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the 2003 competition completed 28 rounds. If you managed 28 rounds this year you would not have finished anywhere," the Paarlite said on Monday. Tim Brink, a resident of Hout Bay and deputy editor of Bicycling Magazine finished third, with the first woman rider, Hannele Steyn-Kotzé, fourth. Both weaved around the 6km course 36 times. Rossouw took the same approach to the race which assured him success last year. "I rode straight through the night, without sleeping and choosing to only rest at the most 20 minutes at a time between rounds," says Rossouw. During these intervals his wife, Esmé, was his saving grace, says Rossouw, as she massaged his legs, back and neck while bike mechanic Neil O'Connell made sure Rossouw's bike stayed in good racing condition. "It's a very bumpy and dusty course and your bike doesn't last more than six laps at a time, with the powder-like dust getting into everything." Although minor stomach cramps and a bit of dizziness troubled Rossouw in the wee hours, he pedalled through it. The batteries of his bike lights also literally left him in the dark for a couple of rounds, and was the cause for a head-over-heels tumble around 03:00 Sunday morning. "My initial aim was for 40 laps, but 38 isn't bad. I am however definitely going to either borrow or hopefully receive a sponsored dual suspension mountainbike next year. "Brink said he could not believe that someone could withstand this bumpy course for 24 hours on a hard tail (bike without rear suspension). It really takes a lot out of you, especially when you ride over the numerous tree trunks and roots on the course," said Rossouw who rides for Hein Kroff Cycles from Paarl. As was the case last year, Stokkies this week again struggled with a blue rear end, but fortunately suffered less chafing than last year. One of the four teams from Paarl's Huguenot Cycles took the honours in the open class of the relay team event and was also crowned the overall team champions. The Huguenot Red team consisting of Dennis du Toit, Murray Roberts, Fritz Basson and Temlett Hockey raced around the course 64 times, beating the Unleash team by two rounds. "Temlett and Fritz started the race at 12:00 on Saturday as Dennis and myself were still busy at the cycling shop. "When we arrived at the event at 13:30 we really turned on the gas and pedalled hard to close the gap on Unleash," said Roberts on Monday. "In the early morning hours we managed to catch up to them and from then on managed to maintain a 30 minute lead." Each of the riders completed the route 16 times with Hockey racing a 17th lap. "The rules state that when the clock strikes 12:00 one of the team members must be on the route. So, when I finished at 11:45, Temlett took off for the final round and finished at 12:30," said Murray. The Huguenot team also won the 24Hour MTB event which was held at Malmesbury earlier this year. It was a far easier victory, however, with the Paarl team winning by seven rounds. The Huguenot GoGirls team won the mixed teams category by completing 58 rounds on Saturday |
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THE Paarl Cricket Club's three senior teams are going from strength to strength in the Boland Cricket Board's competitions, each heading the log in their respective leagues. The Novel Paarl first team is unbeaten, while the second and third teams have each suffered one defeat. At the Parys Grounds, Paarl I brushed aside any potential threat by poorly placed Malmesbury on Saturday, winning easily by six wickets after bowling out the visitors for 132 in the 44th over. The home team had the advantage of overcast conditions early on, giving new ball bowlers Anwell Newman and Denver van Reenen the opportunity to each grab one of Malmesbury's opening batsmen. They set the stage for Utallyn Ernstzen (5/22) to mesmerise the opponents with his swing bowling and rip the heart out of their batting line-up. Ernstzen, who was the Paarl Player of the Month in November, boasted four wickets for five runs after his first six overs, but it was eventually left to spinners Alfredo Adams (1/5) and Faghrie Jacobs (2/14) to wrap up the innings. In the absence of the regular opening batsman, Newman (57) went out for some much needed batting practice, and entertained the crowd with four sixes and six boundaries in his 39 ball stay. His first wicket partnership of 86 runs with Carlo Crotz (28) took the sting out of Malmesbury's bowling attack, for captain Lynal Jansen (17 not out 4x3) and Hilton Solomons (18 not out 4x2, 6x1) to cruise to Paarl's ninth successive victory with an unbeaten 33 run partnership for the fifth wicket. On the B pitch Paarl III had no trouble, winning by 7 wickets against Paarl East. Fine bowling by Robin Andrews (4/9) and Hein Adonis (4/18) saw the visitors tumbling for 136 in the 40th over, with Cloete (32), Goliath (22) and Jacobs (24) offering the only resistance. After opener, captain Andrew Cupido, scored (36 4x7) a neat innings by Enrico Daniels (41 not out 4x7) saw his team home, with excellent support coming from Andrews (25 not out 4x2) in an unbeaten 70 run partnership for the fourth wicket. In Malmesbury, Paarl II overcame the early controversy when the home team used a ball prescribed for halfday cricket to complete the treble for their club. After initially struggling on 131/4 against the excessively swinging ball, Paarl set a target of 201, with captain Marco Walters (66) steadying the ship up front. Walters faced 142 balls to hit six boundaries and two sixes. Other useful contributions came from Richard Cunningham (22 4x3) and Kurt Martin (21 4x2). Wayne Lategan (20) top scored for the home team, but after he was clean bowled by Rohan Goetham (3/19), his team collapsed against Lyndon Fredericks (3/25) and Cunningham (2/17). Paarl's only team in action on Saturday will be Paarl III against Young Peoples at Dal Josaphat. |
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DIE eerste span van Paarl-Oos Krieketklub het Saterdag min moeite ondervind om Bergrivier met agt paaltjies op New Orleans te klop. Die tuisspan het die loot gewen en vir Bergrivier ingestuur om eerste te kolf. Wayne Libbie (27 4x1) en Marquin Julies (55 4x5) het die grootste bydrae gemaak tot die besoekers se 162/10 in 59 beurte. Paarl-Oos se beste boulers was Hilroy Paulse (3/34 in 12bb, 3 leeg) en Elroy Abrahams (5/31 in 13bb, 2 leeg). Die tuisspan kry die wenlopies in die 39ste beurt, met Bruce Muller (78nun 4x10), Manfred de Kock (33 4x4) en Roswin Jephtha (31 4x5) wat die lopies slaan. Op Weltevrede het Paarl-Oos vir Bergrivier (137/10) II ingestuur om te kolf. Bergrivier se H Albertus (29 4x5) en M Matthyse (35 4x4) was die voorste lopiemakers. Die besoekers kry die teiken in die 43ste beurt, met Wayne Minnies (4/17 in 7bb, 2 leeg), Zynodien Fredericks (3/34 in 14bb, 4 leeg en 38nun 4x6), Jenovin Adams (52 4x7), en Werner Erasmus (28 4x3, 6x1) wat uitblink. Paarl-Oos III (136) het met sewe paaltjies teen Paarl III (142/3) verloor. Evert Jacobs (24 4x3) en Tiaan Cloete (32 4x3) het goed gekolf vir Paarl-Oos. Paarl-Oos I en II speel Saterdag tuis teen Pniel Coronations. 'n Hoenderbraai-ete sal tydens die wedstryde verkoop word. |
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SEDERT hy sy gholf in die Verenigde State van Amerika begin speel het, het die Paarliet Dawie van der Walt van krag tot krag gegaan. Van der Walt, wat in Augustus aan die La Mar Universiteit in Texas begin studeer het, danksy 'n gholfbeurs, het vinnig 'n reputasie as gerekende speler vir homself begin bou. Ná slegs ses toernooie is Van der Walt, sy universiteit se nommer een speler én 14de op die merietelys van Amerikaanse amateurs. Tydens die Eisenhower Trofee-toernooi wat einde Oktober in Puerto Rico gespeel is, het Dawie as deel van die SA-span ook 'n rekord opgelewer. Sy tweede rondetelling van 66 op die Oceans-baan van die Rio Mar Buiteklub was die laagste rondesyfer wat nog ooit deur 'n Suid-Afrikaner behaal is tydens dié wêreldkampioenskappe. Daarby is hy ook net een van vier spelers wat sedert SA se terugkeer tot internasionale deelname in 1994, tydens die Eisenhower toernooi 'n telling van onder 70 baansyfer kon aanteken. Suid-Afrika het die toernooi saam met Ierland in die 17de posisie afgesluit, met Van der Walt as individuele speler in die 64ste posisie. SA het 'n telling van 431 behaal oor die 54 putjies, terwyl Van der Walt rondetellings van 77, 66, en 78 aangeteken het. Dawie wat ook vanjaar as Paarl Post se senior sportman van die jaar aangewys is, kom eersdaags weer na Suid-Afrika waarna hy van 20 tot 23 Januarie in Durban in die SA Ope gaan deelneem. Einde Februarie vlieg hy weer eens terug na sy geboorteland toe om sy titel as houespelkampioen in die Sanlam SA Amateur kampioenskappe in Pretoria te verdedig. Dawie sal tydens albei die toernooie weer vir sy nasionale kleure probeer kwalifiseer en mik vir insluiting in 'n SA sesman-span wat later in 2005 aan 'n toernooi in Australië sal deelneem. |
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HOEWEL die plaaslike atlete wat almal aan die Statebond Jeugspele in Australië deelgeneem het nie een 'n goue medalje kon inpalm nie, beaam hulle dat die ervaring self wel goud werd was. Reagan Julius van die Paarl Atletiekklub is die enigste Paarliet wat met 'n medalje kan terugkom van Bendigo, Australië. Julius se sprong van 7,45m het hom 'n brons in die verspring verseker. Die Aussie, Chris Noffke, het die item gewen met 'n afstand van 7,64m gevolg deur die Brit, Bernard Yeboah met 7,60m. Reagan se pa, Raymond, het die SA atletiekspan vergesel as afrigter. "Dit was goeie blootstelling vir die atlete. Die feit dat Reagan in 2003 aan die Jeug... Wêreldkampioenskappe deelgeneem het, het hom gehelp om die druk van internasionale kompetisie beter te verwerk. "Die Statebond Jeugspele het die atlete goed voorberei vir die 2006 Statebond Spele en Olimpiese Spele in 2008 in Beijing," het Raymond gesê. Hy het bygevoeg dat die hewige humiditeit tesame met baie warm sonskynweer die atlete se sake bemoeilik het. Daarby het die nege tydgrense wat die Suid-Afrikaners moes oorsteek en die min tyd wat tot hul beskikking was om te klimatiseer en die vlugvoosheid af te skud, ook hul vertonings beïnvloed, sê Raymond. "Die twee lande wat ons gewen het, het nie so gesukkel met die tydsaanpassing nie. Die Australiërs het natuurlik nie 'n probleem gehad nie, maar die Engelse atlete het reeds 10 dae voor die Spele in Australië aangekom om genoegsaam aan te pas." Nog 'n Paarl atleet wat ook kwaai deur die tydskwessie omvergewerp is, is die fietsryer Magdalene Nicholson. Nicholson het in beide pad- en baanwedrenne deelgeneem en moes skaars vier uur nadat sy in Australië geland het en ná 36 uur van reis, haar eerste wedren ry. "Die baan was ook ongewoon, met drie hoeke en een reguit gedeelte en dit was plat," vertel Magdalene wat ook gekies is om die Suid-Afrikaanse span te lei tydens die openingseremonie van die Spele. Die jong Paarliet het in reën en koue weer teen baie sterk kompetisie gejaag. "Al die meisies wat gery het, het in Augustus aan die Junior Wêreldkampioenskappe in Los Angeles deelgeneem. Maar ek het ook baie tricks geleer. Die Nieu-Seelanders en Australianers het saamgewerk, terwyl die Engelse en Walliese fietsryers mekaar weer gehelp het. Ek was op my eie, maar dit was 'n groot uitdaging want ek het met elke attack saamgejaag," vertel sy geesdriftig. Magdalene het sewende gekom in die 500m tydtoets, 13de in die 10-15km tydtoets, en agste in die 7,5km gelykstaande wedren. Sy het in die puntewedren uitgeval, nie vir die naelry-finaal gekwalifiseer nie en in die Kirin oor 2km het haar ketting in die laaste ronde afgeval. "Ek het baie geleer en weet nou ten minste teen wie ek in Januarie gaan ry in die Jeug Spele in Australië," het sy gesê. Dit was ook die eerste keer dat Rèniell Matthysen van Paarl Fietsryklub oorsee deelneem. Matthysen wat eers verlede maand 16 geword het, was die jongste ryer in die veld. Die jong leerder van Hoërskool Labori was 14de in die 20km puntewedren en 11de in die 10km gelykstaande wedren. In albei wedrenne het hy 'n beter posisie behaal as die gerekende SA jaer, Kyle Swain. "Hy het baie ondervinding opgedoen. Rèniell sê, hy het gedink hy weet wat fietsry is, nóú weet hy wat fietsry is," het Rèniell se pa, Reinald Dinsdag gesê. Die gemiddelde spoed van die wedrenne waarin Matthysen gejaag het, was 'n blitsige 55km per uur. Daarby het hy nog met sy ligter ratverhouding gery vir deelname in die o.16 jaar afdeling. Drie ander plaaslike seuns, Hilton Lobberts (New Orleans Sekondêr), Ricardo Croy (Paarl Gim) en Terry Jacobs (Hoër Jongenskool Paarl) was deel van die Suid-Afrikaans Sewesrugbyspan. Dié span het in die inleidende wedstryde die Cook Eilande (24-17) en Skotland (26-0) geklop maar toe 38-15 teen Fidji vasgeval. In daaropvolgende wedstryde het hulle weer die Cook Eilande (38-7) geklop, maar 31-7 teen Samoa verloor. In hul finale wedstryd het hulle vir Skotland 12-5 geklop. SA was derde in die medaljes-oes met met Engeland tweede en Australië eerste. |
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