National championships promises exhilarating racing
Road cycling
The highlight on Namibia's annual cycling calendar takes place this weekend when the Pupkewitz Megabuild National road cycling championships is hosted by the Namibian Cycling Federation (NCF) in conjunction with Windhoek Pedal Power.
The individual time trial competition will take place on Friday at 16:00, with the Road race starting on Sunday morning at 07:00.
A record number of entries are expected for the national championships, with well-known cyclists such as Till Drobisch, Costa Seibeb, Petrus Lotto, Xavier Paapo, Gerhard Mans, Martin Freyer, Vera Adrian and Michelle Vorster having entered for the road cycling championships.
Confirmation is still pending from Dan Craven as to whether he will be back to defend his title.
Strong competition is also expected in the junior boys category, where a number of new talented athletes will compete for the top spot on the podium in their quest for inclusion into the national team for international races.
One of the biggest fields may be the veteran and sub veteran category with a several “older” riders being active and participating in recent club races.
Pupkewitz Megabuild is again the sponsor of this prestigious event.
The president of the Namibian Cycling Federation, Mannie Heymans, expressed appreciation to Pupkewitz Megabuild for their ongoing support.
“Without the generous sponsorship by the private sector, this beautiful sport will not be easy to organize in these tough economic times.”
Mr Jeanne Lowe, commercial executive of Pupkewitz Megabuild, stated: “It is a privilege for Megabuild to be the main sponsor for the Namibian national road and TT championships.
We believe a healthy body houses a healthy mind and that cycling is a family sport that gives you the opportunity to spend time with your family in the outdoors and thus the reason we are involved with cycling in Namibia.”
In the road race, the cyclists will compete in a 23 kilometre loop route on the newly constructed bypass in the Brakwater area just north of Windhoek. The Elite Men will cycle this route six times (147 km), whilst the Elite Women will cycle it four times (total 102 km).
“During the 2016 championships, a tight circular route in and around Kleine Kuppe was followed. This year we have made it a more 'open' race that can easily be won by a break-away, a climber or a sprinter” Heymans said.
Although the route has been laid out in such a manner as to avoid traffic on the road, motorists using the bypass on both Friday afternoon and Sunday morning are requested to be on the look-out for the cyclists.
The prize-giving for both races will take place from 11:30 onwards at the start / finish area. More information on the event, the route and distances for all age groups is available on www.namcf.org.
The individual time trial competition will take place on Friday at 16:00, with the Road race starting on Sunday morning at 07:00.
A record number of entries are expected for the national championships, with well-known cyclists such as Till Drobisch, Costa Seibeb, Petrus Lotto, Xavier Paapo, Gerhard Mans, Martin Freyer, Vera Adrian and Michelle Vorster having entered for the road cycling championships.
Confirmation is still pending from Dan Craven as to whether he will be back to defend his title.
Strong competition is also expected in the junior boys category, where a number of new talented athletes will compete for the top spot on the podium in their quest for inclusion into the national team for international races.
One of the biggest fields may be the veteran and sub veteran category with a several “older” riders being active and participating in recent club races.
Pupkewitz Megabuild is again the sponsor of this prestigious event.
The president of the Namibian Cycling Federation, Mannie Heymans, expressed appreciation to Pupkewitz Megabuild for their ongoing support.
“Without the generous sponsorship by the private sector, this beautiful sport will not be easy to organize in these tough economic times.”
Mr Jeanne Lowe, commercial executive of Pupkewitz Megabuild, stated: “It is a privilege for Megabuild to be the main sponsor for the Namibian national road and TT championships.
We believe a healthy body houses a healthy mind and that cycling is a family sport that gives you the opportunity to spend time with your family in the outdoors and thus the reason we are involved with cycling in Namibia.”
In the road race, the cyclists will compete in a 23 kilometre loop route on the newly constructed bypass in the Brakwater area just north of Windhoek. The Elite Men will cycle this route six times (147 km), whilst the Elite Women will cycle it four times (total 102 km).
“During the 2016 championships, a tight circular route in and around Kleine Kuppe was followed. This year we have made it a more 'open' race that can easily be won by a break-away, a climber or a sprinter” Heymans said.
Although the route has been laid out in such a manner as to avoid traffic on the road, motorists using the bypass on both Friday afternoon and Sunday morning are requested to be on the look-out for the cyclists.
The prize-giving for both races will take place from 11:30 onwards at the start / finish area. More information on the event, the route and distances for all age groups is available on www.namcf.org.
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