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Cycling At The 2011 All-Africa Games
Cycling at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the Capital city, capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a popul ... was held between September 5–7, 2011. Medal summary Men Women Medal table References External links Cycling All Africa Games Maputo 2011 - ''todor66.com'' {{EventsAt2011AllAfricaGames 2011 All-Africa Games All-Africa Games Cycling at the African Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycle Sport
Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling sports include artistic cycling, cycle polo, freestyle BMX and mountain bike trials. The (UCI) is the world governing body for cycling and international competitive cycling events. The International Human Powered Vehicle Association is the governing body for human-powered vehicles that imposes far fewer restrictions on their design than does the UCI. ThUltraMarathon Cycling Associationis the governing body for many ultra-distance cycling races. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport. Bicycle races are popular all over the world, especially in Europe. The countries most devoted to bicycle racing include Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland. Other countries with international standing inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 All-Africa Games
The 10th All-Africa Games took place between September 3–18, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Maputo's hosting marked the third time the Games was held in the southern part of the continent. Host awarding In April 2005, Lusaka, Zambia was named the host of the 10th Games by the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa at a meeting in Algeria. In 2004, Ghana had indicated an interest in hosting the Games, but reportedly withdrew its bid. In December 2008, the Zambian government withdrew its offer to host the 2011 Games, due to a lack of funds. In April 2009, Mozambique stepped in to take on hosting duties.Relief as Maputo offers to host All Africa Games by Eric Odanga, ''Daily Nation''; published 2009-04-12, retrieved 2010-12-21. Participating nations The following is a li ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maputo
Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the Capital city, capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,088,449 (as of 2017) distributed over a land area of . The Metropolitan Maputo, Maputo metropolitan area includes the neighbouring city of Matola, and has a total population of 2,717,437. Maputo is a port city, with an economy centered on commerce. It is also noted for its vibrant cultural scene and distinctive, eclectic architecture. Maputo is situated on Maputo Bay, a large natural bay on the Indian Ocean, near where the rivers Tembe, Mbuluzi, Matola and Infulene converge. The city consists of seven administrative divisions, which are each subdivided into Quarter (urban subdivision), quarters or ''bairros''. The city is surrounded by Maputo Province, but is administered as a self-contained, separate Provinces of Mozambique, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolan Hoffman
Nolan Hoffman (born 23 April 1985) is a South African road and track cyclist, who currently rides for South African team Enza. He was suspended for eighteen months after he tested positive for the use of testosterone on 18 October 2009. He competed in the scratch event at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014, winning the silver medal in 2012. Major results ;2005 : 1st Stage 3 ( TTT) Tour d'Egypte ;2007 : 5th Road race, African Road Championships ;2008 : 1st Powerade Dome 2 Dome Cycling Spectacular : 4th Overall Tour de Korea ::1st Stage 9 ;2009 : 1st Stage 1 Tour de Korea : 3rd Giro del Capo IV ;2011 : All-Africa Games ::1st Road race ::1st Team time trial (with Jay Thomson, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg and Darren Lill) ;2012 : 2nd Scratch, UCI Track Cycling World Championships ;2014 : 1st Cape Town Cycle Tour : 1st Points classification Mzansi Tour ;2015 : 1st Cape Town Cycle Tour : KZN Autumn Series ::8th Mayday Classic ::10th PMB Road Classic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Thomson
Jay Robert Thomson (born 12 April 1986) is a South African former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2020, for the , , , and teams. In 2013 he won the South African National Road Race Championships. He rode in the 2014 Vuelta a España. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia. In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France. Major results ;2006 : 6th Road race, African Road Championships ;2007 : 3rd Road race, African Road Championships ;2008 : African Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::7th Road race : 1st Overall Tour d'Egypte ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 7th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay ;2009 : African Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::1st Team time trial ::2nd Road race ;2010 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de Langkawi : 3rd Overall Tour of Wellington ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Tour of the Battenkill ;2011 : 2nd Road race, All-Africa Games : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2012 : 1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (born 3 February 1989) is a South African professional road bicycle racer, who rides for the Denver Disruptors. He previously rode for Dutch UCI ProTeam . He is not related to fellow professional cyclist and former teammate Jacques Janse van Rensburg. Career Born in Virginia, Free State, Janse van Rensburg competed with from 2010 to 2012. Janse van Rensburg left at the end of the 2012 season, and joined for the 2013 season. Subsequently, it was announced that he would be rejoining for 2015. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France and the start list for the 2016 Tour de France. Major results ;2007 : 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships ;2009 : African Road Championships ::1st Team time trial ::2nd Time trial ::9th Road race ;2010 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::3rd Road race : African Road Championships ::2nd Time trial ::7th Road race : 3rd Overall Tour of Rwanda ::1st Stage 1 : 6th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Lill
Darren Lill (born 20 August 1982) is a South African professional racing cyclist. In 2011 he won the South African National Road Race Championships. Personal life He is married to fellow South African cyclist Candice Lill. Major results ;2006 : African Road Championships ::1st Road race ::5th Time trial : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships :4th Overall Giro del Capo ::1st Mountains classification ;2008 :5th Tour de Leelanau ;2009 :6th Overall Tour de Beauce ;2010 :5th Overall Tour of Utah :7th Overall Tour of the Gila ::1st Stage 5 ;2011 : National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::3rd Time trial : All-Africa Games ::2nd Time trial ::4th Road race :9th Overall Tour of South Africa ::1st Stage 6 ;2012 :1st Overall Tour of Rwanda The Tour du Rwanda is a cycling event created in 1988 and based in Rwanda. The event is a cycling stage race that is organized by the Rwanda Cycling Federation (FERWACY). The event has been part of the UCI Africa Tour as a categ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azzedine Lagab
Azzedine Lagab (born 18 September 1986) is an Algerian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . During his career he won medals in Algerian national championships, in African and Arab cycling championships as well as at the All Africa Games and the Pan-Arab Games. Career 2006–2009 As a youngster, Lagab took part in the Tour de l'Espoir, a stage race within his own country for young and talented riders. He finished in second place in the first stage of this race with the finish line in Bordj Bou Arreridj. It was the start of the career of a cyclist who would become one of the best cyclists in his country. The proof of that already came in the following year when he became second in the individual time trial of the Algerian national road cycling championships. Then in 2008 he went on to win two races in Tunisia, the Grand Prix de la ville de Tunis and the Grand Prix de la Banque de l'Habitat. Later on he improved his national time trial second place by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynette Burger
Lynette Burger (born 4 November 1980) is a South African former road cyclist. She represented her nation at the 2008 UCI Road World Championships. She won National Classic Cycle Race and Tshwane Diamond Classic in 2019. Major results ;2006 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2008 : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2009 : African Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::2nd Road race : National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::2nd Time trial ;2011 : All-Africa Games ::1st Road race ::3rd Time trial ;2015 : 1st Team time trial, African Road Championships The African Continental Cycling Championships are a series of cycling races held annually in Africa where the African cyclists decide who will be the champion for the year to come. They have been held since 2001. Editions Men Road Race ... : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2018 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships References External links * 1980 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lise Olivier
Lise Olivier (born 30 May 1983) is a South African former road cyclist. She participated at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships. Major results ;2010 : 2nd Road race, African Road Championships ;2011 : All-Africa Games ::1st Time trial ::2nd Road race ;2012 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Road race, African Road Championships : 4th Overall La Route de France ;2013 : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2015 : African Games ::2nd Team time trial ::3rd Road race ::3rd Time trial : 2nd Road race, African Road Championships : KZN Autumn Series ::2nd Hibiscus Cycle Classic ::3rd Freedom Day Classic ;2016 : African Road Championships ::1st Team time trial ::7th Time trial : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd 947 Cycle Challenge The 947 Ride Joburg (formally known as the ''94.7 cycle challenge)'' is the world's second-largest timed cycle race, after the Cape Argus Cycle Race. It is held annually on ''cycle challenge Sunday'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurelie Halbwachs
Aurélie Marie Halbwachs (born 24 August 1986) is a Mauritian road bicycle racer. She is a four-time winner of Mauritius' Athlete of the Year, winning in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011. Halbwachs started her career in cycling in 2006 and competed in various local and international tournaments. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in 68th place, and the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, where she failed to finish. Halbwachs was the winner of the time trial at the 2006 African Road Championships, and she won the gold medal in both the road race and the time trial at the 2017 championships. She has also won six individual national road cycling titles – three in the road race, three in the time trial. During 2016, she started participating in mountain bike races which typically were of 1,200 m climbs and long. Personal life Halbwachs was born on 24 August 1986 in Curepipe, Mauritius. She is married to Yannick Lincoln who is a six time Tour Mauritius champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurélie Halbwachs
Aurélie Marie Halbwachs (born 24 August 1986) is a Mauritian road bicycle racer. She is a four-time winner of Mauritius' Athlete of the Year, winning in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011. Halbwachs started her career in cycling in 2006 and competed in various local and international tournaments. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in 68th place, and the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, where she failed to finish. Halbwachs was the winner of the time trial at the 2006 African Road Championships, and she won the gold medal in both the road race and the time trial at the 2017 championships. She has also won six individual national road cycling titles – three in the road race, three in the time trial. During 2016, she started participating in mountain bike races which typically were of 1,200 m climbs and long. Personal life Halbwachs was born on 24 August 1986 in Curepipe, Mauritius. She is married to Yannick Lincoln who is a six time Tour Mauritius ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
