Lucky Luke.

What a great read. Starts off in quite a realistic fashion, almost like a Cinéma vérité biopic, then descends into something of a fantasy when all the apologies start coming out. Cracking stuff all the same.

There once was a cyclist named Lance who pedalled around and round France Each loop ended in Paris with a large golden chalice, there was money to boot, much love, joyful hoots for his performance-enhanced merry dance

What's going on in the SV bunch? I see the ballies in Vets beat you guys to the line this year.

The road is open to cyclists, so what you're stating is crap and has nothing to do with 'facts'. The law states you wait until it is safe to overtake. The eyewitness account we have tells us that this did not happen. I have to ask, what are you hoping to achieve posting this utter nonsense on a cycling forum, when one of our own has just been unlawfully killed by a public service vehicle? Would you like to be next, because that is what we're looking at here if we don't stand together on this, now and in the forseeable future. Golden Arrow is monitoring this thread and when they read your garbage it says 'business as usual' to them. The wheels on the bus go round and round.

Most here laughed at me when I suggested not buying Nike stuff. Meanwhile it seems Nike were not so smug about the PR shitstorm that inevitably came their way and pelted large elephant stools all over their brand. I believe the pressure for a change at the top of cycling must be kept up, especially right now whilst it's making news. Next year is the 100th Tour - a clean start will be called for, this time much, much louder than the post-Festina 'Tour of Restoration'. Fat Pat must be first against the wall.

Lance failed many tests. 5 minutes of basic research will clear this misconception up for you.

wat pomp julle? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ij6MwqbgfQ duidelik.

top 10 anybody?

I saw these animals in January, we were out on the mtb's and had just come off a dirt track on to the Grahamstown Road. I remember thinking at the time how accessible they looked, so close to the road with only a game fence to separate them from this.

Well I have Goya on ignore but I can only infer that he continues to defend Lance's honour with the vigour of a Livestrong-branded kevlar codpiece.

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Yep, I totally agree that at a consumer level we've been conditioned and continue to be conditioned to eat crap, solely to benefit the bottom line of big corporates who are doing damage to human health on a massive scale. Food Inc is an eye-opener of a documentary which gives you the extreme US perspective. Edit: here it is on Vimeo in full. http://vimeo.com/30620523

When I need to lose weight I write down everything I eat. I cut out sugar, starchy stuff, high GI carbs and other stimulants - one cup of coffee a day for me - cut out alcohol too, as much as possible. Eat slow release energy foods - low GI stuff - and raw veg - stuff that keeps you full for longer. Don't eat too much at night. Exercise first thing in the morning to train your body to burn fat for fuel. Actually I had a read of Noakes' list of foods to eat and after taking a proper look I agree with most of what he says. What irked me was the fact that he advocated the opposite for years and then announced in the popular press that actually this is the correct way to eat now. It made it seem like another fad diet which was not too dissimilar to Atkins. Everything Noakes says also presupposes that you're getting some exercise, and my feeling is, for most people - athletes excluded - when starting a diet, they're focusing too much on what to eat or not to eat, and not enough on finding a sustainable routine that involves being active - basically a sport or a hobby that keeps them fit and fires up their metabolism.

no too fat lol

Playing Cash's version now, we're working through the whole American IV tracklist here

I agree Jaco, I think Noakes is coming from a very academic place and his opinions are a little misplaced in the mainstream media. The vast majority of people need a common sense approach to diet that fits with their particular lifestyle.

He also turned in a mean Beatles cover before he checked out

Good NIN cover that one

I'm inclined to agree with Noakes' detractors here, he should keep his u-turn theories out of the You magazine where they are likely to do more damage than good. http://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/noakes-goes-too-far-doctors-1.1383310#.UFnxZ6Qe79A

Eat what you like, losing or gaining weight is maths, nothing more or less, as others have said here. How you eat will determine how easy it is for you to control the process and whether or not you're getting a balanced input of nutrition, not how much weight you lose. Foods that spike your blood sugar will cause cravings. Not so difficult after all.

Here you go: http://www.facebook.com/charles.keey http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blend-Property-Group-Cycling-Team/134625143232936

I ride around the Kasouga / Kenton / Grahamstown / Bathurst / Alex / Woody Cape general area for a few weeks most years. Trails would be great. Maybe talk to Charles Keey who runs the Blend Property mtb team. He is often based out of Kenton as his folks live there.

Ok, how does Cheryl know this exactly? As far as I'm aware LA is the only Tour cyclist she dated.