Chrispy

Cheaper to play golf these days. Just saying.

Francois is Mr LeJeune. Contact details here www.dutoitcycles.co.za

Medals should only be awarded for podium placings at Championship events - Club Champs,Provincial Champs, SA Champs or a sanctioned event. End of story.

Sad to see that 99% of the top riders in the province did not ride the event :-(

Great initiative Wayne! Let's see how this challenge goes.

These 2 guys are like my own kids. One is IT Manager for nationwide Jewellery company and the other just started training as a Financial Advisor. In the gym every morning at 5 and on the track or the road at 17:00. 4 days of the working week. Saturday 6:00 they hit the gym and then go for a coffee ride at 8:00. Sunday is rest day. All part of the dream and believing in themselves. Please help them in their next goal. I will pledge my part.

The PPA event is a funride not a race.

Dalderon the management did not inform him that he has a losers final to ride. They then blame the rider for going home. Sad but true.

A huge thank you to all that have contributed to Maroesjka's trip. She can now focus on final training preparation for end of July. Chrispy Team Intellibus - Manager

Realising the “Dream” Coupe du Monde II / World Cup II Glasgow The team known amongst the South African cycling fraternity as “The Bus” was formed in 2008 by team owner, Owen Lloyd, with the initial vision to create a platform for young promising track riders to launch their cycling careers. After its inception in 2008, Owen, approached quality riders and riders that shared his code of ethics and desire to promote his vision. In 2011 Team Intellibus was officially formed as a Top Club Team and initially the idea was to lay the platform for future results, however, 2011 was so successful that the vision and aims of the team had to be relooked at. The decision was made that in 2012/2013 the main aim or “Dream” of the team would be to establish Team Intellibus as the most successful track racing team in South Africa as well as creating more opportunity for the riders to gain access to International Events, while keeping the ethics of the team intact. This week Team Intellibus embark on making this “Dream” a reality, by sending some of the riders to their first UCI World Cup in Glasgow to compete against the best in the world, this is the next step in building the platform for future talent, with a view to sending more young talent to future international competitions. The experience gained by these riders will be shared and handed down to the younger generation of talent already on the team as well as future talent being added to the team. The riders going to Glasgow and their events are: Boyd Roberts – Team Captain – Omnium Reniéll Matthysen – Scratch Jeanne Nell – Sprint & Keirin Support Staff: Owen Lloyd - Mechanic Elna Lloyd - Masseur-Soigneur

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012 Team Intellibus returned from a very well-run National Championships which was held on the Alexandra Park track in Pietermaritzburg from 26-30 April 2012. The track which was not used for competition in the last 20 years underwent a refurbishment in the past 2 months and riders were impressed with the condition of the track itself. The team had an outstanding championship with all 9 riders adding to the medal tally at the end of the 5 days of racing. Both the Elite and Junior Men categories were well represented with the best riders in the country which led to fast, competitive and exciting racing. The Elite 15km Scratch race was held under floodlights and was one of the highlights of the championships, with a field of 34 riders the 15km race started at a ferocious pace with all the top riders and teams active in the action. Coming down to a bunch sprint, Renièll Matthysen finished a strong 3rd behind Nolan Hoffman and James Louter & being completed in just 18min51sec. In the Elite 1500m young Brent Pheiffer jumped the field at the gun and stayed away to win Gold. He won the trophy which his father, Wayne Pheiffer, won in the year he was born, 21 years ago. The Elite Sprint Final was exciting with the event going to a 3rd and final ride between the 2 best sprinters in the country after Jeanne Nell was relegated in the 2nd ride. Unfortunately for Nell, Jean Smith was alert to take advantage and win the final ride and the title, Jeanne Nell made up for this error by winning both the 1km TT in an impressive time of 1:06.1 as well as winning the Keirin Final with ease. In the Junior category Shane Pheiffer won the 1km TT in a time of 1:09.5 as well as silver in the Junior Keirin and Junior Sprints. Maroesjka Matthee, who crashed 1 week before the championships in a motor pacing session, showed her toughness and determination, dominating the Elite Ladies category and winning 6 Gold medals. As a team the results were: · Gold in the Elite Team Sprint (Brent Pheiffer, Jeanne Nell & Boyd Roberts) · Silver in the Elite Team Pursuit (Brent Pheiffer, Hannes Basson, Reniell Matthysen & Boyd Roberts) · Oliver Stapleton-Cotton as part of a combined Junior Team Pursuit won Silver in that event. Individually there were some outstanding performances: · Jeanne Nell – Gold Elite 1000m TT, Gold Elite Keirin, Silver Elite Match Sprint, Silver Elite 1500m · Brent Pheiffer – Gold Elite 1500m, Bronze Elite Keirin, Bronze Elite Match Sprint · Renièll Matthysen – Bronze Elite 15km Scratch, Bronze Open 50km Madison · Boyd Roberts – Silver Open 50km Madison · Shane Pheiffer – Gold Junior 1000m TT, Silver Junior Keirin, Silver Junior Match Sprint · Oliver Stapleton-Cotton – Bronze Junior Elimination · Maroesjka Matthee – Gold Ladies Match Sprint, Gold Ladies Keirin, Gold Ladies 500m TT, Gold Ladies 7.5km Scratch, Gold Ladies 10km Points & Gold Ladies 1500m. · Owen Lloyd – Vets 45-49 - Silver 7.5km Scratch, Bronze Match Sprint & Bronze 1500m -end press release-

A medal is something you get at a championship event. For the first 3 riders.

Great turn out this morning. Well done to the organisors. Good safe circuit.

A medal in sporting terms is something you get at a championships.

NO!

Overseas team that did the Tour of SA and will do Tour de Boland next week.

Well done to the CWC Group!!! Always at the forefront of new ideas and always willing to get involved in charity work. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Framebuilder Duncan McIntyre was involved in building a lot of these frames mentioned in these postings. Today he works for Francois du Toit (Master framebuilder and the original Le Jeune frame builder)in Bellville. Duncan is also this country's foremost Track coach and is the coach of Team Intellibus in the Cape. At the 2010 SA Champs the team won 11 SA Titles and a total of 32 medals.

Hendrik gets a salary????? This is volunteer jobs my friend. Catch a wake up call.

CCC2 had nothing to do with the Champs. He is a good Capetonion citizen ;-).Oh and a passionate cyclist and a good race organiser.

You got it all wrong. CSA organised the champs,chose the route and did the negotiations with the local authority. Don't blame Hendrik and Barry. They did what they were told to do.

You got it all wrong. CSA organised the champs,chose the route and did the negotiations with the local authority. Don't blame Hendrik and Barry. They did what they were told to do.

The Team Intellibus team taking part in the team competition of the Pro Classic Summer League 2011 is as follows: Raymond Cox Victor Grobbelaar Craig Symonds Emile Jacobs Mathew Merrington The following riders will ride as individuals: Gavin Smith Evan Carstens Reniell Mathyssen Maroesjka Matthee Hannes Basson Evan,Reniell,Hannes and Maroesjka will be attending a CSA Track TalentID camp at the Sports Science Institute, Newlands from Thursday – Sunday. Due to that they are unable to ride in the first Road League race. Good luck to them for the camp and go make yourself and the team proud!

I like your attitude. Good luck with Carlo! Also remember: A PARENT HANDBOOK FOR GUIDING &SUPPORTING YOUNG ATHLETES Encourage your athlete to set their own goals. Self selected goals are always the most powerful. Be careful not to let your goals or unfulfilled dreams get mixed in with your child’s goals. You can support your child’s ambitions but you can not dream his dreams for him. Praise and reward effort unconditionally. Make sure your athlete knows that you value them regardless of accomplishments. If you hire a coach, let him do his job. Adding your two cents on strategies and training theories can confuse your athlete and reduces the coaches ability to be effective. Show your love and pride verbally and nonverbally. Provide a Positive Parent Push when necessary. This is an occasional nudge, reminder, or skill development effort to help an athlete get through a lapse in motivation or to handle a tough spot. Your young athlete will experience many distractions and stressors before and during competing—don’t be one of them! Be a role model by having a positive attitude, focusing on skill mastery, enjoying life, and good sportsmanship. If you coach your own child—proceed with caution. It can be difficult for a young person to separate out the unconditional parental love from a coaching parent. Above all, remember that this experience belongs to the athlete. As a parent, your job is to facilitate this endeavor. If you are seeking cycling glory then you should set your sites on and work for your own master’s title.

Guidelines for coaching juniors These guidelines have been compiled by Central Gauteng Mountain Bike Commission and are intended to guide anyone coaching young riders including professional coaches and enthusiastic parents carrying out coaching at home. · Have fun. Keep the cycle training fun. · Take a long term view, considering and clarifying the pathways to senior elite competition. Remember, we want our riders to train so that the are retained in the sport and have a life long mountain biking career. Also, part of our coaching strategy is to produce elite level riders in the long term. · Training volumes : the following training hours should be adhered to when coaching young riders. AGE GROUP TRAINING VOLUMES 9 to 10 years · 1 to 3 hours per week. · No single session longer than 30 minutes. · Emphasis on fun, skills, traffic awareness and safety. · Stick mainly to paths, car parks and cycling tracks. · Supervised by parent or coach. 11 to 12 years · 2 to 5 hours per week (40 – 100 km). · No single session longer than 30 km or 1.25 hours. · Emphasis on fun, bike handling skills, traffic skills and basic race skills. · Supervised by parent or coach. 13 to 14 years · 3 to 8 hours per week (100 to 200 km). · No ride longer than 2 hours/60 km. · Training emphasis on both skills and physical development. · Develop riding position and style. Bike set-up and smooth pedalling technique are critical. · Assess skills and traffic awareness prior to allowing a rider to train alone on public roads. 15 to 16 years · 6 to 14 hours per week (150 – 350 km). · No ride longer than 90 km or 3 hours. · Training emphasis on skills, race skills, physical conditioning. Some specificity on events can occur in 2nd year of division. 17 to 18 years · 10 to 18 hours per week (300 to 550 km). · No ride longer than 150 km or 5 hours – infrequently. · Training emphasis on physical conditioning, specificity on events and skills maintenance or development in certain events. · Research in the UK has shown that young people lose interest in sport mainly due to mental stagnation. For instance select ride times and type of workouts which hold the interest of the rider and do not cause boredom. · Specialise from 2nd year Under 16 onwards. Until then encourage kids to ride various disciplines and very importantly to participate in other sports before specialising in cycling. · Junior endurance riders need to do both track and road for long term development. · Focus on the process, not the outcomes. These take care of themselves. · Plan with flexibility. · Recovery time to fit with objectives. · Train to race but sometimes race to train (priorities). · Set realistic goals for training and racing, depending on the rider’s age and experience in the sport. · Focus on developing a good foundation considering the following aspects when coaching young riders : o Develop good pedalling technique and bike handling skills before increasing volume. o Develop a healthy work ethic. o Enjoy the sport. o Pedalling technique / cadence. o Style / body movement. o Climbing technique. o Bike maintenance. o Junior bike set-up and position is constantly changing. · Consider that abnormal parental and coaching pressures may be the critical factors which determine whether a child enjoys sport and continues to compete after adolescence. · Have fun. <BR style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always" clear=all>Drugs in sport Educate about drugs in sport, refer to the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (www.drugfreesport.org.za). Sometimes common medicines and supplements may contain traces of banned substances and will appear on the Drug Free list of banned substances. Examples are Thinz and most other slimming capsules and mixtures, Syntaris nasal spray, Sinucon tablets, Seretide and Serevent accuhalers, Grippon cold and flu syrup, Flixonase nasal spray, Flemeze syrup, Flixotide inhaler, Bronchoped syrup, Beclate Aquanase nasal spray. This list is not complete, please refer to the Institute’s Athlete’s Handbook for drug free sport. Compiled using the following resources : · UCI Coach Accreditation Level 1 Course. · Lore of Running, Tim Noakes, Chapter 5 : Principles of training “The risks and benefits of starting athletic training at a young age”, page 444. · The Mountain Biker’s Training Bible, Joe Friel. · Athelete’s Handbook 2005 4th Edition, South African Institute for Drug Free Sport. Recommended reading : · Lore of Running, Tim Noakes. · The Mountain Biker’s Training Bible, Joe Friel. www.ultrafit.com · Sports Science Institute of South Africa, www.ssisa.com · The Ultimate Ride, Chris Carmichael, www.activeworx.co.za · South African Institute for Drug Free Sport, www.drugfreesport.org.za · Australian Institute of Sport, www.ais.org.za