Race Reports

Four Velokhaya riders represented Western Province at the
second annual Cycling South Africa Youth Festival in Oudtshoorn from 25 – 28 June.
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A team of six Velokhaya BMX riders participated in the SA Champs held at Alexandra Park in Pietermaritsburg.
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Twelve of Velokhaya’s top road cyclists – all cycling in Pick n Pay colours - participated in the 2011 Western Province Road Cycling Championships, which took place on November 5 in the Paardeberg.
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This year 78 cyclists from the Velokhaya Life Cycling Academy in Khayelitsha were among the more than 40 000 participants in the 2011 Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour.
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The South African Nationals and Grand National BMX Championships took place from 24 - 26 September 2010, at Scottsville Race Course in Pietermaritzburg.
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Velokhaya is proud to announce that Anita Zenani (12), the only girl in the group of five Velokhaya BMX riders who took part at the UCI BMX World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, finished sixth in the world in her age category!
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Five years ago a friend showed him how to ride a bicycle for the first time; this weekend
(May 13/14, 2010) he was crowned Western Province's new u/23 road cycling champion.
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Even though the 2010 WP Championships started at a new venue this year, Windmeul Primary School, the riders were doing the same tried and tested route, the Paardeberg circuit.
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The two young Velokhaya riders selected in December last year to join one of South Africa's top BMX teams, the Durban-based Team Jeep, for the South African BMX Championships, exceeded everyone's expectations - including their own - by each winning three gold medals in the event.
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Port Elizabeth's second Engen Dynamic Cycle Challenge took place on Sunday, May 2, this time with a new, tougher 100km route.
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The first stage of the 2010 Tour De Boland started just outside Wellington on the R45, the route was 11 laps of 13 km each which totaled 143km.
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The 33rd version of the Argus Tour started from Cape Town CBD with a field of over 38 000 cyclist ready to tackle the 109km scenic route. The real focus of the day was on the invited group which boasted all the teams that rode the Giro del Capo. There was one rider in particular who every rider wanted to rub shoulders and race with which was non other than Lance Armstrong.
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The 19th edition of the Giro del Capo started in Wellington, with a rather unusual inclement weather for the 106km first stage which had 120 starters.
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The race started at the grounds of Paarl Boys School, with 126km facing the riders for the day. It was surely going to be a difficult ride for most of the riders given the length of the race and race organizers not allowing feeding for the series.
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The third league race of the Pro Classic Series started in the Southern Suburbs of Constantia at the False Bay Rugby Club.
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The 118km race began with the team holding the coveted King Of the Mountain jersey, being worn by Songezo Jim, and with four of our riders in the top 10 (within seconds of each other) of the Pro Classic Series title - the race was on.
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The first league race of 2010, which started at a new venue in Tokai, saw a revived number of riders starting the race with over 100 riders in the elite category.
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The second Tour de Vino event - partly organized by Velokhaya Events - was held in the scenic town of Franschoek, in the Cape winelands.
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The second last league race of the season, held in the northern suburbs of Durbanville, boasted a relatively large field of riders.
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The 80km Tiletoria West Coast Express Race is regarded as the flattest and fastest race in the Cape and it was inevitable that it would live up to its reputation.
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Humid and varied weather conditions provided for challenging racing conditions as top riders from across South Africa gathered on the streets of Pietermaritzburg at dawn to compete in the 23rd MTN Amashova National Classic over 106km.
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The third and last EDCC road cycling event for 2009, held in the Western Cape - the home ground of the GT/Velokhaya/PPA team - promised to be a cracker of a race. A strong field included all the super league teams and the Medscheme team from Johannesburg, who vied for honours in the 99km 'long race'.
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Race report for the 2009 Giro del Capo - including the prestigious Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour.
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