Madibaz triumph at student cycling champs
A spirited Bestmed-Shukuma Madibaz cycling team had their rival universities in a spin as they took a convincing win in the team classification at the national student championships at the University of Pretoria on Friday. Bestmed-Shukuma Madibaz captain Gerrit Nel (third from right) and teammate Henno Cronjé (second from left) pedal hard en route to […]
Smit sweeps student cycling champs in PE
Second-year law student Willie Smit swept to a convincing victory in the three-day Bestmed USSA national cycling championships in Port Elizabeth on Friday. Overall winner Willie Smit leads Shukuma-NMMU’s Waldo Gronum and Marinus Prinsloo during the fifth and final stage of the Bestmed USSA national student cycling championships in Port Elizabeth on Friday. Photo: Coetzee […]
Smit completes hat-trick at national tour
The University of Pretoria’s Willie Smit completed a hat-trick of stage wins to retain the yellow jersey on day two of the Bestmed USSA cycle tour in in a cold and rainy Port Elizabeth on Thursday. Willie Smit (left) leads the four-man breakaway group during the third stage of the Bestmed USSA student cycle tour […]
Smit takes early lead at USSA champs
Team Bonitas professional Willie Smit put in a dominating performance to claim the first two stages and the yellow jersey on day one of the Bestmed USSA student road cycling championships in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday. The University of Pretoria’s Willie Smit (left) won both the opening road stage and the individual time-trial on day […]
Cooper shows class at national student champs
Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s Timo Cooper showed his class when he won the national student mountain biking title at the Bestmed USSA cycling championships in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday. Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s Timo Cooper won the national student mountain biking title at the Bestmed USSA cycling championships in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday. […]
Froome inspires University team’s championship bid
As former University of Johannesburg student Chris Froome prepares to launch his title bid at the Tour de France on Saturday, his alma mater will be doing the same at the national student cycling championships in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, this week. The University of Johannesburg’s 2005 cycling team, featuring Tour de France favourite Chris […]
Augustyn eyes home win at national champs in PE
The Shukuma-NMMU squad will be aiming to add a second victory to their name when they host the Bestmed University Sport South Africa cycling championships in Port Elizabeth next week. Shukuma-NMMU captain Wesley Augustyn (right) will lead his team at the Bestmed USSA Cycling championships in Port Elizabeth from June 25 to 28. Photo: Romke […]
Universities converge on PE for national cycling championships
Nine of South Africa’s top universities will gather in Port Elizabeth next week when the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University hosts the national student cycling championships. Shukuma-NMMU riders, from left, Phillip Erasmus, Gerrit Nel, Wesley Augustyn (captain), Marinus Prinsloo and Waldo Gronum will represent the host university at the Bestmed USSA Cycling championships in Port Elizabeth […]