Modern Cyclist Magazine Issue 1, September 2014 | Page 27

Countrywide Medals Summer Challenge. Day event with 10, 40 and 80km options. 7 September. Stonehaven-onVaal, Vanderbijlpark. Wimpie van Niekerk 083 460 9338. Rand Water Race for Victory Super National Classic. Day event with 54, 110 and 150km options. 14 September. Zwartkopjes Pumping Station, Rand Water. Daleen Mentz 082 412 7824. Meals on Wheels. Day event with 45 and 90km options. 21 September. Sedhaven, Heidelberg. Bettie Enslin 083 434 3515. Springbok Plant Hire Heritage Day Cycle Challenge. Day event with 10, 40 and 80km options. Midvaal Council Offices, Meyerton. Wimpie van Niekerk 083 460 9338. Mogale Spring Cycle Race. Day event with 33, 54 and 78km options. 4 October. West Rand Association for Persons with Disabilities, Krugersdorp. Robert Stevens 072 305 8522. Engen Dynamic Cycle Challenge. Day event with 28, 44 and 95km options. 5 October. Tyger Valley College, Pretoria. Tony Bradford 084 583 8989. 10, 40 and 100km options. 19 October. Stonehaven-on-Vaal, Vanderbijlpark. Wimpie van Niekerk 083 460 9338. Midvaal/VCR 90.6 Challenge. Day event with 10, 40 and 100km options. 26 October. Midvaal Motor Raceway. Wimpie van Niekerk 083 460 9338. KwaZulu-Natal Amashova Durban Classic Up Ride. Limited entry, 106km race. 11 October. Durban to Pietermaritzburg. Anne Batchelder 031 312 8896. Amashova Durban Classic. Day event with 38 and 106 km options. 12 October. Pietermaritzburg to Durban. Anne Batchelder 031 312 8896. Limpopo Vula Vula Letaba Cycle Race. Day event with 14, 40 and 70km options. 13 September. ATKV Eiland Spa, Letsitele. Marinda Troskie 083 283 3337. Mpumalanga Megchem Cycle Challenge. Day event with 20, 60 and 104km options. 25 October. Secunda High School, Secunda. Hein Schmidt 084 804 8749. Powerade Cycle Tough One Challenge. Day event with North West Bestmed Campus2Campus Super Classic. Day event with 35 and 95km options. 21 September. Potch Military Base, Potchefstroom. Jill Bezuidenhout 076 621 1807. Langenhoven Gymnasium Clubhouse, Oudtshoorn. Corné Bence 082 469 2652. PPA One Tonner. Day event of 160km. 12 October. Klein Joostenberg Farm Stall, Stellenbosch. Samantha 021 689 8420. Rotary Two Provinces Cycle Race. Day event with 10, 50 and 100km options. 27 September. Oppenheimer Sport Stadium, Vaal Reefs. Liefie Day 082 334 2658. West Coast Cycle Race. Day event with 30 and 80km options. 19 October. West Coast National Park, Langebaan. Pieter van Straaten 082 789 3637. Bestmed Jacaranda Satellite Classic. Day event with 40, 97 and 114km options. 18 October. Pelindaba, Hartbeespoortdam. Race office 076 621 1807. Tiletoria West Coast Express. Day event with 25, 40 and 80km options. 19 October. Theo Marais Park, Milnerton. Rodney Beck 082 779 4798. Northern Cape Kumba Iron Ore Classic. Day event with 50 or 105km options. 20 September. Kalahari Country Club, Kathu. Dirk Oberholster 082 925 0911. Western Cape Orbit Tour D’Worcester. Day event with 65 and 94km options. 21 September. Kleinplasie Show Grounds, Worcester. Pierre Laubscher 083 451 3777. GOK Pennypinchers Cycle Tour. Day event with 30, 57 and 104km options. 4 October. Durbanville High School Fun Ride. Day event with 48.5 and 94.3km options. 25 October. Durbanville High School. Odile Heunis 083 285 7285. THANK YOU TOM! This race calendar has been compiled with the help of Tom Cottrell, author and publisher of Tom Cottrell’s Cyclists’ Guide 2014 To Road And Mountain Biking Events in South Africa. This annual publication is an essential companion for every competitive cyclist in South Africa and includes detailed information which you can use to plan your racing for the entire year. Women’s cycling is getting far more popular, and road cyclists can compete in a number of different events during September and October. Photograph by Stuart Pickeri