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dirty tables, There was no plastic bags to put your plates and coffue cups in, So if you was first in the morning or evening to eat, you had a clean table. If you are later or have to wait for a seat, the previous guys, dirty stuff stands on the table and you have to move it to put yours down. There was no bags or drums to chuck your stuff in after you ate.

No, because you cannot affort to buy something in the race village. We had to pay R15 for a beer, I think a 300ml coke in tin was R10. 2Years back left over t-shirts was sold for +- R200 (THOSE BLUE ONES WITH THE YELLOW BIKES ON THE FRONT) I know because I baught one in 2006 already and they look the same.

I only read the first page and a question was raised "Why selling stuff and not getting the money in hand" I think its simple. We are a community on the Hub. Faceless maybe, but I see most of you as friends. There is a kind of bond between us. So its simple, we easily trust each other. I know how difficult this situation is, So, lets leave this between these 2 guys to settle down, and sort it out between themselves. Give them one more change to get it sorted and than by next week monday they can come back and raise it if its still a issue. My issue last week ran for 25 pages and everyone was a judge and a jury, before the story was even told. So, get something else for the day to fight over or discuss. But leave this sensitive issue for those 2 hubbers. They are "old" well known hubbers and we are all smart enough to understand.

You must remember what HIGH PROFILE sausser have in the Epic. I the beginning he was the highest profile PRO that stuck to the epic. Many still believes thats because of him that so many top pro's now queing up to ride in the epic. Sausser got a big influence in the Epic as he gave a lot of idee's and input in the beginning in "how to make this a world class event" and also how to ensure that the top pro's wants to come to the epic.

Jip, agree. It will loose the magic. All capetonians cycle all the route during the year around here. Dont want to do it for 9days in a row. Kevin knows he got a winning foprmula, why will he change? Just so that someone else starts after him with a "new" something from Knysna. Will not happened. Kevin will stick to the Knysna start and make sure no one else can duplicate this race.

No, to my knowledge the Epic will still start in Knysna, will still be the "new" 9days event, but only move the TT to day 5 in the race. That means you will sleep day 4 and 5 in the same town. One other change they are discussing is Christoff Sausers suggestion to scrap the "team" concept because for the last 2 years his partners could not keep up with him. Oh, and we all told you before the Epic that Burry was to young to ride with Christoff and will not make it at that type of racing. And it proofs to be true. Burry is a worldclass MTB'er , but you can not expect him to go with Sausser in a nineday race like this. Sauser wants to win the Epic, only problem at this stage is , he cannot find a partner thats good enough to keep up with him for 9 days. For the last 2 years he lost his partners early in the racepopeye2008-05-29 23:26:29

I just came into town. Its pitch dark and raining, The robots is only flashing red and you cannot see 20meters ahead. Guess what, ? A cyclist (in full BLACK KIT) is riding on the Boulevard (under the fly-over), There is no street lights, nothing. Gosh, How stupid can you be? Is this his only way of transport? Do he leave his home this morning, kiss the kids while they sleep, say goodbye to his wife? and just hope for the best?

ek weet willehond. Ja ek beplan dit. Ek het reeds rondgekyk en op 'n stort plek afgekom in die gebou. Maar niemand weet waar die sleutel is (die gebou is 22 vloere hoog), so dit gaan bietjie beplanning kos. Soek ook nog le plekkie vir die bike. Maar ek kort tyd om dit alles te orginize. Ja, ek gaan na die winter begin in travel met die bike, te gevaarlik om in die reen te ry.

No photo needed to convince Faniefiets. He is a very willing cycling buddy. Always on time for rides and never skip a ride. He is the man to be at your side.

"Popeye you "donner" it's over buddy!!! YOU HAVE JUST BEEN BUSTED" Wat beteken dit. Hagar, kan jy my bietjie inlig asb.

skye wat rook jy? ek is nie texas sally, sal ook nooit soveel geld betaal om 'n mini te ry. Praat met Fanie, ek dink hy weet wie texas sally is. Maar ek kan met alle eerlikheid se : EK IS NIE TEXAS SALLY, en het ook nie so 'n 2de nick op die Hub. En dis die eerlikke waarheid.

update. dammit, now I'm busy. Have to leave home at 6 in the morning, only wake up halfway down on the N1 things are going good , but no time for coffee or the hub. see you on the road over weekends, I think my week training schedule came to a halt. so, from now on I will not be classified as a funrider anymore, but more a "weekend warrior". lekka dag verder aan almal.

at least now I got a good reason to stop every woman in a red mini (thats the cars version of a mini), Can you miss a CJ red mini in that one street town?

Yes Hagar, texas sally is my favourite. I'm going to miss her.

I'm leaving MWeb today and will start a new job on Monday. So, I'm not gone but sure as hell will not spend as much time on the Hub as the past year. So, to all of you, Have a great long weekend and drive safely. Thanks all for all the fights, arguments and disagreements. Its all part of our daily life. With the new CSA BOARD (not all will do a good job).. But Good Luck. Remember one thing CSA... Don't worry about making a decisions (right or wrong), but make it only because you believe you made the right decision at that time. Voetsek and Scooter will give you a break till its time again for them to "carte blanche" See you on the road and cycle save. .popeye2008-04-30 02:09:27

Ja, ek hoor die groupsets op die Makro en hipermark specials is die top brands in die wereld. dan hoor ek ook dat die Sharks rugby span se poepolle alweer uit geval het die naweek verlede week het ek geweier om 'n koerant in die Kaap te koop want daarin was al geskryf dat die Province span vandag 2de op die S14 log sou wees. Maar dan weer lees ek ook dat Robert Mugabe aangekondig het hy gaan onmiddelik met pensioen. nog 'n storie is ook dat Eskom laat weet het dat hulle nie meer hulle53% verhoging gaan vra, maar almal wat minder as R400 se elektrisiteit 'n maand gebruik, 'n 40% discount op hul rekening gaan kry. Ek hoor dan ook dat Pieter d Villiers geskryf het op super cycling dat die bokke al hulle toets wedstryde hierdie jaar gaan wen. en ek hoor ook dat ons hierdie week alweer 2 dae vakansie bykry.

chaser, ok see you are new here, otherwise, you are wasting server space.

Top Tamdems shake up MTN Panorama Tour 28 April 2008 (20:07) Two top tandem pairs gave the MTN Panorama Tour a shake-up during the 120km Stage 3 on Monday, but they were unable to upstage race leaders Andrew McLean and Graham Cronje (Cycle Lab Toyota) who went on to win their third stage and extend their overall lead going into the final leg on Tuesday. The demanding 120km stage that started and finished in White River and which took in the feared ascents of Spitkop, Long Tom Pass and Brondal, wasn?t meant to suit tandems. But the Standard Bank pair of Ian Martin and Chris Frankiskos and the TCS Magical duo of Jaco Ferreira and An-Li Pretorius weren?t letting ?meant to? get in the way of a good dice. Tandem pairs are not known to be able to climb as well as riders on single bikes due to the increased weight of the bike combined with that of the two riders. But two strong climbers with a good power-to-weight ratio can usually bust that tandem myth. The key on Sunday was the long descents after the climbs, which gave a generous gravitational advantage to the tandem pairs, both of whom finished in the top four places. ?It wasn?t an easy day at all today,? said Cronje. ?We?d get away from the others on the climbs, but the tandems would bring them back to us on the downhills.? In standard road races tandems are not permitted to interfere with the single bike races but the MTN Panorama Tour has no such limitations and as a result, the tandems usually add some ?spice? to the standard racing fare. ?The tandems were reaching up to 100kph on some descents. And if a team of single riders got in a tandem slipstream they?d have a sizeable lead within seconds. We really had to be vigilant today to make sure nobody got away from us,? added Cronje. McLean and Cronje tried repeatedly to move clear of their rivals on the early climbs, but were ultimately forced to play all their cards on the final haul into White River where they managed to get a gap and build a small lead as they crossed the finish line in 03hr13min19sec. They extended their overall lead by two minutes and increased their lead in the Veteran Men?s race in the process. The Standard Bank tandem of Martin and Frankiskos secured second place on the stage, just under two minutes behind McLean and Cronje, with the Cycle Lab Brothers duo of Johan and David Labuschagne taking third place overall and first Sub-Veterans. The TCS Magical tandem pair of Ferreira and Pretorius collected fourth place, but maintained their lead in the Tandem division and edged up to third in the General Classification. ?The vibe at this event is so unique. And the fact that the tandems can mix it up with the others changes the dynamics of the racing and makes it really interesting,? explained Martin. Amoryn Saayman and Carla Rowley continued their dominance in the women?s race, winning their third stage and adding another 10 minutes to their lead with just one stage remaining. The others stage winners on Monday were the TCS Broken Like Barend duo of Barend Burger and Pieter Henning (Open Men), the Standard Bank Bring It On pair of Tijl van De Winkel and Joanna Hotchkiss (Mixed), and the Filorga team of Ernest Horn and Andre Potgieter (Master Men). Tuesday?s final stage is a 20km time trial, which may be short, but with 376 metres of ascent, is by no means easy, especially when tackled with weary legs following three demanding stages. The closest contest for a final category win will be fought out by TCS Broken Like Barend?s Burger and Henning, who will be defending a 76-second lead over the TCS Smyters pair of Henning Jooste and Eben van Wyk. 2008 MTN Panorama Tour Stage 3: 120km ? White River?Sabie?Long Tom Pass? Brondal?White River Leading results Overall 1 Cycle Lab Toyota ? Andrew McLean / Graham Cronje 03hr13min09sec 2 Standard Bank Tandem ? Ian Martin / Chris Frankiskos 03:15:04 3 Cycle Lab Brothers ? David Labuschagne / Johan Labuschagne 03:15:06 4 TCS Magical Tandem ? Jaco Ferreira / An-Li Pretorius 03:15:53 5 TCS Broken Like Barend ? Pieter Henning / Barend Burger 03:17:15 Open Men 1 TCS Broken Like Barend ? Pieter Henning / Barend Burger 03:17:15 2 TCS Sprinters ? Petri Strydom / Adolf Krige 03:19:30 3 TCS Smyters ? Henning Jooste / Eben van Wyk 03:20:59 4 Van Lill Broers ? Innes van Lill / Nieuwoudt van Lill 03:22:31 5 Selati ? Stanley Namanyana / Hermanus van der Westhuizen 03:31:48 Open Women 1 MTN 1 ? Carla Rowley / Amoryn Saayman 03:52:56 2 Standard Bank ? Lisa Vermaak / Liefie Day 04:03:47 3 The Eco-Analysts ? Karen Southgate / Adele Ambrose 04:16:11 4 TCS Steel Magnolias ? Denise Devine / Pauline Cound 04:19:23 5 Women of Wonder ? Vanya Gerber / Marlene van Heerden 04:19:41 Sub-Veteran Men 1 Cycle Lab Brothers ? David Labuschagne / Johan Labuschagne 03:15:06 2 Fullimput ? Road Exelby / Donovan Jackson 03:18:40 3 Daikin Gu ? John O?Conner / Moolman Welgemoed 03:24:32 4 Daikin Gu 2 ? David Garret / Chris Botha 03:25:55 5 TCS Road Runners ? Brand du Plessis / Coenie Nel 03:26:09 Veteran Men 1 Cycle Lab Toyota ? Andrew McLean / Graham Cronje 03:13:09 2 Toys R Us ? Issy Zimmerman / John Carstens 03:27:14 3 Bulk Pack Meat Cycle Lab ? Mark Scriven / Hadley McCormick 03:36:29 4 Matrix ? Graham Miller / Derek Nitch 03:36:33 5 PB Team ? Kevin Prinsloo / Peter Browne 03:37:00 Master Men 1 Filorga ? Ernest Horn / Andre Potgieter 03:39:54 2 High Tech Spinning ? Bayne Slabbert / Jurgens Wagner 03:40:23 3 Toti ? Karl Potgieter / Gerrie van Biljon 03:43:27 4 Mosselbaai Fietse 1 ? Johnnie Koen / Greef Moolman 03:56:04 5 True Masters ? Jonathan Swart / Egbert de Bruyn 03:56:15 Mixed 1 Standard Bank Bring It On ? Tijl van De Winkel / Joanna Hotchkiss 03:31:49 2 N & A Dominance ? Niall Pickersgill / Annarie Rossouw 03:40:07 3 Mokambo Team ? Billy Stelling / Ann Harrison 03:40:36 4 Catch Me If U Can ? Benedikt Schneider / Sarah Wielopolska 03:48:23 5 Chicken Licken ? Tristan Hahn / Michelle Harris 03:49:44 Tandem 1 Standard Bank ? Ian Martin / Chris Frankiskos 03:15:04 2 TCS Magical ? Jaco Ferreira / An-Li Pretorius 03:15:53 3 Contract/Germiston Wheelers ? Simon Davenall / Dean Puntis 03:42:37 4 Pag ? Christie Cronje / Jaco Cronje 03:59:44 5 Mitek ? Stephen Dixon / Andrew Dixon 04:14:53 2008 MTN Panorama Tour General Classification after Stage 3 Overall 1 Cycle Lab Toyota ? Andrew McLean / Graham Cronje 08hr28min12sec 2 Cycle Lab Brothers ? David Labuschagne / Johan Labuschagne 08:41:48 3 TCS Magical ? Jaco Ferreira / An-Li Pretorius 08:43:11 4 Fullimput ? Roan Exelby / Donovan Jackson 08:45:25 5 Standard Bank Tandem ? Ian Martin / Chris Frankiskos 08:49:10 Open Men 1 TCS Broken Like Barend ? Pieter Henning / Barend Burger 08:50:24 2 TCS Smyters ? Henning Jooste / Eben van Wyk 08:52:40 3 Van Lill Broers ? Innes van Lill / Niewoudt van Lill 09:03:36 4 TCS Sprinters ? Petri Strydom / Adolf Krige 09:03:47 5 Selati ? Stanley Namanyana / Hermanus van der Westhuizen 09:03:48 Open Women 1 MTN 1 ? Carla Rowley / Amoryn Saayman 10:23:49 2 Standard Bank ? Lisa Vermaak / Liefie Day 10:54:55 3 Women of Wonder ? Vanya Gerber / Marlene van Heerden 11:34:19 4 The Eco-Analysts ? Karen Southgate / Adele Ambrose 11:39:08 5 TCS Steel Magnolias ? Denise Devine / Pauline Cound 12:22:12 Sub-Veteran Men 1 Cycle Lab Brothers ? David Labuschagne / Johan Labuschagne 08:41:48 2 Fullimput ? Road Exelby / Donovan Jackson 08:45:25 3 Daikin Gu 2 ? David Garret / Chris Botha 08:58:54 4 Cycle Lab Supercycling ? Danie Marais / Morne van Greuning 09:05:24 5 Cycle Lab IMC ? Paul Cordes / Jason Ward 09:13:57 Veteran Men 1 Cycle Lab Toyota ? Andrew McLean / Graham Cronje 08:28:12 2 Toys R Us ? Issy Zimmerman / John Carstens 09:13:18 3 Matrix ? Graham Miller / Derek Nitch 09:38:39 4 Bulk Pack Meat Cycle Lab ? Mark Scriven / Hadley McCormick 09:41:40 5 Bluff Boys ? Michael Andrews / Randy Walker 09:42:33 Master Men 1 Filorga ? Ernest Horn / Andre Potgieter 09:51:05 2 High Tech Spinning ? Bayne Slabbert / Jurgens Wagner 10:04:38 3 Mosselbaai Fietse 1 ? Johnnie Koen / Greef Moolman 10:13:38 4 True Masters ? Jonathan Swart / Egbert de Bruyn 10:25:06 5 Toti ? Karl Potgieter / Gerrie van Biljon 10:39:12 Mixed 1 Standard Bank Bring It On ? Tijl van De Winkel / Joanna Hotchkiss 09:21:00 2 Mokambo Team ? Billy Stelling / Ann Harrison 10:00:32 3 C and C Steel ? Dana Coetzee / Sanet Smal 10:03:38 4 N & A Dominance ? Niall Pickersgill / Annarie Rossouw 10:07:03 5 Illovo Cycling Group ? Julius Corbett / Mina Radoycheva 10:32:49 Tandem 1 TCS Magical ? Jaco Ferreira / An-Li Pretorius 08:43:11 2 Standard Bank ? Ian Martin / Chris Frankiskos 08:49:10 3 Contract/Germiston Wheelers ? Simon Davenall / Dean Puntis 09:51:41 4 Pag ? Christie Cronje / Jaco Cronje 10:34:37 5 Mitek ? Stephen Dixon / Andrew Dixon 11:25:07 Caption: The overall contenders at the MTN Panorama Tour lead the race up one of the long climbs during Monday?s gruelling third stage. In blue kit at the front are the Standard Bank Tandem duo of Ian Martin and Chris Frankiskos, followed by Sub-veteran Men?s leaders (in orange) the Cycle Lab Brothers pair of Johan and David Labuschagne and overall leaders (in yellow) the Cycle Lab Toyota duo of Andrew McLean and Graham Cronje.

Track cycling of high standard 28 April 2008 (14:47) The standard of cycling at the SA Track Championships at the Westbourne Oval Velodrome in Port Elizabeth over the weekend was higher than in recent previous years and most probably because of the two professional road teams that took part, Teams Neotel and House of Paint. The Elimination Race was raced at an incredibly high speed and the 40km points race was very aggressive with both sets of team riders attempting to crack each other and the track specialists not willing to sit back and let the "roadies" have it all to themselves. If only more pro teams would take to the track there is no doubt that track racing could regain its former status as it has the potential to provide awesome entertainment. As it turned out, Team Neotel's Nolan Hoffman deservedly won the Rider of the Championship award after winning the Elimination Race, the 40km Points Race and the 50km Madison with teammate Jaco Venter as well as a second place in the 4000m individual pursuit and a further gold medal in the 4000m Team Pursuit. Durban's House of Paint (HoP) team put up a good challenge against the more experienced Team Neotel but their successes were restricted to the minor placings with the exception of Dean Edwards' good ride in the 1500m which saw him in first place ahead of Martin van Wyk (CG) and Ivano Siebrits (WP). As expected, Gadi Chait (CG) had no peers in the individual match sprint which he won from Jean Nell (EP) and the individual one kilometre time trial which he won in a time of one minute eight seconds but had to settle for second place to Central Gauteng 18-year-old Jean Spies (CG) in the Elite Kierin. The 4000m individual pursuit race was won by Neotel's James Perry from Hoffman and HoP's Hanco Kachelhoffer and Arran Brown who were third and fourth respectively. There was a tremendous battle for the honours between the two pro teams in the 4000m team pursuit with Team Neotel eventually getting the better of Team House of Paint by a mere two seconds with Central Gauteng third. Results Individual match sprint: 1 Gadi Chait (CG), 2 Jean Nell (EP) Individual 1km time trial: Gadi Chait (CG) 1:08 Elite Kierin: 1 Jean Spies (CG), 2 Gadi Chait (CG) 1500m: 1 Dean Edwards (House of Paint), 2 Martin van Wyk, 3 Ivano Siebrits (WP) Elimination race: 1 Nolan Hoffman (Neotel) 4000m individual pursuit race: 1 James Perry (Neotel), 2 Nolan Hoffman (Neotel), 3 Hanco Kachelhoffer (House of Paint), 3 Arran Brown (HoP) 40km points race: 1 Nolan Hoffman (Neotel), 2 Martin van Wyk (CG), 3 Jamie Ball (House of Paint) 50km Madison: 1 Nolan Hoffman/ Jaco Venter (Neotel), 2 James Perry/ Jeremy Maartens, 3 Martin van Wyk/ Gadi Chait (CG), 4 Dean Edwards/ Jamie Ball (HoP) 4000m team pursuit race: 1 Neotel, 2 House of Paint, 3 Central Gauteng

Track Championships deliver positive results 25 April 2008 (17:29) Team Neotel have been in fine form over the past two days at the Track Championships in Port Elizabeth at the West Bourne Oval. The event started on Thursday and the riders got off with a bang with Nolan Hoffman and James Perry qualifying for the Pursuit, this means that the duo will battle each other for Gold and Silver in what promises to be an exciting final. The ride-off for Bronze will see the House of Paint duo, Arran Brown and Hanco Kachelhoffer clash with each other. Another exciting event that took place on Thursday was the Elimination race that hosted some of the countries top track riders that included Garth Thomas and Dean Edwards. These two riders along with Neotel?s Nolan Hoffman have had numerous encounters on the track with Hoffman having a slight edge over his rivals. At the end of the evening the SA Elimination Title went to Hoffman who outfoxed his rival?s after a thrilling race. One of today?s events, the Team Pursuit was won by the quartet of Nolan Hoffman, James Perry, Jaco Venter and Jeremy Maartens. Despite the windy conditions, they clinched the title ahead of House of Paint and Central Gauteng who took 2nd and 3rd respectively. With just one day left for racing, the Neotel outfit are looking to add some more laurels to their ever-growing resume. Article by: Bradley Smith ? intouch sports marketing

Burry wys hy het plek na Beijing verdien WILHELM DE SWARDT 28/04/2008 08:23:53 PM - (SA) PRETORIA. ? Burry Stander het die afgelope naweek in Offenburg, Duitsland, gewys dit was ?n wyse besluit om hom vir die Olimpiese Spele in Beijing te kies. Die 20-jarige van die GT/Mongoose-span het sewende by die W?reldbeker-byeenkoms ge?indig. Wat sy vertoning merkwaardig maak, is dat hy in die 56ste plek weggespring het. Stander se wegspring was ?n nagmerrie en sy spanmaat, Todd Wells, het ges? die Suid-Afrikaner het neergeploeg skaars nadat hy weggespring het. Die gevolg was dat ?The Dart,? soos Stander in internasionale bergfietsry bekend staan, van die begin af moes jaag om die voorlopers in te haal. Wells skryf op sy webwerf Stander het van die vinnigste rondte-tye opgestel. ?Ek kon dit nie glo toe Burry ons inhaal nie. Sy vaartversnelling in die vyfde rondte was ongelooflik. Ek kon nie by hom bly nie en wat my betref, was dit een van Burry se beste wedrenne n?g.? Julien Absalon van Frankryk, tans die w?reld se voorste bergfietsryer, het in 1 uur 58 minute en 42 sekondes gewen. Christopher Sauser van Switserland was tweede en Florian Vogel, ook van Switserland, derde. Stander kan daarmee spog dat hy die w?reld se sesde, agtste en negende beste jaers geklop het. Hy was ook tweede in die o.23-afdeling. Glad nie sleg vir ?n jaer wat tans die 42 ste plek op die internasionale ranglys beklee nie. Stander se vriendin, Cherise Taylor van MTN, is self besig om die w?reld in die China se vyfdaagse Chong-Mingtoer aan die brand te jaag. In Saterdag se eerste skof was sy derde en Sondag tweede. Met haar haastige vertonings het Taylor verseker dat sy die voorloper in die puntekompetisie is. Sy is algeheel negende, net 42 sekondes agter die voorloper. Tony Harding, spanbestuurder, is baie opgewonde oor die Suid-Afrikaanse vroue-span se vertoning. ?Ek het in ons spanpraatjie dit by die jaers ingedril dat ek net een ding van hulle verwag. Dit is om aan te val. . . en waneer hulle moeg is, steeds aan te val. ?Ek moet bieg ek was aan die einde effens bekommerd ons jaers sou te moeg wees om die bondelnaelrit te betwis. ?Maar ek het van Cherise, die span se baba, se veggees vergeet. Sy was ongelooflik oor die laaste paar honderd meter. My opdrag in vandag se laaste skof sal wees om ten alle koste aan te val.? Taylor, vanjaar se Argus-kampioen, moes met haar vurige rywerk in di? toer die keurders finaal oortuig het dat sy dit ook verdien om Suid-Afrika by die Spele in Beijing te verteenwoordig. Teken in op Die Burger

If Hunter and Augusteyn rides in the TdF, will they be ready to Peak again for the Olympics?

to go get a old licence card? knip die ding en gooi in asdrom. was net valid gewees tot 31/12/07.

. popeye2008-04-25 01:45:44

lyk vir my sy laaste pompa was op 31/12/2007