Dike is a whizz on a bike

Curro Aurora learner Joshua Dike has been excelling in the sports of mountain biking and road cycling despite lockdown restrictions.
“Joshua competes under the banner of Curro Aurora and is part of a group of mountain biking cyclists that participated in the Spur Schools Series that was suspended due to lockdown,” said Curro head of sport Adrian Ferreira.

Gauteng Schools’ Cycling established a series of virtual cycling races, using the virtual Zwist platform, to keep the cyclists active and to compete during the lockdown period. He cycled on a bicycle that worked off a smart trainer that simulated the movement of riding.
Joshua was joined by fellow Curro learner Joshua van Niekerk and they competed in the MyRyde cycling event at Curro Academy Wilgeheuwel on 24 October.

The course included multi-terrains, and positions were determined by the number of laps completed in 55 minutes. Joshua completed 12 laps to win the race and Joshua completed eight laps to finish third.

“We would also like to congratulate Joshua on his second place in the U17 event at the 94.7 Joburg Criterium Race. His final result was a 40-minute plus one lap race that took place at Steyn City on 15 November.”

In various events, Joshua achieved the following virtual results:

• The first trial race included 23 cyclists of Gauteng South Schools and he won the 21km event in 00:34:30
• The next race was opened to include schools from all provinces in South Africa and he finished the 20km course in second place out of the 60 riders in a time of 00:32:42
• The first official race took place on 6 August and included cyclists from across the country. He competed in the U17 event that included 15 cyclists over a distance of 34km and he won the race
• He participated in the SA Schools Virtual Race on 13 August. The race included 43 cyclists from all the provinces. The virtual route was a 30km race on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, the traditional closing stretch of the Tour de France. Joshua also won this race.