{"id":10905,"date":"2022-03-02T11:29:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T11:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/mtb-cyclists-gears-up-for-sa-cup"},"modified":"2022-03-03T11:03:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T11:03:09","slug":"mtb-cyclists-gears-up-for-sa-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/mtb-cyclists-gears-up-for-sa-cup","title":{"rendered":"MTB cyclists gears up for SA Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>National Mountain Bike (MTB) cycling team is heading for South Africa (SA) to compete in the tournament scheduled for Sunday 27th February at Parys in the Free State.<\/p>\n<p>The team\u2019s representatives are Tumelo Makae, Phetetso Monese, Eric Mohanoe and Lichaba West. Liteboho Letlala is the Manager while the Coach is Mark West.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe criterion used for selection of the team was based on their previous performance. These are the cyclists who<\/p>\n<p>were always leading in MTB as per their excellent race clocking times recognized by the UCI,\u201d Letlala noted. She disclosed to this reporter that this will mark their first competition in this highly esteemed race, which is recognized<\/p>\n<p>by the world cycling mother body \u2013 the International Cycling Union (UCI). She further stated that they are well prepared for the tournament, saying they are courageous and positive that they<\/p>\n<p>will represent their country honor. Letlala said the distance of the race will differ according to the various categories of the cyclists because they also<\/p>\n<p>have Eric Ramohanoe who falls under junior category. \u201cOur participation in this race will prepare us for the upcoming Africa Championship tournament that will be held in<\/p>\n<p>Namibia starting from 11th to 14th April and the Commonwealth games that will be in July 2022. We were hands on as team Lesotho, we have been trying to prepare for these games since the end of Christmas<\/p>\n<p>break. Last week we competed at the V-Power racing campaign whereTumelo Makae, as one of our prominent cyclists, came home with a win,\u201d she said. As the team manager, Letlala said her<\/p>\n<p>expectation is to see the squad being one of the leading examples to other cyclists to attract more participants in the coming competitions. She shared<\/p>\n<p>that there are other promising cyclists within the Federation of Cycling Lesotho (FCL), saying they only have to upgrade their skills to help them compete at international level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. National Mountain Bike (MTB) cycling team is heading for South Africa (SA) to compete in the tournament scheduled for Sunday 27th February at Parys in the Free State. The team\u2019s representatives are Tumelo Makae, Phetetso Monese, Eric Mohanoe and Lichaba West. Liteboho Letlala is the Manager while the Coach is Mark West. 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