Capital Punishment - 29/05/2010

[Andrew]

http://www.arocsport.com.au/MTB_Capital/mtb_capital_home.html

Capital Punishment is a 50km and 100km mountain bike enduro.

The Capital Punishment course will take in the best of the Canberra single tracks including Sparrow Hill, Kowen Forest, Majura Pines, Black Mountain and Mt Stromlo. These famous single tracks will be linked via fire trails with only the minimum necessary bitumen. Note that for the 2010 event, Sparrow Hill will not be included. This area should be available again in 2011.


I only heard about this a couple weeks ago, and was, at the same time, assured that rego was done - due to the sheer number of people racing..

Anyway, turns out that's not the case, and well.. I just signed up. Rego is on the expensive side, but *shrug*.. not much more than something like Amys Ride or B2B.

Anyone else keen? Daz, Milto, Jez? All the fence sitters thinking about getting an MTB?

[milto]

Sorry I am at a road event in QLD then.

[dadcram]

Sorry not interested. Entered for 3 ring circus last night.

[Jez]

I am doing the 50KM event,.......I blame Lee for my new found interest in this MTB stuff! ;),... even managed to produce a war wound from it,... but I keep coming back,... :)

[Startrek]

[QUOTE=Jez;16861]I am doing the 50KM event,.......I blame Lee for my new found interest in this MTB stuff! ;),... even managed to produce a war wound from it,... but I keep coming back,... :)[/QUOTe

Oh no what have i done ,you have gone over to the dark/dirty side:(

[bosworth*]

is this mountain biking?

[Jez]

yep,.. dark and dirty,....kinda fun though,..

yeah Boz,.. it's an MTB event,..

[Andrew]

I am doing the 50KM event,.......I blame Lee for my new found interest in this MTB stuff! ;),... even managed to produce a war wound from it,... but I keep coming back,... :)

Excellent, 100km for me.. should be interesting with rear suspension >_>

Also, posrep for Lee.. the more Viking MTBers, the better :P

[Jez]

you know I was thinking this the other day,..... are there any Vikings ,.. that do MTB events,... as Vikings,...????

[milto]

You need a licence for most mtb events. I have a CORC licence. AROC events are an exception.

Happy to have be involved in a vikings mtb team.

[Jez]

ooooh,,.... so a CA licence won't cut it,....??? i need a CORC licence for MTB events?

[j_young_80]

Jez - there is a deal that Defence members get which I believe gives you reduced membership across MTB and CA - being a scumbag contractor i'm not eligible so don't know full details. It does mean though that you'll be listed as ADCC and not Vikings - what a few guys do is make themselves social members of Vikings (I think it's $10?) but you'll be listed in results as ADCC as that's who your CA membership is lodged with.

[milto]

Don't know what sort of events you are interested in Jez. CORC events need a licence. Other events like 100k's and 24 hours lots of people just get day licences.

For lots of local mtb info have a look at theberm.com.au.

I am planning on doing some more mtb events. Maybe the angry doctor 100km in september and also pretty keen on the back yamma 100km in Parkes in late sept.

I am planning on a mtb group ride this saturday too from the berm if you wanted to come and you weren't racing the CT.

[libbya]

Definitely no CORC license required for Capital Punishment, and in fact not required for most of the 100k enduros though MTBA membership may reduce your entry fee.

If you want to do any MTBA affiliated races you need to pay a day license, or else become a MTBA member. If you're already a CA member, you get a pretty reasonable discount on your MTBA membership. Have a look at the MTBA website.

There are many Vikings doing mtb events - we just dont necessary possess Vikings jerseys! I certainly do, and Brent Miller is a Vikings member who races at the pointy end of the field in both.

[Andrew]

So the Competitor Brief has been released. Course Description is..interesting :)


The 100km event starts at Kowen Forest on fire trail. There is 3.3km of fire trail at the start before you hit single track. The course makes its way through single track and fire trails from the East of Kowen Forest through to the North-West corner and then comes down CORC Club mountain bike tracks beside Sutton Rd. It then heads back up the Kowen escarpment and comes back down the main Kowen Forest exit road to Kowen Road and the 35km feed station.

The course then goes through various private properties and Defence land on the way to Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve. These properties include land owned by Southern Districts Motorsports Association, ACT Motor Cycle Club, Dove Cottage Farm and The Department of Defence. The Defence land is known as the Majura Military Training Area. The start and finish of this area will be marshalled and be clearly marked. This section of the course as well as all other sections of private property are open for the event only. They are not to be ridden or visited outside of the event. While riding through the Majura Military Training Area it is imperative that you stay on the marked trail. The surrounding areas may have unexploded ordinances. Any person going off the marked trail through this section will compromise their safety and jeopardise the future of the event. If you need to go to the toilet, you must go before entering the Defence Land or after leaving the Defence land.

After crossing Majura Road, the course goes along a horse laneway and onto firetrail over Hackett Hill to the top entrance of Majura Pines. There is 7km of single track in Majura Pines and then the course exits the North end of the pines into land owned by Mount Majura Vineyard. The 60km feed station is at The Mount Majura Vineyard. The course is very fast from here to the finish and goes via more private property to the corner of Majura Rd and The Federal Highway. It travels the road cycle lane of The Federal Highway to an underpass under the highway. Then there is more horse laneway to get to EPIC in Mitchell. The course then goes under Flemington Rd and through Crace Grasslands to Bellenden Rd and Gungahlin Drive. There is a 7km untimed section along Gungahlin Drive and Gungahlin Drive Extension (GDE) between the 69km and 76km marks. You have a maximum of 30 minutes to complete this section. Any time on this section after 30 minutes will be added to your race time. You must remain in the on road cycle lane along the GDE and must obey road rules. You should not form packs along the GDE as packs of cyclists will not fit within the on-road cycle lane. You must be very careful to look for traffic and indicate with clear hand signals when crossing any off ramps and on ramps as you travel along the GDE.

The untimed section ends once you are back on fireroad at Aranda. The course then travels beside Caswell Drive in Aranda and Black Mountain Nature Reserves. It then travels on bike path under Caswell Drive and under William Hovell Drive to access the Cork Oak Plantation and The International Arboretum. It travels fireroad and a small amount of single track to get to Uriarra Rd and Stromlo Forest Park. The final 11km is on the great mountain bike tracks of Stromlo Forest Park and includes a climb to the top of Mt Stromlo and a 5km descent to the finish.




It sounds like anyone on a CX is going to destroy the course :(

[dadcram]

some of the climbs in Kowen can be steep! Luckily they tarred one of them. So now it's ridable.

[Jez]

it will be interesting to find out friday night where the course goes,.... I am really looking forward to this,... should be good fun! :)

[Andrew]

it will be interesting to find out friday night where the course goes,.... I am really looking forward to this,... should be good fun! :)

Oh, so am I, I'm quite excited, the 50km is the same *I think*, except you start around Campbell Offices

Oh yeah, feed stations seem to be well organised... gu's, endura, vegimite on buns... - I was hoping to travel light

[Startrek]

it will be interesting to find out friday night where the course goes,.... I am really looking forward to this,... should be good fun! :)

What have i done ,come back to road racing move away from that mountain bike NOW.:tongue_smilie:

[dadcram]

"Course is out.
Starts near Sparrow, but across the road.
Up, then across (new st?) to the old Mont course, then down to the
CORC club course, before BACK UP into Kowen! (That climb killed me
@2002 Tour de Dirt.)
Down to the main entrance, over to the motorsport complex, private and
defrnce land aroundish the airport to the north to eventually near
Campbell Park, where the 50km starts.
Back of Ainslie (easy or hard?) then over the ridge to the cavaletti @
top of majura.
Through the Pines to the vinyard. To the fed and down the bike lane.
Through near epic to GDE.
GDE to Aranda (untimed).
Aranda to cork plantation, over? dairy farmers to Stromlo.
From the profile it looks like a Red lap to end it.

Sounds easy, doesn't it!

...jim trail"

Lee you need a pink MTB to complete the stable!

[Andrew]

Oh, what a hellish Race. Every bit of dirt road was mud.. except Stromlo?!.. Bike kicking every which way (so it turns out that the worst type of terrain to navigate is mud and grass) - the single trail through Deeks park was 2km of mud, three inches deep. I'm pretty sure that on the inclines, it was flowing..

Despite that, it was good fun.

When I have my motivation back, I'll do a write up. In the meantime, here is my attempt at desecrating the vmobile Jersey.. (the rain towards the end did a lot to clean it)

[dadcram]

well it is good to see it lived up to it's name! Whilst driving along the Parks Way I saw some sad souls.

[Jez]

OH MY GOD!,. i am so sore,.... Capital punishment it was!!,.....wet muddy, and very slippery,...i ran out of brakes around 15 KM to go,.. had to climb and then hit the down hil with no brakes,.. i need new disc rotors now,.. it was very hard on equipment and the body,.... but would i do it again,.. Hell yeah!,... there were plenty of phototgraphers there so pics should be up soon,...

fantastic to all those who did it,... i tell yea,.. the warm shaower afterwards,... and beer,.. well, .. never tasted so good!

I did learn along the way that once your wet and muddy,.. there aint no coming back even close to being dry! :)

Awsome fun,...... Thanks Lee for selling me the bike,......i had a blast! :),( and will do in future events! )... but i don't think i will make a habit out of this,... road riding/racing seems sooooo much easier now! :)

[j_young_80]

I did drive down Majura yesterday and saw all the signage, thinking to myself "you poors bastards". Congrats to all that finished!

[Bean]

I have just one word for you Thaller. "Napisan"

Well done for getting out there in the weather and doing it. I was actually keen on getting out to give the pinarello a wash but chickened out when the path out the back of the house turned into a river! Kudos you mad b astards!

[Vanessa]

Just caught up with Sydney friend who came down for this race - he just described it as 'fun' - MTBers are just crazy!!!

[LynV]

Yeah good job summoning up your inner Hausler all. I went out to Lake G when it stopped raining yesterday and no it didn't actually stop for long... saw your witches hats on Federal Highway on my way back and felt empathy for you and wet and muddy too and that was just on the road!

[Vanessa]

Yeah good job summoning up your inner Hausler all. I went out to Lake G when it stopped raining yesterday and no it didn't actually stop for long... saw your witches hats on Federal Highway on my way back and felt empathy for you and wet and muddy too and that was just on the road!

So it was you Lyn. I was driving back from Road Titles in Sydney yesterday arv & saw a vmobiler on their way back from Lake George looking very wet. You were the crazy one out in that.

[LynV]

So it was you Lyn. I was driving back from Road Titles in Sydney yesterday arv & saw a vmobiler on their way back from Lake George looking very wet. You were the crazy one out in that.

Ha ha, I had a moment where I wondered what all those vehicles spraying by must be thinking, that was you !

[mickus]

I finished the 50, very slowly, but i finished! Thoroughly enjoyed every minute, very sore today tho....

[dadcram]

http://www.damianbreach.com/Blog_10/CapitalP/index.html
Photo 21 looks expensive. Owning an MTB is like owning a horse. You just keep pouring money into it. Kevin Rudd Bike Industry Stimulus package. (CRC?)
Not every MTBer is mad:
There are 12 pages of results and the DNFs and DNSs start on page 6.

[Andrew]

There are 12 pages of results and the DNFs and DNSs start on page 6.

Of 880 entrants in the 100km, 502 finished. That's both DNS & DNFs (and possibly people that switched to the 50km)

So it turns out, I came 326th overall, and 178th in my class (Male Open, 18-39) and took the snails' pace time of 7:43. My legs don't hurt, but my entire upper body is.

[bosworth*]

well done,


*hug*

:wub:

[libbya]

Aren't we lucky we dont deal with mud more often!

Turned the alarm off and turned over, thinking I'm going to not turn up to start having listened to the rain all night. Spent the next 10 minutes thinking everyone will be talking about canberra's mud for the next few years, and I wont know what it was like...so off i went. Muddy, frustrating, but weird kind of fun all the same

No back brakes from the 30k mark wasn't exactly a positive experience but the left arm severe tendonitis now from trying to find the back brake is much worse!

[Kano]

this no brakes seems to be a theme with you MTB'ers

i hope you don't treat your clean Roadies the same way..

Great work to all who tuffed the conditions.

Regards,

Roadie who still protests about JY's call to ride the 300m of gravel between SFP and the bottom of Stromlo Hill.

[dadcram]

The saddest tale from Saturday was the guy that was 10km from the finish. No brakes and then his gear cables started to seize up plus he got a pinch flat. His spare tube had a hole and there was no way a patch was going to work so he was DNF within site of the finish!
I know a few that decided they didn't want to destroy their bike so they DNS's whilst others that owned SSers changed bikes and categories.
So a definite pat on the back to anyone who had a go after entering.

[Jez]

good luck trying to get a bike into get fixed today,.... the shops are full,... im gonna wait until next week to get mine in. I am still hurting today,.. bugger me it was fun! :)

[dadcram]

It wasn't too hard on this guys rear wheel and D!

[Andrew]

I only got around to cleaning my bike yesterday...

I've given up trying to get it to change gears and brake properly. It's going in for a service tomorrow

So much for top of the line groupsets! :(

[Driver]

I got a minor chill from sitting on my trainer for an hour. I also had to wipe sweat off my top tube.

[dadcram]

that's rude sparky. we have under age readers you know!

[Jez]

Pics are finally up of the wonderful event! :)