Lou Zealand

Ask Andrew Hudson...

20h30 on Supersport 6 No live coverage that I aware of...

The crash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPOdIIkLniE&feature=player_detailpage

Watch the highlights package (should be on tonight). Crash 800m from the finish... Race doctor has reported the following: Mattéo Montaguti (ITA) - Ag2r La Mondiale: grazes and taken to Sports Med Adelaide for precautionary x-rays on his collarbone. Frédéric Guesdon (FRA) - FDJ-Big MAT: taken to Royal Adelaide Hospital for precautionary hip x-rays. Jurgen Roelandts (BEL) - Lotto Belisol Team: also taken to RAH for precautionary neck xrays.

Griepel wins Stage 1 - four second margin. Robbie Hunter, SA's sole entrant and riding for the Garmin-Barracuda Team, finished in the final bunch, 2 m 54 s after Griepel.

Shane Warne has had a run-in with a cyclist on his way home and has reported the incident to police. In a Twitter rage, Warne said the cyclist had grabbed on to the back of his car for a free ride for two minutes and then, at a change of traffic lights, ridden past his Ferrari and hit the bonnet with his hand. Warne said he yelled at the cyclist, who then pulled up in front of his car, holding up the rest of the traffic, and abused the cricketer. "Its amazing how things pan out, I have only been saying recently please bike riders obey the road rules and keep it safe for everyone," the cricket legend tweeted. Warne said he has contacted police and only wishes cyclists had to be registered and carry a numberplate. -AAP

The silence is deafening... carpet-sweep-under...

Argh, not again... What time did this occur?

Griepel takes out the Classic... http://www.tourdownu...ers-victory.htm

In the immortal words of Bill Lawrie: "GOT HIM!" Seems SAPS can make progress... when they're not dealing with their own!

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This is contrary to the newspaper report that was previously posted in this thread which stated that the Pinetown SAPS had opened a docket for negligent and careless driving and failure to stop at an accident (see last para).

Seven South American cyclists have been provisionally suspended by the sport's world governing body after failing doping tests. The UCI says Brazilian riders Tiago Damasceno, Flavio Reblin and Wagner Alves, and Chilean rider Manuel Villalobos tested positive for the steroid stanozolol. Damasceno and Reblin were tested at the Tour of Rio in July, while Wagner and Villalobos were checked at the Tour of Sao Paulo in October. The UCI says another Brazilian, Elton Silva, tested positive for mephentermine and phentermine at the Sao Paolo race. Peruvian rider Ronald Luz and Bolivian rider Fernando Espindola tested positive for cocaine and norandrosterone at the Vuelta a Bolivia in November. The suspensions are in force pending a hearing by the national federations. The riders have the right to request the testing of their backup "B" samples.

Not there now... There was a silver MTB (with red forks) in Gumtree a few days ago...the seller didn't list the make or model and the quality of the photo wasn't too good either however it was in JHB.

Rule 85 of the Velominati demands that you "descend like a pro" I quote: "all descents shall be undertaken at speeds regarded as 'ludicrous' or'insane' by those less talented [...] brakes are generally not to be employed, but if absolutely necessary, only just prior to the corner" If in disagreement with the above, remember Rule 5...

If you pitch at 5pm you'll be lucky to get a seat - there's a game of rugby on - Lions v Sharks. Game is apparently a sellout.

Lionel, you beauty...

Nope, I got a can of deodorant, a small square of nougart and a can of the rather vile '100'... quite frankly they could have kept all that and given me a cold beer

The picture on the last page (p.34) would have to top the list of legitimate reasons not to ride...

Take it that it has been posted... Just working too hard and hiding from census enumerators...

Have people seen *that* youtube clip? Hectic

Voted - but see you're now bumped to p.2 Hopefully tomorrow morning will see a bit more active voting from the Hubber fraternity - good luck

Who said the Staes were insular...

I'm the same. No rationale for future benefits just rate sleep higher than chow... Anyway, eating's cheating!