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<\/a><\/p>\nFormer Sharks flyer and hand cyclist Cedric Mkhize will be back at the 2015 aQuell\u00e9 Tour Durban despite not being able to train as much as he would like following the birth of his daughter Peyton last year as well as work commitments but the 30 year old will be on the start line on Sunday, 26 April. \/\/ Photo: Dave Macleod\/ Gameplan Media.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI am very keen to race in the aQuell\u00e9 Tour Durban this year!\u201d Mkhize said excitedly.<\/p>\n \u201cI have been really busy so the training schedule has taken a bit of a back seat over the past couple of months but I still think that I will be able to get in enough training on weekends and around work time that I will be fit enough by the time the race comes around in a couple of weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n Having been unable to get on the bike as much as he would have liked, Mkhize has changed his goals for the event from previous years and with only a few weeks left until this year\u2019s race the 30 year-old will be under pressure to match his time from 2014.<\/p>\n \u201cI just don\u2019t want to finish in a worse time than last year, that\u2019s my main goal!\u201d said Mkhize determinedly.<\/p>\n \u201cI know that I haven\u2019t got a lot of time to prepare so the chances of me bettering my previous times is quite slim but I have set myself the goal of matching my time from last year, which I think I can do given the amount of time that I still have to prepare for the race.<\/p>\n The drive and ambition that Mkhize has for his future as a hand cyclist is still evident despite not being able to training as hard as he would like to at the currently.<\/p>\n He is however also enjoying being able to get out there and experience more than just the competitive element of the sport too.<\/p>\n \u201cI still definitely have goals that I want to achieve in the sport! At the moment they are on the back burner though.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to try and make it as a hand cyclist but I have other priorities at the moment.<\/p>\n \u201cWith that said though, it is great being able to relax and enjoy other people\u2019s company when I am out riding.<\/p>\n \u201cJust to be able to take in the whole vibe of a race away from the actual competitive aspect is something that I am really enjoying at the moment,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n The Tour Durban is a race that Mkhize is well familiar with and racing in his hometown also helps reduces the logistical burden of competing as a disabled athlete.<\/p>\n \u201cI really enjoy riding in the Tour Durban and it is a race that I try and do as regularly as possible because of the whole vibe that surrounds the race and it gives me the chance to get out there and meet people, which is lovely.<\/p>\n \u201cFor me it is great that it is based in Durban because it is easy on the pocket as I don\u2019t have too many logistical issues however being able to ride on the new M4 this year is definitely one of the major draw cards that I am looking forward to!<\/p>\n \u201cIt is just a beautiful race and Durban is a beautiful place to ride,\u201d Mkhize explained.<\/p>\n More information can be found at www.tourdurban.co.za.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hand cyclist and former Sharks flyer Cedric Mkhize has confirmed he will be back on the start line of the aQuell\u00e9 Tour Durban presented Sunday Tribune in 2015 and eager to put in a strong showing once again when the event takes place on Sunday 26 April despite having found it tough to find the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":48791,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1440,4190,429],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-20202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-aquelle-tour-durban","tag-cedric-mkhize","tag-tour-durban"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20202"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=20202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}