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I see this is supposed to be at IMAX this year, has anyone this? Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France takes viewers on a spellbinding ride, seamlessly melding state-of-the-art computer animation of the human brain with the first-ever giant screen film footage of the legendary Tour de France. This unprecedented giant screen film experience brings together the excitement of world-class sport and the frontiers of science, inspiring and entertaining audiences around the world. The Tour de France - a grueling 3-week battle where elite athletes risk it all in pursuit of victory, fame and, in some rare cases, a place in the annals of cycling history. The stage for this event? The spectacular landscape of France - the towering mountains of the Alps, the broad urban avenues of Paris, and the knotted villages of Provence. The film puts audiences face-to-face with these fierce competitors as they survive hair-raising crashes, battle each other - and themselves - up storied mountain passes, and navigate action-packed descents down treacherous mountain roads at speeds over 100 kilometers an hour. How do they do it? Any why? Against the spectacle of the Tour, Wired to Win probes the source of ambition and ability... excellence and desire... through the wonder of the human brain. Wired to Win will expose millions of viewers to a new age of medical science as we discover the dynamic nature of the human brain and its incredible ability to adapt and respond to the world - neuron by neuron, network by network. Through the eyes of the film's heroes, audiences will learn of the incredible demands of the Tour, and the remarkable ability of the human brain. Through this unique film experience, audiences of all ages will come to realize that they too can tap into the incredible source of power and achieve the remarkable.

To make up for the mistake I see they gave Jaco a 15 seconds of fame shot on the tandem on Supercycling last night. "and this is Jaco Fereirra from team TCS". Good stuff...

That should read "new story on doping"

Eben Human, Die Burger Cape Town - It has been estimated that up to 30% of the top achievers in sport use illegal substances. And, there are still drugs that can't be traced through scientific testing. This was the alarming news that emerged here on Tuesday at an international conference of the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport and its counterparts from all over the world. The executive committees of national organisations are represented in an international body, Anado. Among the countries represented at the Anado conference held at the Sports Science Institute at Newlands were Canada, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Austria, Greece, Fiji, Japan, Hungary, Germany, Rumania, Cameroon, Sweden, Norway, Barbados, Mauritius, Singapore, the United States, Britain and Sudan. Canada's Paul Melia, chairperson of Anado, said it had become clear from discussions during the past two days that a more comprehensive strategy was needed to combat the problem of performance enhancers. Three groups in sport He said much more should be done to gather and process information. Through regular testing, a clear profile of each participant could be compiled. It will then be possible much sooner to spot variances that may indicate that someone is using illegal substances. Dr Shuaib Manjra, chair of the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport, said it was clear that there were three groups in sport. It was estimated that 30% of elite participants could be using substances. Another 35% might be considering doing so and the other 35% would never use them. More educational programmes were being planned for the latter groups to point out to them the dangers of illegal substances, and that it was unethical to use them. Australia's representative, Richard Ings, made everyone sit up when he said customs officials and police already were helping to combat the problem in his country. Distribution networks They were even investigating how illegal substances were being brought into Australia and how and to whom they were being distributed. Melia said more would have to be done to break down the distribution networks. He was expecting closer co-operation, also with police and customs officials, and the exchanging of information among them. A study is envisaged to determine when participants in sport would use drugs. The result could be less regular, but more efficient testing.

As far as I know you're not supposed to ride like that, mine does it as well.

Will be doing most of my base training in Pretoria, Christmas to newyear in Thabazimbi, and the first week of January in Cape st. Francis (anyone going there, or can advise on some routes?)

I have my own concoction, or actualy I got it from an article they did with Ryk Neethling, and added a few things. After a 2+ hours of hard training I use the folowing as a recovery drink/meal. 1 scoop muscle fuel (or whatever carb/protein mix you use) 1 Banana 1 teaspoon L-glutamine 1 tablespoon Horlicks 1 tablespoon peanutbutter 1 wheatbix 1 handfull muesli (I use Nature harvest crispy crunch cause I hate fruit in Muesli) Mix in blender with water until it is like a milkshake, taste very good and is about 500ml, so it is a meal on its own.

I see the Equinox wheels that Robbie uses is now also available here, any comments on the wheels?

Jy luister seker daarna as jy 25 jaar oue KWV met pick'npay cola drink. Daar is sekere dinge wat mens net nie doen nie.

I nearly K@kked myself when I heard a techno crap version of the wall. some people have no respect.

Would have beeen nice if Ullrich and Basso went to Discovery, would be nice to see Ullrich go and fetch water for Basso.

Spidey, I hope he did not mean deapthroat, then you're in trouble....

I think he meant deapthroatt, watch out for him, don't let him check your pressure....

Wat is die pricetag op so 'n Picasso?

I can second that, I use gatorskins on my training bike (got more than 2xkm's on my previous gatorskins, than on the Schwalbe's I used before that). For racing I use GP4000's, no problem sofar. I also used Hutchinson's for racing, very nice, soft and good grip in the rain, but I got even less from them than the Schwalbe's.

nog steeds niks aan die kant, ek weet hoe dit moet werk, maar dit werk nie.

I am also struggling since they did the upgrade. When I start as new topic there is an upload button, but I can't seem to get it to work. When replying to an existing string, there is no upload button, WTF (what the F###)?

On my racing bike I have 172.5, but on my training bike I have 175. I can't feel a diference, no knee problems to speak of sofar, if you think about it, it is only 2.5mm, that is about this long [ ]. Maybe someone can tell me if I should have the same length, or if you can just eliminate the difference by adjusting seat height.

Where did Prince Maluleke come from all of a sudden?

Crux, dankie vir die foto's, dit was my eerste ride saam met die groep, moet se julle het lekker gees.

Die ding raak vervelig, ek hoor pofadder gaan teerstrate kry....

ek ook nie

Ek sal julle ook more sien, sal join van die snelweg af saam met Cedar Vadek. Huwaaa!!

Look Keo is very good.

Ag weet jy Big H, soos gewoonlik ruk jy die ding uit verband uit en ek wil jou nie eers antwoord nie. Ag OK kom ek antwoord jou. My punt is dat hoekom sit hulle die Springbok rugby kaptein op 'n fietsry tydskrif voorblad. En ja die ou is verseker oorgewig(PC), selfs vir rugbyspelers, en ek het nooit gese vet mense kan nie fietsry nie. Donner eerder agteroor van jou barstoel af.