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Cycling South Africa
CSA national roll out of UCI Level 1 Coaching Course
Cycling South Africa’s Coaching Commission is flying out Canadian Elite Master Coach, Houshang Amiri, to deliver three UCI accredited Level 1 Coaching Courses in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg during the month of April. Course content has been revised by the UCI since the last course was facilitated in South Africa. Adding to this, the […]
Legends of the Pedal unite at gala dinner
The Legends of the Pedal organisation assembled together at a glitzy black-tie gala dinner held at Ongegund Lodge, a magnificent wine estate set on the outskirts of Somerset West in the Western Cape, on 4 December 2014. (From left to right) Johnny Koen, Freddie Joubert and William Newman at the Legends of the Pedal gala […]
SA Para-cycling team announced for UCI Para Track World Champs
Cycling South Africa’s Para-cycling Commission proudly announces the following riders who have been selected to represent South Africa at the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships taking place in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, from 26-29 March. The Championship event will provide an excellent foundation for re-building the international competitiveness of South Africa’s Para-cycling track team in […]
Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival riches up for grabs for all
A massive prize purse of R280000 has been confirmed for the inaugural Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival that takes place at Cascades MTB Park from 3-5 April, with everyone from the country’s top cross country, downhill, marathon and enduro talent battling against the world’s best and standing a chance of walking away with a share of their […]
Development Race Day series finale for Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival
With all of the events in the Development Race Day Series now complete, the top ten riders from each district will compete head-to-head in the Grand Finale, which forms part of the cycling festivities at the Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival on Friday 3 April. Africa’s Bike City and KwaZulu-Natal’s capital is set to play host to […]
Development Race Day series shares sense of freedom on bicycles at Ethembeni
he Development Race Day Series continued the programme launched towards the end of 2014 to the remainder of the KwaZulu-Natal districts in the early part of 2015. The enthusiastic team of Adele Burger and Senzo Gumede (Giba Gorge Mountain Bike Park), Brenda Harding (Giba Gals) and Tyrone Johns (Development Officer for KwaZulu-Natal Cycling) visited Ethembeni […]
KZN Autumn Series delivers three UCI Cat1.2 road races in one week
Preparations for three brand new road cycling events are well underway in KwaZulu-Natal during one week at the end of April and early May, each of them carrying a UCI Category 1.2 rating for our Elite and U23 Men and Elite Women categories, and will form the KZN Autumn Series. The string of top-quality road […]
Cycling SA denounces racism in sport
Cycling South Africa reports that a case of racism has been brought to its attention. The matter involved the rider Dusty Day who referred to fellow cyclist Luthando Kaka by the derogatory “K-word” during a road race on 15 February 2015. The matter was presented to Cycling SA’s Disciplinary Committee (DC). As per the DC […]
Pietermaritzburg gears up for Easter mountain biking fiesta
Africa’s Bike City and KwaZulu-Natal’s capital is set to play host to a frenzy of mountain biking activity this Easter as the Pietermaritzburg Mountain Bike Festival welcomes top elite competitors and local cycling enthusiasts alike to Cascades MTB Park from 3-5 April. After playing host to four UCI MTB World Cup legs and the 2013 […]
Cycling South Africa, Pedal Power Association reach agreement
It is with great pleasure that Cycling South Africa, Pedal Power Association and the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust announce that an agreement has been reached between the three organisations in respect of the 2015 Cape Town Cycle Tour. The outcome of recent discussions between the parties is that the events of the Cape Town […]
Continental African Road Championships a great success
Cycling SA President William Newman, says that the 2015 Africa Continental Road Champs, held between 9-14 February in Wartburg, KZN was hugely successful. With a record of 30 nations entered, it was by far the best attended Continental Championships in Africa. Cycling SA President William Newman said that with a record of 30 nations entered, […]
SA Road Champs ticks all the right boxes
The action in Mbombela at the 2015 Pennypinchers South African Road, Time Trial and Para-cycling Championships concluded on Sunday with a handful of road races but the event was a resounding success from an organisers to a Cycling South Africa point of view as the riders gear up for the next part of their season. […]