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<\/a><\/p>\nConnor Terblanche received a World Number 5 in the 20″ 13 Boys – the first for South Africa at the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships at BMX track in Heusden, Belgium from 21-25 July 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n The 11-14 years raced in the afternoon, and there were six South African riders competing. Four riders, Kaylin Smith, Ethan Goveia, Georgina Grassie and Connor Terblanche made it through to the knockout finals, with Terblanche progressing all the way to the Final, claiming a World Number 5, the first World Number for South Africa in the Championship.<\/p>\n Riders aged 15 to 30+ competed on Wednesday, with Kane Herbert, Tyrone Johns, and Dylan Eggar progressing to the Final. Herbert was knocked out in the semi-fnial, and Eggar and Johns earned another two World plates for South Africa.<\/p>\n Eggar had an unfortunate fall when the rider next to him brought him down in a crash, resulting in a seventh place finish to claim the World No. 7 plate.<\/p>\n \u201cI am very proud to have made the final and it has come with a prize \u2013 I have been asked to race for Staystrong Factory Racing Team,\u201d he said. Eggar reiterated that hard work and dedication pays off, and thanked his coaches for helping him to get where he is.<\/p>\n Johns, defending World Champion in the Men 30+ Category finished in 8th place after a crash earlier in the day, which left him with a badly hurt left hand. His X-rays revealed no broken bones, which is always a relief to any cyclist. \u201cIt was not the greatest Worlds for me but hey, that\u2019s how it goes sometimes. I will come back stronger,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n On Thursday, it was the turn of the 24\u201d wheels or more commonly known as the Cruisers. This field had the largest recorded entry list in history for the Cruiser category. South Africa\u2019s nine riders took to the track with high hopes, with six of them progressing to the quarterfinals and five riders going through to the Semis.<\/p>\n Tim O\u2019Brien (Men 40-44 Years) and Ethan Goveia (12-and-under Men) came oh so close by placing 5th and Terblanche placing 6th, unfortunately not making it through to the Final.<\/p>\n In the 24″ Cruiser Girls 16-and-under category, Lauren Coetzee claimed a World Number 5 at the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships at BMX track in Heusden, Belgium from 21-25 July 2015. <\/span><\/p>\n Lauren Coetzee and Kane Herbert both secured their starting place in the Final, proudly claiming World Numbers in the process \u2013 Coetzee finished in 5th place in the Girls 16-and-under Cruiser Women class while Herbert finished on the podium with a 3rd place in the 25-29 Cruiser Men.<\/p>\n Due to unfavourable weather conditions, the start times of the Elite races were slightly altered, which gave the riders shorter training sessions. The start gate, reserved for the Elite riders, was also not utilised due to the deteriorating weather. This resulted in Tyler Klumper and Teagan O\u2019Keefe going straight through to 1\/8th finals in the wet and cold weather due to their time trial seedings of 64th and 28th respectively. O\u2019Keeffe finished in fifth place, and Klumper in seventh. <\/p>\n In the race report from the weekend, Jakes Terblanche said:<\/p>\n \u201cThe support team consisted of parents and riders filling in positions to assist the team during competition as well as keeping all the loved ones up to date back in South Africa. A huge thank you goes out to the following people:<\/p>\n Travis Goveia \u2013 Team Manager Challenge Class<\/p>\n Phil Ellse \u2013 Team Manager\u2019s Assistant<\/p>\n Dirk Uys \u2013 Team Manager\u2019s Assistant<\/p>\n Stefan Coetzee \u2013 Team Manager\u2019s Assistant<\/p>\n Tyrone Johns \u2013 Coach<\/p>\n Kane Herbert \u2013 Coach<\/p>\n Tim O\u2019Brien \u2013 Mechanic<\/p>\n From the entire team, we would like to thank BMX SA, Friends and Family for all the messages of support and encouragement for the team. \u201c<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n