Moolman Pasio and Grmay claim Time Trial spoils at African Champs
The riders at the Confederation of African Cycling Road Championships were given some respite from the weather on Wednesday for the Individual Time Trials of the Elite Men and Women and it was South African star Ashleigh Moolman Pasio who added a continental champs title to her impressive list of achievements in recent times with […]
Moolman-Pasio does the double at SA Road Champs
Following her dominant display in the Time Trial earlier in the week South African women’s cycling star Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio produced another quality performance as she pulled away from the rest of the field in the last five kilometres to claim the National Road Race title at the 2015 Pennypinchers South African Road, Time Trial and […]
Usual suspects rise to the surface at SA Champs Time Trial
As the programme at the 2015 Pennypinchers South African Road, Time Trial and Para-cycling Championships heats up the elite men’s and women’s Time Trials took centre stage on Thursday with defending champions Daryl Impey and Ashleigh Moolman Pasio both proving too strong for their respective fields as they took home the national time trial championship […]
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio wins National Time Trial Championships
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio powered her way to victory in the South African National Time Trial Championships earlier today. The race was held in Nelspruit at the Mbombela stadium, one of the venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Photo credit: www.craigdutton.com. The South African successfully defended her title with a time of 46’30” over 34 kilometres […]
Moolman Pasio on Sports Woman of the Year award
Ashleigh Moolman Pasio was named South African Sports Woman of the year this past weekend at the annual South African Sports Awards. It was the second bit of recognition for the South African National Champion after she was crowned SPAR gsport Athlete of the year on 24 November. The SA Sports Awards seems like the […]
Three cyclists claim top honours at SA Sports Awards
Cycling South Africa extends congratulations to Ernst van Dyk, Justine Asher and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio on their awards at the 2014 South African Sports Awards, which was held at the Sandton Convention Centre on Sunday, 30 November. Ernst van Dyk. // Photo credit: Greenville SC2014. Ernst van Dyk was awarded Sportsman of the Year with Disability, […]
Emphatic wins for Janse van Rensburg and Moolman Pasio at Unite4Mandela
The unprecedented R250 000 first place, the biggest in the history of South African cycling, was won by Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg (Giant Shimano) and Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (Momentum) at the Unite4Mandela cycling event this morning. The event took place in the heart of the city in remembrance of Nelson Mandela and included some of […]
Recognition of cycling grows as SA Sports Awards looms
The recognition of cycling in South Africa continues to gain momentum with the 2014 South African Sports Awards event fast approaching. The ceremony takes place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 30 November 2014. Cycling South Africa expressed pride in the athletes’ achievements within their cycling codes, with six nominations from five cyclists this year. […]
Marianne Vos to ride Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge
In aid of its continuous support for woman in sport, financial services company, Momentum has announced that it will be hosting Dutch cyclist Marianne Vos to ride the Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge on 16 November 2014. Compared to Eddy Merckx, the greatest pro-cyclist ever, Marianne Vos, is now regarded as the greatest female cyclist of […]
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio adds depth to Bigla Cycling Team
South African national road and time trial champion Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio joins the Bigla Cycling Team for the 2015 – 2016 seasons. Moolman-Pasio has enjoyed steady growth throughout racing in Europe the past five seasons and in August this year won the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in the road race. She is known for […]
Moolman-Pasio makes South Africa proud
In an epic display of guts and determination, South Africa’s Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (28) claimed a Commonwealth Games bronze medal by mere millimetres in the women’s road race in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday 3 August. Photo credit: Brett Coates The 98km route was broken down into 7 laps of the 14km loop on an extremely tight […]
Cycle Talk SA: Tyler Hamilton Apologises to Chris Froome, SA Road Champs and more
Cycling has a very checkered past. Even years after the Lance Armstrong era everytime a dominant performance gets put in on the world stage the cynics are the first to comment about doping and drugs. On this week’s Cycle Talk SA, Brad Brown caught up with Chris Froome about how his life has changed following […]