Etameko Cycling Club hosts successful race of series
Et ameko Cycl i ng Club successfully hosted its second race of a five-race series on Sunday with a number of amateur riders partaking in the event that was hosted at Carin Park in Windhoek.
The club, which works hand-inhand with the NCCS Pro Cycling Club, was established in 2018 and is involved in competitive and non-competitive cycling. On Sunday, the Etameko Cycling Club hosted its second amateur cycling race of the series where upcoming riders competed in 10, 20 and 30km races on the B1 road route from Carin Park outside Windhoek.
The amateur riders competing in the series will collect points – and at the end of the five races in November 2020, the riders with the most points in the different categories will be crowned winner of those categories in the series.
In an interview with Nampa on Sunday, Jacob Kiyola from the NCCS Pro Cycling Club management said they were happy with the turnout and looking forward to the next race scheduled for end of October.
“The reason for this amateur series is for upcoming cyclists to learn how to race. We had a good number of riders today and for their safety, we just did one loop from Carin Park to the Okapuka bridge, but seeing that more riders turned up shows that with a lot of support this event will grow and then we will be able to cater for all those that want to do the sport,” said Kiyola.
He added that their goal is to take cycling to the masses since it is usually seen as an exclusive sport.
– Nampa