South Africa’s junior cyclist, Chanté Oliver, capped off a golden week winning the four-lap road race at the African Continental Road Championships in Cairo, Egypt on Friday, 5 March 2021.
The 17-year-old earned her third gold medal at the Championships to date.
The other SA results were Ainsli de Beer (fifth), Amber Hindmarch (eighth) and McKenzie Pedro (10th) in the 56km course.
🌍 @afroroadchamps Road Race Championships 🇪🇬
Junior Women – 56km
🥇🇿🇦 Chante Olivier 1h51'50"
🥈🇪🇬 Hapepa Eliwa +4'07"
🥉🇩🇿 Nesrine Houili +4'08"5. 🇿🇦 Ainsli de Beer
8. 🇿🇦 Amber Hindmarch
10. 🇿🇦 McKenzie Pedro pic.twitter.com/jpJF3OjsGR— Cycling South Africa (@Cycling_SA) March 5, 2021
On Thursday, 4 March, Team SA took part in the mixed relay, winning gold ahead of Rwanda and Ethiopia.
🌍 African Continental Championships – Team Relay Results 🇪🇬
🥇🇿🇦 South Africa 39'18"24
🥈🇷🇼 Rwanda +3'34"13
🥉🇪🇹 Ethiopia +5'13"88🙌 Well done Team🇿🇦!
— Cycling South Africa (@Cycling_SA) March 4, 2021
Action in Egypt continues on Saturday, 6 March.
Stay tuned to @gsport4girls on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates!
Photo 1 Caption: South Africa’s junior cyclists representing the country at the African Continental Road Championships in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: Cycling SA (Twitter)
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