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superiorstr8men · 23 days ago
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rynodraws · 2 years ago
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Marmlos Eastwater, former Falconer of the fallen House van Heerden, meets his old rival, Jaco Venter van Rensburg.
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enisports-blog · 8 years ago
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Two South Africans in Tour de France
Two South Africans in Tour de France #Cavendish’steam #DimensionDataTeam #JacoVenter #MarkCavendish
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg  and Jaco Venter in Cavendish’s team for Tour de France
  Mark Cavendish, 32, will target Eddy Merckx’s Tour de France record of stage wins with the help of Reinardt Janse van Rensburg and Jaco Venter as he spearheads the Dimension Data team’s challenge alongside compatriot Stephen Cummings.
British road cycling star is just four wins away from equalling Tour de…
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irvinenewshq · 2 years ago
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Dobson unfussed about enjoying newly-minted Boks forward of tour: Theyre out there and eager
Manie Libbok. (Picture by: Ziyaad Douglas/Gallo Photos) With Springbok administration saying earlier within the week that Springbok tour inductees can be withdrawn from United Rugby Championship (URC) squads this weekend, it was curious to see Manie Libbok and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu picked for the Stormers. The Stormers duo are a part of the principle squad that leaves for Eire on Saturday night, and with a sport towards the Lions at 16:00 on Saturday, confusion reigned within the press convention with John Dobson as he named his aspect for the derby. In line with Dobson, the Stormers have been solely made conscious of 5 gamers who wouldn’t be out there for them – Steven Kitshoff, Frans Malherbe, Deon Fourie, Salmaan Moerat and Damian Willemse. “We have all the time labored on the premise that these 5 guys can be unavailable and everybody else was out there,” mentioned Dobson. READ | A gross sales pitch and first impressions: How Sacha Mngomezulu made Springbok tour roster The burning query was how a sport late within the afternoon might doubtlessly get in the best way of their Dublin itinerary. Dobson mentioned:  They’re positively enjoying [tomorrow] and eager to play. I do not know in regards to the logistics [of their travel]. I simply know that they are out there. The Stormers are represented by 14 gamers throughout each squads (9 within the so-called most important group), and that’s the place we discover Libbok and Feinberg-Mngomezulu. Dobson mentioned the inclusion of the 2 gamers was met with positivity throughout the workforce. “They’re all happy with one another. It is a actually good feeling.” Groups: Lions 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Edwill van der Merwe, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Quan Horn, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Francke Horn, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Emmanuel Tshituka, 5 Reinhard Nothnagel (captain), 4 Willem Alberts, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 PJ Botha, 1 JP Smith Substitutes: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Morgan Naude, 18 Ruan Smith, 19 Pieter Jansen van Vuren, 20 Sibusiso Sangweni, 21 Morne van dern Berg, 22 Gianni Lombard, 23 Zander du Plessis Stormers 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Angelo Davids, 13 Dan du Plessis, 12 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Paul de Moist, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Hacjivah Dayimani, 6 Junior Pokomela, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (captain), 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Brok Harris Substitutes: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Ben-Jason Dixon, 20 Willie Engelbrecht, 21 Nama Xaba, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Suleiman Hartzenberg Originally published at Irvine News HQ
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teamjaco · 5 years ago
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ABS-olutely  Fabulous
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While doing planks and crunches are tried and true exercises to strengthen your abdominals, having some different options in your workout tool box can not only spice up your workout routine, but motivate you to do more abdominal strengthening exercises!
Leg Drops
The Basics:
This exercise can be performed on the ground. Lie down on your back and make sure to flatten your lower back down against the ground by tilting your hips before you start. Keep your lower back flat against the ground for the entire exercise. Straighten out your legs and lift them up into the air. Slowly lower your legs down till right before lower back starts to arch then lift your legs back up into the air. Start with 1 set of 10, and when that gets too easy add another set. Only attempt the challenge if you can keep your lower back flat for 2 sets of the leg drops.
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Lower your legs to the point right before your lower back feels like it is about to arch. Hold this position for 30 seconds.
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If you are unable to keep your lower back flat with the double leg drops then single leg drops are another option for strengthening your abdominals. Start by lying on your back and flattening your lower back against the ground. Keep your back flat against the ground for the entire exercise. Raise 1 leg into the air and slowly lower your leg down to the ground. Repeat alternating which leg is dropping.
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Dead Bugs
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Start by lying on your back on the ground. Bend your legs and hips up to a 90/90 position. Lift your arms up to a 90 degree angle with your body. Tilt your hips back to flatten your lower back against the ground and maintain this position for the entire exercise. Slowly march your left leg down and lower your right arm down simultaneously . Slowly move back to the starting position.  Alternate sides by slowly marching your right leg down and lowering your left arm down. Repeat until you have completed 10 repetitions on each side.
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Lie down on your back at the edge of the bed with your hips and back supported by the bed but with your legs off the edge of the bed. Bend your legs and hips up to a 90/90 position. Lift your arms up to a 90 degree angle with your body. Tilt your hips back to flatten your lower back against the ground and maintain this position for the entire exercise. Slowly march your left leg down as far as you can without your lower back arching and lower your right arm down simultaneously. Alternate sides by slowly marching your right leg down and lowering your left arm down. Repeat until you have completed 10 repetitions on each sides.
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Modification
If you are having difficulty maintaining the proper form with moving both your arms and your legs then this modification is a Start by lying on your back on the ground. Bend your legs and hips up to a 90/90 position. Lift your arms up to a 90 degree angle with your body. Tilt your hips back to flatten your lower back against the ground and maintain this position for the entire exercise. Slowly march your left leg down and lower your right arm down simultaneously.  Slowly move back to the starting position. Alternate sides by slowly marching your right leg down and lowering your left arm down. Repeat until you have completed 10 repetitions on each side.
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Plank twist
The Basics:
A twist on the classic plank! Set up in push up position making sure your shoulders, elbows, and wrists are stacked in one line and that there is no bending at your hips. Engage your abdominal muscles and lift up your left leg. Bend your knee and slowly touch your knee to your right elbow.  Slowly bring your leg back to the starting position. Repeat on the other side, touching your right knee to your left elbow. Complete 10 repetitions on each side.
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Challenge:
Set up in push up position making sure your shoulders, elbows, and wrists are stacked in one line and that there is no bending at your hips. Engage your abdominal muscles and lift up your left leg. Bend your knee and touch your knee to your right elbow. Straighten out your knee but do not put your foot down. Bend your knee again and touch your left knee to the outside of your left elbow. Slowly bring your leg back to starting position this time putting your foot back down and repeat on the other side. Complete 10 repetitions on each side.
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Modification: 
Set up in push up position making sure your shoulders, elbows, and wrists are stacked in one line and that there is no bending at your hips. Engage your abdominal muscles and lift up your left leg. Slowly bring your leg back to the starting position. Repeat with your right leg. Complete 10 repetitions on each side.
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Article written by Leandi Venter, PT, DPT at Jaco Rehabilitation
Photos taken by: Kelsee Sidebottom, PT, DPT at Jaco Rehabilitation
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alltimeradio-blog · 8 years ago
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runridedive · 6 years ago
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Testing Desert route doesn’t allow for errors
The second day of the Toyota 1000 Desert Race, round three of the South African National Cross Country Series (SACCS) taking place from Selebi-Phikwe in Botswana, took its toll on competitors after a testing 380 kilometres.
The TDR 1000, the only marathon event on the SACCS calendar, moved from the sandy desert conditions of Jwaneng in south-west Botswana to Phikwe in the east with lush Bushveld type terrain.  Although this new challenge is the same for everyone, it calls for a different approach and strategy. The event started with a 60km Qualifying Race on Friday and continued with a 380km section on Saturday after the route had to be shortened by approximately 60 kilometres with the final stretch another 400 kilometres on Sunday.
The stakes are extremely high and with championship titles to chase and double points on offer, teams had to battle the dust on a tight and twisty route, aiming for the best class and overall positions.
With no room for error and not too many places to overtake combined with heavy dust, trees and stumps, day two took its toll, with defending champions Giniel de Villiers/Dennis Murphy (Toyota Gazoo Racing SA Hilux) running into trouble in the FIA Class while the Horn brothers, Johan and Werner (Malalane Toyota Hilux) will also have an uphill battle on the final day in Class T.
De Villiers/Murphy were third on the road and third at the halfway mark, but disaster struck in loop two when they hit a tree stump and broke a wishbone. They carried out running repairs but lost valuable time that dropped them to the back of the FIA Class, over an hour and 13 minutes behind the leaders team-mates Henk Lategan/Brett Cummings who had to battle the dust for 80 kilometres before taking the lead from polesitters Chris Visser/Philip Herselman (Atlas Copco Toyota Hilux).  Lategan also won Heat One at this event last year.
“It was rough,” Lategan said afterwards. “Brett rated it as one of the toughest events he has done and although the navigation was not as tricky, it was definitely one for the books,” he commented. It was a close race between Lategan/Cummings and Visser/Herselman who had a relatively incident-free event and finished the day in second place, a mere 1 minute 5 seconds separating the two FIA Class teams.
The podium was rounded off by Shameer Variawa/Juan Möhr (Toyota Gazoo Racing SA Hilux) who started fourth after an excellent qualifying result. They lost time with a puncture while a shattered windscreen impaired their vision. Variawa/Möhr trail Visser/Herselman by just over six minutes.
There was also a good result for Johan van Staden/Mike Lawrenson (Elf Renault Duster) who finished fourth despite a few mechanical issues towards the end of the race. Namibians Jaco van Dyk/ Michel Rust (Red-Lined Nissan Navara) finished the day eight minutes ahead of Burger/Elvene Vonk (King Price Nissan Navara) despite gearbox problems.
It was also a good day for the Ford Castrol Cross Country Team Rangers of Lance Woolridge/Ward Huxtable and Gareth Woolridge and Boyd Dreyer who were first and second in Class T and fifth and seventh overall respectively.
Woolridge/Huxtable were hampered by an early race incident damaging the exhaust of their Ford Ranger on a tree resulting in a loss of power as well as losing brakes after wire got wrapped around the rear axle while Gareth/Boyd damaged a wheel when they hit a clump of rocks and lost valuable time.
Jacques van Tonder/Sammy Redelinghuys (Ford Ranger) rounded off the Class T podium, almost 15 minutes minutes behind Woolridge/Dreyer.
There were major problems for the Horn brothers in Class T who broke two CV joints and damaged an oil pipe on their Malalane Toyota Hilux that saw them finishing way down the order. However, all is not lost, and they will go all out to make up for disappointing results on the third and final day.
Dylan Venter/Donavan Lubbe (4×4 Mega World ARB Toyota Hilux) in their first national outing this season finished just off the Class T Podium in fourth. Newcomers Wors Prinsloo/Kenneth Venter (Ford Ranger) helped fellow competitors Jason Venter/Jaco van Aardt who were stuck in thick sand also struggled without brakes for almost 160km, but still managed to finish the day in fifth.  Theuns Joubert/Henry Köhne (Elf Renault Duster) survived various technical and mechanical issues to finish another day at their first TDR 1000 successfully.
Class T casualties include Gary Bertholdt (Atlas Copco Toyota Hilux) who had to withdraw due to illness while a burst oil cooler forced Richard Leeke/Danie Stassen (Ford Ranger) to withdraw.
In the FIA Class there were also points for Jason Venter/Jaco van Aardt (4×4 Mega World ARB Toyota Hilux) who completed the best part of the first half in two-wheel drive after they broke the right front side shaft. They were seventh in class. There were problems for Production Vehicle newcomer, Ernst Roberts who competed in his first TDR 1000 with experienced navigator Riaan Greyling (Red-Lined Nissan Navara). They hit the same tree stump that side-lined de Villiers/Murphy and broke the right front wheel and shock which forced them to limp home. They will no doubt be back on the last day with the aim to make up for lost points.
The Class S battle between David Huddy/Gerhard Schutte (Nissan Navara) and Jannie and Pieter Visser (Toyota Hilux) saw Huddy/Schutte as victors who were hampered by a broken windscreen 30 kilometres from the finish while clutch problems slowed the Visser family in the Hilux during the second half of the race. With the first points of the race now in the bag, some 400 kilometres await the teams on the final day in Botswana. Now knowing what to expect, a nail-biting day is on the cards and the name of the game will be to tread carefully while aiming for solid result as the SACCS reaches the halfway mark of the season.
The TDR 1000 will start at 08:00 from the Sam Sono stadium on the final day and teams can look forward to thousands of spectators enjoying this biggest sporting event on their calendar.
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channelnewswire-blog · 6 years ago
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Gloucester v Worcester Warriors group news|Worcester News
WORCESTER Warriors welcome back Wales winger Josh Adams and captain GJ van Velze for their Gallagher Premiership derby at Gloucester on Saturday (3pm).
However Warriors lack scrum-half Francois Hougaard and openside flanker Sam Lewis due to injuries.
Adams returns after impressing for Wales in their autumn internationals against Australia and South Africa.
Number 8 van Velze missed last Friday's 20-13 victory over Harlequins at Sixways due to injury however he has actually gained back physical fitness and will take his location in the middle of the back row at Kingsholm.
Michael Heaney, a summer finalizing from Doncaster Knights, will make his very first Premiership start in Hougaard's absence with Matti Williams, who began at Bath 2 weeks ago, returning to the back row in place of Lewis.
Tighthead prop Gareth Milasinovich will reach the landmark of 50 career appearances for Warriors if he comes off the bench.
Gloucester make four modifications with Owen Williams starting his first Premiership game of the season as he partners Billy Twelvetrees in the midfield.
Up front, Josh Hohneck and James Hanson enter the front row at loosehead and hooker respectively while Jaco Kriel returns at openside flanker.
2nd row Franco Mostert is on the bench after completing his global duties with South Africa.
Head coach Johan Ackermann said: "Worcester is going to be an enormous challenge. They're a quality side and are well coached and going to evaluate us on all fronts.
" They're defensively really strong, they have huge forwards and quite an explosive back-line-- they'll be a huge obstacle.
" Whilst I feel we've made Kingsholm a hard location to come to in the previous 12 or 14 months, we didn't play our best video game here last season against them.
" That was a huge battle and we expect nothing less this weekend.
" They have not been beaten badly in any game because of the quality of their team and the battle that they installed.
" They will have taken confidence from their outcome last weekend and travel will not be a factor. It'll be difficult."
Warriors: Pennell; Heem, Venter, Mills, Adams; Weir, Heaney; Black, Singleton, Schonert, Bresler, Phillips, Hill, Williams, van Velze. Replacements: Annett, Waller, Milasinovich, Barry, Cox, Arr, Shillcock, Olivier.
Gloucester: Woodward; Sharples, Twelvetrees, Williams, Thorley; Cipriani, Heinz; Hohneck, Hanson, Balmain, Savage, Slater, Clarke, Kriel, Morgan. Replacements: Visagie, Rapava Ruskin, Knight, Mostert, Polledri, Braley, Trinder, Hudson.
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ultrasfcb-blog · 6 years ago
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Premiership: Gloucester 36-16 Worcester Warriors
Premiership: Gloucester 36-16 Worcester Warriors
Premiership: Gloucester 36-16 Worcester Warriors
Gloucester winger Charlie Sharples’ try was his ninth of the season – to keep him clear as outright Premiership top scorer
Gloucester (10) 36 Tries: Hanson, Sharples, Thorley 2, Clarke, Visagie Cons: Twelvetrees 3 Worcester (9) 16 Tries: Heem Cons: Weir Pens: Weir 3
Gloucester climbed to third in the Premiership table as they ran in six tries to earn a 36-16 bonus-point derby win over Worcester at Kingsholm.
The Cherry and Whites led only 10-9 at the break after first-half tries from James Hanson and Charlie Sharples.
But, aided by a yellow card for Chris Pennell, the hosts scored four more after the break through Ollie Thorley (2), Freddie Clarke and Jaco Visagie.
Warriors did respond with the game’s final try from winger Bryce Heem.
That was converted by Duncan Weir, who had earlier kept his side in the game with three first-half penalties.
Alan Solomons’ Warriors won 25-15 the last time the two clubs met at Sixways in February – but Worcester have won only once on the road in the Premiership this season. And they have only ever won once at Kingsholm, 13-6, in April 2009.
Without their talismanic injured scrum-half Francis Hougaard, and still missing rested England and Lions centre Ben Te’o, the visitors looked set for a battering when Gloucester made such a great start.
The hosts scored two tries inside the first 20 minutes, from hooker Hanson and a ninth of the season for winger Sharples, the Premiership’s top scorer.
If Danny Cipriani had had his kicking boots on, Gloucester could have been 19-0 up, but the discarded England stand-off missed both conversions from wide out, as well as his first much easier early penalty attempt.
That allowed Warriors’ own number 10 Weir to close his side to within a point at 10-9 down by the break. And Pennell was just wide with a long-range penalty attempt that would even have given Warriors an unlikely lead.
But centre Thorley went in before flanker Freddie Clarke also crossed, followed quickly by the loss of Pennell, who was yellow carded for an aerial challenge on Sharples.
Gloucester quickly cashed in against 14 men with a fifth try for Visagie from a driving maul, just a minute after he had come on, followed by a second for Thorley.
But Warriors did at least keep their heads up to earn the game’s final score from winger Heem, allowing Weir the chance to take his tally to 11 points with the boot.
Gloucester head coach Johan Ackermann:
“We knew we had to start well. We became confident by scoring two well-constructed tries but then there was a phase where we made silly mistakes.
“We couldn’t believe that we were only point ahead at half-time but we took the interval messages on board and got the scoreboard rolling again.
“When the game was wrapped up, we again made silly mistakes. But I’m satisfied with the win and very pleased with the extra point against a quality side.
Warriors director of rugby Alan Solomons told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
“We were outmuscled. They were on top of us for most of the game and Chris Pennell’s yellow card made no different to the result.
“The physicality of their pack was crucial and they dominated the collisions today but we could have played better.
“Francois Hougaard would have made a difference as he is more physical, and we lost GJ van Velze at half time.”
Gloucester: Woodward; Sharples, Twelvetrees, Williams, Thorley; Cipriani, Heinz (capt); Hohneck, Hanson, Balmain, Savage, Slater, Clarke, Kriel, Morgan.
Replacements: Polledri for Kriel (57), Rapava Ruskin for Hohneck (57), Visagie for Hanson (57), Braley for Heinz (62), Knight for Balmain (62), Trinder for Cipriani (67), Mostert for Slater (72), Hudson for Woodward (73).
Worcester: Pennell; Heem, Venter, Mills, Adams; Weir, Heaney; Black, Singleton, Schonert; Bresler, Phillips, Hill, Williams, Van Velze (capt).
Replacements: Cox (for van Velze ht), Barry for Williams (50), Arr for Heaney (55), Waller for Black (55), Annett for Singleton (55), Milasinovich for Schonert (62), Shillcock for Pennell (68),
Not used: Olivier.
Sin-bin: Pennell (58).
Referee: Thomas Foley
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365footballorg-blog · 6 years ago
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Cheetahs v Glasgow Warriors: Ali Price starts but Stuart Hogg injured for visitors
Pro14: Cheetahs v Glasgow Warriors Venue: Free State Stadium Date: Saturday, 15 September Kick-off: 18:30 BST Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio Scotland, live text updates on BBC Sport Scotland website
Scotland scrum-half Ali Price makes his first Pro14 start of the season as unbeaten Glasgow Warriors face Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.
Price’s inclusion is one of four changes to the side that beat Munster, with full-back Stuart Hogg sidelined by an ankle niggle and Nick Grigg ill.
Ruaridh Jackson and Alex Dunbar replace Hogg and Grigg, while Scott Cummings starts at lock with Ryan Wilson out. Rob Harley moves to blind-side flanker.
Cheetahs field a much-changed line-up.
This is the South African side’s first home match of the season, after heavy losses away to Munster and Ospreys.
Coach Franco Smith names an all-new front-row of Charles Marais, Joseph Dweba and Aranos Coetzee, while lock Walt Steenkamp replaces Justin Basson, who is suffering from pneumonia.
An injury to Jaco Wiese means Aidon Davis moves to number eight with Gerhard Olivier coming into the side.
Tian Meyer starts ahead of Shaun Venter at scrum-half.
Watson & Van der Merwe back for Edinburgh[1]
Du Preez ‘unable to speak for four weeks’[2]
Hogg wants to stay at Glasgow – Rennie[3]
Dave Rennie’s Warriors were one of only two teams to beat Cheetahs in the high-altitude surrounds of the Free State Stadium last term.
Jackson and Dunbar make their first starts of the season, with Hogg expected to be fit for next weekend’s trip to the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth.
As well as the four changes to the visiting line-up, Scotland centre Huw Jones is set to make his first appearance since April from the bench, having completed his recovery from summer wrist surgery.
“What we know is the Cheetahs are a different proposition at home as everyone in the Pro14 found out last season,” Rennie said.
“Franco Smith is an experienced and innovative coach and we’re looking forward to testing ourselves against his side.”
Glasgow Warriors: Jackson; Seymour, Dunbar, P Horne, DTH van der Merwe; Hastings, Price; Kebble, Brown, Z Fagerson, Cummings, Gray, Harley, Gibbins, Ashe.
Replacements: Turner, Allan, Rae, M Fagerson, Fusaro, G Horne, Frisby, Jones.
Cheetahs: Jaer; Small-Smith; J R van Rensburg, Lee, Maxwane; Schoeman, Meyer; Marais, Dweba, Coetzee, Steenkamp, Du Preez, Olivier, Pokomela, Davis.
Replacements: Du Toit, Nche, G van Rensburg, Visser, Jordaan, M van der Merwe, Venter, Eksteen.
References
^ Watson & Van der Merwe back for Edinburgh (www.bbc.co.uk)
^ Du Preez ‘unable to speak for four weeks’ (www.bbc.co.uk)
^ Hogg wants to stay at Glasgow – Rennie (www.bbc.co.uk)
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ASTANA PRO TEAM 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 11 DUMOULIN Tom TEAM SUNWEB 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 12 SCHACHMANN Maximilian QUICK-STEP FLOORS 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 13 DENNIS Rohan BMC RACING TEAM 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 14 LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel ASTANA PRO TEAM 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 15 BENNETT George TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 16 ULISSI Diego UAE TEAM EMIRATES 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 17 REICHENBACH Sébastien GROUPAMA – FDJ 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 18 BETANCUR Carlos MOVISTAR TEAM 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 19 OOMEN Sam TEAM SUNWEB 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 20 ARU Fabio UAE TEAM EMIRATES 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 21 HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis TEAM SKY 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 22 FROOME Chris TEAM SKY 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 23 BRAMBILLA Gianluca TREK – SEGAFREDO 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 24 GENIEZ Alexandre AG2R LA MONDIALE 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 25 POELS Wout TEAM SKY 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 26 KANGERT Tanel ASTANA PRO TEAM 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 27 ARMEE Sander LOTTO SOUDAL 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 28 NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel MITCHELTON – SCOTT 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 29 MEINTJES Louis TEAM DIMENSION DATA 5h 11’ 42” 0’ 07” 30 VALLS FERRI Rafael MOVISTAR TEAM 5h 11’ 54” 0’ 19” 31 SANCHEZ Luis Leon ASTANA PRO TEAM 5h 11’ 54” 0’ 19” 32 GONÇALVES José TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN 5h 11’ 54” 0’ 19” 33 PREIDLER Georg GROUPAMA – FDJ 5h 11’ 54” 0’ 19” 34 CHEREL Mikael AG2R LA MONDIALE 5h 12’ 01” 0’ 26” 35 MASNADA Fausto ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC 5h 12’ 03” 0’ 28” 36 O’CONNOR Ben TEAM DIMENSION DATA 5h 12’ 03” 0’ 28” 37 DUPONT Hubert AG2R LA MONDIALE 5h 12’ 11” 0’ 36” 38 CONTI Valerio UAE TEAM EMIRATES 5h 12’ 11” 0’ 36” 39 ELISSONDE Kenny TEAM SKY 5h 12’ 13” 0’ 38” 40 HIRT Jan ASTANA PRO TEAM 5h 12’ 13” 0’ 38” 41 PLAZA Ruben ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 5h 12’ 13” 0’ 38” 42 POLANC Jan UAE TEAM EMIRATES 5h 12’ 13” 0’ 38” 43 ZEITS Andrey ASTANA PRO TEAM 5h 12’ 27” 0’ 52” 44 BOUWMAN Koen TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO 5h 12’ 30” 0’ 55” 45 VERVAEKE Louis TEAM SUNWEB 5h 12’ 42” 01’ 07” 46 PANTANO GOMEZ Jarlinson TREK – SEGAFREDO 5h 12’ 42” 01’ 07” 47 LAMMERTINK Maurits TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN 5h 12’ 52” 01’ 17” 48 MONTAGUTI Matteo AG2R LA MONDIALE 5h 13’ 16” 01’ 41” 49 JAUREGUI Quentin AG2R LA MONDIALE 5h 13’ 16” 01’ 41” 50 HAIG Jack MITCHELTON – SCOTT 5h 13’ 24” 01�� 49” 51 HERMANS Ben ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 5h 13’ 38” 02’ 03” 52 ROCHE Nicolas BMC RACING TEAM 5h 13’ 38” 02’ 03” 53 CAVAGNA Rémi QUICK-STEP FLOORS 5h 13’ 41” 02’ 06” 54 GESINK Robert TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO 5h 13’ 46” 02’ 11” 55 BROWN Nathan EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC p/b CANNONDALE 5h 13’ 46” 02’ 11” 56 KREUZIGER Roman MITCHELTON – SCOTT 5h 13’ 46” 02’ 11” 57 TONELLI Alessandro BARDIANI CSF 5h 13’ 46” 02’ 11” 58 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David TEAM SKY 5h 13’ 51” 02’ 16” 59 VISCONTI Giovanni BAHRAIN – MERIDA 5h 13’ 54” 02’ 19” 60 BERHANE Natnael TEAM DIMENSION DATA 5h 14’ 29” 02’ 54” 61 ROUX Anthony GROUPAMA – FDJ 5h 14’ 29” 02’ 54” 62 BIDARD François AG2R LA MONDIALE 5h 14’ 29” 02’ 54” 63 MOHORIC Matej BAHRAIN – MERIDA 5h 14’ 51” 0’ 01” 03’ 16” 64 KING Benjamin TEAM DIMENSION DATA 5h 15’ 04” 03’ 29” 65 PFINGSTEN Christoph BORA – HANSGROHE 5h 15’ 04” 03’ 29” 66 TEN DAM Laurens TEAM SUNWEB 5h 15’ 11” 03’ 36” 67 DENZ Nico AG2R LA MONDIALE 5h 15’ 57” 04’ 22” 68 VAN DER SANDE Tosh LOTTO SOUDAL 5h 16’ 55” 0’ 03” 05’ 20” 69 JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques W TEAM DIMENSION DATA 5h 17’ 01” 05’ 26” 70 NOVAK Domen BAHRAIN – MERIDA 5h 17’ 08” 05’ 33” 71 CAPECCHI Eros QUICK-STEP FLOORS 5h 19’ 30” 07’ 55” 72 VILLELLA Davide ASTANA PRO TEAM 5h 19’ 30” 07’ 55” 73 TORRES AGUDELO Rodolfo Andre ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC 5h 19’ 30” 0’ 02” 07’ 55” 74 VENDRAME Andrea ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC 5h 19’ 30” 07’ 55” 75 SCHMIDT Mads Würtz TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN 5h 22’ 17” 10’ 42” 76 BAK YTTING Lars LOTTO SOUDAL 5h 22’ 17” 10’ 42” 77 BOARO Manuele BAHRAIN – MERIDA 5h 22’ 21” 10’ 46” 78 LADAGNOUS Matthieu GROUPAMA – FDJ 5h 22’ 21” 10’ 46” 79 GROSSSCHARTNER Felix BORA – HANSGROHE 5h 22’ 36” 11’ 01” 80 NIBALI Antonio BAHRAIN – MERIDA 5h 22’ 36” 11’ 01” 81 DIDIER Laurent TREK – SEGAFREDO 5h 25’ 02” 13’ 27” 82 HAMILTON Christopher TEAM SUNWEB 5h 25’ 42” 14’ 07” 83 HAGA Chad TEAM SUNWEB 5h 25’ 42” 14’ 07” 84 VAN HOECKE Gijs TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO 5h 25’ 42” 14’ 07” 85 VENTURINI Clement AG2R LA MONDIALE 5h 25’ 42” 14’ 07” 86 MARCATO Marco UAE TEAM EMIRATES 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 87 MORI Manuele UAE TEAM EMIRATES 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 88 IRIZAR ARAMBURU Markel TREK – SEGAFREDO 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 89 VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco Jo BMC RACING TEAM 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 90 BENEDETTI Cesare BORA – HANSGROHE 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 91 CURVERS Roy TEAM SUNWEB 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 92 PLANCKAERT Baptiste TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 93 DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC p/b CANNONDALE 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 94 ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor TEAM DIMENSION DATA 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 95 HANSEN Adam James LOTTO SOUDAL 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 96 SCHILLINGER Andreas BORA – HANSGROHE 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 97 TURRIN Alex WILIER TRIESTINA – SELLE ITALIA 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 98 GIBBONS Ryan TEAM DIMENSION DATA 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 99 VENTER Jaco TEAM DIMENSION DATA 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 100 ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin UAE TEAM EMIRATES 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 101 KUZNETSOV Viacheslav TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 102 STYBAR Zdenek QUICK-STEP FLOORS 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 103 JUUL JENSEN Christopher MITCHELTON – SCOTT 5h 26’ 47” 15’ 12” 104 MODOLO Sacha EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC p/b CANNONDALE 5h 26’ 52” 15’ 17” 105 BELLETTI Manuel ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC 5h 26’ 52” 15’ 17” 106 SEPULVEDA Eduardo MOVISTAR TEAM 5h 26’ 55” 15’ 20” 107 DRUCKER Jean-Pierre BMC RACING TEAM 5h 27’ 09” 15’ 34” 108 QUINTANA Dayer MOVISTAR TEAM 5h 27’ 13” 15’ 38” 109 FERNANDEZ Ruben MOVISTAR TEAM 5h 27’ 59” 16’ 24” 110 GAVAZZI Francesco ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 111 SABATINI Fabio QUICK-STEP FLOORS 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 112 VLIEGEN Loïc BMC RACING TEAM 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 113 COLEDAN Marco WILIER TRIESTINA – SELLE ITALIA 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 114 SBARAGLI Kristian ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 115 MARTIN Tony TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 116 DE LA PARTE Victor MOVISTAR TEAM 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 117 DOWSETT Alex TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 118 SENECHAL Florian QUICK-STEP FLOORS 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 119 VAN EMDEN Jos TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 120 LINDEMAN Bert-Jan TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 121 VAN POPPEL Danny TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 122 BOIVIN Guillaume ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 123 LAT NEILANDS Krists ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 124 WELLENS Tim LOTTO SOUDAL 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 125 SCULLY Tom EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC p/b CANNONDALE 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 126 DOCKER Mitchell EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC p/b CANNONDALE 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 127 EG Niklas TREK – SEGAFREDO 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 128 FRANKINY Kilian BMC RACING TEAM 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 129 PUCCIO Salvatore TEAM SKY 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 130 MAESTRI Mirco BARDIANI CSF 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 131 BERTAZZO Liam WILIER TRIESTINA – SELLE ITALIA 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 132 KNEES Christian TEAM SKY 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 133 ROELANDTS Jurgen BMC RACING TEAM 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 134 KIRYIENKA Vasil TEAM SKY 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 135 MORABITO Steve GROUPAMA – FDJ 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 136 LUTSENKO Alexey ASTANA PRO TEAM 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 137 DEMPSTER Zakkari ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 5h 28’ 03” 16’ 28” 138 DE MARCHI Alessandro BMC RACING TEAM 5h 28’ 15” 16’ 40” 139 BONNET William GROUPAMA – FDJ 5h 28’ 18” 16’ 43” 140 CATTANEO Mattia ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 141 FRAPPORTI Marco ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 142 BALLERINI Davide ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 143 BARBIN Enrico BARDIANI CSF 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 144 CICCONE Giulio BARDIANI CSF 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 145 SENNI Manuel BARDIANI CSF 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 146 ROY Jérémy GROUPAMA – FDJ 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 147 DEBUSSCHERE Jens LOTTO SOUDAL 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 148 CARTHY Hugh John EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC p/b CANNONDALE 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 149 FRISON Frederik LOTTO SOUDAL 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 150 VAN ASBROECK Tom EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC p/b CANNONDALE 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 151 ZHUPA Eugert WILIER TRIESTINA – SELLE ITALIA 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 152 SAGIV Guy ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 153 CAMPENAERTS Victor LOTTO SOUDAL 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 154 LAENGEN Vegard Stake UAE TEAM EMIRATES 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 155 PEDRERO Antonio MOVISTAR TEAM 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 156 BELKOV Maxim TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 157 ANDREETTA Simone BARDIANI CSF 5h 28’ 47” 17’ 12” 158 MULLEN Ryan TREK – SEGAFREDO 5h 29’ 46” 18’ 11” 159 BONIFAZIO Niccolò BAHRAIN – MERIDA 5h 29’ 50” 18’ 15” 160 SIMION Paolo BARDIANI CSF 5h 29’ 50” 18’ 15” 161 MOSCA Jacopo WILIER TRIESTINA – SELLE ITALIA 5h 30’ 01” 18’ 26” 162 MARECZKO Jakub WILIER TRIESTINA – SELLE ITALIA 5h 30’ 01” 18’ 26” 163 PEDERSEN Mads TREK – SEGAFREDO 5h 30’ 15” 18’ 40” 164 VAN POPPEL Boy TREK – SEGAFREDO 5h 30’ 15” 18’ 40” 165 MØRKØV Michael QUICK-STEP FLOORS 5h 30’ 15” 18’ 40” 166 VIVIANI Elia QUICK-STEP FLOORS 5h 30’ 15” 18’ 40” 167 BENNETT Sam BORA – HANSGROHE 5h 30’ 15” 18’ 40” 168 FONZI Giuseppe WILIER TRIESTINA – SELLE ITALIA 5h 30’ 15” 18’ 40” 169 HOFSTEDE Lennard TEAM SUNWEB 5h 30’ 15” 18’ 40” 170 BEWLEY Sam MITCHELTON – SCOTT 5h 35’ 35” 24’ 00” 171 TUFT Svein MITCHELTON – SCOTT 5h 35’ 35” 24’ 00”
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Even Bone Collector is skating on skinny ice at Lions: Days of repute picks are gone
Evergreen former Bok Willem Alberts’ return to the Lions staff is perhaps welcomed, however he will be on a good leash. Lions defence guru Jaque Fourie has warned that the times of repute alone dictating sure alternatives are over. He additionally notes that the Lions aren’t shedding focus following their glorious tour and might want to again it up with type at house.  He donned a Springbok jersey on 43 events and his fearsome physique led to him being dubbed “The Bone Collector”, however Willem Alberts is – by default – already skating on skinny ice at Ellis Park. The evergreen 38-year-old veteran makes a return for Saturday’s URC assembly with Ulster as he bolsters a Lions pack that has earned rave opinions following an excellent three-match tour that led to 3 victories. Nevertheless, he will not be entrusted together with his function as senior statesman if he is not going so as to add worth within the subsequent few weeks for, as Lions defence coach and Alberts’ former Bok teammate Jaque Fourie warns, the times of the staff making alternatives on repute solely are lengthy gone.  It is a bullish and refreshing stance, made simpler by the truth that the Lions’ core of kids have taken the lead in driving their facet’s encouraging enchancment. READ | 5 SA gamers followers get pleasure from watching within the URC proper now “It is good to have Willem again, he is been out of the sport for fairly some time now,” Fourie stated on Thursday. “It is all the time useful to have that have in your staff, particularly with the younger guys round. Gamers of his stature have a method of calming them down. We’re trying ahead to seeing how he’ll go. “[But] we’re on the stage the place we’re within the second 12 months of our mission and now it is actually all about efficiency. In case you do not carry out, the subsequent man will step as much as the plate if he will get a chance. “All of the younger guys which were given an opportunity this season have usually grabbed it with each fingers and made it work for them. “Gone are the times that we simply follow somebody who is not doing his work. So that you both do it or we get the subsequent man to do it for you.” Lions: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Edwill van der Merwe, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Quan Horn, 10 Gianni Lombard, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Francke Horn, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Emmanuel Tshituka, 5 Reinhard Nothnagel (captain), 4 Willem Alberts, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Jaco Visagie, 1 JP Smith Substitutes: 16 PJ Botha, 17 Sti Sithole, 18 Ruan Smith, 19 Pieter Jansen van Vuren, 20 Sbu Sangweni, 21 Morne van den Berg, 22 Jordan Hendrikse, 23 Zander du Plessis That hardnosed philosophy extends to their present log place. Regardless of sitting fairly in sixth in a congested top-end of the general desk, Fourie believes there’s nothing to essentially rejoice but. If something, he does not need his troops to fall into the acquainted entice of overachieving away from house after which changing into unstuck in Doornfontein. “We had a very good tour however we’ve not achieved something but,” he stated. “This competitors is not gained after 4 rounds. We’re specializing in the subsequent three video games at house and need to begin nicely right here. It is vital to do nicely at house.”  Kick-off is at 14:00 on Saturday. Originally published at Irvine News HQ
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Nominees for 53rd Fleur du Cap Awards announced
The Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards will take place on Sunday, 18 March at 17:30 at the Baxter Theatre Centre in Cape Town.
These annual awards are regarded amongst the most valued and prestigious in the South African performing arts industry. This year’s ceremony will take place on Sunday, 18 March at 17:30 at the Baxter Theatre Centre in Cape Town and promises to be an “Elegantly Extravagant” evening.
The nominees in the various categories are, in alphabetical order:BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY
André Roothman in Die Nag van Legio as Dogoman
Charlton George in Marat/Sade as Jean-Paul Marat
Craig Morris in Tartuffe as Tartuffe/Madame Pernelle
Ephraim Gordon in Die Dans van die Watermeid as Mills
Marty Kintu in Topdog/Underdog as Lincoln
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Buhle Ngaba in What Remains as The Student
Charmaine Weir-Smith in Suddenly the Storm as Shanell
Faniswa Yisa in What Remains as The Archeologist
Tinarie van Wyk Loots in Hemelruim as Mariaan
Tinarie van Wyk Loots in Marat/Sade as Charlotte Corday
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Bongile Mantsai in Marat/Sade as Duperret
Darren Araujo in Shakespeare in Love as Henslowe, Ensemble
Gerben Kamper in Die Nag van Legio as Oubaas Menge
Mark Elderkin in Twelfth Night as Malvolio
Wessel Pretorius in Twelfth Night as Feste
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Camilla Waldman in Tartuffe as Cléante
Faith Kinnear in Marat/Sade as Patient, Chorus
Jenny Stead in The Visit as Jackie Lodin
Renate Stuurman in Suddenly the Storm as Namhla
Robyn Scott in Shakespeare in Love as Elizabeth I, Ensemble
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW
Andile Gumbi in King Kong as King Kong
David Dennis in Priscilla Queen of the Desert as Bernadette
Jonathan Roxmouth in Evita as Che
Marc Lottering in Aunty Merle the Musical as Aunty Merle
Sne Dladla in King Kong as Pop
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW
Ashleigh Harvey in Funny Girl as Fanny Brice
Edith Plaatjies in King Kong as Joyce
Emma Kingston in Evita as Eva
Nondumiso Tembe in King Kong as Joyce
Tarryn Lamb in Aunty Merle the Musical as Abigail
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW
Anton Luitingh in Evita as Magaldi
Anton Luitingh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Pharoah
Sanda Shandu in King Kong as Lucky
Tshepo Ncokoane in Priscilla Queen of the Desert as Miss Understanding
Tshamano Sebe in King Kong as Jack
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW
Candice von Litsenborgh in Priscilla Queen of the Desert as Shirley
Isabella Jane in Evita as The Mistress
Josslynn Hlenti in King Kong as Petal
Kate Normington in Funny Girl as Mrs Brice
Tankiso Mamabolo in Aunty Merle the Musical as Lydia
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE
The Cast of Marat/Sade
The Divas of Priscilla Queen of the Desert
The Cast of Shakespeare in Love
The Cast of Tartuffe
The Cast of What Remains
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A REVUE, CABARET OR ONE-PERSON SHOW
Daniel Mpilo Richards in State Fracture in Various Roles
Gideon Lombard in Die Reuk van Appels as Marnus
Jemma Kahn in In Bocca al Lupo as The Narrator
Sandra Prinsloo in Moedertaal as Nellie
Tony Bonani Miyambo in Kafka’s Ape as Red Peter
BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN OPERA – MALE
Fikile Mvinjelwa in Rigoletto as Rigoletto
Jaco Venter in Der Fliegende Holländer as Holländer
Lukhanyo Moyake in Rigoletto as The Duke of Mantua
Lukhanyo Moyake in Der Fliegende Holländer as Steuermann
Martin Mkhize in The Magic Flute as Papageno
BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN OPERA – FEMALE
Brittany Smith in The Magic Flute as Pamina
Johanni van Oostrum in Der Fliegende Holländer as Senta
Leah Gunter in The Magic Flute as The Queen
Noluvuyiso Mpofu in Rigoletto as Gilda
Nonhlanhla Yende in Rigoletto as Maddalena
BEST THEATRE PRODUCTION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Fred Abrahamse and Marcel Meyer for Peter Pan
Jon Keevy for The Underground Library
Marinda Engelbrecht and Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck for Vlooi en die Koninginby/Kipper and the Queen Bee
AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING STUDENT
Luntu Masiza, AFDA
Matthew Stuurman, UCT
Melani-Roxanne Breedt, AFDA
Tristan de Beer, UCT
Zoe McLaughlin, WTS
BEST NEW DIRECTOR
Dara Beth
Joshua G Ackerman
Nico Scheepers
Nwabisa Plaatjie
Thando Mangcu
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Nick Schlieper & Per Hording for Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Patrick Curtis for Marat/Sade
Tim Mitchell for King Kong
Wilhelm Disbergen for What Remains
Wolf Britz for Shakespeare in Love
BEST SET DESIGN
Brian Thomson for Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Bus Concept and Production Design)
Greg King for Suddenly the Storm
Jaco Bouwer for Marat/Sade
Nicola Mayer for Immortal
Nigel Hook for The Play that Goes Wrong
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Birrie le Roux for King Kong
Birrie le Roux for Funny Girl
Leigh Bishop and Lieze van Tonder for Twelfth Night
Sasha Ehlers for Tartuffe
Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner for Priscilla Queen of the Desert
BEST SOUND DESIGN, ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION OR ORIGINAL SCORE
Charl-Johan Lingenfelder for Original Music Composition (additional) for King Kong
Daf James & Michael Williams for Original Score for Tiger Bay the Musical
Neo Muyanga for Original Music Composition for Twelfth Night
Pierre-Henri Wicomb for Original Music Composition for Marat/Sade
Tarryn Lamb & Marc Lottering for Original Score for Aunty Merle the Musical
BEST NEW SOUTH AFRICAN SCRIPT
Die Dans van die Watermeid by Amee Lekas
Suddenly the Storm by Paul Slabolepszy
The Eulogists by Louis Viljoen
The Visit by Brent Palmer
What Remains by Nadia Davids
BEST DIRECTOR
Jaco Bouwer for Marat/Sade
Jay Pather for What Remains
Jonathan Munby for King Kong
Lara Bye for Die Reuk van Appels
Sylvaine Strike for Tartuffe
BEST PRODUCTION
Die Reuk van Appels – Theatrerocket (Johan van der Merwe and Rudi Sadler)
King Kong – The Fugard Theatre (Eric Abraham)
Marat/Sade – The Baxter Theatre (Nicolette Moses)
Priscilla Queen of the Desert – ShowTime Management (Hazel Feldman)
What Remains – Nadia Davids
For over 50 years the Fleur du Cap wine brand has proudly associated itself with the Theatre Awards as displaying the flair that is synonymous with the wine. “Theatre is the showcase for generations of artists; it is an honour to support such a pivotal part of the industry,” says SA Brand Manager for Premium Wines, Khanya Mashalaba.
Through awarding excellence in professional theatre Fleur du Cap wine and the Theatre Awards have played a significant role in the lives of South African theatre-makers.
Winners are chosen from productions performed at professional theatre venues in and around Cape Town. Theatre practitioners are recognised for acting, directing, staging and technical ability. These nominations reflect the excellent theatre talent seen on stages throughout the Western Cape last year. For the first time, awards will be made in the categories of Best Performance in an Opera (Male), Best Performance in an Opera (Female), Best Performance by an Ensemble, Best Theatre Production for Children and Young People and Best Production. This year awards will not be made in the category Best Puppetry Design.
The awards are considered in 26 different categories, including for Lifetime Achievement and Innovation in Theatre. The latter will be announced at the ceremony next month. The judges for the 2017 productions were Africa Melane, Dr Beverley Brommert, Eugene Yiga, Johan van Lill, Marina Griebenow, Maurice Carpede, Niel Roux, Tracey Saunders and Wayne Muller.
A total of 80 diverse productions from the year under review were eligible for consideration. They are, in alphabetical order:
A Handful of Keys, Angels on Horseback, Another One’s Bread, Aunty Merle the Musical, bash: latterday plays, Black, Boy Ntulikazi, Brother Love 2, Buzani Kubawo, Cathy and the Trolley Dollies, Chapter 2 Section 9, Cheers to Sarajevo, Der Fliegende Holländer, Die Dans van die Watermeid, Die Nag Van Legio, Die Reuk van Appels, El Blanco: Tales of the Mariachi, Evita, Evita Bezuidenhout and the Kaktus of Separate Development, Fiela se Kind, Funny Girl, Hamlet, Hemelruim, Immortal, In Bocca al Lupo, In Whorefish Bloomers: The Waitresses’ Lament, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Kafka’s Ape, Kidcasino, King Kong, Klara Maas se hart is gebreek, ensomeer: Die vloeistof-trilogie, From Koe’siestes to Kneidlach, Koöperasiestories, Kwamanzi, Macbeth: The Adult Panto, Mama Africa the Musical, Marat/Sade, Mate, Moedertaal, Nasty Womxn, Nice Coat (Lekker Jas), Niqabi Ninja, Peter Pan, Pieces, Police Cops in Space, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Red Aloes, Renaissance, Rent, Rigoletto, Scenes from an Execution, Selwyn and Gabriel, Shakespeare in Love, Sherlock Holmes and the Curse of the Queen’s Diamond, Single Minded, So ry Miss Daisy, Songs of this Soil, State Fracture, Suddenly the Storm, Synergy, Tartuffe, The Eulogists, The Magic Flute, The Mother, The Mystery of Irma Vep, The Native Who Caused All The Trouble, The Play That Goes Wrong, The Rabble, The Visit, Thirst, Three’s a Crowd, Tiger Bay the Musical, Topdog/Underdog, Tswalo/Source, Twelfth Night, The Underground Library, Vlooi en die Koninginby/Kipper and the Queen Bee, What Remains and Who’s Your Daddy.
The student panel adjudicated another 35 student productions, bringing the total number of productions that were considered in 2017 to an astounding 115.
“The increased number of nominees in the category for Best New South African Script is extremely exciting as it means that local theatre-makers are becoming bolder in telling the stories that are at the heart of our collective lived experience. To see life imitating art in this way is truly exhilarating. We thank Fleur du Cap wine brand, the hardworking panel of judges, theatre-makers and all the creatives behind the scenes who made this possible,” says Melanie Burke, chairman of the judging panel.
Each award carries a cash prize of R15 000 and a silver medallion. All voting processes are audited and overseen by Distell Internal Audit and the legal firm Cluver Markotter Inc.
A limited number of tickets for the ceremony at The Baxter Theatre will be on sale at R300 per person.
However, there is no reason to miss this exciting annual event! For the first time in the history of the awards theatre lovers can share in the celebrations from the comfort of their own home, in real-time, through a virtual experience, at only R100 per ticket, standard data rates apply. Purchase your tickets from the Baxter Box Office on 021 685 7880 or Webtickets from 15th February 2018.
Share your Flair with Fleur du Cap wine and celebrate excellence in theatre with the award recipients! Follow the awards on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FleurduCap/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/FDCTheatreAward. For more information on Fleur du Cap Wines www.fleurducap.co.za
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runridedive · 6 years ago
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First Dust in Toyota 1000 Desert Race
The first dust of the 2019 Toyota 1000 Desert Race (TDR 1000), round three of the South African National Cross Country Series (SACCS) taking place at Selebi-Phikwe in Botswana this weekend kicked off when teams in the Production, Special Vehicle and Side x Side categories had to complete the 60km Qualifying Race.
The Qualifying Race determines starting positions for the race on tomorrow and with only seconds separating the teams, an interesting start can be expected on when teams take on the day’s route that consists of a total of 440 kilometres. In true TDR 1000 style and as the only marathon event on the SACCS calendar, another 400 kilometres will be waiting on Sunday and teams who completed all three days successfully, will be able to bag double points in their championship aspirations.
There was an interesting turn of events at the front of the Production Vehicle category and spectators might be surprised to see a different Toyota Hilux at the front of the field early on Saturday morning as Chris Visser/Philip Herselman (Atlas Copco Hilux) posted the fastest time after the Qualifying Race. Visser/Herselman had a clean run despite a bit of a scare when they side-swiped a rock bank albeit with no damage.
“It is very tricky and opening the road is never easy,” Visser commented afterwards.
After a disappointing start to the season, the pole position at the TDR 1000 Qualifying Race will be a morale booster for the team who would like nothing better than to continue with good results this weekend in Botswana.
Visser/Herselman will feel the pressure from the start as they will be followed closely by all three the Toyota Gazoo Racing SA Hilux teams with four vehicles in the FIA Class posting the fastest times after the Qualifying Race. Henk Lategan/Brett Cummings were the first team to tackle the Qualifying Race in a brand new area in Botswana and they were a mere 13 seconds off the pace of Visser/Herselman despite suffering a puncture. Giniel de Villiers/Dennis Murphy rounded off the podium and trail their team-mates by 38 seconds.
Shameer Variawa/Juan Möhr were scheduled to take on the 60 kilometre race somewhat further down the starting list and experienced heavy dust on the second half of their race. They persevered and posted the fourth fastest time, 38 seconds slower than the 2018 TDR 1000 winners (De Villiers/Murphy).
Behind the four teams in the FIA Class, it was the Ford Castrol Cross Country Ranger in the hands of Lance Woolridge/Ward Huxtable that were the fastest in Class T. They were only 16 seconds behind Variawa/Möhr after a clean, but a tricky route that included rocks Woolridge described as ‘elephant-sized’. There are only four seconds between the two brothers as their team-mates, Gareth Woolridge/Boyd Dreyer finished just behind them, second fastest in Class T.
After not participating in the first two rounds of the season, Jason Venter/Jaco van Aardt (4×4 Mega World ARB Toyota Hilux) made a welcome return to the SACCS by posting the fifth fastest time in the FIA Class, eight seconds slower than the Ford of Woolridge/Dreyer ahead of them. The TDR 1000 started well for Johan van Staden/Mike Lawrenson (Elf Renault Duster) who were sixth fastest in the FIA Class and a minute behind Venter/Van Aardt. The Horn brothers, Johan and Werner (Malalane Toyota) were the second vehicle out the starting blocks but were slowed due to their GPS not functioning. They rounded off the Class T podium and will continue the traditional battle with the Woolridge duo.
Gary Bertholdt/Geoff Minnitt (Atlas Copco Toyota Hilux) were fourth in Class T, just over a minute behind the Horn brothers. Behind them Ernest Roberts/Riaan Greyling (Red-Lined Motorsport Nissan Navara) got their TDR 1000 off to a good start posting the seventh fastest time in the FIA Class, only three seconds ahead of team-mates, Jaco van Dyk/Michel Rust who are participating in the TDR 1000 for the first time. The Namibians noted afterwards that the Botswana desert is totally different to the Namibian desert and that the route is tight and twisty.
Schalk Burger and Elvene Vonk (Nissan Navara) were not far off the pace despite a puncture 12 kilometres into the race. Dust and a few wrong slots cost them time and they will be the last team in the FIA Class to start on Saturday.
In Class T, Bertholdt/Minnitt will be followed by Dylan Venter/Donavan Lubbe (4×4 Mega World ARB Toyota Hilux) who were fifth fastest in class; Wors Prinsloo/Kenneth Venter (Ford Ranger) were sixth; TDR newcomers, Theuns Joubert/Henry Köhne (Elf Renault Duster) posted the seventh fastest time in class and Jacques van Tonder/Sammy Redelinghuys (Ford Ranger) were glad to be home after losing time changing a rear tire. Richard Leeke/Danie Stassen (ATS Ford Ranger) could not complete the distance due to a universal joint that broke on the prop shaft about 20 kilometres into the race. They are however planning to start on Saturday morning.
The battle in Class S will be as tight as always in Botswana when David Huddy/Gerhard Schutte (Nissan Navara) and veteran, Jannie Visser, accompanied this time by his youngest son, Pieter (Toyota Hilux) lock horns over a thousand kilometres. Huddy/Schutte were a mere 57 seconds faster than the Visser father son combination and both teams will grit their teeth to the end to claim victory.
The leading team will start the 440 kilometre racing section on Saturday at 08:15 from the Sam Sono stadium in Selebi-Phikwe soccer where the Race Headquarters, the Start/Finish as well as the Designated Service Point will be situated. There numerous spectator points along the route.
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The science driving Africa's workforce and the Cavendish comeback
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The science driving Africa's workforce and the Cavendish comeback
When a blood take a look at in April verified that the unaccounted-for exhaustion haunting Mark Cavendish was owing to an Epstein-Barr viral infection, Crew Dimension Knowledge experienced a trouble.
The Tour de France was just a few months away and their world-class sprinter was now in the grip of an unpredictable viral infection that could jeopardise his total period.
It can be challenging to around-point out the value of Cavendish to Crew Dimension Knowledge ­- without a doubt, to any workforce he may possibly trip for. Think about the Manxman’s record: An Olympic medallist and world champion on the keep track of, a world champion on the street, and the most thriving sprinter in Tour de France historical past.
In fact, his thirty Tour de France stage wins are second only to Eddy Merckx’s all-time record of 34. And Cavendish is even now only 32.
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Right after the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) analysis, Cavendish followed health-related tips and rested. When he acquired the green light-weight to resume light-weight training, he experienced good times and terrible times. He was usually forced again into durations of total relaxation. It was 6 weeks prior to Cavendish could consider about training normally once again, and by then there were only 6 weeks still left prior to the Tour.
He eventually designed it to the start off line of the Tour de France, but his fitness was even now a operate in development. He put an impressive fourth in the Phase two dash, but two times later was caught up in a race-ending crash with Peter Sagan in the final 100m of Phase four. Whether or not the Cav Comeback could have ended in a desire Tour de France stage acquire was immediately relegated to the realm of speculation.
But Crew Dimension Knowledge, correctly self-styled as ‘Africa’s team’, are hardly created all-around just a single male. Their said aim, frequently articulated by workforce owner Doug Ryder, is to set an African rider on the podium of the Tour de France or to produce an African world champion on the street.
13 of Crew DiData’s recent riders are African (7 South Africans, 4 Eritreans, an Algerian and a Rwandan), though the remaining fifteen athletes hail from a few other continents: Europe, North America, and Australia.
And if DiData have only two Africans at the 2017 Tour de France (recent and previous South African champions Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg and Jaco Venter), the a few other Africans in the Tour peloton this yr – Louis Meintjes, Daryl Impey and Tsgabu Grmay – have all beforehand passed through the workforce.
No workforce has done a lot more to set African cycling on the map. From trailblazers like Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwanda) and Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eritrea), to foreseeable future stars these kinds of as Nic Dlamini (South Africa) and Merhawi Kudus (Eritrea), Crew DiData have prepared the e-book on how to tap into the extensive prospective of African cycling.
Combine that developmental know-how with the experience of functioning with a world-beater like Cavendish and the final result is a intriguing blend of coaching insights.
KweséESPN sat down with Dr Carol Austin, Crew Dimension Data’s head of functionality assist, and with workforce coach Dr Jon Baker, who works carefully with Cavendish, to hear some unique insider guidelines.
Peter Sagan, still left, moves past Mark Cavendish, who crashed all through the final extend of Tuesday’s Phase four of the Tour de France. AP Picture/Christophe Ena
1.How tricky are professional cyclists? “Just about every single rider in the Tour de France is a world-class bodily expertise,” suggests Dr Austin. “I do not feel there is any other sport that demands these kinds of a significant level of bodily conditioning and these kinds of excessive mental toughness.
“All these guys are prepared to force on their own to a different level of pain. Race routes are remarkably demanding in phrases of length, period, ascent and hazard, as well as excessive environmental problems.
“This is not a task it truly is a contacting. These riders really like what they do they wouldn’t be in a position to do it usually. It can be just also really hard.
“Pro cyclists also have to be threat-takers. If you might be also scared, you might be unlikely to be thriving. The threat-getting is calculated, based mostly on each individual rider’s capabilities and experience. Mark Cavendish picking to take that gap on Phase four was an illustration.
“Bunch sprints demand a unique mixture of bodily expertise, tactical smarts and fearlessness. The threat of crashing is significant and when you crash in a bunch at 60km/h, there is a real likelihood of serious harm.
“When Cav crashed on Phase four, I was relieved that his accidents were minimal to a fractured scapula, lacerated finger and abrasions. Crashing into the limitations at 60km/h and then becoming ridden around by a different bicycle owner heading at 60km/h could have resulted in considerably worse accidents. That’s the fact.”
two.What will make Mark Cavendish so exclusive? All Tour de France sprinters are mainly endurance athletes. They have to be, due to the fact prior to unleashing that rapid complete at around 90 p.c of peak ability output, they initial have to make it through 5 or 6 hours of racing. Unsurprisingly, Cavendish is a really effective, explosive rider.
“But he is also remarkable in phrases of in phrases of his aerodynamics in the final dash,” suggests Austin. “He is a modest person but through all his keep track of operate and his yrs of experience, he’s learned to reduce his drag by sprinting with his head down and shoulders decreased.”
A 2013 review by Italian sporting activities scientist Paolo Menaspa confirmed that if a bicycle owner can reduce his aerodynamic drag (chiefly by reducing the frontal region that generates air resistance) by as little as ten p.c, he can anticipate an improve in speed that will equate to a 3m benefit in a fourteen-second dash.
With sprints frequently becoming gained or misplaced by a subject of centimetres, Cavendish’s aerodynamic sprinting fashion is plainly a large asset.
In his assessment of what it takes to acquire a dash all through a grand tour, Menaspa also highlighted the value of workforce methods, exclusively the positioning of the sprinter and his teammates in the final kilometres.
Ideally, a sprinter would like to have two teammates primary him out in the final minute or kilometre of the race, with a single teammate even now at his disposal in the final thirty seconds. Similarly, the sprinter’s individual placement is important.
Acquiring analysed 31 dash stages all through the 2008-2011 grand tours, Menaspa concluded: “Not a single victory was received when the sprinter was even further again than ninth placement with a single minute to go. Similarly, no sprints were gained if the sprinter wasn’t in the leading 6 at thirty seconds to go.”
This is what Austin indicates when she talks about Cavendish’s split-second selection-earning: “Cav is remarkable in how he works with the workforce. He has a lengthy-standing partnership with his direct-out guys, significantly Mark Renshaw, and when issues do not go perfectly, he’s in a position to wing it by himself. It can be all about becoming in the proper put at the proper time, and heading particularly in which you will need to go.”
Dr Jon Baker identifies a single final ingredient to Cavendish’s ability-set: “Absolutely, he requires to be really good at sprinting, but the relaxation of the time he’s just surfing wheels and following his teammates.
“I do not want to say it truly is easy, but his ability output all through a stage is often a single of the most affordable. Mark is really effective in the peloton. He is really good at conserving electrical power and he has really good teammates who shelter him from the wind. He floats all-around and then wins races. It can be incredible.”
Daniel Teklehaimanot of Eritrea EPA/KIM LUDBROOK
three. For a young rider, what is essential to make it as a professional? “If you have not designed it in European racing by the time you might be 22,” cautions Austin, “the chance of getting your way into a professional vocation turns into trim. ‘Making it’ indicates undertaking in European UCI-sanctioned races.
“In 2016, the Dimension Knowledge Continental workforce was set up to assist this improvement pathway. Our Conti workforce consists of ten African riders, who are predominantly U23. We produce these riders around a two- to 4-yr period of time working with a science-based mostly, progressive tactic, as well as by racing in Europe.
“When we detect African expertise for our Continental workforce, we glimpse at a rider’s physiological profile and his UCI race historical past. European races are much more time and more challenging than even significant-profile regional events, so we’re hunting for riders who can take on this level of challenge and competitors.
“If you do make it onto our Continental workforce, you then have to take issues really critically from that stage onwards in buy to get an possibility with a Pro-Continental or Planet Tour workforce by the stop of your U23 vocation.
“Getting a professional demands significant stages of self-control and determination at an age when most kids are even now discovering, going through and experimenting. You can find really not much window for partying all through the yr – possibly two or a few weeks at the stop of the period.”
four. Powering the scenes, what do cycling fans rarely see? “Really several folks have an understanding of how demanding the journey is,” suggests Austin. “The journey is pretty unglamorous. Sleeping, packing up, moving on – occasionally all through the Tour, the riders have no idea in which they are in France. It can be a blur they are living in the moment.
“From time to time the accommodations are good, occasionally they are awful. For a third of the yr you might be living out of a suitcase. From the outdoors, the Tour de France looks completely glamorous. On the within, it truly is actually a lot more like glamping (glamorous camping).”
five. What variety of training does the Tour de France desire? Set just, in buy to race 3500km, a bicycle owner initial requires to be in a position to train that length. States Austin: “From the age of 18, we’re moving most of our Below-23 riders from training about 1 800km for each thirty day period to two 500km for each thirty day period. At Planet Tour level, the normal expectation is an average of two 500km for each thirty day period.”
What does that equate to in hours? “As 18-yr-olds, we’re moving them from training possibly sixty hours for each thirty day period to persistently carrying out in between 80 and a hundred hours for each thirty day period on our Planet Tour workforce. Which indicates, on average, about 1 000 hours or in between 28 0000 and 32 000km for each yr.”
South Africa’s Louis Meintjies PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Photos
six. Is it only about the miles? “You can find the bodily adaptation, and then there is mastering about efficiency and methods,” explains Austin. “”Efficiency indicates carrying out as little as attainable to get from the start off of the race to the complete, though even now providing on your individual race part.
“Mark Cavendish is a learn of this. Through a race, Cav does as little as attainable until finally it really counts. Steve Cummings is a different illustration. He races really clever when his working day arrives, he presents anything and has a significant amount of success.
“Efficiency is a little something that develops around time. A great deal of capabilities will need to be obtained along the way. Much more seasoned riders use the slipstream of the peloton and coast or smooth-pedal for fifteen – twenty five p.c of a race. They anticipate and respond to the difficulties and alternatives that participate in out in a race and are typically a lot more comfortable.
“In contrast, young riders tend to do a lot more operate. As a final result of weak positioning, they could only coast or smooth-pedal for six – fifteen p.c of a race. They could be less proficient in descending, which benefits in a lot more time and electrical power invested chasing again. They may possibly anxiety shedding the peloton if they go again to the workforce auto to accumulate bottles and foodstuff.
“As a final result, they can stop up underneath-nourished or underneath-hydrated which limitations their in-race functionality and article-race recovery. To be in a position to trip through the automobiles or to decide on up a musette, to defend proficiently or to descend proficiently – it takes time and European racing to find out these capabilities.
“Louis Meintjes was the swiftest-establishing rider we’ve ever seen on our workforce. When we took him to his initial Tour de France, he was 23 yrs aged. But he experienced been creating to that for a few yrs and experienced UCI benefits heading again to 2009, when he was seventeen. Louis is a really calculated rider. He is familiar with his limitations and respects them. He is clever, and he’s even now considerably from his vocation peak.”
seven. How did Cavendish pull off his epic comeback from EBV? Crew Dimension Data’s doctors could not forecast the course of the EBV infection, or Cavendish’s recovery timeline. But they knew that only relaxation and supportive cure (painkillers, anti-inflammatories, suitable hydration) would get Cavendish to the stage of becoming asymptomatic adequate to start off training once again.
“The recovery programme was really centered on Mark’s perceptions of how he was sensation,” explains Baker. “He would get up some mornings and say, ‘I truly feel shattered nowadays. I can not do this’. So then it was a working day or two off. Or, if he went out using and actually felt ok, he’d do a little bit a lot more.
“Ordinarily, we operate a lot more scientifically: you know how much load a rider can take and you can force that restrict just adequate, every working day or 7 days or thirty day period. But with EBV you do not really know in which that restrict is. It can be a perception, and it doesn’t demonstrate up so well in the ability data.
“Even though Mark is an incredible sprinter, cycling is an endurance sport. If he can not trip 200km, he’s not heading to be there at the stop to contest the dash. Great aerobic endurance is significant so it was really much about volume training fairly than depth.
“Mark would do zero hours for each 7 days, then ten hours for each 7 days for a 7 days or two, then fifteen hours for a 7 days or two, then 20 hours for a 7 days or two. But it wasn’t a clear-minimize, linear build-up. It was a lot more about mini-blocks and phases to get again to two hours a working day, then two and a fifty percent hours a working day, then a few hours a working day.
“About midway through, Mark started carrying out two sessions a working day: an hour and a fifty percent in the morning, then a different hour or so in the evening. So he would even now get a a few- to 4-hour trip in all through that working day, even although he could not handle it all at the moment. The course of action was all Mark-led.”
Mark Cavendish LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Photos
eight. What can novice riders find out from ‘the Cav cure’? “First, have an understanding of in which you might be setting up from,” suggests Baker. “Evaluate your level of fitness on Working day 1, and then glimpse at the training that is proper for that.
“With Mark, at the start off we possibly assumed he was fitter than he was, presented the consequences of EBV. Maybe we did also much also soon. Being aware of in which you are when you start off is really essential.
“Then, glimpse at in which your intention is and, functioning backwards, determine out what is crucial for that event. The Tour de France was Mark’s intention, so having the endurance to get to the complete was most essential. Guaranteeing Mark’s overall body body weight was matched to his ability to get around the hills was also essential – and the identical goes for most amateurs.
“There really wasn’t an awful great deal of dash training due to the fact that sort of point enhances really promptly with most riders. You can make rather even bigger gains in peak ability in a couple of weeks, whereas it takes months to get endurance and climbing strength.
“To drop body weight, possibly you train a little little bit a lot more every 7 days to burn off energy, or consume less junk foodstuff. Set periodic objectives and every couple of weeks examine how you might be progressing and alter if essential.
“You also will need to be in a position to offer with hiccups. Maybe you skip a 7 days of training due to the fact of operate – that comes about. Mark missed a couple of weeks through the ailment. So we explained, ‘Okay, this has transpired, let’s re-alter and be flexible’. Do not be rigid. Getting in a position to go with what daily life throws at you is essential.”
nine. Exactly where to now for Cavendish? Right after carrying out all the operate to defy Epstein-Barr virus, to get to the Tour de France and then be significantly aggressive in the sprints, it must have been a bitterly disappointing experience to crash out. How to re-group?
“Mentally, I am certain he’s let down,” suggests Baker. “It can be a setback, but he’s been through these issues and I am certain he’ll go through it once again, sadly. This is a really hard sport.
“Physically, with these higher overall body accidents, although you have acquired a broken bone, you can even now trip on the indoor trainer. I’d anticipate Mark to again to his pre-crash type in a 7 days or so.
“He’ll be let down but he’ll be hunting for new objectives. Mark is really intention-oriented. He’ll be hunting at the calendar and declaring, ‘Okay, possibly I can acquire a little something listed here, or listed here.’ I consider he’ll be beneficial and hunting forwards. He’ll be hunting to make the largest comeback he can.”
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