UCI cycling race gains momentum
Top African cyclists have confirmed their participation in the Union Cyclist International-classified (UCI) race in Namibia this weekend.
Pieter du Toit, Mariske Strauss and Cherie Redecker are among some of the top South African cyclists who will be taking part in the Nedbank XC race.
The race has also attracted top cyclists from Lesotho such as Monese Phetetso and Masitise Likeleli, who both have a UCI ranking of 98.
From Namibia, Costa Seibeb, Tristan de Lange, Xavier Papo and Michelle Vorster have confirmed.
The race will take place at the IJG Trails in Windhoek's Kleine Kuppe area on Friday and Saturday.
On Friday, registration and late entries will take place from 09:00 while the race starts at 14:00. On Saturday, the race will resume at 08:00.
The world governing body for cycling classifies races according to a rating scale.
Since the weekend's race is a UCI category race, it means international cyclists will earn extra points that can get them into bigger competitions.
Nedbank Namibia has for the past three years pumped more than N$350 000 into the XC Cross-Country Series, and has sponsored N$100 000 towards this weekend's race.
Nedbank's head of marketing, Gernot de Klerk, said: “Nedbank Namibia has a long-standing association with cycling development in Namibia.
“This stretches back to November 1986 when the first edition of the Nedbank Cycle Challenge was hosted.
“The growth of the sport, and particularly the steady improvement of young, talented cyclists, has been heartening to note in recent years.”
Many of the international cyclists taking part in this race participated in the Absa Cape Epic in South Africa last weekend.
Pieter du Toit, Mariske Strauss and Cherie Redecker are among some of the top South African cyclists who will be taking part in the Nedbank XC race.
The race has also attracted top cyclists from Lesotho such as Monese Phetetso and Masitise Likeleli, who both have a UCI ranking of 98.
From Namibia, Costa Seibeb, Tristan de Lange, Xavier Papo and Michelle Vorster have confirmed.
The race will take place at the IJG Trails in Windhoek's Kleine Kuppe area on Friday and Saturday.
On Friday, registration and late entries will take place from 09:00 while the race starts at 14:00. On Saturday, the race will resume at 08:00.
The world governing body for cycling classifies races according to a rating scale.
Since the weekend's race is a UCI category race, it means international cyclists will earn extra points that can get them into bigger competitions.
Nedbank Namibia has for the past three years pumped more than N$350 000 into the XC Cross-Country Series, and has sponsored N$100 000 towards this weekend's race.
Nedbank's head of marketing, Gernot de Klerk, said: “Nedbank Namibia has a long-standing association with cycling development in Namibia.
“This stretches back to November 1986 when the first edition of the Nedbank Cycle Challenge was hosted.
“The growth of the sport, and particularly the steady improvement of young, talented cyclists, has been heartening to note in recent years.”
Many of the international cyclists taking part in this race participated in the Absa Cape Epic in South Africa last weekend.
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