The 5th edition of the Lesotho Sky race is going ahead in just 2 weeks time. This year for the first time there is a SOLO category too.
Entries to this year’s event close at midnight on the 5th of September (That’s today…)
Due to some last minute changes in the route, riders will have the opportunity to ride past the famous Maletsunyane Falls in Semonkong! Race Director Darol Howes said “We have been trying to bring the race to Semonkong for years, it’s awesome riding and world renowned beauty will be a great edition to the race.”
Race Director Darol Howes riding next to the Maletsunyane Falls in Semonkong. Photo by: Jacques Marais
As the event this year is a class 1 UCI stage race. Top riders from RSA and around the world will be coming to compete for some last minute points for Olympic qualification.
At this stage we look forward to welcoming:
Team Full-dynamix
Max Knox – RSA 237th in the World
Rourke Croeser -RSA 54th in the World 4th in RSA
SCOTT Factory Racing powered by LCB
Phillip Buys – RSA 48th in the World 3rd in RSA
Matthys Beukes – RSA 48th in World 2nd in RSA
Team RECM Versluys
James Reid – RSA 28th in the world 1st in RSA, RSA XCO champion
Jens Schuermans – Belgium 162nd in the World
Team Alliance Insurance Company
Phetetso Monese , LES 152nd in the World, Lesotho National Champion
Sipho Madolo, RSA 508th in the World
Novus OMX Pro Team – Women
Cherie Vale 42 in the world, RSA XCO champion, 1st in South Africa
Vera Adrian Namibia, 807th in the world
We are very excited to see what happens at the front this year! Also to see how the Lesotho riders fare against the best in the World. In particular Phetetso Monese (The #MountainBikeKingdom’s very own National Champion) this year teaming up with Sipho Madolo (Coming up through Christoph Sausers’ Charity SONGO.INFO Sipho represented RSA at World Marathon Championships in June Last year and is part of the team at World Champs this year). It is fantastic to see these riders making waves in the world of international mountain biking and we are very proud to be a part of this growth.
Entries are available to all riders, fast and slow. As long as you are happy adventuring in Africa’s Mountain Bike Kingdom for 6 days.
Come explore the #MountainBikeKingdom
http://lesothosky.com/enter-2015/
