Thank You , PPA and Race Orginizers

[Brakkies Sport Fotos]

The 112km Pick ?n Pay Brackenfell Hypermarket Tour d?Winelands took place on Sunday 3 December and despite 70km/h winds and driving rain, over 90% of cyclists participating completing the race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust and Brackenfell Lions Club joined forces to manage the race which has been held for 17 years in early December and this year is the final seeding event on the calendar for the 2007 Cape Argus Pick ?n Pay Cycle Tour.   The Tour provides a testing 112km route through the picturesque scenery of the Cape winelands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The men?s race was won by Chris Botha of Richard Kane in a time of 2:53:18 with second and third going to David Garrett of Powerbar Oakley in a time of 2:53:18 and William Robinson of Abvest UCT in a time 2:53:20, respectively. Uwe Schmidt/Robbie Rodrigues was the first tandem across the finish line in 2:53:44.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The women?s race was won by Cape Argus Pick ?n Pay Cycle Tour winner Anri?tte Schoeman of Proline in a time of 3:23:37, followed by Cathy Carstens of Hottentots Holland CC in a time of 3:23:37 and Jane Seggie of Hottentots Holland CC in a time of 3:23:38.

 

 

 

Speaking on behalf of the organising team, David Bellairs of the Cycle Tour Trust said, ?The race went very well and despite the bad weather, 2331cyclists started the race and 2124 completed it. However, the race was marred by serious traffic transgressions by the Elite racing group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?As a consequence, the Tour D? Winelands has, with immediate effect, withdrawn the results of the Elite men?s racing group from this past weekend?s event,? he said. ?This has been at the request of PPA and the Cycle Tour Trust, following serious infringements of the traffic regulations. The results will be withdrawn until such time as the investigations into the transgressions have been completed.?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?The Pedal Power Association and Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust cannot condone the flagrant disregard of the traffic regulations and safety that the elite cyclists displayed at Sunday?s Tour D? Winelands. Despite being warned that they were disobeying the traffic regulations by cycling on a number of occasions in the yellow line of the right hand lane and endangering themselves and other road users, they continued this practice on a few occasions up until the finish line.?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photographs of this type of riding is evidenced on several email and web forums, including https://www.bikehub.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=8617.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?As a consequence, all the results of the elite men?s group will be suspended until the matter has been investigated and the transgressors identified. To this end, we would appreciate anyone being able to identify the cyclists in the photographs and informing us by e-mail at info@pedalpower.org.za,? concluded Bellairs.

 

 

[MichH]

Wow! I'm amazed to see the power of our little forum here!

Well done to all who raised this issue with the organisers!

[nellie]

The women?s race was won by Anri?tte Schoeman in a time of 3:23:37

 

lalalala...i beat Anri?tte by 8 minutes and 31 seconds. HEHEHEH!!!

...now - if i could just do that on my own

[TitusTi]

I hope this doesn't go bad and they try to single out riders! That is the wrong way to go about this. They can single out the riders that didn't trangress, maybe.

[Marius]

Nice going, not going to change anything thou, Elite riders feel fokall for seeding<?:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" />   They'll be doing the same thing when they need to next time. That said, I feel kinda robbed, this being a Argus seeded event and all why was there no road closure? <?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

I mean we get two *** races for Argus seeding with no road closure in CapeTown, we pay a arm and a leg for the races we all know that, then the Vaalies get to do the 94.7 and some other Argus qualifying events with road closure, not fair is all I?m saying!

[Brakkies Sport Fotos]

Ok, I've an Idea, let get a road closure seeding race.

 

 

 

Chris Willemse will not mind we going 100 rounds around the velodrome. Entry fee's shouls be R5 a head

[fatcyclist]

Marius: stop bitching here and write a formal letter to the race organiser. You all knew the rules, and the rules were broken. Now you pay the price...

[TitusTi]

Ok' date=' I've an Idea, let get a road closure seeding race.

Chris Willemse will not mind we going 100 rounds around the velodrome. Entry fee's shouls be R5 a head[/quote']

 

Boy, you're a real barrel of laughs today.

[nellie]

Ok' date=' I've an Idea, let get a road closure seeding race.

Chris Willemse will not mind we going 100 rounds around the velodrome. Entry fee's shouls be R5 a head[/quote']

 

Cool! 3500 people bunch sprint!!!! LOL!

 

Who's brave enough!

[pedal]

Titus Ti..... I will organise a 112 km race at Killarney...... full road closure, no hassle, no centre line, and minimal costs. R20.00 entry.

[nellie]

What?...R15 more than CW??? For THAT rediculous price you'd have to tell the wind to stay away too.

[CVANC]

The women?s race was won by Anri?tte Schoeman in a time of 3:23:37

 

lalalala...i beat Anri?tte by 8 minutes and 31 seconds. HEHEHEH!!!

...now - if i could just do that on my own

 

I thought you were the one that was pedaling all the way.

[Marius]

Good Idea Pedal!!

Fatty, PPA can bite Me, I don't give 2sh*ts about that seeding! I'm sure you have a idea of how hard it is staying with those guys( well you use too, now you one of them), not following them into the yellow would meen the end of the race for 80% of those riders add that stupid entry fee, riding in the rain plus WIND, and you will think to yourself, you know what, ****the rules, I'm staying with the bunch.

[nellie]

 

I thought you were the one that was pedaling all the way.

 

Huh? Not very likely CVANC...but whatever makes you happy.

[fatcyclist]

and you will think to yourself' date=' you know what, ****the rules, I'm staying with the bunch. [/quote'] See..you knew the rule, you broke it KNOWINGLY, and now you blame the organisers for enforcing it... Sorry Marius, but it doesn't work that way...

[Brakkies Sport Fotos]

Fatty, jy het die ics geplant, jy moet maar oop oog rondloop , maybe sien jy daai ouens in sulke duk swart jasse rondom jou.

 

 

 

Hardloop so vinnig as jy kan broer, hardloop.