chucky Posted November 14, 2012 Share Those of you doing double century do you think it's still safe to do it considering all the farm worker strikes in the area.Hope it settles down so we can race next week,always a highlight of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babse Posted November 14, 2012 Share shew holes on route nw strikes in the area... what next??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amoryns Posted November 14, 2012 Share maybe its a sign that it shouldn't happen this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLuvsMtb Posted November 14, 2012 Share It would be really disappointing if the race is cancelled. Perhaps the orginisers should see if they can perhaps get an alternative route? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babse Posted November 14, 2012 Share It would be really disappointing if the race is cancelled. Perhaps the orginisers should see if they can perhaps get an alternative route? i would think it might be too late for that!? lets just hope everything goes ahead as planned and runs smoothly on the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepdude Posted November 14, 2012 Share was thinking the same... prostester were throwing bricks at vehicles in Grabouw today. Still excited though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capcha Posted November 14, 2012 Share I could be completely off the mark here but i believe the strikers here in Western Cape seem to be less violent and actually more educated than other provinces. Can the organisers not approach the represented unoins and ask for a respite from striking on the day? i really honestly think they would abide to it. I believe these people have every reason to strike. i mean earning R100 per day is nuts for working in that heat the whole day. look, most of the strikes are during the week and is pretty quiet on the weekends when most of them spend time at home so hopefully nothing will come about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted November 15, 2012 Share Snip Snip.... i mean earning R100 per day is nuts for working in that heat the whole day. look, most of the strikes are during the week and is pretty quiet on the weekends when most of them spend time at home so hopefully nothing will come about. Just a pity most of these so called "farmworkers" are not actually farmworkers but people bussed in from other areas, some even from Cape Town.These savages has no other mandate than to disrupt and burn and pillage. Doubt very much they will listen to an request not to disrupt a few "elitest, white okes on their bicycles out for a lekker ride"Might even inspire them to disrupt the race as much as possible. Remember, this is the "have nots againts the have's" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted November 15, 2012 Share Talks are under way and strikes are supposed to be suspended, but I don't think the news has spread to the protesters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted November 15, 2012 Share Gonna be a real adventure... Edited November 15, 2012 by Puncheur PeterM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted November 15, 2012 Share Farmworkers defy call to return to work ‘Strike not over’ & ‘Volatile’ situation news24.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted November 15, 2012 Share EISH! Edited November 15, 2012 by Puncheur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubarra Posted November 15, 2012 Share Just saw some disturbing photos on FB from people living in Swellendam of "riots" in the Swellendam main street, blockades, tires burning, windows breaking etc(I'm too stupid to post the pics on thehub otherwise I would have). If the race was this weekend it would have been BIG problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Luke. Posted November 15, 2012 Share I support the farmworkers, they have more staying power than this year's DC. No tea breaks until they get what they came for! Skubarra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidl Posted November 15, 2012 Share Without starting a political debate on this cycling forum, I think that Grinder's comments about 'savages' and a few 'elitist white okes on the bicycles' are way off the mark. There are riders other than 'white okes' who participate in the DC.For the sake of all participants, we would want these disturbances to be over by the time of the event. I am sure that PPA and the organisers will keep a close watch on events. HubArch and mavrick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted November 15, 2012 Share Without starting a political debate on this cycling forum, I think that Grinder's comments about 'savages' and a few 'elitist white okes on the bicycles' are way off the mark. There are riders other than 'white okes' who participate in the DC.For the sake of all participants, we would want these disturbances to be over by the time of the event. I am sure that PPA and the organisers will keep a close watch on events.  Yebo! Edited November 15, 2012 by Puncheur mavrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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