SA Road Champs – Notification of road routes affected
The 2017 South African National Road Cycling Championships take place from 7 to 12 February on the Lady Loch Circuit near Wellington in the Western Cape. Traveling time, especially on the R44 between Malmesbury and Wellington/Paarl, can be affected by up to 45 minutes. Please consider using the alternate R302 and R44 (via Hermon) roads […]
Bronze for newcomer Sanders in Morocco
Samantha Sanders (33) claimed a bronze medal in the Individual Time Trial at the 2016 CAC (African Cycling Confederation) Road Cycling Championships in Benslimane, Morocco, on Tuesday 23 February. The relative newcomer to the road cycling discipline knew that the race would be decided at the turnaround point on the 31km out-and-back route, which is […]
Gold for National Women’s Team in Morocco
Cycling South Africa’s Elite Women’s National Team claimed gold at the opening day of the 2016 CAC (African Cycling Confederation) Road Cycling Championships in Benslimane, Morocco, on 21 February. An-Li Kachelhoffer, Lise Olivier, Anriette Schoeman and Samantha Sanders tackled the out-and-back 38-kilometre route in a tailwind to start with, which resulted in clocking speeds of […]
African nations scramble for Olympic qualification at Road Champs
With South Africa set to host the Confederation of African Cycling (CAC) Road Cycling Championships outside Pietermaritzburg from 9 to 14 February, the importance of the continental championships as a springboard to Olympic qualification has been brought into sharp focus, with Cycling South Africa eager to take full advantage of its home ground advantage. Cycling […]