Lydenburg dominates mountain-biking league
No less than 58 of their students participated in the qualifiers leading up to the provincial final at Mankele and Lydenburg High School will line up there on August 22 with 671 points in the bag
LYDENBURG – Lydenburg High School has secured the top spot on Mpumalanga’s Spur Schools Mountain-biking (MTB) log and completely dominated the league.
With four cyclists among the top 10 in the hugely competitive youth men’s category, these Lydenburgers scored 129 points before the contributions of the other 28 riders in that category were added. A total of 86 points were earned by two riders among the top five in the junior women’s category.
No less than 58 of their students participated in the qualifiers leading up to the provincial final at Mankele and Lydenburg High School will line up there on August 22 with 671 points in the bag.
Riders, teachers, parents as well as the local bike shop, Longtom Cycle & Sport, are all hugely committed to support these youngsters.
The school owns 12 bikes of which three were donated and the rest bought with money raised through competitions. The development riders, in particular, share these bikes, which the local bike shop maintains. Group-training rides are done routinely and if no teacher is available, ex-students and current top riders do their best to inspire and help the group.
A total of 61 schools have already participated in the league this year in an attempt to qualify for the national finals in October at Hoërskool Bekker in Magaliesburg.
The action-packed finals will once again see schools, as well as provinces, compete for the coveted Spur Schools MTB League trophy.
