Former South African U23 road champion Clinton Barrow bolted to his third win in the Daily Dispatch SPAR Cycle Tour in East London on Sunday. Barrow (Giant-Ride Life) held his nerve in a tight three-man sprint to take the title in 2:34:36, just milliseconds ahead of former Border 1000 champion Donovan O'Reilly and in-form Port Elizabeth rider Marinus Prinsloo (Bestmed-NMMU). In a replay of last year's women's race, multiple winner Anriette Schoeman (Africa Silks-Bestmed) again outsprinted … [Read more...] about Barrow and Schoeman tops in East London
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Barrow Triumphant
Former national U/23 champion Clinton Barrow marked his return to big time racing with a comfortable victory in the Mecer-NMMU Cycle Race that took place over 100km in a blustery Port Elizabeth on Sunday. Barrow, who turns 21 on Saturday, crossed the line in 2:20:44 in the company of new team-mate Conrad Viljoen, 27, to sign off a day in which the Mecer-NMMU duo completely dominated the field. Walmer Club's defending champion Roger Pheiffer, 34, led the bunch home in 2:20:44 to take the … [Read more...] about Barrow Triumphant
Clinton Barrow aiming to debut in style
Former South African U/23 road champion Clinton Barrow could be the rider to watch in Sunday's Mecer-NMMU Cycle Race that takes place on a testing 100km course in and around Port Elizabeth. The 20-year-old, who rode professionally for the now-defunct DCM team last year, said he was keen to make a winning start for his new team, Mecer-NMMU, where he will ride alongside two-time former champion Conrad Viljoen. "Hopefully one of us will win. We can both climb and we're similar riders, so if … [Read more...] about Clinton Barrow aiming to debut in style
