Modern Cyclist Magazine Issue 3, November 2014 | Page 15

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Riders from Team NuWater
leading the pack at the 2013
Die Burger PPA Cycle Tour.
Photograph supplied.

Make sure you don’t miss the Western
Cape’s second biggest road race, Die
Burger Cycle Tour. It takes place on Sunday
30 November from Stellenbosch High
School and there are two distances, a 44
kilometre and a 97 kilometre ride.
Roughly 6 500 cyclists will take part in this
popular event and the 97 kilometre option
is also the final seeding opportunity for the
Cape Town Cycle Tour. Read more about
the Cape Town Cycle Tour on page 35.

Dad’s also rode
to Amashova for
charity
It seems that the ELB Challenge wasn’t the only charity
ride to the Tsogo Sun Amashova Durban Classic last
month.
The 45 members of Dad’s Charity rode from
Johannesburg to Pietermaritzburg to raise funds for their
chosen charities, which include the Sunflower Fund,
CHOC, The Gauteng Down Syndrome Association (DSA)
and the Fulton School for the Deaf.
The group has raised just over R3.5 million since it
launched and are looking to top the R4 million mark this
year.

Super Cycle
Fan IS BACK!
Since December 2010, Garth Lezard,
a local photographic journalist and
super cycling rugby fan, has been to 24
countries, six continents and met over
16 super rugby teams all on a bicycle,
in order to raise funds and create
awareness for the Cheshire Disability
Homes and Services.
For those who want to donate and
contribute to this cause, please contact
this super cycling rugby fan on 076 223
0131 or email garthlezard@hotmail.
com.

Simphiwe and Anriëtte win
Northern Cape race
The 105 kilometre Kumba Classic Cycle Race, which is a National Classic
and a Cape Town Cycle Tour seeding event, was won by Simphiwe
Mhlakaza, who beat Nico Thiart and Shaun-Nick Bester. The women’s
race again saw Anriëtte Schoeman in front to claim first prize in the 105
kilometre event, followed shortly by Sanet Coetzee and Lantie Gricius. First
place for the men’s 50 kilometre race went to Rinaldo Kruger with the 50
kilometre women’s race gold going to Heliette Lategan. The overall team
winner was Team Westvaal BMC.
The overall winner of the tough 65 kilometre men’s race of the Kumba
Mountain Bike Challenge was Bennie Coetzer. In the women’s category,
Erna du Toit was overall winner.

The 2014 Kumba Iron Ore Cycling Challenge took place in Kathu
from 20 to 21 September.

Garth Lezard up front with
staff & residents from the
Queensburgh Cheshire
Home. Photograph supplied.

Taking on W2W
Excitement builds with close to 5000
eager mountain bikers preparing
to take on the action packed FNB
Wines2Whales Mountain Bike (MTB)
Events in November!
Taking the form of a three-day
stage race, participants can choose
between the fun-filled FNB W2W
MTB Adventure (31 October until
2 November 2014), a slightly more
relaxed FNB W2W MTB Ride (3
November until 5 November) and the
action-packed FNB W2W MTB Race (7
November until 9 November).

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