Cycling News and Race Results

The fourth round of the Nissan Series was held in Cullinan, just outside of Pretoria. The venue was quite unique as the start and finish line was placed in the main street of this historic little town.

"It was my third time participating at the Cullinan event and every year the Advendurance team manage to add more exciting single track to an already great course" commented Yolandi after the race.  

The 70km route, which is inaccessible to the public in normal circumstances, consisted of winding single, jeep track, and thrilling river crossings over wooden bridges.    

"As always the start was very fast thanks to the elite men who were fighting for position at the front of the race. Luckily I felt good on the day and managed to be amongst the front riders as we headed onto the first piece of single track. The single track was shortly followed by a short steep rocky climb. This piece saw the group splintered into small groups. On reaching the top I looked back down the climb but couldn't spot any of the other girls.I realized that I was in the leading position and had to give everything to try and stay out in front. I felt really good throughout the race and managed to maintain my lead to the end. It was very rewarding to take the victory at the Nissan Trailseeker Cullinan for the second time in a row".

Yolandi Shared the podium with Samantha Saanders (Team Valancia) and Karien Van Jaarseld (USN).

Caitlin de Wet (bizhub) who spent most of her season in Europe focusing on shorter distance cross country events, pulled off a good result by finished fourth overall.