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Mrs SSS and I are doing the Etape Caledonia in a few weeks. First sportive for Mrs SSS. Ive never done it before myself. So we are both doing it on the 40 miler.
Theres 40, 55 and 85 miler routes. How do they squad the start times? Let the 85s all go first? Then the 55s then 40s?
Is it based upon the proposed time you give them to complete? (we put 3.5hrs).
Trying to figure out if we'll be in the pen super early, or maybe get a 'long lie' 😀
It has varied over the years - in the past you would get a starting time and each wave off at minute intervals based on fastest estimated riders off first.
Last couple of years it was been bigger starting pens and then staggered with so many riders away every minute or two but a bit more flexible in what time you go off at. The long ride starting before the shorter one