Route Distances Confirmed for 2012 SA National Elite Road Champs

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Route Distances Confirmed for 2012 SA National Elite Road Champs

Press Release - Cycling South Africa

 

25 November 2011 – Entries open on the 1st December 2011 for the anticipated South African Elite Road Championships, which will include the U23 and Junior categories as well, from 1st March to 4th March 2012.

 

This will be the first time that Mpumalanga will host the National Road Championships, as well as the first time ever that the SA University champs will be part of the SA championship event; and it will be the first time ever that a Team Time Trial (TTT) will be raced, for the Top clubs and the South African Continental Teams.

 

Fast Facts:

• Date: Thursday 1st March 2012 to Sunday 4th March 2012
• Venue: Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, Mpumalanga

Distances: Road Race

• Junior women – 90km
• Elite women – 110km
• Junior men – 110km
• U23 men – 160km
• Elite men – 160km

Distances: Time Trial

• Junior women – 20km
• Elite women – 30km
• Junior men – 30km
• U23 men – 40km
• Elite men – 40km

Distance: Team Time Trial

• 47.8km

Entries will be done via the CyclingSA website: http://www.cyclingsa.com

 

For any further race information, please contact Mpumalanga Road Commissioner Hendrik Wagener on 082 741 1514, and for any entry-related queries please contact Tarryn Duncan on 021 557 1397.

 

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