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.

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.

Last night was the first official dig session of the UCT jump track for 2010. There are some big plans for both the track and the jump line. Come join us on saturday afternoon for a chilled riding and digging session. Check out some photos below to see the progress taking place.

Steffi Marth is a 24 year old German BMX / 4x / Downhill Rider that lives in Cottbus, Germany. Besides riding, Steffi is also an Architecture Student. Steffi started riding BMX when she was 12 yrs old and tried MTB for the first time in 2006. Steffi has been part of the legendary Cycle Passion Calender for the last 3 years!

The rains during the week caused some concern as to whether the track would be dry enough, but the sun shone and the day was a huge success