Wp cycling and TrackCyclingSA continues the tradition of velodrome racing on the Friday before the Cape Town Cycle Tour (Argus).
There will be a sprint tournament and bunch racing. Racing will be fast and action packed and runs from 7pm to 10pm. Doors open at 6pm.
The event is family friendly. There are 200 tickets available. Sales are online on Quicket. Donations can be made on the same link: https://qkt.io/xaIoV2
Our barista, Soul Coffee, will be trading on the night.
Bring you family, friends and cycling enthusiasts to support and help us on our journey to establish Bellville velodrome as the top track cycling destination in Africa.
The Jeanné Nell sprint classic is taking place at the historic Faure street stadium in Paarl on Friday, 23 February 2024.
Jeanné was one of the top sprinters in South Africa. We have great memories of him as a person and as an athlete. The keirin was his top event. He took his opportunities to show what he can do when he raced overseas. One of his finest moments was sharing the podium with the dutch National team duo in a keirin in Australia. Jeanné worked a full time job while still being focused and disciplined in the sport that he loved.
The Jeanné Nell sprint classic features a program that includes a sprint tournament with the final race of the night being the keirin.
More than 80 riders entered and 15 of these riders are in the sprint tournament. This event has free spectator entry. Racing starts at 7pm.
Important Notice – Your Wp track league number is your number for this event and for the whole year. Riders to bring their Wp track league numbers to this event.
Visiting riders will be issued new numbers. Please to be returned at end of event.
Riders need an active and valid CSA membership to participate. Day licenses need to be purchased at R50 each if riders fail to prove active membership.
Sign-on required for all riders. Registration open from 9 to 9.45am.
Prize giving will be at the end of the event. Wp track good governance requires Eft payment of prize money and we’ll arrange this with the winners.
There is a R20 spectator fee. We strongly recommend purchasing tickets on Quicket to avoid queues.
Wp cycling is hosting the Heritage Day Grand Prix at the Bellville velodrome on Sunday, 24 September.
The event is the biggest Match Sprint tournament in South Africa. It also has endurance races.
National team riders Ethan Kulsen, James Swart, Amber Hindmarch, Anya du Plessis and many other top riders will be there.
There are 16 sprinters in the sprint tournament and 80 riders in total. Riders from across the country will be competing.
Spectator entry is R20. Racing starts at 10am. Tickets can be booked on Quicket to avoid queues at the door.
The purpose of the event is to grow track cycling in South Africa and to create awareness of a sport that is active since the first races were held in 1898.
There will be vendors with coffee, pancakes and other snacks on sale.
The “Back to the 80s” event was held at Bellville velodrome on 20 May 2023.
There was significant growth on last year with more than 50 riders entering. The event is called “Back to the 80s” referring to gear ratios. Riders were restricted to a maximum ratio of 90-inch. It meant that riders had to use high cadence to turn up the speed.
Berty Mostert (WP track commission) kindly donated a Ciovita bag to be awarded to the most positive ride of the day. This went to Nuhaa Kamaldien (u13 Girls). This was her first event and she won her second race of the night by attacking the U11 boys and staying away.
Jaco Scholtz (WP track), Nuhaa Kamaldien and Ishmail Clarke (Active Bodies Sport development)
Active Bodies brought 16 riders to the track and there are more in the pipeline for the future. Complements to the work done by Glen Bonthuys (WPCA development) and Abbas Harris (Active Bodies)
John Moss (City Cycling Club)
Track cycling is an inclusive sport and events are supported by friends and family. The youngest rider at this event was 6 years old. John Moss at UCI category 70+ still took points home in the veterans category.
The next event is on Friday 23 June’23 at Bellville velodrome.
Here are the results of round one of the WP track omnium series. The event took place on Sat 19 Nov at Bellville velodrome. The final round is on Friday 2 Dec at Bellville. Riders who missed out can still enter and earn points during the 2nd round.
The Wp track cycling league is enjoying great support this year. There are 2 more events left in the league. The next one is on 30 Aug 2022. Here is an overview of the standings.
DSV leads the team competition with 38 points followed by TrackCyclingSA in 2nd on 21 points. ASAP is in 3rd on 18 points.
Jordan September (Kinetic Pro) leads the sprint tournament on 34 points. Duwayne Adams from DSV is in close contention and lies 2nd on 30 points.
Category A is closely contested between Ethan Kulsen (DSV) on 35 points, Wynand Hofmeyer (ASAP) on 29 and Graame Ockhuis (Enza) on 24 points.
Charlissa Schultz from Eden leads the Womens competition on 32 points. She is ahead of Jessie Woods (Kinetic Pro) on 27 points.
