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Looks like the timing results are a bit screwed. A number of finish times that way inside of the Elites finish time. Some with avg speed > 200KMH eish. On a more serious note, see that so far there are only 8900 odd finishers. That seems way down on the supposed 15000 odd entrants?

I would also keep an eye out at the Cash Converters behind the Honeycrest Centre

Black Friday Special??

You and me both

For me it was just a fun day out. Stopped in Bryanston to say hi to my folks and then a stop in Dunkeld for a coffee. Unofficial time of just over 3.30

Number collection was quite easy. Expo on the other hand, a complete waste of time

Look yourself in the mirror. A slap on the face and carry on.

Going through this morning. Feedback on the horizon..

Still crickets, which I guess is totally to be expected from a coward/thug

You are not doing your Hub Handle justice😃

No surprises, but still absolute crickets from this cowardly group. Clearly, they are absloute cowards and they will walk around with that label for their entire lives. OR They are running scared.

But is'nt that what MTB is all about🤣

That’s the MTB and Kiddies forecast. Forecast for the road next weekend looks to be sunny, but anything can change between now and then

Just an update on the case details. Correct case number is 254/11/2022 Investigating Officer: WO T Bezuidenhout Tel #: 011-9511143 Also, out of respect to myself and my family, please can I ask that you try and not steer the topic of the post in unrelated directions. Thanks.

This is another appeal to anyone to who knows who this person is or was part of the group he may have been with, to please come forward. I have opened a case at the Krugersdorp SAPS CASE NUMBER: 254/11/2022 OR 255/11/2022 (was sent two case numbers😕) CONTACT NUMBER: 011-9511131 SGT LETSOAL0 / CPT VENTER If you are worried about your identity being exposed and would rather provide details to the police, then please do. By remaining quiet, you are just as guilty as the assailant. Also just to provide some further clarity: The assault happened away from the group that he was alleged to be with. He left the group after I had passed them and caught up with me in the vicinity of the crest of the first small drag of the Caves Road. After the assault, he then fled the scene back down to where the group were congregated. Also based on a witness who saw the event unfold and who was almost himself taken out by this guy when he was fleeing the scene, he is convinced that the guy was not wearing a helmet. In all likelihood, the guy had taken his helmet off when they were dealing with whatever situation they were attending to. People need to understand the sensitivity of this and I myself am still trying to process/deal with what transpired. We are also trying to be careful of what information we post publicly. Once again, I cannot express my gratitude to the cycling community and my wife at the support and lengths they have gone to, to try and flush this character out.

Did anyone from the group possibly see you after the incident with the injuries and check to see if you were okay on the side of the road? - No. This guy acted on his own and the incident occurred away from the grp. Because if nobody from his group saw/knew what happened, then we can't really expect anyone to come forward. Unless the perp told his group of what transpired after the fact.. - That unfortunately is one of the grey areas. One would think that he told someone in the group / someone in the grp observed him leaving the grp in haste and when he returned to the grp (that is if he did even rejoin them after the incident) he would have said something or somebody would of noticed something.

Help me understand this. If I understand the events that unfolded, then you rode past a group of say 15 riders. This guy chased you down (He left the grp to follow me. None of the others were present when the incident happened), forced you off the road and assaulted you.......

Shebeen you are 100% correct with your above phrase in bold. I have managed to open an assault case (that process is a story for another day and more popcorn than the hub can supply) and will share the details once obtained. A lot of people have commented saying that somebody is possibly wanting / ready to rant this coward out, but would rather do it directly to the SAPS/investigating officer than to the victim (myself) or my wife.

Just to clarify, I did not.

Just to keep this top of mind. Thanks for all the support and messages of well wishes. I am really amazed at the traction this has got and the fact that as tarnished as the cycling community is perceived to be, they are banding together to help find this assailant. We are confident that something will transpire. Will be going this morning to open the assault case with all the photographic proof etc. Will also be seeking Trauma Counseling, not only to deal with the what happened, but also in the hope that it may jog some recollection of what the guy looked like etc. Once again, thank you from myself and my family. Just as a heads up. Having spoken to Garth from Bidon, he made mention of the fact that he heads up the local community forum. In the event that anyone of you are faced with a similar situation or a problem of any sorts, you can inform him and he will notify all the respective farmers/land owners in the area who will then take action and come to your assistance.

Thanks SwissVan. I am also praying and hoping that we can track this guy down and that justice will prevail. I know it is a long shot but there is hope. As you mentioned, there is a thing called Karma and it will eventually catch up with you.

Yes it is my side of the story, but the assailant was clearly there to do what he did and no attempt by myself to diffuse the situation helped. I honestly don’t think he saw the extension of my hand as provocation as it was done with my name as an introduction. Even if I had of used profanity in asking them to move aside, it still does not condone the action. I would hate to think that if it had of been a woman, child or elderly gent, whether this guy would of done the same thing.

Correct. My wife wrote the post. I was alone and rode passed them on the way to the caves. I can only think that he was part of the group and took it upon himself to chase after me. The actual assault happened probably 1.5 Kay’s from were the group was congregating

Will definitely be laying a charge. The trauma nurse has given us all the form numbers that need to be filled in etc. Have put it out on social media (Benefit of having a wife who has her own social media agency). Have also been contacted by Times Live as well as having spoken to Peter McGuire (Central Gauteng cycling Chairman

Thanks all. Definitely not going to let this rest. Will be laying a charge and if anyone saw the docu series ‘Don’t F with cats’ , never underestimate the power of social media