Zimbabwe Cycling Federation
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Sport governing body
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of cycle racing
Bicycle racing
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in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
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One of Zimbabwe's most famous racers is Timothy Jones
Timothy Jones (cyclist)
Timothy Jones is a Zimbabwean professional road racing cyclist. He has raced in Europe for ten years, for Amore E Vita, Mobilvetta, Mercury, Domina Vacanze and Tenax professional cycling teams....
, who raced as a professional in Europe throughout the 90's. His most acclaimed victories include the 1998 Giro del Capo in South Africa
South Africa
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, Tour of Slovenia
Tour of Slovenia
Tour of Slovenia is a stage race cycling race held in Slovenia. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour.- Winners :...
, and the Trofeo del Etna in Italy as well as the one day classic the Maratona dles Dolomites
Maratona dles Dolomites
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Linda Davidson is considered by many as the best known Zimbabwe female rider after she won a Bronze medal in the time trial at the 2006 African Championships.
Other top riders include the likes of David Martin (2010 National Road, National Time Trial and Classic Series Champion), Conway Mohamed, Dean Hayes (two time winner of the Tour of Manicaland and record holder, set 2007 to date and probably the most naturally talented climber to ever come out of Zimbabwe ), Antipas Kwari- an MTB legend for reaching the Olympics.
Some noteworthy and well respected names in recent Zimbabwean cycling history are Gareth Barry, Chris Hoffman, Sean Mileson and Dave Dickenson. Chris Hoffman is considered to have been one of the best Zimbabwean cycling climbers and still holds the top record for the Hogerty Hill . while Gareth Barry was one of the best one day Classics rider. Dean Hayes is known as the best tour rider and currently races in Europe after having won almost every tour held in the country.
Zimbabwe has competed in numerous African Cycling Tours; namely the Giro del Capo in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, and the Tour du Faso
Tour du Faso
The Tour du Faso is a 10-day road bicycle racing stage race held in Burkina Faso in the late fall. Since 2005, the race has been part of the UCI Africa Tour...
in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
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In July 2007 Zimbabwe entered a 9 member team to the African Mountain Bike Championships that were held in Windhoek
Windhoek
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Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
along with South Africa, Rwanda, Namibia and Mauritus. Zimbabwe fared well with Margie Gibson attaining Gold in the Veteran Ladies Cross Country and Trevor Volker Bronze in the Sub Vets Cross Country races. Antipas Kwari
Antipas Kwari
Antipass Kwari is a Zimbabwean cyclist. He was the 2005 Zimbabwe mountainbike champion and represented his country at the 2007 African Mountainbike Championships which were held in Windhoek, Namibia where he placed 8th, in doing so Kwari qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing, where...
finished 8th in the Pro Elite Race and Prince Ngundu 4th in the Men's U23's. The event in Namibia was the first UCI international by a Zimbabwe Mountain Bike team, prior to that Zimbabwe had only ever competed in the road and cyclo cross discipline up till that point.
Zimbabwe also competed in the mens XC MTB at the 2008 Beijing Olympics represented by Antipas Kwari
Antipas Kwari
Antipass Kwari is a Zimbabwean cyclist. He was the 2005 Zimbabwe mountainbike champion and represented his country at the 2007 African Mountainbike Championships which were held in Windhoek, Namibia where he placed 8th, in doing so Kwari qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing, where...
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In 2009, Zimbabwe was represented at the African Continental Championships across all three of the disciplines namely BMX, MTB and Road.
Cycling Zimbabwe is a member of the Confederation Africaine de Cyclisme
Confederation Africaine de Cyclisme
The national federations of the UCI form confederations by continent.In Africa, this body is the Confederation Africaine de Cyclisme , also shortened to CAC.-Member Federations:...
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