\u2019n Klompie \u201cklein wonderwerkies\u201d het onlangs fietsryer Conrad Pretorius van Jeffreysbaai se geloof in die mensdom \u2019n hupstoot gegee toe hy homself en sy fietsry-makker, Adriaan Roodt, \u2019n jaar voor die beplande tyd skielik in die Transbaviaans 2018 resies bevind het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy plan was om volgende jaar die yslike afstand van 230km aan te pak nadat hy eers deeg-lik beplan en begroot het. Toe hy egter onlangs op \u2019n koue Dinsdag, 7 Augustus in East Coast Cycles instap, het \u2019n verrassing op hom gewag wat \u2019n hele string \u201ctoevallighede\u201d aan die gang gesit en hom uit sy gemaksone tot binne-in die resies laat beland het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Met \u2019n skoenveter-begroting was hy op soek na nuwe fietsbande toe hy in die winkel sy oefenmaat raakloop. Kevin Taljaard van die fietswinkel maak toe aan hulle \u2019n voorstel wat geen rasegte fietsryer kan weier nie \u2013 wil hulle nie aan die Transbaviaans 2018-resies deelneem nie? Die kaartjies was klaar betaal, maar die deelnemers moes kop uittrek. Die twee moes net sorg dat hulle op Vrydag, 10 Augustus in Willowmore aanmeld, die name verander en die veranderingsfooi betaal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wetende dat hul vroutjies dalk nie gelukkig sou wees met die skielikheid van alles nie en dat dit miskien baie geld kon kos, het die twee entoesiaste nietemin dadelik ingestem. Hul ywer was so aansteeklik dat hulle ander helftes nie kon weier nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maar hulle moes \u2019n paar ander berge blitsig oorkom: Watter soort warm klere dra jy? Conrad se fietsbande was steeds gedaan. Sy saal was nie op peil nie. Was hulle fiks genoeg vir die lang resies? Waar slaap hul die Vrydagaand voor die resies? Hulle fietse was nie standaardtoerusting vir di\u00e9 resies nie. Die remstelsel was nie reg nie. Hulle het die regte ligte gekort. Hul broeke het nie die regte opvulsel vir die lang pad gehad nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toe, uit die niet, gaan \u2019n wolk van guns oor hulle oop: Conrad kry twee byna nuwe bande geleen. Sy spanmaat leen \u2019n lig met \u2019n batterypak by dieselfde weldoener. Iemand skenk twee re\u00ebnbaadjies en koop vir Conrad \u2019n koplamp. Op Willowmore was geen oornagplek in die woonwapark nie, maar die aangename eienares bied slaapplek op hul plaas aan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns het met tonne \u201cblessings\u201d die Transbaviaans 2018 voltooi,\u201d vertel Conrad. \u201cDie pad was vir die eerste keer in \u2019n lang tyd geskraap en ons het van begin tot einde die wind van agter gehad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9n die rekord is verbeter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het regtig nie gedink soiets sal in my lewe gebeur nie. Maar dit h\u00e9t gebeur en ek is ons hemelse Vader ewig dankbaar vir di\u00e9 en ander miljoene se\u00ebninge wat Hy elke dag op ons uitstort.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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