dfru wrote:
Ajax Bay wrote:
Tom1985 wrote:
Looks like the PTO USA race will be Escape from Alcatraz in San Francisco on June 8. Just ran into some road closure information posted by the PTO in my neighborhood in the Inner Richmond in SFhttps://www.escapealcatraztri.com/ (on June 9)
This would be the worst bike ever to watch! Thank goodness this guy signed up today to tell us!!!
There's only so much you can do with photoshop (or similar). And if the T100 is there Saturday June 8, they would need the road closed beyond 11am, I think (M and W races: 6am and 9am starts: women still on bike course at 11am). Sunrise is at 5:47. For Alcatraz the following day, 11am will be sufficient.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C3BJNAqPff9/
See comments: "Photo cred @tomdebruyn1985"
Blanco: "That’s a potential road closure map in the Seacliff neighborhood which is part of the traditional Alcatraz bike course"
After all that, I am not saying (double negative alert) that having the T100 race there, the day before Alcatraz wouldn't be viable. The bike loop is 18 miles but 5 laps turning at the Palace of the Legion of Honor would fit nicely, and keep things compact (for both tele-visual and road side spectators) with the run below (with sand and steps: I really hope so). And would also meet several of PTO's requirements: iconic venue, 'big city', race for amateurs, spectators on the course, proven RD and org. Starts might reasonably be 8am and 11am for broadcast and spectator friendliness.
How about a Hornblower ramp start but closer (for tv coverage, and NB mist/fog) and an aussie exit (again coverage) for another 3/4 mile loop before back to Marina Green?
Might we assume Renouf's oft repeated "southern" was an effort to minimise focus on this Californian possibility. PTO will be announcing the venue shortly: in the ProTriNews interview he said (iirc) that there was one more (?city authority) permission to get. Next week, to maintain the PTO/T100 SM dominance/stream of consciousness.