As \u2019n mens dink aan \u2019n BMX, dan dink jy aan jou klein boetie wat in die jare tagtig n\u00e1 skool op en af met sy BMX in die strate gery en \u2019n paar toertjies uitgevoer het, homself nerfaf geval en weer opgeklim het om sy gunstelingfiets te ry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toe is dit resies- en bergfietse wat die nuutste fietsry-neiging was, maar dit was nie lank daarna nie of BMX-fietse is weer op die pad, op fietsrybane en selfs by die Olimpiese Spele te sien. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens \u2019n BMX-liefhebber het die eerste BMX-fietse hul verskyning in die vroe\u00eb jare sewentig in die suidelike dele van Kaliforni\u00eb gemaak toe ryers soos veldfietsrenners ook aan hul eie unieke renne wou deelneem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maar dit was in 2008 tydens die debuutdeelname aan die Olimpiese Spele dat BMX-fietsrenne weer op almal se lippe was en BMX-bane en -klubs het oral hul verskyning begin maak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Een so \u2019n klub, wat destyds op die been gebring is, is die Overberg-BMX-klub in Hermanus, en met die ervare Rickus Muller aan die stuur kan \u2019n mens baie van die klub verwag \u2013 van w\u00eareldgehalte- toernooie tot individue wat presteer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daar is nie \u2019n gelyke as dit kom by sy liefde en passie vir die BMX-kultuur nie \u2013 soos op Facebook oor hom geskryf is: \u201cRickus is nie net die Wes-Kaapse BMX-voorsitter wat BMX na die Wes-Kaap gebring het nie, hy is ook een van die topfietsryers wat die land nog opgelewer het.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rickus is gekies om aan die w\u00eareldkampioenskap in Skotland in die \u201ccruiser<\/span>\u201d-mansafdeling vir deelnemers tussen 45 en 49 jaar oud te gaan deelneem. Di\u00e9 kampioenskap het Sondag begin en al is Rickus nie lief vir die kollig nie, het Hermanus Times<\/i> met hom voor die kampioenskap gesels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDis vir my moeilik om oor myself en my prestasies te praat; ek hou daarvan om eerder agter die skerms te wees en ander op te hef,\u201d vertel hy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dit is nie die eerste keer dat die geleentheid oor Rickus se pad kom nie en hy vertel hy het in 1992 as \u2019n 15-jarige fietsryer aan sy eerste w\u00eareldkampioenskap in Brussels deelgeneem. \u201cEk het ook verlede jaar Frankryk toe gegaan om daar deel te neem, maar griep het my platgetrek en ek moes in die bed bly. So, dit is eintlik my eerste w\u00eareldkampioenskap n\u00e1 31 jaar,\u201d s\u00ea hy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Rickus spog met jare se ondervinding en senuwees van staal en is baie opgewonde oor die w\u00eareldkampioenskap. Hy vertel: \u201cEk is baie opgewonde, maar terselfdertyd \u2019n bietjie op my senuwees. Dit is seker hoe dit by enige kampioenskap gaan \u2013 jy weet nie eintlik wat gaan gebeur nie en die onsekerheid maak jou senuwees klaar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Volgens hom moes hy behoorlik bloed sweet om te kom waar hy nou is en sy oefenprogram van ses dae per week het vrugte afgewerp. \u201cAs ek nie op die baan of in die buurt ry nie, is ek in die gimnasium, en dan neem ek Sondae aan verskillende kompetisies ook deel,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hy lag en vertel dat hy oor sy sell-by date<\/i> is as dit by die Olimpiese Spele kom, maar s\u00ea hy wil graag onder die top-agt in sy afdeling eindig. \u201cEk los maar die Olimpiese Spele vir die jongeres; miskien is daar \u2019n fietsryer van die Overberg wat ons land by die Spele eendag gaan verteenwoordig, en dit sal baie great<\/i> wees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As jy nie vir Rickus op sy fiets sien nie, is hy in die see. \u201cAfgesien van fietsry, geniet ek branderry net so en di\u00e9 sportsoort het tot in 2018 \u2019n groot rol in my 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