2018 RACE INFORMATION - Sani2C
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2018 RACE INFORMATION
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Registration
2018 DATES
Trail: Mon 7 May 2018
Adventure: Tues 8 May 2018
Race: Wed 9 May 2018
Venue: Glencairn Farm
Directions to Glencairn Farm
● In Underberg Main Street, at the Shell garage, take the road to Himeville.
● Travel for 8.3km, passing through the village of Himeville.
● Turn left up the Sani Pass road.
● Travel for 3.2km
● Arrive at Glencairn Farm on your left.
● GPS: 29°42’03.81” S, 29°29’29.29” E
Registration will be held at Glencairn Farm on the dates listed. Registration will open at
11am each morning and close at 7pm each evening. Team members need to attend
registration together and sign their indemnity form. All teams will be issued with their black
box containing their number board, clothing and other important items. Their race village
band will be fitted.
Underberg School will provide all riders with lunch and supporters can purchase from them.
Drinks will be available at the bar also run by Underberg School.
The sani2c shop will be selling previous years’ clothing and souvenirs at registration.Race briefings It is recommended that all riders attend the race briefing prior to riding each stage. Final essential information regarding the route, weather prediction, safety and other housekeeping is relayed to the riders. Race briefings for the following day’s ride will be held at these times at the various venues. Day 1 details: 4pm on registration day at Glencairn Day 2 details: 6pm on Day 1 at Mackenzie Club Day 3 details: 7pm on Day 2 at Jolivet Farm Accommodation Please visit the accommodation section of www.sani2c.co.za for a full list of guesthouses, lodges, farm cottages and hotels in the Underberg, Himeville, Sani Pass, Ixopo and Scottburgh areas. Pre event Limited pre-event tented camping is available at Glencairn Farm. The cost for this camping is not included in your entry fee. You need to book this separately. The camping fee includes dinner on the night of registration day and breakfast on the first day of the event. Alternatively, riders can book accommodation anywhere in or around Underberg, Himeville or Sani Pass. During the event Each team is allocated a four-person tent (2.5m X 2.5m), with enough space for two riders and luggage. Comfortable mattresses will be provided but you are required to bring your own sleeping bag and pillow. Tents will be erected for you. Post event All competitors must make their own accommodation arrangements for Scottburgh after the finish of he event. Black Boxes Each competitor will be issued with a 100-litre dust- and waterproof plastic box. The letter on your black box is not your batch sticker. You can ignore it. This is to help the box stacker while off-loading at the race villages. All your clothing, bike spares, energy drinks, etc, need to be packed into this box and this will be transported between the stage locations.
No other bags will be transported between stage locations. It will be your responsibility to load your box onto the Super Group truck before the start of each day. There will be a separate truck travelling from registration directly to Scottburgh with bike boxes and any other kit you will not require during the event. Please ensure that you load any unwanted kit into this truck, which will be at Glencairn the afternoon of your registration and the morning of your start. Black boxes need to be handed back at the finish in Scottburgh where they will be exchanged for a Finisher’s top. Drop and Go on the morning of your start All riders not staying at Glencairn Farm on the evening prior to their start will need to make use of the Drop and Go system on Glencairn Farm, situated at the entrance near the batch pounds. Supporters bringing riders to the start will need to drop riders with their bikes and boxes at the Super Group trucks, which will be positioned at the loading ramps opposite the batch pounds. The Super Group truck taking bike boxes and other items directly to the finish in Scottburgh will also be positioned here. Riders need to be race ready, with bottles and GPS units. Riders will need to load their boxes and can then help themselves to the complimentary Food Lovers Market breakfast at Glencairn Farm. Your supporters are welcome to join you for a complementary breakfast. This system will run from 7am to 10am on the mornings of each start date. Please ask drivers to be aware of cyclists on this section as it forms part of the neutral zone at the first 3km of the Day 1 route. Please aim to be dropped off at least 40 minutes prior to your start time so you have enough time for breakfast and to check in to your batch pound, situated just before the start line. Batch starts and seeding In an effort to reduce congestion on the race route, we will be seeding all teams for the start each day. Seeding for Day 1 will be based on recent events and/or your last sani2c results. Seeding for Day 2 and Day 3 will be based on your overall position. Batches Day 1: Batches of 50 teams will leave at 10-minute intervals on Day 1, with Batch A starting at 8am. Day 2: Batches A-V will consist of 25 teams each and will leave at 5-minute intervals. Batches W-Z will consist of 50 teams each and will leave at 10-minute intervals. Batch A will start at first light. Day 3: All 50-team batches (in non-Race events) will leave at 10-minute intervals.
Reverse order for Batches A and B on Day 3 in the Race event only. Batch C will start at 6:30am and batches will leave at 10-miunute intervals. Batches H and onwards will leave at 5-minute intervals. A and B will start at 10am with B batch directly behind A. All teams in contention and eligible for podium positions need to start in either Batch A or B. Should you be in the top 5 in your category the onus is on you to ensure that you have spoken to the time keepers and made arrangements to start in Batch B. Anyone not starting in Batch A or B on the last day will not be eligible for a podium position. NOTE: Both team members need to check in together with the batch pound marshals. This must happen at least 20 minutes prior to their advertised start time. Any team jumping to an earlier batch will be given a three-hour penalty. Scanning mats on the start line will record your official start time and pick up any discrepancies. You will receive a SMS confirming your batch start times for all three days the day before that specific day. The onus is on you to ensure that you start in the correct batch. Seeding of teams and their relevant batch start time will be sent via SMS 10 days before registration. Batch lists with start times will also be displayed at registration and before the start. Together both team members are required to enter their batch pounds after reporting to their batch marshal. This must be at least 20 minutes prior to their start time. Any team jumping to an earlier batch will be given a three-hour penalty. Scanning mats on the start line will record your official start time. Batch start times Batch Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 RACE Day 3 A 8h00 6h30 7h00 10h00 B 8h10 6h35 7h10 10h00 C 8h20 6h40 7h20 6h30 D 8h30 6h45 7h30 6h40 E 8h40 6h50 7h40 6h50 F 8h50 6h55 7h50 7h00 G 9h00 7h00 8h00 7h10 H 9h10 7h05 8h10 7h15 I 9h20 7h10 8h20 7h20 J 9h30 7h15 8h30 7h25 K 9h40 7h20 8h40 7h30 L 9h50 7h25 8h50 7h35 M 10h00 7h30 9h00 7h40 N 10h10 7h35 9h10 7h45 O 10h20 7h40 9h20 7h50 P 10h30 7h45 9h30 7h55 Q 7h50 R 7h55 S 8h00 T 8h05 U 8h10
V 8h15 W 8h25 X 8h35 Y 8h45 Z 8h55 Number boards Each rider will find their number board in their black box. Your timing chip will be in your number board. Do not cut or punch additional holes into your number board as you may damage the electronic filaments needed to time you. Please verify that your timing chip is functional and has your correct details by getting a scanned check at registration. When you cross the finish line please confirm with the time keepers that they have picked up your number. Day 1 batch stickers will be on your number boards. Day 2 and Day 3 will have no batch stickers. The timing system will confirm your start time. You will be required to hand in your number board at the finish in Scottburgh. You will receive your time and batch number via SMS and it can be found on the results boards in the race villages. Cycling South Africa membership KAP sani2c is a CSA sanctioned event however due to their current situation with CSA we would rather work through our local body, KZN Cycling. KZN Cycling is well managed and an organisation that is functioning efficiently. We will continue supporting our cycling body but will do so through our province until such time that CSA sorts out it’s affairs. GPS navigation sani2c uses full GPS navigation, however important turns are still marked, ensuring everyone gets to the finish safely. We have joined forces with EasyBike who are our GPS information and support gurus. They will be available to answer any GPS questions in the run-up to the event, at registration and at the race villages along the route. Water Tables and Food Stations The rule of thumb is that there is one watering station per 35km (roughly). Day 1 has two watering points. Day 2 has three and Day 3 has two. Their location will be discussed at the race briefing and is indicated on the maps displayed at each overnight stop. Each watering point will serve chilled water and coke. Each table will also have a selection of eats available. Each morning at breakfast, you can make sandwiches to carry with you if you feel you require more nutrition for the ride. We recommend that you carry your own favourite brand of energy bars, nuts, fruit cake, gels, etc.
At the end of the day Your bike will be taken away from you for washing by the Talismanne as you cross the finish line. Remember to stop and remove your GPS device. aQuellé will be on the finish line of each stage handing out water so you can rehydrate. Clover Vanilla and Chocolate Milk will also be available in the recovery area, and the USN team will be offering shakers and recovery drinks. They will also offer advice to anyone who experienced hydration, sugar and other issues along the route. Once hydrated and recovered, you will be required to collect your Black Box from the Super Group truck. Trolleys will be available to help you push your box to your tent. Please do this yourself and refrain from using the race village staff. The race village helpers have other tasks to perform and the offer of tips is not encouraged. Delete the first numeral from your race board and this is your tent number. Once you have found your tent, leave your trolley in the passage and a porter will return it. Please shower before going to lunch in the Barn. (For hygienic and other obvious reasons, we request that all riders shower before visiting any dining area.) The Barn at Mackenzie and Jolivet is open 24 hours and will serve lunch, tea, coffee, chocolates, banana bread and supper for the duration of the event for all competitors between the start and finish lines. Tea and instant coffee will be provided but all other beverages (alcoholic and soft) will need to be purchased from the bars provided by the local communities. Supporters and race crew need to stock up with all their meals, drinks, etc, before the start as these will not be available in the race villages. We are in the country so shops are extremely scarce. Cut-off policy We will have a cut-off at the last water point of each day and one at the finish at 5pm. These cut-offs are very achievable and will be announced at race briefing each evening. Why a cut-off policy? We have an incredible backup support crew who look after you in daylight hours. You need to be in before dark or this impacts on them and results in us spending too much time looking after the unfit and underprepared versus the majority of our riders. sani2c is an event that is about achieving something. It is not a bike tour. Only riders who finish all three stages will get the Finisher’s T-shirt in Scottburgh. Prizegivings We will stage a prizegiving at the race village each day. Stage winners and overall category leaders should be present at the daily awards ceremony. The final prize giving will be held at Scottburgh beach at 1pm. Day 1: Mackenzie @ 6pm Day 2: Jolivet @ 7pm Day 3: Scottburgh @ 1pm NOTE: Only the Race event gets awarded for overall category. The Trail and Adventure riders will receive fun prizes.
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