{"id":19056,"date":"2015-11-09T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2015\/11\/09\/pro-international-team-liv-plantur-in-sa-for-momentum-947-cycle-challenge-r3780\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T09:05:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T09:05:18","slug":"pro-international-team-liv-plantur-in-sa-for-momentum-947-cycle-challenge-r3780","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/pro-international-team-liv-plantur-in-sa-for-momentum-947-cycle-challenge-r3780\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro international Team Liv-Plantur in SA for Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four members of one of the world\u2019s top international female cycling teams, Team Liv-Plantur, are set to participate in the world\u2019s greatest timed race, the Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge in Johannesburg, on November 15.<\/p>\n<p>They are among three pro international cycling teams participating in the race for the first time in its 19-year history. They will also be up against top local women\u2019s teams and invitational teams from across Africa, racing in an exclusively female peloton with the opportunity to win equal prize money to male participants.<\/p>\n<p>The race provides a chance for pro cyclists to earn valuable Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) points which could strengthen their chances to participate in the Rio Olympics in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The Liv-Plantur team comprises the following four Dutch riders:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Floortje Mackaij, 19, winner of the women\u2019s Gent-Wevelgem classic in Belgium in March 2015.\n<\/li>\n<li>Sabrina Stultiens, 22, winner of the 2014 European Road Championships (women&#8217;s under-23).\n<\/li>\n<li>Kyara Stijns, 20, winner of the Dutch Junior National Championships Road Race in in 2013.\n<\/li>\n<li>Julia Soek, 24, a flexible all-rounder with two national race victories since 2010.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-12 gap-4\">\n<div class=\"md:col-span-3 col-span-6\">\n<a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-75928300-1447079417.jpg\" data-fileid=\"628134\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"628134\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-75928300-1447079417.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-75928300-1447079417.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><span class=\"italic text-sm text-slate-500 block mt-1 mb-4\">Floortje Mackaij.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:col-span-3 col-span-6\">\n<a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-90499900-1447079417.jpg\" data-fileid=\"628135\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"628135\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-90499900-1447079417.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-90499900-1447079417.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><span class=\"italic text-sm text-slate-500 block mt-1 mb-4\">Julia Soek.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:col-span-3 col-span-6\">\n<a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-06676000-1447079418.jpg\" data-fileid=\"628136\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"628136\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-06676000-1447079418.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-06676000-1447079418.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><span class=\"italic text-sm text-slate-500 block mt-1 mb-4\">Kyara Stijns.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:col-span-3 col-span-6\">\n<a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-22610600-1447079418.jpg\" data-fileid=\"628137\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"628137\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-22610600-1447079418.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-22610600-1447079418.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><span class=\"italic text-sm text-slate-500 block mt-1 mb-4\">Sabrina Stultiens.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The four arrive in SA on Friday 13 November and will participate in the Momentum Twitter Ride on Saturday 14 November from 7am, ending at the Ticketpro Dome in North Riding, Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll compete in the Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge in the UCI 1.1 ladies event on Sunday and will remain in SA for a two-day training camp before flying out on November 18.<\/p>\n<p>Team Liv-Plantur is the sister team to Team Giant Alpecin, currently ranked 10th on the<br \/>UCI World Tour Ranking. Team Liv-Plantur is ranked 8th in the Women Elite UCI ranking.<\/p>\n<p>The team\u2019s manager Dirk Reuling said the cyclists were thrilled to be racing against South Africa\u2019s best and other international pro teams.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-76877300-1447079557.jpg\" data-fileid=\"628138\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"628138\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-76877300-1447079557.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-76877300-1447079557.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four members of one of the world\u2019s top international female cycling teams, Team Liv-Plantur, are set to participate in the world\u2019s greatest timed race, the Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge in Johannesburg, on November 15. They are among three pro international cycling teams participating in the race for the first time in its 19-year history. 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