Hahahah should be quite funny...and fun ;) On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 7:49 AM, Paul Ruinaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Can you imagine the boys from Africa in the snow. What's that white stuff > and why is it so slippery J > > > > Paul Ruinaard > *Chief Executive Officer* > *VBX Telecom* > > Office: +27 87 750 7002 > > Mobile: +27 82 928 7955 > > Fax: +27 86 511 8779 > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WebSite: www.vbx.co.za > > NOTICES: > 1. This message and any attachments are confidential and intended solely > for the addressee. If you have received this message in error, please notify > the sender at VBX immediately. Any unauthorised use, alteration or > dissemination is prohibited. > 2. VBX accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss whether it be direct, > indirect or consequential, arising from information made available and > actions resulting there from. > 3. Please note that VBX only binds itself by way of signed agreements. > 'Signed' refers to a hand-written signature, excluding any signature > appended by 'electronic communication' as defined in the Electronic > Communications and Transactions Act, no. 25 of 2002. > 4. Directors: J M Davis, B G Hyson, H.G. Miller, P.F. Retief, M.R. > Schormann; P.H. Ruinaard > 5. VBX Communications (Pty) Ltd 2006/033910/07 Vat No 4720234295 > > *The difference between great people and everyone else is that great > people create their lives actively, while everyone else is created by their > lives, passively waiting to see where life takes them next. The difference > between the two is the difference between living fully and just existing.* > > *Michael E. Gerber* > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Werner Gillmer > *Sent:* 05 September 2008 08:45 AM > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Spinman; > [email protected] > *Subject:* [za-freeriders] Mega Avalance > > > > > Who would be keen to go do this? Kayn how about a trip like this instead of > Les Arcs? > Get a couple of riders and we go as a SA group and take part > > ------------ > The *Mega Avalanche* is an annual downhill > cycling<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downhill_cycling>event that starts at > the 3320m high ski station Pic Blanc, above the alpine > towns of Alpe d'Huez <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpe_d%27Huez> (1850m) > and Le Bourg-d'Oisans > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Bourg-d%27Oisans>(701m) and finishes at > Allemont (720m). It is an event that any cyclist can > enter and usually takes place in July. It begins in snow and travels across > a glacier to a black run which takes the riders down to Allemont. It has > been featured in the British mountain biking magazine > MBUK<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBUK>and a picture of the event has been > used for the cover of one of the issues. > It is one of the longest downhill races in the world travelling down 33km > (20 miles) of mostly black run downhill. To compete in the Mega Avalanche, > competitors must have a full-face bicycle > helmet<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_helmet>, > suitable for downhill cycling<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downhill_cycling>, > and suitable downhill body armour to protect them from any impacts they may > receive from falling off. To qualify for the main event the competitors must > first complete the 15km (9 mile) qualifying course after which if they > finish in the allocated time and position they will be allocated a place on > the starting grid for the race. It begins with a mass > start<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_start>(all of the competitors begin > at once), which often results in many of the > competitors falling over due to sliding into each other because of snow. The > route is open to cyclists all summer and can be reached by a short trip in > two cable cars from Alpe d'Huez, however this route is only usually > attempted by experienced riders. Alpe > d'Huez<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpe_d%27Huez>also has a number of other > routes from that altitude and others at lower > altitudes including a built up downhill track, specifically tailored for > downhill > cycling <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downhill_cycling> with a > freeride<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeride>park (a series of ramps and > jumps for bikes). The 2008 Mega Avalanche takes > place between the 7th and the 13th of July. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Avalanche > > http://www.avalanchecup.com/megavalanche-alpe-dhuez-38-news.html > > http://flickr.com/photos/hairy_matt/sets/72157606159601016/ > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DarkAndDirty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DarkAndDirty?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
