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The Independent
13 hours ago
- Sport
- The Independent
Tadej Pogacar explains reason behind pulling out of Vuelta a Espana after Tour de France victory
Four-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar is set to skip the Vuelta a Espana, leaving the year's final Grand Tour as one of the few races he still has yet to win. Pogacar - who equalled Chris Froome 's four titles in Paris on Sunday - has cut a more downbeat figure than usual at points during this Tour de France, saying 'I can't wait for the Tour to be over' during the tough final week in the Alps, and admitting afterwards that it was the hardest edition of the race he has contested. This year's route featured five hors-categorie summit finishes and a punchy, Classics-style opening week before gruelling stints in the Pyrenees and Alps, and a full-throttle finish taking in several steep climbs up Montmartre in Paris. So it is not a huge surprise that the 26-year-old has opted out of racing the Vuelta a Espana, which starts on 23 August in Torino, Italy. 'After such a demanding Tour, we decided it was best to take a break,' Pogacar said through his team on Tuesday. 'The Vuelta is, of course, a race I would dearly love to return to. I have fantastic memories there from 2019, but now the body is telling me to rest.' He added that his race calendar for the second half of the year will include the Grands Prix in Canada in September, and that a major target will be the World Championships, held at altitude in Kigali, Rwanda. 'I'm excited to go back to Canada; the races are tough but beautiful, and they fit my style well. I'll be aiming to be back racing well again for that part of the season and for the World Championships especially,' he said. Pogacar would have been a heavy favourite for the Vuelta, which he has not ridden since his breakout year in 2019, when he made his Grand Tour debut there. The Slovenian, then aged 20, won three stages and the best young rider classification en route to a third-place finish overall. In his absence two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard, who finished second behind Pogacar in Paris, is the favourite to win the maillot rojo. His Visma-Lease a Bike squad have not confirmed their final lineup for the Vuelta. Pogacar's UAE Team Emirates-XRG team have named their eight-man squad for the race, which was won by Pogacar's compatriot Primoz Roglic of Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe last year. Portuguese climber Joao Almeida, who crashed heavily early in the Tour and abandoned with a broken rib, is set to be a co-leader along with Spanish rider Juan Ayuso at his home race. Ivo Oliveira, Domen Novak, Mikkel Bjerg, Jay Vine, Marc Soler, and Felix Grossschartner complete the lineup.
DW
2 days ago
- Sport
- DW
Tour de France: Pogacar triumphs after Montmartre sprint – DW – 07/27/2025
Slovenian star Tadej Pogacar led the peloton on a novel route up Montmartre and past the Sacré-Cœur en route to winning the Tour de France for the fourth time. Tadej Pogacar entered serenely into Paris on Sunday to wrap up his fourth Tour de France title, while Wout van Aert celebrated a famous final stage win as three circuits of the hill of were added to the traditional finish on the for the first time. Slovenian star Pogacar entered this year's Tour as clear favorite and lived up to expectations from start to finish, ultimately finishing with a comfortable lead of four minutes and 24 seconds over Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard. Germany's Florian Lipowitz finished third, some 11 minutes behind Pogacar, riding for team Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and marking a successful Tour entry for the Austrian energy drink brand. "I think the second week [of the Tour] was the decisive moment," Pogacar said. "We took more advantage and went more comfortably into the third week." While Pogacar's lead was never in danger on the final stage – the wearer of the , or yellow jersey, traditionally entering the capital with a flute of champagne – the addition of to the end of the stage was a novelty for the sprinters. Tour director Christian Prudhomme made no secret of the fact that he had been "jealous" of the spectacle of riders racing around the steep, cobbled streets of Montmartre during the 2024 Paris Olympics, and of his desire to replicate the scenes at the climax of the Tour de France. But the decision wasn't universally well received in the peloton. "I don't think it's a good idea," said Vingegaard. "seemed very beautiful at the Olympics, with a great atmosphere. But when the riders arrived there, there were 50 in the peloton. Now there will be 150 of us fighting for position on a very narrow climb. It's going to add more stress than we'd like." Former German sprinter Marcel Kittel also lamented the move away from the traditional climax, saying: "It hurts my heart as a sprinter." But Pogacar wasn't complaining. "Everyone celebrates in their own way, I just want peace and some nice weather, not like here today," he said, drenched in Parisian rain. "Now I just to enjoy some quiet days at home."
LeMonde
4 days ago
- Sport
- LeMonde
Tour de France 2025 : le classement général complet après la vingtième étape
A la veille de l'arrivée aux Champs-Elysées, le maillot jaune est toujours sur les épaules du Slovène Tadej Pogacar. L'Australien Kaden Groves s'est offert la victoire sur la 20 e étape, en solitaire, samedi 26 juillet, à l'issue des 184,2 kilomètres du tracé entre Nantua (Ain) et Pontarlier (Doubs). Tadej Pogacar (Slovénie ; UAE Team Emirates-XRG) : 73 h 54 s 59 Jonas Vingegaard (Danemark ; Visma-Lease a Bike) + 4 min 24 s Florian Lipowitz (Allemagne ; Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) + 11 min 9 s Oscar Onley (Royaume-Uni ; Picnic-PostNL) + 12 min 12 s Felix Gall (Autriche ; Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) + 17 min 12 s Tobias Johannessen (Norvège ; Uno-X Mobility) + 20 min 14 s Kévin Vauquelin (France ; Arkéa-B & B Hotels) + 22 min 35 s Primoz Roglic (Slovénie ; Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) + 25 min 30 s Ben Healy (Irlande ; EF Education-EasyPost) + 28 min 2 s Jordan Jegat (France ; TotalEnergies) + 32 min 42 s Ben O'Connor (Australie ; Jayco-AlUla) + 34 min 34 s Thymen Arensman (Pays-Bas ; Ineos Grenadiers) + 52 min 41 s Jhonatan Narvaez (Equateur ; UAE Team Emirates-XRG) + 1 h 4 min 36 s Sergio Higuita (Colombie ; XDS-Astana) + 1 h 8 min 19 s Simon Yates (Royaume-Uni ; Visma-Lease a Bike) + 1 h 17 min 30 s Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet (France ; Groupama-FDJ) + 1 h 18 min 7 s Sepp Kuss (Etats-Unis ; Visma-Lease a Bike) + 1 h 20 min 24 s Gregor Mühlberger (Autriche ; Movistar) + 1 h 28 min 17 s Matteo Jorgenson (Etats-Unis ; Visma-Lease a Bike) + 1 h 29 min 28 s Cristian Rodriguez (Espagne ; Arkéa-B & B Hotels) + 1 h 36 min 15 s Valentin Madouas (France ; Groupama-FDJ) + 1 h 39 min 46 s Xandro Meurisse (Belgique ; Alpecin-Deceuninck) + 1 h 43 min 46 s Warren Barguil (France ; Picnic-PostNL) + 1 h 48 min 9 s Adam Yates (Royaume-Uni ; UAE Team Emirates-XRG) + 1 h 48 min 41 s Aurélien Paret-Peintre (France ; Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) + 2 h 12 min 52 s Raul Garcia Pierna (Espagne ; Arkéa-B & B Hotels) + 2 h 15 min 58 s Aleksandr Vlasov (— ; Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) + 2 h 16 min 15 s Victor Campenaerts (Belgique ; Visma-Lease a Bike) + 2 h 20 min 36 s Marc Soler (Espagne ; UAE Team Emirates-XRG) + 2 h 21 min 1 s Emanuel Buchmann (Allemagne ; Cofidis) + 2 h 21 min 34 s Einer Rubio Reyes (Colombie ; Movistar) + 2 h 21 min 56 s Ilan Van Wilder (Belgique ; Soudal-Quick Step) + 2 h 23 min 14 s Callum Scotson (Australie ; Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) + 2 h 25 min 40 s Romain Gregoire (France ; Groupama-FDJ) + 2 h 25 min 58 s Harrison Sweeny (Australie ; EF Education-EasyPost) + 2 h 27 min 58 s Clément Berthet (France ; Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) + 2 h 32 min 50 s Tim Wellens (Belgique ; UAE Team Emirates-XRG) + 2 h 38 min 24 s Simone Velasco (Italie ; XDS-Astana) + 2 h 41 min 31 s Frank Van Den Broek (Pays-Bas ; Picnic-PostNL) + 2 h 45 min 44 s Santiago Buitrago (Colombie ; Bahrain Victorius) + 2 h 45 min 48 s Valentin Paret-Peintre (France ; Soudal-Quick Step) + 2 h 47 min 5 s Michael Storer (Australie ; Tudor) + 2 h 50 min 51 s Clément Venturini (France ; Arkéa-B & B Hotels) + 2 h 52 min 39 s Harold Tejada (Colombie ; XDS-Astana) + 2 h 54 min 34 s Quentin Pacher (France ; Groupama-FDJ) + 2 h 56 min 0 s Alex Baudin (France ; EF Education-EasyPost) + 2 h 56 min 15 s Neilson Powless (Etats-Unis ; EF Education-EasyPost) + 2 h 58 min 52 s Joseph Blackmore (Royaume-Uni ; Israel-Premier Tech) + 2 h 59 min 4 s Pascal Eenkhoorn (Pays-Bas ; Soudal-Quick Step) + 3 h 0 min 25 s Bruno Armirail (France ; Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) + 3 h 3 min 12 s Ewen Costiou (France ; Arkéa-B & B Hotels) + 3 h 6 min 35 s Michael Woods (Canada ; Israel-Premier Tech) + 3 h 6 min 59 s Axel Laurance (France ; Ineos Grenadiers) + 3 h 10 min 10 s Tiesj Benoot (Belgique ; Visma-Lease a Bike) + 3 h 10 min 19 s Alexandre Delettre (France ; TotalEnergies) + 3 h 12 min 28 s Julian Alaphilippe (France ; Tudor) + 3 h 13 min 20 s Andreas Leknessund (Norvège ; Uno-X Mobility) + 3 h 14 min 44 s Geraint Thomas (Royaume-Uni ; Ineos Grenadiers) + 3 h 14 min 57 s Quinn Simmons (Etats-Unis ; Lidl-Trek) + 3 h 17 min 45 s Thomas Gachignard (France ; TotalEnergies) + 3 h 23 min 14 s Mathis Le Berre (France ; Arkéa-B & B Hotels) + 3 h 25 min 28 s Jasper Stuyven (Belgique ; Lidl-Trek) + 3 h 26 min 11 s Mathieu Burgaudeau (France ; TotalEnergies) + 3 h 26 min 18 s Markus Hoelgaard (Norvège ; Uno-X Mobility) + 3 h 26 min 29 s Emiel Verstrynge (Belgique ; Alpecin-Deceuninck) + 3 h 28 min 1 s Jenno Berckmoes (Belgique ; Lotto) + 3 h 33 min 12 s Wout Van Aert (Belgique ; Visma-Lease a Bike) + 3 h 34 min 6 s Maximilian Schachmann (Allemagne ; Soudal-Quick Step) + 3 h 35 min 1 s Ion Izagirre (Espagne ; Cofidis) + 3 h 35 min 2 s Tobias Foss (Norvège ; Ineos Grenadiers) + 3 h 35 min 15 s Jonas Abrahamsen (Norvège ; Uno-X Mobility) + 3 h 36 min 21 s Michael Valgren (Danemark ; EF Education-EasyPost) + 3 h 37 min 1 s Oliver Naesen (Belgique ; Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) + 3 h 39 min 28 s Nelson Oliveira (Portugal ; Movistar) + 3 h 41 min 3 s Nils Politt (Allemagne ; UAE Team Emirates-XRG) + 3 h 44 min 45 s Anders Johannessen (Norvège ; Uno-X Mobility) + 3 h 46 min 2 s Bastien Tronchon (France ; Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) + 3 h 46 min 36 s Marc Hirschi (Suisse ; Tudor) + 3 h 48 min 37 s Lenny Martinez (France ; Bahrain Victorius) + 3 h 49 min 5 s Mike Teunissen (Pays-Bas ; XDS-Astana) + 3 h 49 min 28 s Alex Aranburu (Espagne ; Cofidis) + 3 h 49 min 29 s Louis Barré (France ; Intermarché-Wanty) + 3 h 51 min 34 s Marius Mayrhofer (Allemagne ; Tudor) + 3 h 53 min 18 s Brent Van Moer (Belgique ; Lotto) + 3 h 53 min 19 s Clément Champoussin (France ; XDS-Astana) + 3 h 53 min 27 s Kaden Groves (Australie ; Alpecin-Deceuninck) + 3 h 53 min 29 s Pavel Sivakov (France ; UAE Team Emirates-XRG) + 3 h 54 min 19 s Krists Neilands (Lettonie ; Israel-Premier Tech) + 3 h 54 min 25 s Laurence Pithie (Nouvelle-Zélande ; Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) + 3 h 54 min 44 s Dylan Teuns (Belgique ; Cofidis) + 3 h 55 min 48 s Kasper Asgreen (Danemark ; EF Education-EasyPost) + 3 h 58 min 25 s Alexey Lutsenko (Kazakhstan ; Israel-Premier Tech) + 3 h 59 min 52 s Clément Russo (France ; Groupama-FDJ) + 4 h 1 min 44 s Damien Touze (France ; Cofidis) + 4 h 1 min 48 s Toms Skujins (Lettonie ; Lidl-Trek) + 4 h 4 min 16 s Tobias Lund Andresen (Danemark ; Picnic-PostNL) + 4 h 6 min 51 s Marco Haller (Autriche ; Tudor) + 4 h 9 min 24 s Jonas Rickaert (Belgique ; Alpecin-Deceuninck) + 4 h 11 min 17 s Matteo Trentin (Italie ; Tudor) + 4 h 12 min 31 s Matis Louvel (France ; Israel-Premier Tech) + 4 h 13 min 1 s Mauro Schmid (Suisse ; Jayco-AlUla) + 4 h 14 min 0 s William Barta (Etats-Unis ; Movistar) + 4 h 20 min 7 s Gianni Vermeersch (Belgique ; Alpecin-Deceuninck) + 4 h 22 min 29 s Fred Wright (Royaume-Uni ; Bahrain Victorius) + 4 h 22 min 52 s Gianni Moscon (Italie ; Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) + 4 h 30 min 56 s Anthony Turgis (France ; TotalEnergies) + 4 h 31 min 58 s Ivan Romeo Abad (Espagne ; Movistar) + 4 h 33 min 49 s Jake Stewart (Royaume-Uni ; Israel-Premier Tech) + 4 h 36 min 37 s Connor Swift (Royaume-Uni ; Ineos Grenadiers) + 4 h 40 min 30 s Pablo Castrillo Zapater (Espagne ; Movistar) + 4 h 42 min 51 s Paul Penhoet (France ; Groupama-FDJ) + 4 h 44 min 44 s Niklas Märkl (Allemagne ; Picnic-PostNL) + 4 h 46 min 23 s Mick Van Dijke (Pays-Bas ; Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) + 4 h 46 min 50 s Vincenzo Albanese (Italie ; EF Education-EasyPost) + 4 h 48 min 20 s Samuel Watson (Royaume-Uni ; Ineos Grenadiers) + 4 h 50 min 14 s Thibau Nys (Belgique ; Lidl-Trek) + 4 h 50 min 42 s Ivan Garcia Cortina (Espagne ; Movistar) + 4 h 53 min 18 s Edoardo Affini (Italie ; Visma-Lease a Bike) + 4 h 54 min 53 s Alberto Dainese (Italie ; Tudor) + 4 h 56 min 31 s Tim Naberman (Pays-Bas ; Picnic-PostNL) + 5 h 0 min 3 s Luke Plapp (Australie ; Jayco-AlUla) + 5 h 2 min 34 s Eduardo Sepulveda (Argentine ; Lotto) + 5 h 2 min 54 s Robert Stannard (Australie ; Bahrain Victorius) + 5 h 3 min 30 s Mattéo Vercher (France ; TotalEnergies) + 5 h 6 min 33 s Pascal Ackermann (Allemagne ; Israel-Premier Tech) + 5 h 9 min 57 s Matej Mohoric (Slovénie ; Bahrain Victorius) + 5 h 10 min 17 s Lewis Askey (Royaume-Uni ; Groupama-FDJ) + 5 h 10 min 40 s Jonas Rutsch (Allemagne ; Intermarché-Wanty) + 5 h 11 min 7 s Jarrad Drizners (Australie ; Lotto) + 5 h 11 min 17 s Magnus Cort Nielsen (Danemark ; Uno-X Mobility) + 5 h 11 min 51 s Silvan Dillier (Suisse ; Alpecin-Deceuninck) + 5 h 14 min 12 s Biniam Girmay (Erythrée ; Intermarché-Wanty) + 5 h 14 min 55 s Pavel Bittner (République tchèque ; Picnic-PostNL) + 5 h 17 min 44 s Sean Flynn (Royaume-Uni ; Picnic-PostNL) + 5 h 18 min 13 s Davide Ballerini (Italie ; XDS-Astana) + 5 h 20 min 28 s Amaury Capiot (Belgique ; Arkéa-B & B Hotels) + 5 h 22 min 38 s Luke Durbridge (Australie ; Jayco-AlUla) + 5 h 23 min 21 s Hugo Page (France ; Intermarché-Wanty) + 5 h 24 min 23 s Stian Edvardsen-Fredheim (Norvège ; Uno-X Mobility) + 5 h 26 min 41 s Elmar Reinders (Pays-Bas ; Jayco-AlUla) + 5 h 28 min 50 s Laurenz Rex (Belgique ; Intermarché-Wanty) + 5 h 29 min 16 s Arnaud De Lie (Belgique ; Lotto) + 5 h 29 min 35 s Vito Braet (Belgique ; Intermarché-Wanty) + 5 h 32 min 4 s Sébastien Grignard (Belgique ; Lotto) + 5 h 33 min 48 s Alexis Renard (France ; Cofidis) + 5 h 34 min 56 s Jonathan Milan (Italie ; Lidl-Trek) + 5 h 35 min 35 s Bert Van Lerberghe (Belgique ; Soudal-Quick Step) + 5 h 36 min 47 s Tim Merlier (Belgique ; Soudal-Quick Step) + 5 h 37 min 19 s Guillaume Boivin (Canada ; Israel-Premier Tech) + 5 h 37 min 44 s Dylan Groenewegen (Pays-Bas ; Jayco-AlUla) + 5 h 38 min 24 s Phil Bauhaus (Allemagne ; Bahrain Victorius) + 5 h 39 min 29 s Luka Mezgec (Slovénie ; Jayco-AlUla) + 5 h 40 min 8 s Arnaud Demare (France ; Arkéa-B & B Hotels) + 5 h 40 min 35 s Benjamin Thomas (France ; Cofidis) + 5 h 41 min 16 s Kamil Gradek (Pologne ; Bahrain Victorius) + 5 h 43 min 51 s Roel Van Sintmaartensdijk (Pays-Bas ; Intermarché-Wanty) + 5 h 44 min 11 s Fabian Lienhard (Suisse ; Tudor) + 5 h 46 min 0 s Jordi Meeus (Belgique ; Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) + 5 h 48 min 25 s Edward Theuns (Belgique ; Lidl-Trek) + 5 h 51 min 25 s
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Team GB Olympic gold medal winner is among Tour de France's highest paid athletes
The Tour de France represents the pinnacle of cycling and there are several riders competing this year who are paid a fortune, including a Team GB Olympic hero Cycling fans won't be shocked to learn that three-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar is the sport's top earner for 2025. But he's not the only one raking money in as the peloton races towards Paris. While cycling may not boast the same lucrative reputation as other mainstream sports, it's clear that the very elite can earn a pretty penny. Take yellow jersey-wearer Pogacar, for example, who penned a new contract with UAE Team Emirates XRG in 2024 reportedly worth £7million per year. That figure proves it's not only on the track that the Slovenian, who crashed earlier on in this year's Tour, tends to be miles ahead of the competition. Remco Evenepoel, the second-highest earner at the Tour de France, earns an annual salary of just £4.3m - nearly half of Pogacar's earnings. Yet, the Dutchman could have topped the list himself, having reportedly declined an £8.7m per year offer from Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe. Instead, he chose to stay with Soudal-Quick Step and received a more modest wage increase. As for the Red Bull team, rider Primoz Roglic can take his bronze to the bank on a reported £3.9m salary. Pogacar's compatriot was a latecomer to the sport, only turning pro at 23. But 12 years on, it's safe to say he's made up for lost time. Joint fourth place goes to Jonas Vingegaard and Mathieu van der Poel, who are each believed to earn £3.5m per year on their current deals. Vingegaard, 28, was reportedly earning just £400,000 per annum when he clinched the first of his two Tour de France titles in 2022, but his value has soared since then. Meanwhile, Alpecin-Deceuninck's Van der Poel had to pull out of this year's Tour after being diagnosed with pneumonia. The Dutchman was third in the green jersey standings when he withdrew, following the second rest day. Wout van Aert and Brit Adam Yates are just outside the top five earners, bringing in £3m and £2.35m, respectively. Van Aert, who shares a fierce rivalry with compatriot Van der Poel, is hailed as one of cycling's most versatile athletes due to his success across various disciplines. The same can be said for Britain's Tom Pidcock, one of the few on this list not currently competing in the Tour de France. Although he has previously represented Ineos Grenadiers in the competition, the Yorkshire-born double Olympic gold medallist in cross-country doesn't seem likely to return anytime soon. Pidcock, from Leeds, earns a solid £2.3m annually, similar to Ineos' Egan Bernal, another notable absentee from the 2025 Tour. The 2019 Tour champion hasn't yet returned to the top levels of the sport following serious injuries sustained in a training accident in Colombia three years ago. Bernal reportedly earns £2.2m per year, the same as Grenadiers team-mate Carlos Rodriguez, who finished seventh in last year's Tour and is hoping for better in 2025. The 24-year-old signed a new contract until 2027 a couple of years ago, evidence Grenadiers knew exactly the kind of talent they had on their hands early on. 10. Carlos Rodriguez (£2.2m) 9. Egan Bernal (£2.2m) 8. Tom Pidcock (£2.3m) 7. Adam Yates (£2.35m) 6. Wout van Aert (£3m) 5. Mathieu van der Poel (£3.5m) 4. Jonas Vingegaard (£3.5m) 3. Primoz Roglic (£3.9m) 2. Remco Evenepoel (£4.3m) 1. Tadej Pogacar (£7m)
The Citizen
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Citizen
Junior cycling trio from Ballito dominate Amashova race
Young Ballito cyclists Josh Johnson and Madison Bateson led the charge at Sunday's Amashova National Classic, each taking top honours in their age categories over 106km. Daniel van der Watt (21), also from Ballito, cruised to the men's 132km title in 3:24:00 to give the North Coast three winners on the day. Johnson (17) claimed the U19 title in a fiercely contested field, while Bateson (15) powered to victory in the U17 division with an excellent time of 2:54:07 in Durban. Johnson clocked in his winning time at 02:18:10, earning the junior yellow jersey and R1 500 in prize money. Johnson also placed an impressive fifth overall out of 1 457 male riders. The Amashova, one of South Africa's most renowned road races, challenges cyclists with a demanding route inspired by the Comrades Marathon. This year, more than 3 500 riders competed across four distances – 38km, 65km, 106km and 132km – as part of the race's 39th edition. The race started at Pietermaritzburg City Hall, winding through the Midlands and Valley of a Thousand Hills before finishing under the Masabalala Yengwa Pedestrian Bridge in Durban. 'Winning the age group race is a good outcome,' said Johnson. This marked Johnson's first race against South Africa's elite riders since returning from Europe. Although he narrowly missed an overall podium finish, he was pleased with his performance. 'A strong pace was set early to test the rest of the field. I wanted to make a move but mistimed it, so I settled into the following bunch and aimed for a podium position.' Johnson, who also won the U17 Amashova title in 2023, recently became the first African rider to join the prestigious U19 development team of World Tour outfit Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe. Home-schooled and regularly training in Europe, Johnson credits his family and friends for their unwavering support in helping him achieve his goals. 'Road racing has given me the opportunity to turn my passion into a career, and I am determined to make it to the highest level,' he said. Errin Mackridge (18) – Another Ballito DriveTrain Academy rider – also impressed, finishing second in the women's U19 106km category in a time of 2:57:20. Stay in the loop with The North Coast Courier on Facebook, X, Instagram & YouTube for the latest news. Mobile users can join our WhatsApp Broadcast Service here, or if you're on desktop, scan the QR code below.
