Cycling South Africa announces that the following team has been selected to compete in the upcoming UCI Para-cycling Road World Cups for the 2018 season.

Cycling South Africa has the pleasure in welcoming the Western Cape’s O’Ryan Bruintjies as the new Para-cycling Commission Director. With his background firmly entrenched in cycling, and with many years involved with cycling administration, O’Ryan is ready to tackle a new project with great enthusiasm.

The UCI held the Para-cycling Road World Championships at Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa from 31 August to 3 September 2017. Starting with two days of Time Trials on 31 August and 1 September at Midmar Dam and ending with two days of Road racing at Alexandra Park in Pietermaritzburg.

Germany went out today with guns blazing and a clear determination to stay atop the medal leader board on the last day of the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday 3 September. They collected a total of 20 medals throughout the four-day competition, made up of 10 gold medals, four silver medals and six bronze medals – a National Record for Team Germany! Italy clawed their way back to move into second place on the medal leader board with a total of 14 medals – seven gold, four silvers, three bronzes – while The Netherlands were the third highest with 15 medals, made up of six gold, five silvers and four bronze medals.

Dutch rider Tim de Vries claimed his first career UCI World Championships gold medal during the 10-lap encounter in the H5 handcycling race in the afternoon session of day three at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, held at Alexandra Park Pietermaritzburg on Saturday 2 September.

Six Para-cyclists celebrated double UCI World Championships titles during the morning session today when the first day of the Road Race competition took place at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships at Alexandra Park in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday 2 September.

Strong winds and much cooler conditions greeted participants of today’s second day of the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, but this didn't seem to deter the Canadian Para-cycling Team, who had a magnificent start to the day when they claimed three medals – two gold and one silver – in the Men’s C-class races. It started with 21-year-old Michael Sametz’s medal-winning performance where he beat Benjamin Watson (GBR) and Colombian Esneider Munoz Marin by completing the 23.3-kilometre course in a time of 32 minutes 48.92 seconds.

The Italian Cycling federation opened their 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships campaign when four of their riders were crowned UCI World Champions at the magnificent Midmar Dam in Howick, South Africa, on Thursday 31 August 2017. Exactly 100 riders took part in today’s competition alone, which featured tricyclists and handcyclists for men and women.