Sifiso Nhlapo (born 13 May 1987) is a South African
racing cyclist
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 s ...
who represents South Africa in
BMX (bicycle motocross).
He was selected to represent South Africa at 2008 Beijing, China Summer Olympics and the
2012
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London, England Summer Olympics in the
men's BMX event.
Sifiso has raced professionally since 2007 and has competed in the European and USA series. Sifiso placed second at the UCI SX race in Pietermaritzburg South Africa in 2010, in front of adoring fans.
Sifiso has become a well known public figure in South Africa and in the sporting arena. In December 2013, Sifiso married long time girlfriend Toni-Catherine Nhlapo. They reside in Florida, USA.
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1987 births
Living people
BMX riders
South African male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for South Africa
Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Soweto
20th-century South African people
21st-century South African people
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