Following the release last week of the provisional list of South African riders for the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup on Saturday, Cycling SA today confirmed the official line-up.
With entries officially having closed today, 30 South African riders – 10 elite men, 13 under-23 men, six elite women and one under-23 woman – are set to compete in the World Cup in Coetzenburg.
Gert Heyns, pictured here at the Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge on Saturday, has been included in the list of South African riders taking part in the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. Photo: Gustav Klotz
Alan Hatherly, who still at this stage is unsure whether he will be able to take part following a wrist injury sustained at the Tankwa Trek, is a notable inclusion.
Gert Heyns, who was the highest-placed South African at the Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge last weekend, is also on the list.
TransCape MTB Encounter overall champion Stuart Marais and Bamboesberg MTB Challenge winner Jason Meaton are also set to compete.
In the women’s field, Sabie Classic winner Amy McDougall and Tankwa Trek overall winner Candice Lill are included.
View the official list below.
Men elite
1. Michael Maine
2. Jan Withaar
3. Grant Usher
4. Gert Heyns
5. Danny-Lee Fowler
6. Stuart Marais
7. Jason Meaton
8. Renay Groustra
9. William Mokgopo
10. Arno du Toit
Women elite
1. Amy McDougall
2. Cherie Redecker
3. Sarah Hill
4. Ila Gray
5. Machuene Rozalia Kubyana
6. Candice Lill
Men U23
1. Alan Hatherly
2. Wessel Botha
3. Julian Jessop
4. Henry Liebenberg
5. Jarrod van den Heever
6. Pieter du Toit
7. Rossouw Bekker
8. Reinhard Zellhuber
9. Marc Fourie
10. Matthew Keyser
11. Rudi Koen
Men U23 team B
1. Jordan Wisdom
2. Jan-Louis de Sousa
Women U23
1. Bianca Haw
