African champion Monique Gerber from Port Elizabeth will spearhead the South African junior women's attack at the UCI Road World Championships in Ponferrada, Spain, from September 21 to 28. Gerber and fellow Bestmed-ASG teammates Catherine Colyn and Michelle Benson will make up the junior female component of the national team, which was announced by Cycling South Africa on Friday. Team manager Owen Botha was pleased by the inclusion of his charges and he was hopeful that they would become … [Read more...] about PE rider off to World Champs in Spain
Monique Gerber
Local star ready for world champs
Port Elizabeth cyclist Monique Gerber will take on the world's best at the UCI Junior Track World Championships in Gwang Myeong, Korea, from August 8 to 12. Gerber, who races locally for the Bestmed-Shukuma Madibaz club, said she was excited at being given the opportunity to race against the best junior women in the world. It will be the 18-year-old's first outing at the event after illness and lack of early season form put paid to her selection last year. She returned to her best this … [Read more...] about Local star ready for world champs
