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Cycling South Africa Announcements – 09 February 2012
Cycling South Africa Announcements – 09 February 2012 1. Cycling South Africa hereby announces the resignation of David Bellairs who served on the Board as Director Recreation. The Board would like to thank David for his service and wish him well. 2. The recent media article announcing the disaffiliation of Pedal Power Association from Cycling […]
Seymour’s triathlon star on the rise
A top-ten performance at the recent Spec-Savers Ironman 70.3 South Africa has earned rising triathlon star Jeanni Seymour elite U/23 status and paved the way towards achieving her Olympic dreams. The 19-year-old University of Johannesburg student won the 18 to 24 age category for a second consecutive year and was the sixth woman overall at […]
Evans takes second Extreme win
Kevin Evans (Nedbank 360Life) fended off strong challenges from Jacques Rossouw (FedGroup-Itec Connect) and the waterlogged course itself to take his second win in the 80km Extreme mountain bike race at Addo just outside Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Evans, who last won the mountain biking segment of The Herald VW Cycle Tour in 2009, outsprinted […]
Perry time-trials to Classic win in PE
James Perry (Tasol-GT) turned the finishing straight of the 105km Classic into a time-trial course to thwart the country’s top sprinters in the 27th edition of The Herald VW Cycle Tour in Port Elizabeth on Sunday. The double national time-trial champion broke clear of the leaders in the final kilometre of the national classic to […]
“2012 Will Be My Year” – Burry Stander
The first rider to check out the new course planned for the RockyRoads UCI MTB World Cup in Pietermaritzburg from 16th to 18th March was none other than young South African mountain bike legend Burry Stander, oozing confidence and vowing, “2012 will be my year.” The 24-year old from Umtentweni on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast […]
Brown to test his legs in PE
Top South African sprinter Arran Brown is set to test his form ahead of the international racing season at The Herald VW Cycle Tour in Port Elizabeth on Sunday. The Team MTN-Qhubeka rider, who finished last year on a high note with his second victory in the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge, said he was hoping […]
Exxaro mountain bike academy announces teams to ride the 2012 Absa Cape Epic
Background: In August 2011, Exxaro Resources was announced as a new headline sponsor and official development academy partner to the Absa Cape Epic. Consequently, the Exxaro MTB Academy was established with the vision to introduce the mountain biking experience to historically disadvantaged communities and individuals, and ultimately assist to transform the sport in South Africa. […]
National Junior Track Squad Announced
The National Junior Track Squad has been selected in the wake of CyclingSA’s highly successful Track Training Camp held in December 2011 in Cape Town. The exercise proved successful in identifying talented young Track Cycling athletes, who will now be automatically included in the Track Training Camps during the course of 2012. The first camp […]
New Tandem Category for SA Vets, Masters & Schools Champs
KwaZulu-Natal Cycling, in conjunction with Cycling South Africa’s Recreational Commission, is pleased to announce that a Tandem category has been opened up for the upcoming Vets, Masters and Schools SA Road and Time Trial Champs from 22nd to 25th March 2012, in Durban. KwaZulu-Natal Cycling also welcomes Crusader Logistics (www.crusaderlogistics.co.za) as a sponsor for the […]
Facelift on the Cards for PMB World Cup Downhill Course
With the RockyRoads UCI MTB World Cup Pietermaritzburg fast approaching, downhill course designer Nigel Hicks is chomping at the bit to give the Cascades MTB park track a facelift. Renowned for the tough flat middle section, the Pietermaritzburg track may not always be international riders’ favourite venue, but is one that brings balance to the […]
The Boardwalk hosts cycling festival
The Boardwalk Race Village at Hobie Beach in Port Elizabeth will become the temporary home of cycling while construction of the new five-star hotel and conference centre is underway at the complex. The Herald VW Cycle Tour will host its pre-race expo and registration in a giant marquee on the grassed area opposite The Boardwalk […]
SA Scoops 2013 MTB Masters World Champs
Cycling South Africa has clinched another coup by winning the rights to stage the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike Masters World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, a week before the 2013 MTB World Championships will take place at the same venue. The announcement was made at the International Cycling Federation (UCI) management committee meeting on Friday afternoon, confirming […]