My sister just phoned me to tell me the sad news. She was at Burry’s wedding earlier this year. Her husband and Burry were good friends.He was only 25, had so much cycling ahead of him.
Was a head on collision with a taxi that fled the scene. And taxi’s in SA are not like the taxis over here. They are 15 seater mini busses (usually overloaded) that seldom are road worthy or taxed.
Has I am writing my regards, I guess how lucky I am after someone
drove straight into me in broad day light whilst road cycling on the 8th Dec 12.
Nothing broken but heavily bruised on crutches now but a slow mend
Oh dear, dreadful news. What a shock! I enjoyed seeing Burry blasting around Dalby in the World Cup races, and from the interviews and stuff I’ve seen, he always seemed a decent down to Earth fella.
I’d agree with dannyh
I always thought of him as a “rider’s racer” – not just a converted roadie with an upper body, but a real mountain biker.