Remarkably, South Africa now has 4 riders ranked inside the top 20.
After a second action-packed weekend of World Cup racing in Brazil, South Africa now has four riders ranked inside the top 20, of their respective categories. Record keeping on this is fuzzy at best, however according to *my recollection of the full history of the sport, this is the strongest showing by SA in all the categories, ever. It is a monumental achievement worthy of celebration. Here’s an overview of the riders flying our flag abroad, with their latest results.
In the U23 Women’s Racing, Durban’s Tyler Jacobs had another incredible weekend with a P10 in the XCC and P8 in the XCO. Her current XCO World Ranking is 9th. | *Click to enlargeLuca Ruwiel picked up a 35th in the U23 XCC and 39th in the XCO. | *Click to enlargeAlso competing in the U23 category, Luke Moir had another weekend inside the top ten with P10 in XCC and P6 in the XCO. His current ranking in the XCO overall is 5th. | *Click to enlargeIn Elite Women,Candice Lill nabbed her first top ten at a World Cup with a P10 in the XCC and backed that up with P16 in the XCO. She now sits an impressive 18th in the overall. | *Click to enlargeLeading the charge for South Africa is Alan Hatherly who finished 3rd in both the XCC and XCO. In the overall, Alan has climbed to 7th in Elite Men. | *Click to enlarge | Images: Cannondale, UCI, Red Bull Alan Hatherly on the gas at yesterday’s race in Araxá.
Chapeau to all involved! | *Direct fact-checks to myles@bikenetwork.co.za
