THE BODY CENTRE

uploaded a couple more (hardly representative of the whole day, though!) Same pics in both places. http://www.flickr.com/photos/torquepics/ or http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2008654&id=1147886727&l=79545 @wheelz: you can mail me rust (at) iafrica (dot) com -- or visit Trackz's website @stm -- did you ride today?

Cherise Taylor Paul Cordes -- BIGG engine!!

Brandon Stewart Daniel Giles Jac Johann Steyn

Jacques Brink The only near tumble that happened where I stood. I thought your supposed to fall on these courses!

Courtenay Riggien Seredipity! The course designer! Ronelle2009-03-14 11:54:19

and as trackz says ... he is fast ....

Oh my goodness - this was fun!! I'm SO dirty from laying in whatever lies on those forest floors! And it was great meeting so many new people (thanks oom John for the cold Coke and live entertainment!) AND putting faces to names (Serendipity, Trackz, Cheryl J!) This is my first time shooting MTB, so I'd appreciate your critisism! Sara Muhl This is where they start The Snake Fred van Zyl

MudDee, maybe in another race, but as far as i can remember, Christopher was sick last year's SA's? He raced, but didnt place in top 30 (stand to be corrected on that nr) Johann v Zyl won with a strong steady sprint. Clinton (won is now U/23 cham) was 2nd, Rourke 3rd. (just remembered i hve a pic)

. Ronelle2009-03-13 14:42:20

okay .. some more juniors Simon Adler Top: Christopher Jennings SA Champ RR 2009, 2nd TT 2009 Johann v Zyl - Junior RR SA Champ 2008, Junior TT SA Champ 2009

soek jy een op n Quintana Roo ..? sal gou loer!Ronelle2009-03-12 10:11:03

better? @Capri Wheeler -- nope got pics of every single one. Tried to upload pics of the up country people, seeing they came so far

Podiums -- OK - SA's DONE! Thanks for looking!

Caitlin de Wet - 3rd Jun Lady

Nick White Pieter Seyffert

Ok some of the big boys Niel MacDonald Brent Cunningham

Is this Robyn de Groot? (nice paintjob! ) @ Cheryl J: yes, in fact will be there. Will you be there with camera or on bike?

Some ladies (only 13 on the start list) Cashandra Slingerland (SA TT Champ 2009!) AnLi Pretorius

Some more Juniors -- will edit their names in latr

Junior Men - Daniel Heyns Heinrich Stroebel

And Michelle Corbett - who is now the SA TT & RR Junior Ladies Champ

From the ramp, there is a little uphill and then the route hits the open roads - it was only 37degr today, nice and cool ... ps ..all you photo fundies .. brace yourself for lots of poles and lines and cars .. ok? Spook Groenewald -- there's nothing this man can't do! Junior Ladies ... Elizabeth Samson Elzanne Myburg

Thats my driver!! Stunning guy! (Oi TNT1 -- really!) ALL PM people - please don't think I am ignoring you, just have to get some 'real' work done today. Tomorrow its off to the TT again, and I want to go to SA MTB @ George on the weekend and try to get some pics there.

And on a personal note I just want to thank straatvark & Nic White - the former for first planting the seed and the latter for providing the impetus - to get on a bike, with camera. I have a lot to learn still, but I'm enjoying this challenge immensely. So thank you to all the hubber for looking at the pics, and for your input - which i appreciate more than you would know. And thank you to Carinus for allowing me on the route yesterday! If any of you ever need a bike when in Oudtshoorn, pls contact Andre Ekstreen of BIKETRAX. (www.biketrax.co.za) They have many bikes for hire, take people on day trips and he is also a BMW certified instructor. I enjoyed my 8 hours with him and felt so safe and steady on this machine!! Thanks Andre! Ronelle2009-03-11 04:46:45