the teamsters doing their thing at the Scott simultaneously.
I can see it now: Two hundred solo riders - every one of them on Salsa Fargo with a full count of drink bottles and a large Camelbak - takes off at the start line and heads up to the top of Stromlo, down the other side and off to the Cotter Dam. From there it's down to Cooma and back up again.
I think you'll find that's what will happen.
Now that's just ridiculous, what if you don't own a large camelback???I can see it now: Two hundred solo riders - every one of them on Salsa Fargo with a full count of drink bottles and a large Camelbak - takes off at the start line and heads up to the top of Stromlo, down the other side and off to the Cotter Dam. From there it's down to Cooma and back up again.
The fastest riders start their second lap a little after midnight.
http://richardsterry.blogspot.com/I can see it now: Two hundred solo riders - every one of them on Salsa Fargo with a full count of drink bottles and a large Camelbak - takes off at the start line and heads up to the top of Stromlo, down the other side and off to the Cotter Dam. From there it's down to Cooma and back up again.
The fastest riders start their second lap a little after midnight.
I've done a few laps of Stromlo on the Fargo, it's deceptively quick around there!
Thats an ok idea, but I'd much prefer it if the AROC Capital Punishment 100km race could be turned into a loop... hit 5 different riding destinations each lap - now that'd be sweetI can see it now: Two hundred solo riders - every one of them on Salsa Fargo with a full count of drink bottles and a large Camelbak - takes off at the start line and heads up to the top of Stromlo, down the other side and off to the Cotter Dam. From there it's down to Cooma and back up again.
The fastest riders start their second lap a little after midnight.
I bit the bullet yesterday - must stop post-solo nats gorging on every piece of sugary fatty salty piece of food in the house!
Same ...same ...entered earlier this week....same age group....
Can it really be called solo racing if you're getting you're nails done in the pits every 30 minutes? Seems solo riders are a bit soft these days.
consider a 30 minute lap for some is a 40 minute lap for others & so on.....
Yep that's right... Jess has a peddi done every second lap, and if anything is over 40 mins I have to remix the Nail solution.
Not quite - the solos will have their own lap, so the lap length of that course will be dictated by the number of Solo entries and will not be dependent on the number of team entries.
That is the plan, but not yet confirmed in writing.
We have not done this. There is a Visit Canberra website that provides assistance with this, and other accommodation services in the ACT.
I have to do my hairs more often than that!
