2011 Site

Hi All,

Please visit the new site for news and updates on the latest edition of the Durban Cycle Tour
www.durbancycletour.blogspot.com

Money Raised

A big thank you to all the sponsors for the money donated towards the tour. We were able to raise R28,000.00 that was donated to Girls and Boys Town SA. Exxaro then donated an additional R28,000.00 to make the total donation R56,000.00!!

The following Companies donated towards the tour:

Gillington Welding
SMT Galvanisers
Colereef
Raytoko
Fast Flame Profiling
Bio Schnell
Bubezi Allied Construction
Vital Engineering
Professional Cost Consultants
Griesel Nel
First Tech Group
DEL
Nedbank
Concor Engineering
Louwill
Wade Walker
Group 5 Projects
S&P
Exxaro

Famous Quotes of the Tour

"I never knew the Free State was this flat"
- Wim, 5km outside Sasolburg

"Dodds has a serious case of Kombinitus"
- Heard at the fines ceremony

"What are you 'sinking about' Sid?"
- Alan Welsh, after Sid kept riding in front to "Think"

"If it weren’t for Tequila, cactus would take over the world"
- Willem at fines ceremony

"Oh sorry, did I hurt you?"
- Kate, after Ernst started crying on the massage table

"That’s not a sock in my pants"
- Kolbe, after putting on his cycling shorts

"I’m walking like an Egyptian"
- Dodds, when asked why he is walking funny

"How difficult can it be to get me a beer? You go to the fridge, take out the beer and give it to me!"
- Alan Westerman after waiting 35 minutes for a beer after day 3

"I keep aiming for the potholes, but I can’t get a puncture!"
– Dodds

"Hier kom daai twee taai toffies"
- Johan, when Ernst en Kolbe joined the bunch

“Final round, final final round”
- Pieter Kunz, after the 5th final round!

"Nog net 3km dan is ons daar"
- Pieter Kunz, 2km from the "10km to go" sign

“Ja jou Kanaalaap”
– Johan, replying to one of Kolbe's jokes

"Just one more hill then it's downhill to the finish"
- Pieter Kunz, at every hill

"What's that bright thing?"
- Alan Westerman, seeing the sun for the first time in 5 days on Sunday morning

Another funny thing was when Sid forgot the punchline to his own joke after 7 "fines". He just stood up and went to bed!

Congratulations and Thank You

A very big congratulations to everyone that participated in the tour, I think we will all agree that it was a huge success! Apart from a lot of hurt bodies I think everyone enjoyed the tour and made a few new friends at the same time.

Thank you again to all our sponsors, without you this whole tour would not have been possible.

Thanks to Pieta for all the arrangements for the tour.

Thanks also to Anita and Kate who had to drive the vehicles between 10 and 30km/h for hours every day!

Hope to see you all back again next year!!

Day 5 - Amashova Race

This morning was a very early start as we had to load the trailers to drive to the start in Pietermaritzburg. We saw the sun for the first time since the start of the tour, it was a welcome relieve for all of us! Unfortunately Sid and Ernst couldn’t take part in the race due to knee injuries, but I’m sure that they’ll be back next year!

Everyone that started the race finished, very well done to everyone.



All of us before the race.


Here are all of the race times:

Pieta - 2:56:33
Johan - 2:56:37
Adriaan - 3:23:58
Willem - 3:37:41
Wim - 3:37:42
NJ - 3:42:18
Pieter Kunz - 3:42:18
Peter Loram - 3:43:58
Dodds - 3:56:27
Alan Westerman - 3:57:02
Kolbe - No Chip
Richard - 4:27:29
Alan Welsh - 4:35:39
Robyn Welsh - 4:35:39



Willem, Peter, Wim, NJ and Pieter after the race.

Day 4 Evening

Tonight we had a quiet night at a restaurant in Hilton, no fines ceremony as we all had to be strong for the next day’s race. We did however hand over the Vital Prize of the Day to Adriaan for being the most consistent rider of the tour, a big congratulations to him.

Day 4

Day 4 again was a very cold, wet and windy day!

Knee injuries (and tequila) kept Sid and Ernst out of the day’s ride. They also decided it would be wise not to start the Amashova, to rather keep their knees intact.

We also had the biggest climb of the tour to deal with about 15km into the day! Pieta and Johan narrowly beat the rest of us up the hill by about 150m!!

Today we only had one puncture, and luckily no other technical problems.

Wish all of us luck as Kolbe and some of the others are going to try their best to do an “under 3”!

All of us at Thyme and Again Guesthouse in Estcourt

NJ

Peter Loram

Wim

Willem and Adriaan

Alan Westerman


Pieter Kunz, Alan Welsh

Kolbe

Richard and Dodds

Pieta and his illegitimate children

Dishing out muffins and bananas to the community.

Having coffee at Wimpy.

Enjoying the coffee


What a view

Going downhill

Going uphill.

The two losers drinking beer in the bus.

"What are you doing Richard?"

Pieta and Johan, our two Kumba riders.

Wim and Willem enjoying the rugby.

Real dedication!

Washing bikes in the rain.

Day 3 Fines Ceremony

Sid was again "most fined" person for a second night in a row, it was also the night where the most fines was given out. Congratulations to Alan Westerman and Richard for winning the Vital Prize of the Day for the first day that they finished the stage on their bikes...

Kate


Sid


Anita


Alan Westerman


Dodds


Richard


Willem


Wim


Pieter Kunz


Alan Welsh


Adriaan


Kolbe


Ernst


Pieta


Alan and Richard with the Vital Prize of the Day

Day 3

Day three started with Sid delaying the start for 30 minutes. Because of his antics the previous night he only started to change his wheels when we were about to start, I can see a few penalty shots going his way tonight! After less than 1km from the start, Alan Westerman decided it was a good idea to get the first puncture of the day. After him a few others also had punctures, but other than that no major incidents, except for Kolbe falling over the finish line.

It was an overcast, windy and freezing day, with a few big climbs towards the end of the day’s ride coming into Estcourt. It was also the first day that everyone finished the day on their bikes and we had no-one coming home in the bus.

Below are some photos of the day’s riding:

The start at Drakensville, thanks to Dodds and Tour de Frans Cycles for the days kit sponsorship.

Sid delaying the start.

All of us waiting for Sid.

Adriaan and Willem.

Ninja Johan

Wim and Kolbe.

Racing Snake Sid!!

Peter Loram

Ernst

NJ

Alan Westerman

Willem and Adriaan fixing a flat.

Alan Welsh, Richard and Pieter Kunz

Racing Snake Sid.

Wim

Peter

Kolbe

Ernst very happy.


Dodds

Alan Welsh, Alan Westerman and Pieter Kunz.

Johan and Pieta

The group just before the N3.

Kolbe taking a tumble over the finish line, clip in pedals are a little more sticky than "Tekkies"!!