Cycling News and Race Results

1 March 2012 saw South Africa’s top cycling talents lining up for the 2012 SA National Championships Individual TT events.

Team Mtn-Qhubeka’s Jacques Janse van Rensburg was chomping at the bit to tackle the sixth stage of the Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia, but luck was not on his side on the day.

Covering 1 415km over 10 stages, the Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia is one of Asia’s biggest cycling races. It attracts competitors from around the globe and is a favourite among many teams. This year’s event takes place from 24 February to 4 March.

Six athletes from Team MTN-Qhubeka set off on 17 November 2011 to Rwanda to take on the Tour of Rwanda. Jacques Janse van Rensburg, James Tennant, Loto Petrus, Dylan Girdlestone and Stanley Namanyane will ride for Rwandan-born teammate Adrien Niyonshuti as he seeks victory.

Arran Brown (MTN-Qhubheka), the 2009 champion, has no doubt that the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge will boil down to a battle between the top sprinters - himself, Herman Fouché (2007 champion) and Nolan Hoffman.

Team MTN-Qhubeka’s Lise Olivier narrowly missed out on the win at the 114km BESTmed Jacaranda Satellite Classic on 22 October, finishing second just behind Jo van der Winkle (Nashua Toyota).

MTN-Qhubeka’s Reinardt Janse van Rensburg won the bunch sprint to the line to take victory at stage two of the Jayco Heral Sun Tour in Geelong, Australia. The 22-year old South African rider edged out Baden Cooke (Saxo Bank-Sunguard) and Steele Voff (Genesys) to the finish line on the slight rise, claiming his biggest career victory to date.

A 22-year-old from Pretoria with aspirations to become a WorldTour rider, upstaged his more experienced rivals to win stage two of the 2011 Jayco Herald Sun Tour in Geelong today.

Reinardt Janse van Rensburg wins stage 2 of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour in Australia