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That's what Mxit does to the kids' spelling...............

Mcgee get your facts right Kenneth had a broken collarbone to start with - he broke his arms in December. His Dad paid for ALL his expenses to go to the World Champs.

GWilson What an excellent piece of reporting. We need you to write some articles for the press. Was nice to meet you on Sunday - see you at the SA's in JHB.

Only 2 entries Alwyn de Kock won both. Waar was jy Fatty??????

Bradley deserves his place.No question about his performances. Groot Lem, Carstens had the 4th best qualifying time for the sprint, was one of the 3 riders left in the Elimination race (they did not sprint for the finish as the official did not tell them it was the last lap). Points race I think he came 3rd.

And it is not the first time the well connected is chosen when he is not performing

Evan Carstens was the most aggresive rider by far. His first year as a junior and only 9 months of competitive cycling behind him. Watch this space.

Mooi so Carinus! Shake 'n bietjie daai plek man

36 degrees in the Cape!

5.9 = 172 cm?????

Just to show how far we are behind the rest of the world. This just announced by British Cycling: DHL Launches Sprint School A supporter of youth racing at the Revolution track series in the UK, the DHL Exel Supply Chain has announced another new initiative to support youth track cycling in 2007. Open to riders who are too young to be eligible for the British Cycling Talent Team, the DHL Sprint School will be open to riders between the ages of 12 and 15 who are accredited with the British Cycling Federation. Every Track League in the country has been approached and asked to nominate four riders per school (two girls and two boys) who they feel would benefit from the sprint schools. The schools will have a sports academy feel with on-track training as well as off-the-bike workshops, which will include subjects such as nutrition, bike maintenance and racing etiquette. The DHL Sprint School will take place six times throughout 2007 and will culminate in a 'Baby Revolution' at Newport Velodrome in October. The programmes for the schools have been developed with help of Iain Dyer, head sprint coach at the Olympic Development Programme, and will be delivered by British Cycling Talent Team coaches. The aim of the schools is to provide coaching and competitive opportunities for young riders who are not already on the Talent Team. The Sprint School will be supported and fronted by some of the world's best sprinters; participants in the schools will get the opportunity to meet and learn from the stars such as Craig MacLean and Victoria Pendleton. Craig MacLean will be the face of the Sprint School for the first year and hopes to see more young cyclists going into sprinting rather than endurance events. "Sprinting is such a specific discipline," said MacLean. "I sometimes think it doesn't get as much support as the endurance events, but it is a such a fun part of the sport, getting young riders interested in it from an early age can only help benefit the sport as we head towards a home [Olympic] Games in 2012." CEO of DHL Exel Supply Chain, Guy Elliott, said: "We hope to attract more young people to the sport and provide them with a fantastic opportunity to learn from our top riders. It would be a wonderful achievement if some of these aspiring young riders are able to kick-start their cycling careers and gain access to the 2012 Olympic development programme through attending the sprint schools this year." The school will be launched at the Manchester Velodrome at 5pm before the final Revolution of the season on January 20.

CW Snr is putting together a team that is going to kick butt in JHB as well. Sure he will announce soon.

Will look for some celebrations in Cologne,Germany - it's going to be cold! NY resolution - loose that boep!

Bos: 200 metres in 9.772 seconds http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2005/feb05/sydney05/session2/MG15alt.jpg 23 year-old Theo Bos smashed an 11 year-old record Saturday in Moscow, going 200 metres in 9.772 seconds on the Siberian larch "Krylatskoye" velodrome. The Dutchman set the world record for the flying distance, last held by Canadian Curt Harnett, who set a time of 9.865 seconds on 28 September 1995 in Bogota, Colombia. "It was a childhood dream that I had," said Bos after taking the record to La Gazzetta dello Sport. "Every day I was thinking of this record and it has been more than one month that I have concentrated on this date." Even more impressive was that Bos set the record at sea level, or 200 metres, versus the record of Harnett, which was at 2,600 metres in decreased air density. For the attempt he mounted a 51x15 gearing (7.57 metre development) that allowed him to cover 20,466 metres pre second, or averaging 73.767 km/h. On the road, sprinters like Robbie McEwen hit speeds of 70 km/hr but that is after being launched from the front end of a speeding peloton. Theo Bos has intention of shifting his focus to the road racing after the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Cycling News Flash for December 16, 2006 Edited by Laura Weislo Unibet in, Saiz out, ProTour place still possible for Astana By Shane Stokes http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2006/feb06/kbk06/tn_Unibet_Girlstn.jpg The UCI Licence Commission has announced their decision pertaining to the awarding of the ProTour licences for next season and beyond and, as was predicted by some, the Unibet team has been awarded the slot left vacant by the now-defunct Phonak team. In a press release issued late on Friday evening, the commission clarified the position of the licence up for grabs, saying that one slot had been allocated while another may yet be filled. "A UCI ProTour licence of four years was allotted to the team Unibet (Cycle A.B.). The request of the team Barloworld (Graybell Ltd Management) was not retained by the Commission of the Licences." "Concerning the team Astana (Zeus S?rl), the decision is outstanding: the Licence Commission has granted the applicant additional time until December 20, due to technical difficulties in the production of the required documents." The latter slot has come about due to the refusal of the licence previously held by Manolo Saiz?s Active Bay. According to the release, "?the Licence Commission has accepted the request for withdrawal of the licence of the company Active Bay, as presented by the President of the Council of the UCI ProTour, Mr. Vittorio Adorni. The licence in question thus is automatically withdrawn." Despite Saiz?s implication in the Operaci?n Puerto affair, the UCI stated somewhat reluctantly earlier this year that Active Bay would able to retain its licence, providing it could furnish the necessary financial guarantees. However it is understood that Saiz named the Astana conglomerate of Kazakh companies as his financial backer, despite the fact that it said it had withdrawn its support due to the team?s non-participation in the Tour de France. In addition, Astana had stated that it was going to back a new team managed by former Tour de Suisse organiser Marc Biver. Speaking to Cyclingnews two weeks ago, Biver said that Astana was not willing to work with Saiz and would fight this in the courts if necessary. "Manolo has said that Astana is the backer for his team in his application. However Astana cancelled the contract with Manolo because of the doping problem, because of [what happened at] the Tour," he stated. "It was because he was involved in the scandal and that Astana said that they don't want to work with this gentleman. In early August, Astana resigned from the contract with Manolo, but still left him with money that they had paid." Indeed he stated that it was his view that the Spaniard should be no longer part of the sport. "The thing is, if Manolo doesn't get punished for what he has done, I really wonder what you need to do in the cycling world to be punished. For me, it is nonsense. What else need you do to be banned from the sport?" http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2006/news/dec06/dec02news/SAPA990702702340tn.jpg It appears that others within cycling are also unhappy with Saiz? continued presence. Last Friday the International Professional Cycling Teams (IPCT) voted to exclude Active Bay, echoing earlier indications from the UCI that it too was unhappy with his continued presence in the ProTour. It remains to be seen if Saiz will appeal the decision to CAS, apply instead for a Continental Professional licence or, indeed, succeed in clearing his name in the ongoing Operaci?n Puerto judicial case. Interestingly, Astana?s top rider Alexandre Vinokourov and several others have existing contracts with Saiz. The days and weeks ahead will reveal if the Spaniard will attempt to enforce these agreements, or if the riders will instead be free to race with Astana in 2007 and beyond. In addition to these decisions, the Licence Commission announced today that the applications lodged by Caisse d?Epargne (Abarca Sport) and T-mobile (High Road Sport) were accepted, with the two teams securing licences until 2010. Three other licences not actually up for renewal at this time were also extended, following requests from those concerned. Milram (Ciclosport srl) is now guaranteed a place until 2009 while Saunier Duval - Prodir (GM Bikes SA) and Gerolsteiner (Holczer Radsport-Marketing GMBH) are both in until 2010. Finally, the UCI concluded the release by reaffirming the standing and regulations of the ProTour, and rejecting the announcement made earlier this week by the Grand Tour organisers that they have the right to amend the selection process as they see fit. "On this occasion, the UCI formally reminds that all the teams benefiting from a ProTour have the right and the obligation to take part in the 27 rounds of the UCI ProTour calendar in 2007. In this sense, the recent declarations of ASO, RCS and Unipublic must be regarded as completely unfounded from the regulatory point of view."

And not Barloworld