I recently went onto the CSA site to get an annual cycling license. As of January 2022, there is a compulsory section requiring that you select an official cycling club. If you don't belong to a cycling club you will not be eligible to get a valid CSA number. CSA will happily take your money and you'll recieve a CSA number but it needs to be validated by the cycling club you have chosen. If you don't join the club you have selected, your CSA number remains invalid and you cannot use it to enter events. You can purchase day licenses but this gets pricey if you do more than a few events a year. So CSA is insisting that all cyclists who would like to compete in any SA cycling events need to belong to an official club on their list. This raises a few concerns. No all cyclists in SA have access to a local cycling club. Many chose not to belong to an official CSA registered club but ride informally with mates. There is a virtual club you can join on the CSA site but other than donating some cash to a club you'll never use, it seems a bit pointless. Perhaps I am missing something here and someone can enlighten me regarding the rationale behind this. Alternatively, I may just start a free virtual cycling club that anyone who wants a CSA license can join 🤔
