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So then I think it is safe not to make any Cyclist or Triathlete your hero or inspiration for now.............. Although I really really do believe that Raynard was clean.

Guys stop accusing Lance falsely. If you dont then I will contact a moderator of this site and have your posts removed as well as have all you non believers banned of this website for a few days. Lance is innocent. He never tested positive. I will be at the 94.7 expo wearing my bracelets and livestrong glasses and shirt. I dare you to come tell me in my face Lance is guitly. You will leave with one ball if you are lucky and I show mercy.

Lasagna........ Dave if you enter Abu Dhabi I will donate 2 pints of blood the day before the race to ensure you have a fair chance!

Race entry is USD180 Accomodation three nights is USD300 Flights is R6,500 (Etihad) Then you probably need shuttle to and from airport, lunch and dinner..... PM me your E-mail and I will send you my quote from the "agent" when I get it next week.

Dude, that moment is even more priceless than the "Lance look at Jan Ullrich" 8 years ago....

Once you pay for your entry they send you 2 special discount links for flights and hotels. It makes it quite affordable....

Sure.... just make sure there are plenty of new "prey" and the Garf will be there. I like fresh meat.

R6.500 round trip direct flights to Abu Dhabi. You basically land 10km's from the start line. 8 hour flight straight during the day so no jetlag. Hey Brad, I hope they have a slowmow spidercam shot tonight of the Garf completing the pass of the Brad and his missus at midmar ......

Crap, I got the Abu Dhabi Tri on the 2nd of March. Maybe if Etihad Airways opens a direct flight from Abu Dhabi to Midmar I will make it?

I better be on TV. When in March is the next race?

Any triathletes out there up for a 150km+ ride this coming Saturday? Around a 28km average means about 05h30 riding time. Riding the N1 both ways and the Dealesville road as well as Woodlands etc.......... Early start like in 05h00 or somewere close to that......

Cool thanks!

Is there any particular Thule bike rack that goes especially well with the Fortuner or is it a matter of taste? I see the options are the bike mounted on top of the car (wtf? doesnt this increase fuel consumption? Also my bike was made to go 40km/hour, not 140km?) The rack mounted 2/3 of the way up at the back and then the normal old school right behind the towbar...

Yes any cyclist I agree. I just hope they dont test for awesomeness because then the Garf definately O/D's

I agree. But then they should just lay the gauntlet down now and say any pro caught doping will be banned for life finish and klaar -- as simple as that. What you are trying is basically the same as what team Sky is trying. I hope it works out.

So certain guys again get second chances. What makes a guy like Hoffman any more special than any other oke that has tested positive? But well done in anycase for trying at least.

The only thing I will test positivie to is kicking Daves arse at Bela Bela!

OK here is how it works. Either I do the Alpe dHuez Tri. With a 3 day stayover in Dubai afterwards (8 days trip) it will costs R22,500 for two people flights. No accomodation or travel is included. Doing this trip will allow to see the TDF finish in Paris the Sunday and shop for a few days in Dubai afterwards. Another option is Whistler that Metzet mentioned. They are sold out but I mailed them enquiring as they sometimes make provision for internationals but lets wait and see. It is the most beautifull place ever (google pics). Roundtrip flights = R25,000. You do however land in Vancouver which is close to the venue so expect other costs to be minimum. Only downside to this trip will be jetlag..............as you will only get off 29 hours after getting on the plane........ Can one recover in 4 days to race at a relatively competitave level?

Canada.... mmmm that also sounds interesting. How much is the plane tickets?

Well I dont care to be honest. How much can "soft drugs" really help? If you train hard you will beat the lazy oke who drinks myprodols the whole way. In any cased EPO only increases performance by 3% (according to Tyler), so how much does asthma pumps and the lot really help? I just wish I could have a stat of how many PRO's actually dope serious stuff liek EPO and blooddoping. I know we will never have this stat but I would think it will be more than most people expect. Remember Tri isnt regulated like cycling is..... Wonder what would happen for example if the TDF drugadmin pitches up in Kona 2 weeks before race day and do the most expensive and thorough tests on the top 50 pros that was ever done..................

Nice So are we doing this then? How do we get from Paris to the Alpe? I wanna go to Paris on Sat, watch the tour on Sunday, hang around Paris on Monday and travel to Alpe on Tuesday, race Wednesday and travel some more afterwards for another few days with the wife. Will R40k be enough?

Well there is a sprint race as well............................ But you do realise then I get your scalp by default.....

Yes my wife will come along. She can go shop with your wifes while we tour the country side racing and looking for brothels to speed up recovery times

I have enough of those after doing the "hobbit" trail run last year...... Maybe Switzerland is better so I can add some new overseas scalps..... The Garf loves it when they talk foreign to him....