4th World Student Cycling Championships
(www.supercycling.co.za) :: The 4th World Student Cycling Championships are being held in Antwerpen, Belgium between the 19th and 26th of March, for cyclists who are studying towards a degree or diploma.Belgium, being a cycling fanatical country, is a perfect host nation for the tournament, with countries from all over the world taking part, meaning there will be some awesome competition around.
The championship consists of an individual time trial, a cyclocross and a road race for both men and women respectively. The region/area in which it is being held is St. Herentals, which has established cycling routes, creating the scene for a well organized event, with some serious racing to be had on routes where most of today's pro's may have raced.
South Africa has entered a team for the event which will create the opportunity for the youngsters to gain valuable experience and networks. The men's team is as follows:
Michael Sowerby (Stellenbosch University)
Lourens Callitz (Cape Tech)
Bradley Smith (Tshwane University of Technology)
William Robinson (University of Cape Town)
Nico Bell (Tshwane University of Technology)
Mangesi Khoza (Tshwane University of Technology) development rider.
The ladies team is as follows:
Samantha Oosthuizen (Tshwane University of Technology)
Stephanie Jansch (Stellenbosch Univeristy)
The team was chosen mainly on their performance on last years South African Student Sports Union (SASSU) champs help in Cape Town. Latest results from the riders were taken into account to. Unfortunately, the couldn't field its strongest riders as one was chosen for Commonwealth Games (Arno Viljoen (Maties)) and two others were unable to incur the costs (Konrad Siebrits (Maties) and Marnus Potgieter (TUKS).
Unfortunately, due to a terrible accident, Will Robinson will not be able to partake in the event. The team is looking for a replacement at present but struggling due to minimal time left to the event.
The distances of the time trial are 30km and 20km for men and ladies respectively and the road race 140km for men and 120km for ladies. No one is taking part in the cyclocross event as none of the riders have ever done one before, but it will be a fantastic event to watch!
The conditions are going to be interesting for the riders and very new to the team, as temperatures are ranging between 0'C and 4'C with wind, rain and snow to date and has been known to be similar during the event. The occasion creates a fantastic environment for the riders culturally, sportingly and for a fuller, richer knowledge of the outside world.
The championship consists of an individual time trial, a cyclocross and a road race for both men and women respectively. The region/area in which it is being held is St. Herentals, which has established cycling routes, creating the scene for a well organized event, with some serious racing to be had on routes where most of today's pro's may have raced.
South Africa has entered a team for the event which will create the opportunity for the youngsters to gain valuable experience and networks. The men's team is as follows:
Michael Sowerby (Stellenbosch University)
Lourens Callitz (Cape Tech)
Bradley Smith (Tshwane University of Technology)
William Robinson (University of Cape Town)
Nico Bell (Tshwane University of Technology)
Mangesi Khoza (Tshwane University of Technology) development rider.
The ladies team is as follows:
Samantha Oosthuizen (Tshwane University of Technology)
Stephanie Jansch (Stellenbosch Univeristy)
The team was chosen mainly on their performance on last years South African Student Sports Union (SASSU) champs help in Cape Town. Latest results from the riders were taken into account to. Unfortunately, the couldn't field its strongest riders as one was chosen for Commonwealth Games (Arno Viljoen (Maties)) and two others were unable to incur the costs (Konrad Siebrits (Maties) and Marnus Potgieter (TUKS).
Unfortunately, due to a terrible accident, Will Robinson will not be able to partake in the event. The team is looking for a replacement at present but struggling due to minimal time left to the event.
The distances of the time trial are 30km and 20km for men and ladies respectively and the road race 140km for men and 120km for ladies. No one is taking part in the cyclocross event as none of the riders have ever done one before, but it will be a fantastic event to watch!
The conditions are going to be interesting for the riders and very new to the team, as temperatures are ranging between 0'C and 4'C with wind, rain and snow to date and has been known to be similar during the event. The occasion creates a fantastic environment for the riders culturally, sportingly and for a fuller, richer knowledge of the outside world.
posted by Ryan Amirault at Tuesday, March 21, 2006
