Bittersweet victory for young De Bod at Cycle Challenge
Eighteen-year-old Stefan de Bod (MTN-Qhubeka Feeder Team) was the youngest rider to claim victory at the 2015 Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge in a well-executed race with his team in Gauteng on Sunday 15 November. Racing in his first year as an Elite rider, the Stellenbosch local – who turns 19 today – won the 94.7km […]
Moolman-Pasio takes emphatic Cycle Challenge victory against the odds
South African Cycling Champion and 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games medallist Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (Bigla Pro Cycling Team) claimed victory in the Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge UCI 1.1 women’s race in emphatic style against the odds at the Riversands Commercial Park, Gauteng, earlier today. South African Cycling Champion and 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games medallist Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (Bigla […]
A great time for women’s cycling in South Africa
South Africa is abuzz amidst the arrival of three prominent international women’s cycling teams, African teams and local women’s teams ahead of the 2015 Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge taking place in Gauteng on Sunday 15 November. The first ever UCI 1.1 Women’s road race will see these great women cyclists competing for all-important UCI points […]
Pro Team Liv-Plantur donates to SA development cyclist
Plantur, sponsor of professional international female cyclists, Team Liv-Plantur, has announced it will donate R20 000 to support a prominent disadvantaged woman cyclist as a contribution to developing the sport in South Africa. Team Liv-Plantur has entered four members of its global cycling team in the Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge this weekend. They are among […]
Team Bestmed-ASG to race for UCI points at Cycle Challenge
Team Bestmed-ASG women’s pro cycling team will have a rare opportunity to race for UCI points against the world’s best when the riders line up for the Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge in Johannesburg on Sunday. This year, the women’s race has been granted UCI 1.1 status by cycling’s global governing body, which should draw one […]
PPA sponsors development team at Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge
For ten young cyclists from the Legadima Cycling Club in Zandspruit Informal Settlement, Gauteng, the forthcoming 2015 Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge is the highlight of their year. For many of them, this will be their first time participating in this prestigious event, courtesy of the Pedal Power Association (PPA). David Baloyi, Given Mkwayi, Happy Mkwayi, […]
Women’s cycling on the rise in Africa
With the 2015 Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge women’s race being granted UCI 1.1 status by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), even more of Africa’s top women will take to the tarmac and use the opportunity to shine and show the continent just how far women’s cycling has developed on Sunday 15 November. World Cycling Centre […]
Bigla Pro Cycling Team Heads To South Africa
The Bigla Pro Cycling Team will be heading to South Africa to race the Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge. The popular mass participation event has for the first time this year received UCI 1.1 status for the women’s race. BPCT will be led by former winner Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, Clara Koppenburg, Doris Schweizer and Sharon Laws. “We’re […]
Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge women’s race granted UCI 1.1 status
The Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge together with Cycling South Africa have sought and been granted UCI 1.1 status for the women’s race, making the event that much more attractive to competitive professionals and national teams. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the governing body of competitive cycling across the world and their endorsement gives elite […]
Join the PPA Safe Cycling Start Group at Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge
You are invited to apply for the PPA Safe Cycling STAY WIDER OF THE RIDER start group at the Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge in Johannesburg, Gauteng. Entries close 31 August What is the ‘Stay wider of the rider’ campaign? The Pedal Power Association is a Public Benefit Organisation committed to promote cycling and the interests […]
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 […]