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African Track Champs
African Track Champs a resounding success
William Newman, the President of the Confederation of African Cycling’s Track Commission, declared the African Continental Track Cycling Championships a big success after the event concluded in very hot conditions in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday. Following four days of intense racing, William Newman, president of the Confederation of African Cycling’s Track Commission, declared the event a […]
Maroesjka Matthee cleans up at Continental Track Champs
Following some exciting riding on Friday the African Continental Track Cycling Championships concluded in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday with the hosts, South Africa, having dominated the podium. Maroesjka Matthee led the medal charge with an outstanding showing throughout. It was Maroesjka Matthee who stole the show when she claimed the lion’s share of gold medals at […]
South African riders continue domination at African Track Champs
Maroesjka Matthee and HB Kruger claimed the women’s and men’s individual pursuit titles at the Confederation of African Cycling (CAC) Continental Track Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday afternoon while Annerine Wenhold claimed gold in the elite and junior women’s Keirin final in Friday morning’s action as the schedule turns towards the qualifying for the sprint […]
Hoffman and Matthee shine at African Track Champs
The first evening of action at the Confederation of African Cycling (CAC) Continental Track Championships in Pietermaritzburg saw the expectant victors coming out on top with Nolan Hoffman and Maroesjka Matthee winning their respective scratch events but Thursday morning’s action proved to be hotly contested as riders weighed each other up in some tight heats. […]
Exciting results at day one of African Track Champs
A number of para-cycling titles were decided on the opening morning of the Confederation of African Cycling (CAC) Continental Track Championships at the Sax Young Cycling track in Alexandra Park, Pietermaritzburg, on Wednesday. Roxy Burns stopped the clocks in 5:11.51 in the women’s C4-C5 individual pursuit over 3 000 metres, while Dane John Wilson recorded […]
Pietermaritzburg all set for African Track Champs
Following a revamp to the Sax Young Cycling Track at Alexandra Park, Africa’s Bike City will increase its credentials as the go-to biking Mecca of South Africa when the city adds the African Continental Track Championships from 21-25 January to its already impressive portfolio of international cycling events it has hosted. While efforts are continuously […]
Alexandra Park Velodrome receives a big boost
Pietermaritzburg’s status as Africa’s ‘Bike City’ has been further entrenched by the significant upgrade to the velodrome situated at the Alexandra Park in the build up to its hosting of the 2015 African Track Championships from 21-25 January. The Alexandra Park Velodrome has received a major facelift in recent times with the African Continental Track […]