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Wow, that is a story. Props for him for sharing so honestly. Cycling seems often to be an escape for many who have issues in life, especially childhood.

 

Maybe it's the fact that to be a success it has to be all encompassing. Maybe it's the almost hypnotic, medative, rhythms and maybe it because if you're angry and fighting against something then you can smash it and smash it until you're spent and it's not finished... you get up and wrestle the gorillla again the next day.

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This guy needs to get into europe. He came second in the sa champs TT and 3rd in the road race.. he's currently our best local tour rider. Winning almost everything that has an incline more that 2% ????

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This guy needs to get into europe. He came second in the sa champs TT and 3rd in the road race.. he's currently our best local tour rider. Winning almost everything that has an incline more that 2% ????

Just recently got back from Europe. Didn't go so well unfortunately.

 

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This guy needs to get into europe. He came second in the sa champs TT and 3rd in the road race.. he's currently our best local tour rider. Winning almost everything that has an incline more that 2% ????

Yep

Very impressed with his stage racing engine

Beautiful and honest reveal there in that article

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This guy needs to get into europe. He came second in the sa champs TT and 3rd in the road race.. he's currently our best local tour rider. Winning almost everything that has an incline more that 2%

Nothing wrong with domestic racing. To make it in Europe, it is likely he'll need to break that pact with God on the doping front.

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Just recently got back from Europe. Didn't go so well unfortunately.

 

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He will make it, tough as nails!

He's still young and not everyone develops the same! look at Froome's transition.

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He will make it, tough as nails!

He's still young and not everyone develops the same! look at Froome's transition.

Wonder whether he's interested or motivated to go to the North ????

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Just recently got back from Europe. Didn't go so well unfortunately.

 

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He received heaps of praise from the management and riders at DDD during SA's..Maybe we will soon see him in their Conti team.
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Wonder whether he's interested or motivated to go to the North

 

If I remember correctly he broke his collarbone in an accident whilst racing in Europe end of last year. Was riding for one of the French development squads. 

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He has his own Youtube channel too with a bit of an insider's perspective. Pretty cool to check out every now and then. I cant access youtube from here at work so I cant get the link but its pretty easy to find if you just go into youtube and search for Willie Smit.

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Just recently got back from Europe. Didn't go so well unfortunately.

 

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is this him?

 

edit: my italian is poor, dont think it is. He did ride for this team though.

 

http://www.ciclismo.it/moduli/articoli/attachments/2/6/2/00/Grega.jpg_650.jpg

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