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His sister Abigail is equally brilliant, and already has dozens of ice skating trophies and titles to her credit. An even louder round of applause, please, to their parents who, week in and week out, are selling plates of braai and hosting karaokes to raise funds to keep their kids on the ice. Bunch of legends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pity about the Cape Town Cycle Tour. The gale force winds spoiled the party for 35 000 riders at the world\u2019s largest timed cycle race. Thankfully, the Atlantis cyclists did not get blown away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can well imagine the disappointment of riders from overseas. All that money spent on flights and hotels, all that time spent training \u2013 all for <span>niks<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>But there\u2019s good news. Those who were meant to participate in this year\u2019s cancelled race get first dibs on entries for the 2018 edition, before organisers open it up to the general public. 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