IanC

Grapkas so sien ons jou Vrydag op Loftus?

Nice foto shop. Original of a Man united supporter

Slowpoke, Get someone to ride tandem with you then you can keep on training

Hope you get well soon SP. Hopefully you gave this idiot a few slaps. Where did this happened?

Baie nice Crux. Rooi bly mooi. Net een vraag, het dit 'n carkit vir die cell in?

From what I can gather' date=' a car coming from the opposite direction to the cyclists and travelling at about 140 k/h, hit the pavement and lost control going head on into the cyclists. 1 rider apparently - no injuries. The other badly hurt- both ankles broken as well as various other broken bones - in hospital and critical. The driver of the car was locked up without bail and will appear in court today.[/quote'] Carnac Looking at that picture and reading this the two off them are extremelu lucky. Speed recovery to both of them. Hopefully the keep this driver locked up for live. Is that the one driving a Golf that tried to run away and got caught by the cops?

What happened/ caused the crash? and the riders?

2 hours might be a bit much for a complete beginner. And I don't have a proper Mountainbike, only the old type steel Pick A pay special. Slowpoke you seen it, will it be ok for that route?IanC2007-03-19 06:24:15

That lady is one of the 24 guests online. Bad news Minty she is married and her hubby were on the breakfast ride as well. I were riding with her to the turnaround point. But as I'm bad with names I can't remember her name.

Also had great service at the Polar stand. My cCS200 unit was consistantly resetting itself, even while you were riding. Had a chat to them, and then took it back there. End result is that they replaced the unit and the haert rate pick up and strap. Great from Polar.

Well then you might see LA make a come back for Disco this year with all the big names out..

DR you and your family must be strong. Don't let this get you down. Always try to think of the good things and all the friends you have. Hope the bastards get caught.

[quote=IanJ I think the biggest push will come from the needs of the commuting cyclist and we will need to get involved in these campaigns even though their needs are slightly different to ours (as sporting cyclists). I think this needs overlaps. I will be commuting to work as part od training if the routes I need to take is saver at the times I need to travel. I agree we need to get involved in these campaigns. If motorists are aware of commuters on bikes they will be aware of the training cyclists as well. Given that both keep to the rules of the road as well. And if specific routes are created for cyclists only for the commuters we can use it as well.

I see that at least the Minister of Transport took note of the death of cyclists in Pta. Maybe someone(IanJ or PPA) shouls set up a meeting with the Minister to discuss a way to ensure our safety on the road. Maybe the Dep. of transport can already start with a Cyclist awareness project. It looks like there is a possibility that we will get some cyclists only routes.

Crux Did Barend get himself checked out by a doctor? He might only see the roasty now, but may realize later with an impact like that, that he could have injured his back or neck. He probably have a lot of painfull muscles at the moment as well.

Well the topic said "Metro Police run down TCS rider!!!!" not "accident between Metro Police and TCS rider" Therefor we assumed that the police were in the wrong.

Crux dalk moet Barend 'n klag teen daai metro lid maak. Vir die omry en vir die verbal abuse. en sommer 'n siviele eis teen hom en ons liewe Komisaris Selebi instel agv daarvan. Dit sal hulle dalk laat wakker skrik.

Crux gaan hy vir sy skade vanaf die Metro polisie eis?

I think like most of the ladies said after the 94.7 it was a lesson learnt and that won't happen again. Hopefully we see a good race on Sunday. Unfortunately for the ladies they have to be at the start line before I get up.

Maybe we should have a collection for a special incentive for the first lady if she finishes under 2:15

Slowpoke, maybe the tandem riders enjoy the pinching so much that they don't want to get to the finish then evn the Z bunch might catch the tandems. Tazman I'm also starting in C might see you there.

In theory no groups should catch the ladies this year. The winning time last year was 2:30 and if I'm correct the tandem winners did a time of 2:12. With a 25 minute head start they should finish before the tandems catch them

Might agree with that one, but think the first one from the "aapkas" felt worst. The ground was to close for my liking. Was much easier from the C120 at 35000 feet, earth didn't approached that fast