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Roxy Burns
Para track athletes increase skills at Swiss training camp
South African Track Para-cyclists recently experienced an amazing opportunity when they attended a UCI Para-cycling Track Training Camp at the World Cycling Centre (WCC) Velodrome in Aigle, Switzerland last month. Roxy Burns (C3) and Juan Odendaal (C3) flew to the country to take part in the close to two-week training camp, with over 18 athletes […]
National Para Track athletes advance towards goals at Worlds
South Africa’s national team maintained their focus on their specific objectives during the remaining competition days of the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in front of a partisan Dutch crowd cheering on their compatriots. As for the time trial, Roxy Burns was the first of the South African riders to tackle the pursuit event. […]
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 […]
Burns hopes to hop African Track Champs stepping-stone
Two-time Paralympian Roxy Burns is planning to use the 2015 African Track Cycling Championships from 21-25 January in Pietermaritzburg as the ideal preparation as she works towards the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships happening in the Netherlands from 26-29 March, and put a frustrating 2014 behind her. After a frustrating 2014, South African Para-cycling ace […]
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 […]