I agree it could be better thought out, but at least they've extended access to Stromlo....drop at car at Stromlo (hoping the gates are still open)
You're making a mountain out of a molehill .. No different to any other marathon, unless it's in your own city.First you have to drive up on a Friday night, find rego, then sign on,
No need for a car at Stromlo, as you pointed out below. Good to do if you can drop a 2nd car there, of course. Also, the gates will not be an issue because they'll be open until 10PM - and you could always just leave it over the road in Deek's Forest carpark which has no gates. Or down the road, or ...drop at car at Stromlo (hoping the gates are still open), drive to your accom,
.. take your cement pills, Princess ..sleep, awake at f$$$King early O'clock,
Or drop off the 50kms at their start on the way out to the 100km start.Or keep two cars and both drive of to your respective starts.
Melodrama much? If you don't want someone to transport your bike for you, sort it yourself. It's not like everyone at AROC owns beater bikes and has no clue about how they should be treated, anyway. If your problem is really that you don't like point to point races, vote with your wallet and don't enter them!At the end of the race queue for 17hours for a minibus that can only carry 16bikes, which get scratched to b*gg*ry, crashing around in a trailer.
hahah, nice one - I live in inner inner north and plan to do exactly all of this. Phoenix Friday night anyone? But then again, I suppose people new to canberra are a little frought.Here's a little suggestion: Everyone doing the 50km race coming from Interstate - stay in the Inner North and ride to the start. It'll be a gentle 20 minute warmup, which'll be a good idea when it's zero degrees.
Also, you could even leave the car at Stromlo late Friday arvo, ride slowly back to Civic for rego (15 km = 45 minutes), have a carbo load dinner in town and a taper light beer or 2 and be in bed for 8 hours sleep.
No map of the course yet - possibly not until the event since it involves private property which the owners wouldn't want pre-ridden.I have entered CP but have only ridden sparrow hill. Could anybody enlighten me how we cross canberra. I'm assuming we have to cross roads through canberra somewhere to get to stromlo. Is a more detailed map of the course available anywhere.
Any idea's what sort of time the fast guys will do? The families doing questacon and want a rough time for pickupI reckon he's right ^^ and I'm wrong. Going under the Fed makes much more sense
It takes me 45 minutes to ride a brisk pace from Majura to Stromlo.Any idea's what sort of time the fast guys will do? The families doing questacon and want a rough time for pickup
Christ don't ask memate I'm one of those who are glad that the hundred starts early enough to be reasonably sure of finishing in daylightAny idea's what sort of time the fast guys will do? The families doing questacon and want a rough time for pickup
Mate I thought you might be joining in for a ride back to the start!Any idea's what sort of time the fast guys will do? The families doing questacon and want a rough time for pickup
ha! if I feel anything like I did post-dirtworks I wont be adding any km's to the odometer! Once we reach stromlo its time to empty the tank!Mate I thought you might be joining in for a ride back to the start!
ok, must admit I thought that given the amount of singletrack being talked about you just cant do 25km avg.. hmmIt will be fast if its on the course suggested above. Low 4hrs at the most for the front runners in the ton. I would suggest 2-2.15 for the front guys in the fitty.
I wouldn't recommend leaving a car at Deeks overnight unless you want some 'remodelling' work done. Even Stromlo would be a bit of a risk. The area is full of rednecks at night.No need for a car at Stromlo, as you pointed out below. Good to do if you can drop a 2nd car there, of course. Also, the gates will not be an issue because they'll be open until 10PM - and you could always just leave it over the road in Deek's Forest carpark which has no gates. Or down the road, or ...