Ses jaar gelede, nadat \u2019n motorfietsongeluk in die Bainskloofpas hom verlam gelaat het, het Lyndon van Wyk nie kon dink dat hy \u2019n titel as Suid-Afrikaanse kampioen agter sy naam sou kon skryf nie. <\/p>\n
Die 44-jarige Van Wyk, \u2019n speurder by die Worcester-polisie se moord-en-roof-eenheid, het van 6 tot 9 Februarie aan die Suid-Afrikaanse pad- en tyd-fietsren, wat deur die Midvaal-munisipaliteit aangebied is, deelgeneem. <\/p>\n
Hy het nadat hy aan \u2019n 22-km- en \u2019n 55-km-tydren deelgeneem het, met \u2019n silwer en \u2019n goue medalje in die H3-afdeling vir handfietsryers weggery. Hy is met di\u00e9 prestasie op sy kerfstok genooi om van 1 tot 4 Mei aan die w\u00eareldkampioenskap in Belgi\u00eb deel te neem. <\/p>\n
\u201cToe ek die fiets twee jaar gelede tweedehands by iemand gekoop het, was ek so opgewonde soos \u2019n kind. Ek moes iemand vra om my te help om dit aanmekaar te sit, want ek kon nog nie so gemaklik beweeg nie,\u201d vertel hy. <\/p>\n
\u201cDit het my \u2019n rukkie geneem om weer van spoed te hou. Aan die begin was ek skrikkerig as ek te vinnig met die handfiets gery het.\u201d<\/p>\n
Van Wyk ry die paaie om Worcester plat en skroom nie om die bulte aan te pak nie. Hy word gereeld ook op die paaie om Brandwacht en Rawsonville gesien. Hy is besig om voor te berei om in Maart aan die 109 km lange Argus-fietstoer deel te neem en skaars \u2019n week daarna die Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge in George aan te durf. <\/p>\n
Voor sy ongeluk het hy nie aan sport deelgeneem nie. \u201cDie fietsry is vir my belangrik, want dit hou my kop besig en my lyf sterk.\u201d <\/p>\n
Vir di\u00e9 entoesiastiese polisiebeampte was dit moeilik om nou agter \u2019n lessenaar in te skuif. \u201cEk was baie lief vir my werk en het n\u00e1 die ongeluk gevoel ek kan nie meer my gemeenskap dien nie,\u201d vertel hy. <\/p>\n
Sy entoesiastiese ondersteuningspan bestaan uit sy vrou, hul drie dogters en \u2019n hegte vriendekring. Di\u00e9 vriende het vroe\u00ebr vanjaar ingespring en geldinsamelings gehou sodat Van Wyk aan die nasionale renne kon gaan deelneem. <\/p>\n
Hy het egter hul verwagtinge ver oortref en as kampioen teruggekeer huis toe.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk wil baie graag aan die w\u00eareldkampioenskap gaan deelneem, maar die kostes is baie hoog. Ek het nooit verwag dat ek so geleentheid sou kry nie,\u201d het hy laggend ges\u00ea. .<\/span> Inwoners wat hom wil ondersteun, kan hom by 061 701 4426 bel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ses jaar gelede, nadat \u2019n motorfietsongeluk in die Bainskloofpas hom verlam gelaat het, het Lyndon van Wyk nie kon dink dat hy \u2019n titel as Suid-Afrikaanse kampioen agter sy naam sou kon skryf 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