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The Olympics thread…
Started by Tumbleweed, May 02 2012 08:48
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 08:48
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 08:51
pick me, Pick me.
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 08:52
It's a long way to go for you to only come last mate . . . .
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 08:53
Wayne Potgieter, on 02 May 2012 - 08:51 , said:
pick me, Pick me.
You going for a podium for yourself or to work for Burry…?
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 09:01
From Twitter:
@africanmtbkid: tough call 2make!“@Mr_TREAD: If SASCOC agrees to a 2nd male for London Olympic Games XCO, who should go - Buys, Croeser, Reid or Davids?”
@africanmtbkid: tough call 2make!“@Mr_TREAD: If SASCOC agrees to a 2nd male for London Olympic Games XCO, who should go - Buys, Croeser, Reid or Davids?”
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 09:41
Tumbleweed, on 02 May 2012 - 08:53 , said:
You going for a podium for yourself or to work for Burry…?
For me.
Actually, i am rather looking forward to the olympics. Dstv adding four new hd channels for the olympics.
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 09:41
Tumbleweed, on 02 May 2012 - 09:01 , said:
From Twitter:
@africanmtbkid: tough call 2make!“@Mr_TREAD: If SASCOC agrees to a 2nd male for London Olympic Games XCO, who should go - Buys, Croeser, Reid or Davids?”
@africanmtbkid: tough call 2make!“@Mr_TREAD: If SASCOC agrees to a 2nd male for London Olympic Games XCO, who should go - Buys, Croeser, Reid or Davids?”
Potgieter.
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 10:08
@africanmtbkid: in my opinion if a country qualifies a slot 4 olympics it shud be filled whether theres a contender or not.people work hard to qualify
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 10:22
I agree with Burry, I reckon it should be Reid or Davids, both very young and will stand them in good stead. Reid finished 4th in the WC event in PMB I think, so he should go, but Davids is riding for a Specialized team in the States so do not know how he is performing at the moment.
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 10:24
Lets hope they at least get decent kit to ride in.
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 10:32
Who is Davids? I don't see two slots for Suisse there. Sauser not in yet?
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 10:34
CAAD4, on 02 May 2012 - 10:32 , said:
Who is Davids?
Mackie, on 02 May 2012 - 10:22 , said:
I agree with Burry, I reckon it should be Reid or Davids, both very young and will stand them in good stead. Reid finished 4th in the WC event in PMB I think, so he should go, but Davids is riding for a Specialized team in the States so do not know how he is performing at the moment.
http://www.cyclingne...country/results
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 10:38
Currently, James Reid, definitely has the vasbyt to be a contender on the world stage and he's still young.
Absolutely brilliant to see the standard of local riders over recent years, all those naysayers from the early 90s that said we'd never get anywhere on the world stage of mountain biking.
Where are you choppers now?
Starting with Burry Stander and Greg Minnaar, we now have world class events and riders across the playing field of disciplines!
Ultra/Marathon
XCO
Downhill
Multi Stage
Yeah, shove that guys!
Absolutely brilliant to see the standard of local riders over recent years, all those naysayers from the early 90s that said we'd never get anywhere on the world stage of mountain biking.
Where are you choppers now?
Starting with Burry Stander and Greg Minnaar, we now have world class events and riders across the playing field of disciplines!
Ultra/Marathon
XCO
Downhill
Multi Stage
Yeah, shove that guys!
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 10:41
CAAD4, on 02 May 2012 - 10:32 , said:
Who is Davids? I don't see two slots for Suisse there. Sauser not in yet?
It's tough to be a Swiss pro, they probably have half a dozen riders at least who could qualify for Olympics.
Florian Vogal and Nino Schurter are my bet
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 10:43
CAAD4, on 02 May 2012 - 10:32 , said:
I don't see two slots for Suisse there. Sauser not in yet?
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 10:44
In my totally uninformed and humble opinion it seems that Philip Buys has put in a hell of a lot of effort and time into XCO so why should he not be considered?
Didn't Burry beat him by a mere few seconds at the Fountains race recently?
Didn't Burry beat him by a mere few seconds at the Fountains race recently?
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