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<\/a><\/p>\nBarry Austin will bring his experience and expertise to Team Bonitas on a full-time basis.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n He also manages his own young-rider high performance business, coaching talented young South Africans and helping create career paths for them both locally and internationally.<\/p>\n All of Austin\u2019s expertise will now be incorporated into Lange Sports, the company that owns Team Bonitas, Team RE:CM and which will soon launch an events division.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been doing some contract work for Lange Sports this year. With the business growing though, Malcolm Lange has been unable to direct his full attention on the riders and team management. It\u2019s worked out very well and now we\u2019re taking it up to another level,\u201d explained Austin.<\/p>\n Austin has been tasked to restructure the Team Bonitas set-up to create a multi-level environment that focuses on international racing, domestic racing and young rider development. He will also be used as a technical director for Lange Sports cycling events.<\/p>\n \u201cRoad cycling in South Africa has plenty of room for development, both from a rider perspective and an events perspective. But it requires a goal and a plan. There\u2019s a lot of exciting growth as can be seen by the progression to an international level this year of teams like MTN Qhubeka, Team Bonitas and even Tasol GT.<\/p>\n \u201cBut there needs to be sustainability and that\u2019s where I\u2019ll be putting in a lot of time and effort with my role at Lange Sports. We aren\u2019t only going to improve the Lange Sports properties, but will make a difference to road cycling in South Africa as a whole. It\u2019s going to require a different approach and a change of attitude, but it\u2019s the only way our road cycling can grow to be more in line with other top performing road cycling nations.\u201d<\/p>\n Kandice Buys, an experienced manager that\u2019s helped build the success of Team Bonitas, will continue to add managerial support where needed, but will be largely focussed on building and managing the new PR, media and online communications division of Lange Sports.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re fortunate and excited to have Barry join Lange Sports on a full-time basis. His vision and his methods have reaped impressive results over the past decade or so, whether as a coach, a manager or an event director. He\u2019s quite an introvert and as a result much of his successes have gone unheralded, but his understanding of road cycling and list of achievements are unmatched,\u201d said Malcolm Lange.<\/p>\n \u201cAs I discovered during my racing career and more recently as a team owner, your potential is governed by your own limitations, both physical and mental. Barry has a way of identifying and unlocking potential that will be a great asset to our business as a whole and the riders in our Team Bonitas fold,\u201d added Lange.<\/p>\n