After they showed up in their numbers for the 2022 aQuellé Tour Durban MTB races, powered by CycleLab, the team from Hillcrest Primary School will be back again on the weekend of 10-11 September and are challenging other schools to get involved.
As the country emerges from the grips of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a major push to reignite schools cycling and the KZN Schools Committee are looking to more schools into getting their riders out for the Tour Durban race, using Hillcrest Primary as an example that it can be done.
KZN Schools’ Cycling Committee member, Rose Owen said that the committee has been working to get schools’ cycling back up and recycling.
“We have had a season opener and our first lap race event had an opportunity to add a special XCO lite event to the KZN Mountain Biking XCO Championship at Cascades. We are looking forward to our next lap event in August. On the back of this we have had an exciting discussion with the Tour Durban organisers and the KZN Schools’ Cycling Committee is looking forward to working with them to include a schools aspect to the event,” said Owen.
Owen added that they are hoping to continue to grow cycling in schools and the event like Tour Durban is a great way to keep the momentum going. She is also encouraging parents to enter.
“We are looking forward to seeing many more of our school learners from across KZN participating at events. Having parents and children together bonding over an event like the Tour Durban is a highlight. Children secretly love spending time with their parents, even if they roll their eyes at us at first. At the end of the day, the fun they have being out on an adventure with you is their best day. It doesn’t have to be a big race event; in fact, the most fun has been packing way too many sweets in our pockets and taking it as an adventure. The best way to get involved is to put out a call to parents and children to see who is keen to ride, and then get going,” added Owen.
Entries for the 2022 aQuellé Tour Durban are open and riders can enter at www.tourdurban.co.za
