Country: South-Africa
Birth date: 1977-06-17
Height: 1.92
Weight: 96
Resides: Beaufort West
Disability: CP
Origin of disability: “accident”
Occupation: manager
Sport: cycling
Events: track + road
Classification: C2
At a Glance
• I love all sports at school I played provincial tennis, cricket and rugby. After school I started to play squash, 3x club champion.
• 2004, my “accident” if you can call it that happened. At first I could not talk, open my eyes or walk. I was in hospital for a month, then was in rehab for 1 month….Doctor sent me home with a wheelchair, at home I climbed out of it and learned myself to walk again in May 2004 in August 2004 I climbed on to a bicycle after a lot of crashes including, breaking my hip in 2008( missing Beijing), I’m going to the paralympics… (I had to sell all my motorcycles… missing it the most!!!)
Top Results
2011 Highlights
2 x silver medals @ track world champs, Italy,
2 x gold medals @ track nationals, 2x SA records
1 x bronze medal @ road world cup, Australia
SA-team to world cup ,Canada
SA-team to world champs, Denmark
1 x gold Oceania champs, New Zealand
1 x silver Oceania champs, New Zealand, 2 x SA records
2010 Highlights
SA team to road world cup, Spain
SA-team to road world champs, Canada
4 x gold medals @ nationals
1 x silver , 1 x bronze @ 7day&night , Germany
National Titles
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2009
• 2010
• Track, 2011
• Track, 2012
• Jaco Nel
Riding Strengths (cyclists)
• Track + sprinting
Teams
• SA-team
Other Achievements
• 2005 3 x silver medals, 1 x bronze medal @ CPISRA, USA
• 2006 2 x bronze medal @ world champs, Switzerland
Goals/Ambitions
• Gold @ paralympics London 2012
World Ranking
• 2011 = 2
Wish List
1. Monthly cycling expenses:
• Petrol = R2000
• Coach = R 700
• Supplements = R 800
• Cellphone = R 800
• Food = R 2000
Total: R6200 per month
2. Extras needed:
• Just general cycling repairs, tyres, SHOES?
Total: approximately R5 000
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