porqui Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Make sure you are up to the task and don't try and prove a point. Check your health !!! Went out for a training ride and on the way home from Noordhoek to Hout Bay came across a group of motorists performing CPR on a cyclist. No no accident, crash or fall. The medics had not arrived yet but I could see that the people attending to the cyclist knew what they were doing. I hope he is Ok!! (This was at 5:30pm)
Long Wheel Base Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Not good. Hope the rider is ok. Sent from my LG-H735 using Tapatalk
Rigardt@Scott Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 And be careful, lots of people on the road, many that are on the bike for their 2nd or 3rd times in the last 5 years! Think for other... just how it is with these big races.
porqui Posted March 7, 2017 Author Posted March 7, 2017 Thinking cardio arrest maybe Rider did not make it. Strength to his family.
Pure Savage Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Rider did not make it. Strength to his family. All of a sudden those "Silly" discovery yearly health checks dont sound so silly.
Spinnekop Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 All of a sudden those "Silly" discovery yearly health checks dont sound so silly.If it is your time, it is your time. No amount of probing will change that
The Bull Shark Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 RIP fellow rider. I would rather clock out doing what I love, than in an old age home staring at nothing particular.
Mamil Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Not really - while there are some conditions and vulnerabilities the health check won't pick up there are a great many that it will. Timeous treatment can be the difference between a heart attack and death at 45 or bouncing a grandkid on a knee at 65. If it is your time, it is your time. No amount of probing will change that
Odinson Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Ding! Ding! Ding! Not taking care of your health and throwing your arms in the air saying "If it's my time, it's my time" is idiotic. Knowing whether you have a condition that requires medical treatment can allow you to receive the necessary treatment and can enable you to live longer than you might otherwise.
partydave Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 A very good friend of mine had a fatal heart attack 2 years ago just after finishing the 94.7. Was off the bike for many years and not as fit as he used to be years ago. The scary part is that he was still very capable of finishing the race, his body just didn't agree.
Nibali Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 RIP fellow rider. This reminds me I should get my mum to go for her check-up since she started training again. Not accepting any excuses this time.
Bateleur1 Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 If it is your time, it is your time. No amount of probing will change that Pretty much. General checks could avoid something like that but no guarantee. In most cases those oaks who die on the Argus or 94,7 are contrary to popular beleive actually fit. But as you say, when it is your time the so it is. RIP fellow rider and strongs to the family.
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