Looks to me like Caleb front wheel was kicked out like it did because it was overlapping Merlier's back wheel (to rhs from the back) and when Tim kicked (as in pic 2 above) his bike tilted to the right and it knocked Caleb's front wheel, and there was a gyroscopic reaction, as we see.
Racing accident.
Ditto - given that he has been super-helpful in pulling the train / leaders across the flats and up the hills, one would have thought he would be indispensable, but apparently not... how much that move has to do with it, who knows, but there is a history of guys not getting places if deals with other teams have been made (ie Calib)
XCO is like so full-on, it seems to me that there is a peak during your twenty-somethings and then its downhill, think about moving to the marathon races. Although with the ladies the longevity seems to be longer ie GRD.
Sort of the same thing with sprinters on the road. Age is the enemy and its inevitable.
Durbs is more of an apt comparison in terms of summer heat and humidity.
Also its typhoon season that time of the year (often super typhoons) which build up in the equatorial Pacific and spin up storm heading west, often take a turn up due north towards Japan. Generally this means lots and lots of rain.
Ditto, or employ people with some appropriate second language skills, but lets face it, the bar is low.
I also find the formulaic questions asked as cringe worthy.
Found this doccie quite good. Posting with it starting with the Comet landing at Jhb after its first trip, Suikerbosrand can be seen in the distance. Link to cycling so not totally off-topic.
