Van Dyk ends Para-cycling era with ultimate prize
South African Paralympic legend, Ernst van Dyk, celebrated the ultimate victory when he claimed his second Paralympic gold medal of his illustrious career during the Men’s H5 hand cycling race at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games in Brazil last week. In doing so, he beat his arch rival, Italian Alessandro Zanardi into second place on […]
Paralympic Gold for Ernst van Dyk
Ernst van Dyk has achieved the ultimate Paralympic dream by claiming the Gold medal in the Men’s H5 Road Race at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday 15 September. An exhausted but overwhelmed Ernst van Dyk takes a moment to realise his Gold medal win in the Men’s H5 […]
Van Dyk focused ahead of Pietermaritzburg World Cup
Although having now returned from the busyness of wheelchair racing abroad, the pace has by no means lessened for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games’ gold medallist, Ernst van Dyk, who now heads to Pietermaritzburg for this weekend’s UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup at Alexandra Park from 7-8 May. Van Dyk’s talents extend beyond just cycling […]
Cycling well represented with nine nominations for SA Sport Awards
Cycling South Africa is ecstatic to announce that cycling is nominated for nine slots for the 2015 South African Sport Awards (SASA), which was announced at SABC Radio Park in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, on Tuesday morning. South African cycling stars Greg Minnaar (Sportsman of the Year nominee) Jayde Julius (Best Newcomer nominee) and Songezo Jim […]
Van Dyk composed ahead of Para World Cup
Multiple World Champion medallist and six-time Paralympian, Ernst van Dyk, arrived in Pietermaritzburg to join the rest of the South African team on Wednesday for the first ever UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup held in South Africa from 11-13 September. Although rather unfavourable conditions are predicted for the weekend, Van Dyk was greeted with sunny […]
Two World Champions for Team SA at Para World Champs
Team South Africa celebrated two new World Championship titles on Friday when Justine Asher and Pieter du Preez won their respective Time Trial events, while Ernst van Dyk claimed a bronze medal at the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Notwill, Switzerland. Newly crowned Time Trial World Champion, Justine Asher, said the route suited […]
Team SA maintains great standard at German Para Cup
Round three of the 2015 UCI Para-cycling World Cup took place in Elzach, Germany from 24-26 July 2015 and Team South Africa put on a fantastic show, by adding four medals to their already impressive count in the World Cup series this year. Ernst van Dyk grabbed two bronze medals for his Time Trial and […]
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, […]
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. […]
Sunny Durbs welcomes time trial athletes for 2014 Time Freight SA Road Champs
Racing in the time trial discipline marked the start of the 2014 Time Freight SA Road Cycling Championships, which got underway along the Snell Parade in Durban yesterday, 4 February. It was the tandem cyclists who started at 7am, followed by the schools classes, under-16 boys and girls, and the Para-cycling disciplines. Paralympian Ernst van […]
Successful close to Para World Cup Series for South Africa
South African Para-cyclists have finished off the 2013 UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup series with superb performances by securing two gold medals and three World Cup leader jerseys in Matane, Canada at the weekend (23-25 August). The first gold medal went to reigning World Champion Ernst van Dyk, who nailed first place in the road […]