how did you get hooked

[hagar]

News Articles

Current Articles | Categories | Search | Syndication

Wednesday, December 06, 2006 http://www.pedalpower.co.za/images/spacer.gif Road Ride News :: Elite results withheld for Tour d'Winelands 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 ?As a consequence, the Tour D? Winelands has, with immediate effect, withdrawn the results of the Elite men?s racing group from this past weekend?s event,?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 The results will be withdrawn until such time as the investigations into the transgressions have been completed.?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.

See it was one of my slow days at work and i was surfing the web as usual and on the ppa site found this link (see in red) that said the hub. Now me being very inquisitive and whanted to know what all this white line hoe ha was about thinking it was some kinda doping stuff with the white line and all so i clicked on the link and as they say the rest is history no i am not a coke addict just a hub addict i think  i am am i