Much More than just a Cycle Challenge
2006 Pick ‘n Pay 94.7 winner Yolandi du Toit created a sensation when she broke away and held onto her lead with more than 50km to go, and hopes to repeat her win in Sunday’s event. From its very recent beginnings in 1997 when 4 000 cyclists decided to take on the challenge of ‘Joburg’s […]
SA Win Continental Champs Again
South African ladies are once again the toast of continental cycling, as confirmed by this year’s UCI-sanctioned African Continental Championships, which have just concluded in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon.
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.
Anriette Clinches ‘Shova Dash
Anriette Schoeman takes a clear win in the women’s race at the Pick ‘n Pay Amashovashova in Durban on Sunday. Behind Schoeman (from left) are Yolandi du Toit (fourth), Lynette Burger (second) and Marissa van der Merwe (third). Photo credit: SteveYelseth.com The 21st Anniversary edition of the 106km Pick ‘n Pay Amashovashova National Classic cycle […]
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 […]
Amashova Backs Women’s Cycling
The top women at the 2006 Pick ‘n Pay Amashovashova, (from left) Lynette Burger (third), Chrissie Viljoen (winner) and Ronel van Wyk (second). The 2007 Amashovashova is once again throwing its support behind women’s cycling, and will offer equal prize money to the first man and woman across the finish line. At a time when […]
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.
Marissa, Robyn in Proline Win
The Ladies followed the Juniors kicking off the 2007 Zoo Lake Criterium in Johannesburg, on Sunday (19 August, 2007), with Harmony, Cyclelab, Proline, C-Bist, and Standard Bank each fielding teams of between 5-3 cyclists.
SA Surges Ahead in Medal Count
The fourth day of competition at the All Africa Games in Algiers was another success story for Team SA, with the addition of seven Gold medals, and six each in Silver and Bronze, as South Africa’s top men and women athletes seek to better the continent’s best.
Robyn de Groot’s Chong Ming Island Cycle Tour
The traveling required to get to Chong Ming Island was a lot longer than what we had anticipated and expected. When we arrived at the airport in Shanghai, we were welcomed by 3 Chinese men who were there to collect us and escort us to the hotel.