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Catherine Williamson Shines in France

Team bizhub’s British rider Catherine Williamson put in a fine performance in the GP Plouay-Bretagne World Cup Classic in France on Saturday. Williamson, who raced in South Africa this summer and will be returning for the end-of-season classics, finished 19th in a field that contained all of the world’s top female riders. The 114.6-kilometre race [...]

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Smal Finds Speed at Lost City

Team bizhub’s Sanet Smal timed her sprint to perfection to record her first road race victory as a professional at the Powerade Lost City Classic over 103 kilometres on Saturday. Smal, drafted in mid-May by the Gauteng-based team to fill the sprinting void, left her effort as late as possible into a slight headwind to [...]

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Classic win for Lise Olivier

Team bizhub’s Lise Olivier outsprinted MTN’s Casandra Slingerland in the Sungardens Carousel Classic, which was contested over 110 kilometres in Johannesburg on Women’s Day, to secure the first classic victory of her professional career. Olivier, who studied in the United States on an athletics bursary before joining the bizhub outfit this season, gave her victory [...]

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“Injured” triathlon star shines in tour

In an ironic twist of fate, a recurring injury may actually keep African junior triathlon champion Ashleigh Blackwell on her bike. The 18-year-old from Tokai in Cape Town said on Tuesday that she may consider switching disciplines after winning two stages and placing second overall in the Mr Price National Junior & U/16 Tour that [...]

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Catherine Williamson Leads Argus Internationals Home

British cyclist Catherine Williamson (Team bizhub) finished off her South African campaign in fine style by being the best-placed international rider in the 105-kilometre Pick n Pay Cape Argus Cycle Tour in Cape Town on Sunday. Williamson, who will be jetting back to her home in Yorkshire next week after more than two months in [...]

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Major Coup for Women’s Pro Cycling

In a major coup for professional women’s cycling, Konica Minolta has announced that it will back an all-female team for the 2010 season. The team – which will ride on Specialized equipment and be known as Team Bizhub – has contracted a squad of nine top national and international riders, says owner John Robertson, who [...]

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