Throwback Thursday...... When We Were Young

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Me racing at Midmar dam for Natal team selection for Interprovs and Eric van Enter 1991.

I still have the Hansom with the original 105 that I restored a while back (second image)

I remember this race! Was my first race ever and I won the U15, much to the dismay of the late Johann van Niekerk.

I also remember that white and grey Hansom of yours, if I am not mistaken it was Reynolds 525.

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I rode Eric van Enter in 92 or 93, can’t remember. It was at Hilton. I too still have the Hansom from then, got her resprayed and fitted new groupset and wheels, she is my only road bike. Good memories of that van Enter, it was a blast.

It was in Howick and the year was 1993. I managed to win the 1km hillclimb up the Curry's Post road in the U17 category, a guy called David George came second. DG won the road race, though - I was 4th, with aforementioned Johann van Niekerk taking 3rd for the Natal team. I have a few photos from that race somewhere. Well I hope I do, be a shame if I've lost them,

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'92 was in howick area. I was too old to ride by that stage so mashalled and my younger brother road that year.

I rode' 91 in Gariep dam(new name) Colesburg area. Good memories for sure,super aggressive and hard racing.

 

That Gariep one freaked me out, it was so COLD, I remember doing the TTT and we didn't even have arm warmers or gloves or anything, with frost on the road (there was ice on the hillclimb). There were a ton of serious crashes in the U17s, I remember the 'wounded' coming in on kombis, lost my nerve before the start of the U15 RR, ended up giving my bike to Mike Nefdt because he had a mechanical and I was messing around at the back anyway...ah memories aye!!

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'92 was in howick area. I was too old to ride by that stage so mashalled and my younger brother road that year.

I rode' 91 in Gariep dam(new name) Colesburg area. Good memories for sure,super aggressive and hard racing.

 

Didn't me and my brother stay with your family camping for that one? In that fffffreezing cold? 

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Gariep dam today....some mates of mine

Beautiful.

[intern]

This one is from the 1993 (or maybe '94) Kokstad Tour. I'm the gimp in the Jowett's shirt, a few other faces there might be recognisable.

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I remember this race! Was my first race ever and I won the U15, much to the dismay of the late Johann van Niekerk.

I also remember that white and grey Hansom of yours, if I am not mistaken it was Reynolds 525.

 

525 tubing .  . . . . haven't heard that for a long time.

[quintonb]

This one is from the 1993 (or maybe '94) Kokstad Tour. I'm the gimp in the Jowett's shirt, a few other faces there might be recognisable.

Geez Don that's going back some hey. Cool you still have the pictures.

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That Gariep one freaked me out, it was so COLD, I remember doing the TTT and we didn't even have arm warmers or gloves or anything, with frost on the road (there was ice on the hillclimb). There were a ton of serious crashes in the U17s, I remember the 'wounded' coming in on kombis, lost my nerve before the start of the U15 RR, ended up giving my bike to Mike Nefdt because he had a mechanical and I was messing around at the back anyway...ah memories aye!!

Remember that so well. Accident was just after the turn on the way back. A few guys on carbon Alan's snapped frames in half, your brother and I watched it all go down.

Yes I recall you have your bike to Michael Neft.

[Stretched@Birth]

Me racing at Midmar dam for Natal team selection for Interprovs and Eric van Enter 1991.

I still have the Hansom with the original 105 that I restored a while back (second image)

The last Eric van Enter I rode... First was in Cape Town the year before. The one in Potch we all wondered where will they find a hill for the hill climb, ended up climbing the hill to the radio tower. I seem to remember the antics in the school dorm where we stayed better than the actual racing...

[The Guy in Pink]

Around 1972 in Bulawayo for the Dunlop 3 Day Stage Race.

Left to right Neville Cocking,  Lawrence da Robbilard  and TGIP, in our Northern Wheelers  Simba sponsored gear. 

Edited December 20, 2019 by The Guy in Pink

[Long Wheel Base]

Me racing at Midmar dam for Natal team selection for Interprovs and Eric van Enter 1991.

I still have the Hansom with the original 105 that I restored a while back (second image)

First pic looks like you pulling a Sagan powerslide.

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First pic looks like you pulling a Sagan powerslide.

Not much power in those skinny legs lol.

Was a hill climb TT and that section of road was bumpy, thats all

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Not that long ago (oh, wait, 11 years...how the time flies) 2008 Cape Epic with my boet.

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I still have those same silver/grey S-Works shoes, wore them yesterday for a 5 hour ride in the hills above Opotiki!

 

....and, come to think of it, still have the same XTR pedals! Been on at least 6 or 7 different bikes now.

Edited December 22, 2019 by intern

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Not that long ago (oh, wait, 11 years...how the time flies) 2008 Cape Epic with my boet.

Sjo that's some narrow handlebars[emoji85]