Rian Oberholzer, a former Chief Executive Officer of the South African Rugby Union (Saru), is going to help CyclingSA with its strategic planning.

Given Oberholzer’s rugby background it should not be a surprise that one the ideas he has put forward is to see if he can’t get a cycling Tri-Nations test started.

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Caisse d’Epargne’s Alejandro Valverde, the current leader of the UCI world rankings has been handed down a global ban for his involvement with the Operacion Puerto blood doping scandal.

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Capetonian Andrew Neethling (Trek World Racing) won the Elite Mens DH race at the US Open of Mountain Biking that took place on the US Memorial Day holiday, this past weekend at the Diablo Freeride Park in Vernon, New Jersey. Over 500 professional and amateur athletes participated in the eighth running of this event making it a siginificant win for Andrew.

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Thank goodness for red wine and personal challenges because if it was not for that Barry Mocke might never have become CyclingSA’s chief executive officer (CEO) and be a ‘’Puff Adder”.

For the past 17 years Mocke who has a Masters degree in Business Administration has made his presence felt in the hard and sometime merciless business world.

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Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) collected the final overall victory at the 2010 Giro d’Italia on Sunday as Gustav Erik Larsson (Saxo Bank) won the final stage, a 15km time trial through the streets of Verona.

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Emily Batty, born June 16, 1988 grew up one of four children on a farm in Ontario, Canada. All four have gone on to successful cycling careers. Emily burst onto the National and World scene in 2007 when she finished 1st at the Canadian National Mountain Bike Championships, and 1st overall in the Canada Cup Series. A top 10 finish at the 2008 U23 World Championships confirmed that she is one of the fastest rising stars in the sport.

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Sifiso Nhlapo heads up the South Africa team chosen to compete in the 2010 BMX World Championships in late July, but the team is anything but a one-man squad and there is a sprinkling of other riders hoping to collect world titles in their age groups.

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Bamboo bike frames are growing in popularity and have definitely become an option when shopping around for a new bike, especially when our inner greenie wants to come out and play. Take a look at these higher-end bamboo creations, built by Californian designer Craig Calfee, of Calfee Design. Although these bikes are definitely high-end, he’s also working on using bamboo to provide employment and cheap transportation for the people of Ghana.

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