Excited about the thoughts of starting a race, or rather laughing at the jokes of the photographer!


Scaling the Heights of Sani Pass!


Willie Smit of Toyota CSA Academy prior to the start of the Wilro 100
Image © Cyclenation

This is my site where you can read about my latest adventures in the world of cycling and biking. Come and see me at Cycle Lab in Fourways, the largest cycling retailer in SA, come for a chat about your passions for cycling, and we will share ours with you.

You will find news of my races, with our Toyota SuperCycling Academy and the young talented riders that I ride with. Also see my other interest - touring. Preferably on my mountain bike through some fantastic mountain scape or African bush, infested with the wild, as only Southern Africa can offer!

Please take a look at my galleries of races and tours, many images have been taken by me, but the great ones have been taken by some of my friends, Wayne Hayward, Craig Dutton, or many others that I hope I have credited. Cycling is a splash of colour in a multitude of backgrounds and sharing our experiences with others can only partly be done by good pictures, for the entire taste you have to have been there!


Latest News


Brad Stroberg's MTB weekend and planning for Sani 2 C
2012/05/15
Supplied by Brad Stroberg from NicWhite
"A couple of second places for me at the Big 5 Series, No1, Mtunzini on the weekend, prior to Sani2c, planned with Kallen Williams" - read what Brad had to say!...

News from Toyota CSA Academy riders- Track Champs, Tour Durban & Panorama Tour
2012/05/11
A little update from the Toyota CSA Academy, riders giving their interpretation of events at Track SA Champs, and also Tour Durban, and Panorama Tour....

Meintjes' maiden win on US soil
2012/05/11
On Saturday (28 April) Louis Meintjes (Cyclelab-Toyota/CSA Academy) won the Devil's Punchbowl race over 128km (five laps) in California....

Meintjies impresses at Sea Otter Classic in US
2012/04/26
Louis Meintjes (Toyota CSA Academy) finished 5th overall over the weekend in the four-day Sea Otter Classic road tour....

Single Speeding to the Beach at Old Mutual joBerg2c!
2012/04/25
Supplied by Nic White from NicWhite
Old Mutual joBerg2c 2012 will be an adventure like no other, for me. What has been one of the most memorable stage races that I have done, will commence again this year in a few days time. 9 days of riding off the beaten track, through farmlands, single track through hills and dales, the event travels from South of Joburg through to Scottburgh beach near Durban....

Karkloof MTB Festival, Brad Stroberg's report
2012/04/23
Supplied by Brad Stroberg from NicWhite
Kallen Williams and myself have been wanting to do a lot more mountain biking for a while now and will be doing Sani2c together. With no racing commitments this past weekend we decided that it sounded like fun to head off to Karkloof....

OAKLEY SOUTH AFRICA UNVEILS “BEYOND REASON” CAMPAIGN AHEAD OF 2012 OLYMPICS
2012/04/20
Media & VIP’s flown in from around the country to attend exclusive event at the HPC athletics track in Pretoria. Oscar Pistorius’ home turf opens Oakley’s global launch campaign which follows with a launch in New York....

LATEST TOYOTA CSA NEWS
2012/04/18
Supplied by Nic White from NicWhite
Mientjes fining his feet in the USA, and locally riders race the Wilro Lions Cycle Challenge...

CYCLE LAB TOYOTA’S BEN & DANIEL IMPRESS AT FIRST CAPE EPIC
2012/04/03
Ben Mwanje and Daniel Alikisente of Team Cycle Lab Toyota completed their first ABSA Cape Epic on Sunday. They were the first black African team to finish the race, but due to their age (older than 26) and nationality (they’re Ugandan), they did not qualify for classification in the new Exxaro Development Team competition. ...

MEINTJES CLAIMS HARD-FOUGHT VICTORY AT TRAC N4 TOUR
2012/04/02
Louis Meintjes, the 2012 South African Under-23 time trial champion, took another step up the ladder of success when he captured four stage wins and the overall title at the TRAC N4 Under-23 Tour in Nelspruit at the weekend....

SA Championship Road Race, Hunter, Moolman Pasio Crowned!
2012/03/07
Supplied by Nic White from NicWhite
The South African national road Championships held over the weekend produced champions in Robert Hunter and Ashleigh Moolman Pasio - two of the countries top international stars. ...

SA Time trial Championships
2012/03/02
In what must be one of the most exciting finish results in the individual time trial of a South African Championships Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg of MTN Qhubeka won the elite race from a host of talented riders yesterday. Just a mere 38 seconds separated the first six riders and the podium was decided by fractions of a second over the 43km route. Jay Thompson of United Healthcare (USA Team) took 2nd, 13 sec later, and Johan Rabie of Bonitas was 3rd at 14sec....

Toyota CSA Academy
2012/03/01
Supplied by Nic White from NicWhite
We are now a few months into the year 2012, and it has been a slow start, but the team of Toyota CSA Acadmey is into full swing with SA Champs taking place this weekend....

A good pre season Big Sky Ride!
2012/02/29
Supplied by Nic White from NicWhite
The year 2011 was a bit of a transition year for me, but due to popular demand, we have been up to the Big Sky again in the early season. Mr Jack Black, and instigator of many adventures got the ball rolling, and through word of mouth, a group was rounded up for the Big Sky Ride through Lesotho. ...

SURPRISE SUCCESS AS CYCLE LAB EMPLOYEES WIN STAGE RACE
2012/02/29
Supplied by Sean Badenhorst from NicWhite
Everyone was surprised that Ben Mwanje and Daniel Alikisente of Team Cycle Lab Toyota, won the overall title at the Bridgestone Route 69 Experience, a three-day mountain bike stage race held in the north west of Johannesburg, Gauteng at the weekend. Everyone that is, except them....


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