Chrispy

Get your facts straight before posting such utter nonsense on an open forum.

Legendariese fietsryer deur plaastrok raakgery2010-03-17 23:40 Jana Breytenbach Kaapstad Willie Engelbrecht, een van Suid-Afrika se voorste fietsryers van weleer, is gister op die Contermanskloof-fietsroete deur ?n plaas­trok raakgery. Engelbrecht (47) is ?n vyfmalige wenner van die Cape Argus Pick n Pay-fietstoer en het onder meer sowat 20 Suid-Afrikaanse fietsry-titels gewen. Hy en ?n vriend het omstreeks 09:15 op di? fietsroete naby die Vissershok- en Contermanskloof-pad gery toe ?n plaastrok hom van voor getref het. Hy het onder die vragmotor beland. Hy het twee gebreekte ribbes en ?n sny aan die been opgedoen ? dieselfde been wat twee jaar gelede in ?n ernstige ongeluk beseer is. Dokters het hom destyds net ?n 30%-kans gegee om di? been te behou. ?Die trok het aan die verkeerde kant van die pad gery en in my vasgery terwyl die son in sy o? geskyn het.? Engelbrecht het verder ges? die bestuurder het dadelik gestop en aangebied om hom hospitaal toe te neem, maar Engelbrecht het op sy fiets geklim en huis toe gery. ?Ek kon dit net halfpad ry en toe moes iemand my oplaai en my dokter toe neem.? Hy is ?n lid van die Tygerberg-fietsryklub, by wie hy ?n maandelikse permit koop om toegang tot sommige fietsroetes op plase te mag ­gebruik. Mnr. Adrian Windsor, klubsekretaris van die Tygerberg-fietsryklub, het ges? die roete word nie deur die klub onderhou nie. Volgens Windsor het die klub ?n verstandhouding met die plaasbestuurder, mnr. Robert Stark, dat lede van die klub op die Contermanskloof-plaas mag ry. Stark het by navraag aan Die Burger ges? hy is glad nie bewus van die voorval nie en dat hulle nie met trokke op die plaas werk nie. ?Daar is twee maatskappye wat grond huur op ons plaas wat wel met trokke werk, en dit is moontlik dat die bestuurder vir een van die twee maatskappye werk.? Engelbrecht het nie die voorval by die polisie aangemeld nie. - Die Burger Chrispy2010-03-17 23:40:20

Spoke to a Corne Bence - Chairman Southern Cape Cycling- who was on the scene. It happened in front of him. He said the driver disobeyed all traffic rules. He should be charged for murder.Condolences to the families and loved ones of the cyclists that were killed.

Ricco believes the tifosi are on his side By: Cycling News Published: March 1, 18:44, Updated: March 1, 20:24 Edition: First Edition Cycling News, Monday, March 1, 2010 http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com//2010/01/18/2/cfbettiniphoto_0044847_1_full_download__220.jpg Riccardo Ricc? view thumbnail gallery His partner Rossi pleas for him to get back together As the days tick down to the end of his two-year ban for doping, Riccardo Ricco is trying to rebuild his relationship with the Italian tifosi who supported him so passionately before he tested positive for CERA. Ricco's ban ends on March 17. His Ceramica Flamina team has not been invited to ride Milan-San Remo and so Ricco is likely to return to racing at the Settimana Internazionale Coppi & Bartali in his home region of Emilia Romagna. Despite his sins and even after he split from partner Vania, who also tested positive for CERA in January, Ricco believes that many Italian tifosi still loyally support him because they are simply not interested in doping. "I can't expect people to believe in me now, I've got to prove it out on the road," he said in a video interview recorded by the Italian Cycling Pro magazine. "I don't think the tifosi are interested if there's doping (in cycling) or not. They're interested in the battle and competition. I don?t think real tifosi are interested in doping. If someone is a fan of Ricco, they still are now, even if he's made a mistake or not." "I was a fan of [MotoGP pilot] Valentino Rossi even when he didn't pay taxes in Italy. For me a champion is a champion. I think my real fans see me as a 23-year-old who made a mistake but who can't wait to see him race again. That's how I see it. Of course there are other kinds of cycling fans but that's the way I see things." Vania pleas for Ricco to return Ricco has been based in Sicily in recent weeks, training hard for his comeback but also staying away from Vania Rossi, having broken off their relationship by text message according to the Italian reports. She wrote an emotional letter to Ricco and allowed it to be published in Gazzetta dello Sport at the weekend. She pleaded for him to come back and insisted she's innocent. "We've got a beautiful baby that needs a mum and a dad. I hope he comes back because I still love him," Rossi says in the letter. "In his place I'd have kept quiet? instead he said some crazy things that made me really angry. Then he went to Sicily to train. To be honest he wasn't ready to support me, indeed he was angry because I've created him problems. Then he was excluded from Milan-San Remo. I haven't seen him since then, except for a second with our respective lawyers, where he didn't even speak to me. The only thing we should have done was to help each other. Instead he publicly humiliated me." In the letter, Rossi insists she did not take any drugs and questioned what could have caused her positive test for CERA, suggesting that changes in her body due to childbirth could have been the cause. She also said she would fight to clear her name. "I always refused to take any medicines because the health of my son was more important," she said. "In 2001 I was involved in a serious hit and run accident. I was in a coma for five days and woke up with three broken vertebrae. I got a small payout for it. Now I'm going to use that cash to defend me from these crazy accusations. I'm not bothered about a ban, the most important ting is to clear my name, as a mother and to keep my family together." Follow Cyclingnews on Twitter for the very latest coverage of events taking place in the cycling world - twitter.com/cyclingnewsfeed

He says it was the supply of cough syrup you gave him which forced him to GO there and then! No, I think the Prego roll he had for breakfast started talking Aquele rolo de Prego me fez cagar na estrada.

Mark's Bicycle shop will fix it in a couple of seconds

What a sincere remark by a true sportsman. Respect to Charles.

I am a resident next to Majik Forest and it is the first time I hear of this. Some grumpy old men out there that's got nothing better to do? Andrea Crous is a very compotent Councillor and she will handle it level headed.

Tredoux vattie *** van kabouters nie Ook nie van clowns nie

And Burry and Greg. And who's our guy riding on Australia? jay Agree. What about Andrew Neethling?

There are only 3 Pro riders in SA as far as I know. Robbie Darryl John-Lee

The power of the HUB. Just got a call from Kenneth Ketterer in Australia to ask if I got any more details. He and Brad were fierce competitors as U16 and Junior riders. He sends his best wishes to Brad.

The ultimate "Mr Nice Guy" and he is still a laaitie. Brad you are in our prayers.

You joke Shaun. One thing is apparent with my recent dealing's with Mr Lemmer. Safety is the very last of his concerns. One incident does not constitute a blanket statement like that. After a serious of falls in a race 2 weeks ago down in the Cape, the same Mr Lemmer called a meeting with the PPA and WPCA to address safety issues at races in the Cape. Can't be the same guy you are flaming?

Respect to Kevin. True sportsman.

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This was a survey of illegal structures in November 2009 Chrispy2010-01-29 07:22:59

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There is no Killarney this Wednesday.

A Camelback is for funriders

As usual great pics by the one and only Ronelle . Well done to Kevin.