MTN Introduces Fully Professional Team
Women’s cycling is preparing for an extreme makeover following the announcement that MTN is sponsoring a professional women’s road team, which will be led by two of the sport’s brightest stars.
Cycle Tour Firm Favourite for Girls
Cycling is a growing sport among women, and the Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Tour is a firm favourite on female cyclists’ race calendar, where they currently comprise approximately 24% of the Cycle Tour entry field.
Marissa Falls, Recovers for Bloem Victory
Marissa van der Merwe leads the early Pick ‘n Pay OFM Super Classic on Sunday in Bloemfontein. After an early crash which claimed Engela Conradie’s race, Van der Merwe managed to catch the main bunch, and press through for a hard-earned Victory. The Elite Ladies started the fifth Pick ‘n Pay OFM […]
Yolandi Goes for Repeat Win
Pick ‘n Pay 94.7 Defending Champion Yolandi du Toit is keen to beat her competitors in the upcoming race, and says she is keen to sign with a team which will allow her to train for the Olympics and World Champs in Europe. Beauty and aggression is a dangerous combination on a bicycle, and Pick […]
Amashova Race Review
The Elite Women’s podium at the Pick ‘n Pay Amashovashova on Sunday showcased (from left) Marissa van der Merwe (third), Anriette Schoeman (first) and Lynette Burger (second). More than 8000 cyclists started the Pick ‘n Pay Amashova National Classic on Sunday in Pietermaritzburg, including a registered ladies bunch consisting of some 150 cyclists.
Talent A-Plenty for KZN Race
The lead group at the recent Dischem Cradle Classic contains (from left) Robyn de Groot, Lizanne Naude (obscured), Elsa Karsten, Cherise Taylor, Anriette Schoeman and Lynette Burger, all of whom are expected to be in the hunt for a podium finish in Sunday’s Pick ‘n Pay Amashovashova, in KwaZulu-Natal. There is no outright favourite to […]
Proline Dominates in Victory Race
The break-away Elite Ladies group set a stern pace in Sunday’s 114km Vodacom Gold Reef City Race for Victory Classic, eventually won by Anriette Schoeman, with all top five finishers finishing within a second of each other. The Vodacom Gold Reef City Race for Victory Classic over 114km proved to be one of the […]
Speedy Keen for Another Cruise
Yolande Speedy (left, looking for her first Crater Cruise title) and Yolande de Villiers (who has suffered a broken collarbone, and can’t compete) grit out a smile when they think about the very challenging Colorpress Crater Cruise next weekend. With a surname like Speedy, it should be no surprise that Yolande is indeed rather rapid […]
Marissa in Pre-World Champs Win
Front-runners among the leaders in Saturday’s 116km Elite Ladies Dome2Dome Spectacular battle against trying wind and a tough course, but Proline’s Marissa van der Merwe once again proved her mettle in a fine win. The third edition of the PowerAde Dome2Dome Cycling Spectacular in Johannesburg saw rising star and Proline campaigner Marissa van der Merwe […]
Dome2Dome Title Race Wide Open
Anriëtte Schoeman (Right, Proline) is counted among the experienced warhorses to continue battle against a new crop of young guns, including Lynnette Burger (Left, Cyclelab). The retirement of three women in the past three months has left the race for the woman’s title wide open in Sunday’s PowerAde Dome2Dome Cycling Spectacular.
No Stopping Anriette in Fifth Win
Team Proline Computers continued their dominance in ladies cycling when they won their third Classic in three weeks, and Anriette Schoeman proved to be back in form when she stormed to her third Cansa Lost City win on Saturday, making it her fifth Classic win this year.
Anke Claims 4th Cycle Tour Title
Anke Erlank-Moore has won the women’s Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Tour in Cape Town this morning, after keeping in the leading peloton for the duration of the 109km world-famous race.