bush cycle tour 2023

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The Bush Cycle Tour

by claire · March 20, 2022

A great ride for all the family with an assortment of ride distances ~  situated at the famous Tui Brewery at Mangatainoka, this is a great ride for all riders with an assortment of distances, a great day out for the whole family. Organised by the Pahiatua Lions Club – a great day out including a great meal, spot prizes, live music, bouncy castle and the Tui Girls .

Flat & some hills

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Bush Cycle Tour

Tui Headquarters , State Highway 2, Mangatainoka

• Sat 11 Mar 2023, 4:00pm–6:00pm

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A wonderful ride, with race lengths and options for the whole family.

Register online via the link below by 6th March 2023. Organised by the Pahiatua Lions Club. Race Packs will be available at Tui HQ on Friday 10th March 2023 from 4-6pm, or on the day from 7am onwards.

Register here https://www.tuihq.co.nz/bush-cycle-tour/ for further event details

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Laskey’s Bush Cycle Tour 2023

by Bike Manawatu | Feb 28, 2023 | Notices

Laskey’s Bush Cycle Tour

Bush cycle tour – saturday 11 march 2023.

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8.00am MacDougalls 125k (non race early start) 9.00am MacDougalls 125k 9.30am Palmfeild Motors 80k 9:45am MCI & Associates 40k 10:00am Tour de Toki 15k 10.02am Paper Plus Kids 5k

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Laskey's Bush Cycle Tour 2024

Saturday, March 9, 2024 08:00 (GMT+13) - Saturday, March 9, 2024 12:00 (GMT+13)

ON THE DAY ENTRIES WILL BE AVAILABLE: BE EARLY.

Early entries go in the draw to win a Giro helmet.

To be in you must have entered by midnight on 2nd February.

All entry fees increase by $10 from 4th March.

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9:45am MCI & Associates 40k

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Bush is currently touring across 2 countries and has 35 upcoming concerts.

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What a great show by Bush at Red Rocks.

Rossdale's energy was there for every song and even after going nonstop for 8 songs he he still had the energy to go up through the audience through 70 rows of seats while singing, come back down and go straight into the next song. Some feat for someone who isn't used to our altitude.

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The Descent

Set a race pace on three days of flowing trails with a challenging endurance test on day 1. Enter in teams of two or solo.

the standard bank Berg & BUSH Descent 2024

Price per team of 2

31 May - 2 June

Exhilarating & Freeflowing

About the Descent

• This iconic event takes riders on Day 1 from the top of the Drakensberg mountains down beautiful meandering single track via Solly’s Folly to our camp on the banks of the Tugela River
• Day 2 and 3 trails include hand built single track following the Tugela River and up and over the infamous Spioenkop Mountain
• Registration for The Descent 2023 will take place at Emseni Camp
• Spend 3 nights at our Race Village selecting from camping options or self-camp or stay in a nearby B&B or hotel
• Shuttles to and from OR Tambo airport available
• Solo entries available

The Need to Know Registration Info for 2024

Registration for the Descent will take place at Em’seni – The Race Village – on Thursday, 30 May 2024.

• You will spend the night at Em’seni if you have booked accommodation with Berg & Bush.
• Race briefing and dinner will take place at Em’seni.

For the race start on Friday, 31 May you have TWO options:

• Self-drive & shuttle on Friday morning
• Bus to Start – bikes are sent up on Thursday, and your bus to start on Friday

If you select the “Bus to Start” option, your bike will be transported to the start on Thursday.

You will get breakfast at Em’seni.

• The Buses to the Start will leave after breakfast.
• You can drive your own car to the start with your bike.
• Your car will be returned via the shuttle service offered by Harrismith School 

Shuttle bookings will open in February 2024.

• Route & GPS

Day 1: 80km

What a great way to start this day high up in the Drakensberg mountains. The sun would have risen as we cycle along the top of the escarpment with sweeping views over KwaZulu Natal. The purpose-built single track built by Sollie Prinsloo traverses through legendry places like Sollie’s Folly, Kirstenbosch wild proteas and yellow wood forests. The Descent into KwaZulu Natal begins at an altitude of 1800 metres above sea level and drops to 900 metres. We begin the descent down an old 4×4 pass called Bezuidenhout’s pass used by local farmers to move their cattle up into the Free State for the summer months and then back down again in the winter. We then veer off on tracks down Qwaggshoek Game farm a beautiful game farm covering both mountains and forest valleys before we end up at the farm entrance. Some fast farm roads then bring us to maize and soya bean fields before arriving at our final big climb of the day passing the historic Easby house. Flowing single tracks under beautiful Acacia trees and the final drop down to The Tugela River ends one of the great days of riding your mountain bike.

Day 2: 62km

Leaving the race village, we soon start climbing out of the Tugela valley past the historic Spioenkop lodge before a long descent through Mount Alice Farm. We will have great views of the Drakensberg mountains as we climb back up via Shongololo single track. Another long descent down Big Red, a 4 x4 track, takes us into St Anton’s – an exhilarating purpose-built track down a ravine riding through large herds of game. Riding along some quiet farm roads we eventually come to the challenge of the day Mike’s Pass. This short sharp cheeky climb challenges most riders before summiting out onto the most incredible views of the Tugela River far below. We then descend down the most fun sections of the day being Puffadder pass and Mazambane. Following single track riding along the banks of the Tugela River we eventually arrive home having had such a fun day out.

Day 3: 52km

Early morning will take the riders to the base of Spioenkop on the southern side of the mountain where we ascend the Zig Zigs. Here riders follow a mellow gradient up and around 13 corners to where the real fun begins. We traverse the side of the mountain for a while before descending down the Fanagalo single track, a section of route which was used in The World Single Speed Champs a few years ago. Riding along the banks of the Tugela River, we pass through Tugela River Lodge before the next climb of the day, which is up and over Brakfontein Hill. Boer fortifications can be seen where they waited for the British to cross the river in 1899. Riders then descend down into The Kloof, a fun flowing section through beautiful African bushveld. At the bottom of The Kloof we ride along the dry river bed, passing Blue Cliffs before climbing out the other side on a section built by well-known trail builder, Glen Harrison. A fast descent, and along sections following cattle tracks, we eventually arrive at Spioenkop mountain climb. This 1.5km climb tests everyone’s fitness before summiting. The 13km descent back to the race village remains a highlight for many mountain bikers.

Your entry fee includes:

• 3 days of pure Berg & Bush trails. From the Drakensberg down into KZN bushveld, this is why you ride!
• 1 beautiful Race Village – your new home!
• A goodie bag per person
• 3 meals a day plus access to our famous chill zone
• 24-hour coffee, tea, juice and crunchie station
• Race facilities like hot showers, bike wash, chill zones, bar and more.
• Medical support on the route.
• Charity-run water points along the route with the most incredible local treats and people manning them!

It does not include:

• FishEagle Tent
• Emseni Room
• Kudu Tent (Canvas tent with bed and event mattress)
• Weaver Tent (Large canvas tent with bed, event mattress and linen)
• Kingfisher Tent (X-Large canvas tent with bed, linen and electricity)
• Self-camping
• Shuttles – you can book these separately.
• Massages, physio, car shuttles, bike transport and bike mechanic service – book these separately.
• Drinks from our race village pub

Refund Policy

Refunds processed up to 30 April 2024 will be refunded at 90% of entry fee. 

However you can also sell your entry to another rider and do an online substitution.

The same refund policy applies to the cost of a tent, if it cannot be sold to another rider.

No refunds will be made on partial payments. You need to be fully paid up to qualify for refund policy above. 

I undertake to participate entirely at my own risk. I agree that I shall have no claims whatsoever against the organizing body, any individuals, organiser or official, marshal, assistant, helper or agent, the sponsors, any local authority or land owners, in respect of any loss or damage whatsoever I may suffer arising from any injury to my person or loss or damage to property as a result of, or arising out of, whether directly or indirectly, my participation in this event, including my arrival and departure there from and attendance of any ceremony and function thereof, however such loss or damage may arise and regardless of whether or not same shall have been caused directly or indirectly by negligence, of one or more or all of the aforementioned parties. In the event of my approval of this form as a guardian of a minor, I hereby consent to such minor being bound by the foregoing and further I indemnify the aforementioned parties to the extent, if any, to which such minor is not capable of waiving his rights as stipulated within. I agree to participate subject to rules including any drug tests and penalties provided for therein. By entering, I agree to email and SMS communications from EntryNinja and possibly LiveTime depending on the timing provider, regarding event details. I have read the above indemnity and the rules understand them and shall abide by them.

Cancellation due to Force Majeure and Severe Weather. If Berg and Bush is forced to cancel a stage (or stages) due to severe weather conditions or fires that puts riders’ safety at risk, the riders will not have any claim against the organisers or any of their sponsors of whatsoever nature in these circumstances. Berg and Bush reserves the right to change the route for inter alia, safety and security reasons without notice. If Berg and Bush is cancelled in total as a last resort due to events beyond our control (force majeure) – relating to, inter alia, political turmoil, natural disasters, strikes, protest action or any other major disturbance beyond our control, riders will have no claim whatsoever including but not limited to a refund against the organisers or any of their sponsors. This will include entry fees and or flights and other expenses. Berg and Bush will do everything in our power to reroute and to run the event in a safe and secure manner should any event of force majeure arise.

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Find accommodation in the Race Village here

Find accommodation near the race village here ., find accommodation +20km from the race village here.

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For bookings email: [email protected]  

DIRECTIONS TO REGSITRATION & RACE VILLAGE

• Transporting from Tokai, Constantia, Claremont, Somerset West, Cape Town and Paarl.
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• Simply drop your bike off race ready, no boxing, no disassembling required.
• It’s not just transportation. Our customers enjoy service at a personal level, because it’s not our job – it’s our passion!
• Dean – 082 729 7955 |  [email protected]
• Book online at  www.allinevents.co.za

Directions from Gauteng

Take the N3 South towards Durban. Go straight through the Tugela Toll Plaza. After 10kms you will find the Bergville offramp. Go up the left ramp and then LEFT towards LADYSMITH on the N11. After 4.6kms turn right onto the R600 towards Spioenkop Dam. After about 15km Em’seni is on your left hand below Spionkop dam wall.

Directions from Durban

Take the N3 North. After Estcourt, pass Ultra City, then take the first offramp Left to BERGVILLE/CENTRAL DRAKENSBERG (R74). Proceed left towards Winterton. Go STRAIGHT through Winterton. After 1km take the R600 right to Spioenkop Dam. Proceed straight for 18km. Em’seni is on the right.

DIRECTIONS TO START OF THE DESCENT AT WINDMILL FARM

• “Windmill Farm” in Google Maps
• Their website is  http://windmillfarm.co.za
• GPS: co-ordinates  28° 33′ 09.94 S    29° 04′ 36.05 E

Directions from Johannesburg

• Take the N3 to Durban / Harrismith. 5km after the Bergview Complex on your left, take the off ramp for N5 Bethlehem / Bergville / Qwa Qwa.
• Turn right at Stop. Follow road and drive towards the Spur Steak Ranch on your left.
• Cross over robot and second 4-way Stop.
• Travel straight on for another 4.5 km and turn left at the first T-Junction – Alternative Durban / R712 / Qwa – Qwa / Phuthaditjhaba / Bergville.
• Travel on that road for another 8.5 km; once again turn left at the T-Junction onto the Bergville R74.
• We are 23.1 km further on, on the crest of the Oliviershoek Pass.
• The old sandstone house on the right.

Directions from Bloemfontein

• Take the N1 from Bloemfontein to Winburg.
• At Winburg take the Senekal / Bethlehem / Harrismith turnoff.
• Just before Harrismith take the R712 Alternative road to Durban / Bergville.
• Travel for another 8.5km, and turn left onto the Bergville R74.
• We are 23.1km further on, on the crest of the Oliviershoek Pass.
• Take the N3 to Johannesburg. Take the Bergville / Colenso / Winterton / R74 off ramp, 5km after the Escort Ultra City.
• Follow the sign to Bergville / Winterton (22km).
• Bypass Winterton to Bergville (22km). Bypass Bergville and carry on straight for another 40km.
• We are on the top of the Oliviershoek Pass.
• The old sandstone house on the left.

Bike and Car / Bus Shuttles

Bus for you and your bike.

By choosing the bus option, your bike will be transported to the Start (Windmill Farm) on Thursday afternoon – be sure to load your bike at Registration. Safe and secure overnight bikepark at the start. You will then hop on a bus at Emseni Race Village after breakfast on Friday morning. Departure times dependant on your batch Starting time.

All In Events

Thursday, 30 May 2024

• Registration at Emseni Camp: 14:00 – 20:00
• Car Shuttle / Busses and bike Transport ticket collection : 12:00 – 20:00 *Riders taking the Bus option to book bikes into bike transport
• Dinner: 18:00 – 20:00
• Race Briefing: 19:00 at Emseni

Friday, 31 May 2024

• Breakfast: 6:00 – 7:00
• Pre-booked shuttles depart from Emseni: 6:30 (A, B & C batch) / 6h45 (D – I batch) or drive to the start in own vehicle (See Shuttle Bookings)
• Windmill Farm before the Start: Riders book cars into the shuttle to be returned to Em’seni. 
• Start: 8:30 (7 minutes between batches)
• Lunch at Em’seni Camp: 13:00 – 16:00
• Race Briefing: 19:00

Saturday, 1 June 2014

• Breakfast: 7:00
• Start: 8:30
• Lunch: 12:00 – 15:00
• Registration for Race up Spioenkop: 11:00 – 14:00
• Race up Spioenkop followed by History talk: 15:00
• Race briefing and Race up Spioenkop Prize giving: 19:00

Sunday, 2 June 2024

• Breakfast: 6:30
• Start: 8:00
• Lunch:  11:00 – 14:00
• Prize Giving:  13:00
• Physio & Massage

To book Sports Massage, Chiro or Physio, please contact Gill for the booking form: [email protected]

• Sports Massage @ R400.00 per 30 minute session
• Chiro @ R550 per 30 minute session
• Physio @ R550 per 30 minute session
• Taping and strapping is an additional R50 and will be available each morning before the start and during the day in the massage tent

Sports Massage  can help maintain the body in better condition, prevent injuries and loss of mobility, restore mobility to inured muscles and tissues, boost performance and extend the overall life of your sporting career.

Recovery Zone  – Foam Rollers, stretching mats, calf & foot stretchers, resistance bands and Ice Bath Bins.

SPORTS EVENT THERAPISTS are a team of qualified and experienced Sports Massage Therapists, Chiropractors & Physiotherapists who have a passion and love for what we do.

Whilst maintaining a professional approach to our work we like to get to know our clients and share a few jokes inside the Massage Tent to create a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

Prizes, Batching and Results

Categories for 2024:.

PRIZEMONEY TBC

Categories:

Solo Men :   1st, 2nd, 3rd

Solo Women : 1st, 2nd, 3rd

• Men: 1st, 2nd and 3rd
• Mixed: 1st, 2nd and 3rd
• Ladies: 1st, 2nd and 3rd

VETS (40 – 49) TEAMS:

MASTERS (50 – 59) TEAMS:

GRANDMASTERS (60+) TEAMS:

BIG BUGGERS (teams over 200kg) TEAMS:  1st, 2nd and 3rd 

• Training Programme

We are excited to announce that we have again partnered with Science to Sport’s A/Prof Mike Posthumus to bring you a scientifically developed training programme for the Berg & Bush. The training programme is available to anyone who enters the 2024 Berg & Bush before March of this year. The  10 week training programme will be sent via Newsletter to all entered riders.

Train smart, not hard, and enjoy your best Berg & Bush yet

• All CSA rules apply.
• All our local farm rules apply too. Be nice. Be gracious and remember how privileged we are to be able to ride mountain bikes.
• Those convicted of doping may not enter!
• If you want your prize money, you have to attend prize giving.
• Anybody overheard swearing at staff, other riders or race organisers will be blacklisted from all future Berg and Bush events. If you couldn’t get in this year, now you know why.
• Anybody starting ahead of their allocated batch will also be blacklisted from any future event. The same rule applies to littering. 
• One hour time penalties will be incurred with: Riders not being within 2 minutes of each other at any time. Riders who give sweets, biscuits or chocolates to the kids on the route.
• Begging children are becoming a problem at races. Please don’t encourage them. They are given soccer balls and other incentives to entertain them if they don’t ask for sweets.
• The decision of the race director is final. And his wife’s decisions are even more final. 
• And the most important rule: make sure you smell the cow dung and look at the views. Before you know it, it will be all over. Enjoy your event.

TAKE NOTE: USING AN ILLEGITIMATE ID NUMBER WILL RESULT IN YOU LOSING YOUR ENTRY AND FORFEITING YOUR PAYMENT. FURTHERMORE, AN EMAIL ADDRESS CANNOT BE USED MORE THAN ONCE – ONE EMAIL ADDRESS MUST BE USED COMBINED WITH ONE ID NUMBER

• E-Bike Rules

E-bikes are welcome at The Standard Bank Berg & Bush events, please note – there are some rules.

• Hybrid teams only (One E-Bike, one normal Mountain Bike) 
• Solo E-Bikes to join the NEW separate E-Bike race in the 2 Day event called the E-lectric E-Bike E-xperience 
• ⁠Due to the remote nature of our refreshment stations, Berg & Bush is a one-battery event and no extra batteries will be allowed 
• ⁠Hybrid Teams will start in D Batch 
• ⁠No prizes for Hybrid Teams
• What to Bring

Delicious meals from Friday Evening to Lunch on Sunday at Em’seni Race Village.

Well-stocked watertables along the Route

24-hour Snack Station

We have vegetarian and gluten-free options available – please choose your option on the entry form.

• Charles Stander 0716746797  [email protected]
• Bobby’s Cycles Will be offering packages, contact Mohammed at  [email protected]
• The Bike Mech Wll be here to offer their professional services, contact Clive via email to book your packages:  [email protected]  Website: www.thebikemech.co.za
• My Bicycle Mechanic   Contact Conrad at073 891 0375 or  [email protected]
• Sprocket & Jack Contact Grant via phone at 087 150 8495 / 083 658 7437 or via email at [email protected]
• The Bike Rack Ladysmith. Contact Dave: [email protected] / ‭(083) 340-0875‬

Supporter's Package

• Meals from Dinner on Registration night to Lunch on the last day
• Hot showers and ablutions
• 24 Hour Tea / Coffee and snack station
• Access to Race Village and Race Briefings
• One Supporter point per day on route

Have any questions?

If there’s anything else you’d like to know or you’re unsure of, reach out to us and we’ll be sure to fill you in.

• Jani Maritz
• [email protected]
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• Refund policy
• Bike Shuttles
• Prizes, Batching & Results

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In February, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan introduced the rough outline of the Player Equity Program, a vesting plan for the circuit’s new for-profit arm that will carve up a hefty portion of the initial $1.5 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group. On Wednesday, players were given a more detailed version of the program, PGA Tour chief competitions officer Tyler Dennis confirmed on “Golf Central.”

The initial player equity grants will be approximately $930 million distributed to 193 players via four categories, starting with the game’s stars. Monahan informed players on Wednesday via a letter of their individual grants.

“There’s no other sports league in the world that has this significant number of their athletes as owners of their own sports organization,” Dennis said.

“We want to grow the PGA Tour in many different ways and having the alignment of players as player-owners with the organization is going to allow us to drive that quickly forward.”

The first group includes 36 players receiving $750 million in equity based on the last five years of play. “Career Points” will be awarded based on how many years a player has been a Tour member, how many times they earned a spot in the Tour Championship and how many times they have won, with extra points awarded for high-profile victories like the majors, The Players Championship and the FedExCup.

Group 2’s share of the initial equity will be much smaller ($75 million) and will be granted to 64 players. The group is considered “steady performers and up-and-comers” and will be based on FedExCup points earned over the last three years.

Equity to Group 3 will be $30 million going to 57 players based on career earnings and how many times a player finished inside the top 125 in FedExCup points.

The final group will include “past legends,” like Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson, with $75 million going to 36 players based on the “Career Points” formula. Those grants will only be awarded to “past legends” that are living.

Perhaps most important to players will be the program’s eight-year vesting period. The grants will be worth 50% of their value after four years, 75% after six and 100% after eight years, when a player will be able to sell their equity in PGA Tour Enterprises, the for-profit arm the Tour created for the program. At each vesting benchmark players will be responsible to pay taxes on the grants.

The program has been created to encourage loyalty to the Tour in the face of ongoing challenges from LIV Golf, and the requirements of maintaining membership (which includes a minimum of 15 starts each year) would mean players who join LIV Golf would not be eligible for the program or would give up any unvested equity if they were to join the rival circuit.

“We want the players to be fully aligned with their organization,” Dennis said. “It’s something no other sport has done before and we’re seeing an incredible amount of excitement about that.”

SSG valued the PGA Tour at $12.3 billion when the group, which is led by Fenway Sports, became a minority investor and the assumption is that valuation will continue to increase like most professional sports franchises in the United States.

The remainder of the initial $1.5 billion investment (roughly $600 million) will be awarded in recurring player grants of $100 million each year, beginning in 2025 through 2030. These grants will be awarded based on performance and Player Impact Program results with an eye toward young talent, like Ludvig Åberg or Nick Dunlap.

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After years of debate, Reggie Bush is finally getting his Heisman Trophy back

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The 2005 Heisman Trophy race came down to three players. USC running back Reggie Bush, Texas quarterback Vince Young, and USC quarterback Matt Leinart, who won the previous season.

Leinart was able to cast a vote as a former winner, and along with a majority of other voters he cast his ballot with his teammate, Bush, on the top line. The USC running back secured a whopping 784 first-place votes , to secure the Heisman Trophy.

But years later, following an investigation into recruiting practices at USC during that period of time, it was found that Bush had accepted “improper benefits” from the school. Sanctions were levied against USC and, as a result, Bush was forced to forfeit his Heisman Trophy in 2010.

This week, after years of fighting with the Heisman Trust, Bush is getting his Heisman Trophy back.

Here’s why Bush was forced to forfeit the trophy in the first place, and why he is finally getting it back after almost two decades.

Why were Bush and USC sanctioned?

Reggie Bush’s 2005 season was the stuff of legends, bringing to life the phrase “video game numbers.”

After two solid seasons on campus, Bush put up huge numbers his junior year. He rushed for 1,740 yards, averaging an astounding 8.7 yards per carry. He scored 19 touchdowns, 16 of those coming on the ground, and caught 37 passes for another 478 yards and two more scores. He led the nation in rushing yards per attempt and scrimmage yards, and could have put even more touchdowns on the board were it not for the presence of Lendale White, the bruising USC back who led the nation with 26 touchdowns.

Those numbers were a huge reason why USC rolled through their regular-season schedule, earning a berth in the BCS Championship Game against second-ranked Texas. The Longhorns — and second-place Heisman finisher Young — won in the closing seconds, in a game that is still talked about as one of the greatest college football games ever. For all the hype entering that game, it truly lived up to expectations.

However, shortly after that game reports broke regarding alleged recruiting violations at USC involving Bush. It was alleged that the running back received improper benefits while on campus from two different agents, including cash, travel expenses and a rent-free San Diego-area home.

Those allegations touched off a four-year investigation, and in 2010 the NCAA dropped the hammer on the school. Citing a lack of “ institutional control ” the NCAA put the entire USC athletic program on four years’ probation, took away a total of 30 football scholarships over three years, and vacated every victory in which Bush participated in from December 2004 through the 2005 season.

Bush was not the only USC student-athlete involved, nor was the USC football team the only athletic program cited in the NCAA’s decision. The USC basketball team was also cited for violations involving highly-touted player O.J. Mayo, as was the women’s tennis team. Both those teams had already self sanctioned themselves prior to the NCAA’s decision.

“Star treatment” of athletes such as Bush and Mayo was cited in the NCAA’s report.

“Elite athletes in high profile sports with obvious great future earnings potential may see themselves as something apart from other student-athletes and the general student population,” the NCAA report said . “Institutions need to assure that their treatment on campus does not feed into such a perception.”

Following the issuing of these sanctions, the NCAA vacated all of his records. Bush was basically scrubbed from existence at USC. Asterisks were attached to all of his school records, and in September of 2010, he relinquished his Heisman Trophy. In a lengthy statement Bush said in part :

“One of the greatest honors of my life was winning the Heisman Trophy in 2005,” the statement released by the New Orleans Saints read at the time. “For me, it was a dream come true. But I know that the Heisman is not mine alone. Far from it. I know that my victory was made possible by the discipline and hard work of my teammates, the steady guidance of my coaches, the inspiration of the fans, and the unconditional love of my family and friends. And I know that any young man fortunate enough to win the Heisman enters into a family of sorts. Each individual carries the legacy of the award and each one is entrusted with its good name. “It is for these reasons that I have made the difficult decision to forfeit my title as Heisman winner of 2005.”

However, the story did not end there.

Bush’s quest, and this week’s reinstatement

For years, Bush has maintained that he did nothing wrong. He went as far as to file suit against the NCAA last year, arguing that the organization defamed him with their “pay for pay” findings.

“The NCAA’s claim that Mr. Bush engaged in “pay–for–play” [the “Statement”] is reasonably and widely understood to mean that Mr. Bush received payment in return for playing football at the University of Southern California [“USC”],” the lawsuit claimed .

“There’s no factual evidence behind any of these claims,” Bush said at a press conference announcing the law suit.

That suit was spurred into action in part due to the changing collegiate landscape, which is the basis for the reinstatement of Bush’s Heisman Trophy. Back in 2021 the NCAA made the decision to allow college athletes to be compensated for their “name, image, and likeness.” However, despite the seismic shift in college sports, the NCAA made it clear that previous penalties — such as Bush’s — would not be revisited. “Previous penalties, including those that are several years old, will not be re-evaluated or reconsidered based on the recent changes to NIL rules,” read the statement .

That was not all the NCAA said at the time.

The governing body also noted that “pay-for-play type arrangements” were still prohibited, pointing to their findings involving USC and Bush.

That portion of the statement prompted the 2023 lawsuit. But the continued changing NIL landscape is what led to the decision this week. The Heisman Trust issued a statement on Wednesday reinstating Bush’s Heisman Trophy , noting the changing college landscape regarding NIL:

The Trust’s decision to reinstate the Trophy follows a deliberative process in which it closely monitored the enormous changes in the college football landscape, including the Supreme Court’s 2021 decision, which questioned the legality of the NCAA’s amateurism model and opened the door to student athlete compensation; the ability of college football players to be paid for their name, image, and likeness (NIL); and the NCAA’s recent proposal to remove the cap on education-related payments. Recognizing that the compensation of student athletes is an accepted practice and appears here to stay, these fundamental changes in college athletics led the Trust to decide that now is the right time to return the Trophy to Bush, who unquestionably was the most outstanding college football player of 2005.

“We are thrilled to welcome Reggie Bush back to the Heisman family in recognition of his collegiate accomplishments,” said Michael Comerford, President of The Heisman Trophy Trust. “We considered the enormous changes in college athletics over the last several years in deciding that now is the right time to reinstate the Trophy for Reggie. We are so happy to welcome him back.”

Bush welcomed the new s, calling it “a personal victory” and “a validation of the tireless efforts of my supporters.”

He also maintained the stance he has held for years, indicating that he had done nothing wrong.

“I have always acted with integrity and in accordance with the rules and regulations set forth by the NCAA,” Bush said. “The allegations brought against me were unfounded and unsupported by evidence, and I am grateful that the truth is finally prevailing.”

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First refuelling for Russia’s Akademik Lomonosov floating NPP

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The FNPP includes two KLT-40S reactor units. In such reactors, nuclear fuel is not replaced in the same way as in standard NPPs – partial replacement of fuel once every 12-18 months. Instead, once every few years the entire reactor core is replaced with and a full load of fresh fuel.

The KLT-40S reactor cores have a number of advantages compared with standard NPPs. For the first time, a cassette core was used, which made it possible to increase the fuel cycle to 3-3.5 years before refuelling, and also reduce by one and a half times the fuel component in the cost of the electricity produced. The operating experience of the FNPP provided the basis for the design of the new series of nuclear icebreaker reactors (series 22220). Currently, three such icebreakers have been launched.

The Akademik Lomonosov was connected to the power grid in December 2019, and put into commercial operation in May 2020.

Electricity generation from the FNPP at the end of 2023 amounted to 194 GWh. The population of Pevek is just over 4,000 people. However, the plant can potentially provide electricity to a city with a population of up to 100,000. The FNPP solved two problems. Firstly, it replaced the retiring capacities of the Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant, which has been operating since 1974, as well as the Chaunskaya Thermal Power Plant, which is more than 70 years old. It also supplies power to the main mining enterprises located in western Chukotka. In September, a 490 km 110 kilovolt power transmission line was put into operation connecting Pevek and Bilibino.

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