Curro Cup Mountain Bike Regional Challenge cycles through Gauteng
25 March 2022Following a successful start in Cape Town, the second leg of the Curro Cup Mountain Bike Challenge took place in Gauteng on Saturday, 12 March 2022, at Curro Midrand Sagewood Campus.
More than 90 learners from 12 primary and eight high schools across the region put their foot on the pedal for the second-ever inter-school sports challenge.
(From left to right) Juan Holtzhause from Curro Krugersdorp, Josh Dike from Curro Aurora and Mothekgi Makgatho from Curro Academy Soshanguve.
Curro Aurora Independent School took home the greatest number of wins, with Gemma Guebert taking top spot in the Girls Sprog category (11-12 years) and Josh Dike triumphing in the Junior Men (17-19 years) category. The school also came out on top for the best girls team (primary), best mixed team (primary), best boys team (high school) and best overall team (high school).
Two other Curro schools also deserve a worthy mention – Curro Academy The Blyde came out on top for the best boys team (primary) and Curro Academy Wilgeheuwel for best overall team (primary). A full list of individual winners for each category is listed further below.
(From Left to right) Logan Fourie from Curro Aurora, Nicholas Black from Curro Aurora and Morena Nyathi from Curro Academy Protea Glen.
The Curro Cup aims to highlight and celebrate the independent school group’s best sports stars and teams across 12 sporting codes including athletics, rugby, netball, hockey and eSports, swimming, golf, and mountain biking. As part of the mountain biking competition, riders pursue a short, marked course, undertaking a varied number of laps depending on their chosen race category.
“Curro’s commitment is focused on the development of cycling as a sport in particular female and beginner riders. Technical aspects of the course included A-Frames, Bearms and tassel top obstacles. The course included grass terrain which requires endurance to race. Laps varied from two to four depending on the ages of the riders. Children aged six to eight years would complete two of the shorter laps of the course and the older kids the longer course of about four laps. The course was about one to 1.5km long,” explains Jaco Kotze, co-founder of Cycle2Ride, an initiative supported by Curro and hosts of the competition.
(From left to right) Schalk Burger from Curro Aurora, Mashudu Bosch from Curro Academy Cosmo City and Sinalo Dlakana from Curro Academy Wilgeheuwel.
The final leg of the Mountain Biking Challenges is scheduled to take place in Durban later this month.
“This competition gives our learners another excellent opportunity to propel their dedication, passion, and talents to a national level. We know that sports play a critical component in child development as well as promoting health and fitness and encouraging competition amongst peers, and all of this combines to create an enriching learning experience,” concludes Curro Holdings CEO, Andries Greyling.
(From left to right) Keiana Broodryk from Curro Serengeti, Kamogelo Rapao from Curro Academy The Blyde and Mailey van Staden from Curro Academy Wilgeheuwel.
Full List of Winners (GIRLS)
| Category | Name | Age | School |
| Sub Nipper | Kamogelo Rapao | 7-8 years | Curro Academy The Blyde |
| Nipper | Lwandle Ndhlovu | 9-10 years | Curro Academy Wilgeheuwel |
| Sprog | Gemma Guebert | 11-12 years | Curro Aurora |
| Sub Junior A | Elizabeth Opperman | 13-14 years | Curro Kathu |
Full List of Winners (BOYS)
| Category | Name | Age | School |
| Sub Nipper | Uminathi Zwane | 7-8 years | Curro Academy The Blyde |
| Nipper | Samukelo Mabunda | 9-10 years | Curro Academy Protea Glen |
| Sprog | Mashudu Bosch | 11-12 years | Curro Academy Cosmo City |
| Sub Junior A | Benjamin Joseph | 13-14 years | Curro Midrand Sagewood Campus |
| Sub Junior B | Zander Prins | 13-14 years | Curro Krugersdorp |
| Youth Men A | Kaleb Nieuwenhuizen | 15 years | Curro Academy Wilgeheuwel |
| Youth Men B | Thembani Ngobeni | 16 years | Curro Academy Soshanguve |
| Junior Men | Josh Dike | 17-19 years | Curro Aurora |
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