Legends of the Pedal

The Legends of the Pedal was co-founded in 2007 by Johnny Koen and the SABC sports producer, Carina Grobler, when reintroducing these cycling greats to the public by way of featuring them on their SABC Pedal Talk show of the time.

It has become a group of the foremost living legends of South African cycling and their international counterparts, such as Phil Liggett MBE, the British-based, internationally celebrated, Tour de France cycling commentator and TV personality, each boasting an extremely close, lengthy and loyal association with South African cycling.

This group represents all of the possible aspects of involvement with our sport: former cyclists (essentially former, or retired from the top-level, Road, Track, MTB’, BMX and Paracycling disciplines), former or current officials, administrators, members of the media, sponsors, mechanics, cycle dealers, patrons, supporters and spectators, whom have been identified by way of a poll of a select band of SA cycling experts and historians and whom have been resultantly invited and inducted as Legends of the Pedal.

Funding for the Legends of the Pedal is derived from regalia and branded merchandise sales, sponsorships, donations, proceeds from memorabilia sales, appearances and from the Legends of the Pedal Day occasions, which, in turn, feature as many of the Legends of the Pedal, whom are able to attend.

These occasions are eagerly supported, in numbers, by the cycling and business fraternity, whom generously contribute to be part of these occasions, in support of this extremely worthy cause.

Any/all of the possible proceeds generated, are channeled, free of any administration costs, fees or charges, in gross, to the Legends of the Pedal Benevolent Fund, a fund which is administered by two highly respected duly elected Trustees, Johan Nicol and William Newman, and which provides, disconcertingly, desperately required at times, assistance, to the presently less fortunate, Legends of the Pedal.

Applications for Legends of the Pedal Benevolent Fund assistance are invited exclusively to the lotpbenevolentfund@velotex.co.za email address and are only considered if received via this channel, in order to ensure applicant confidentiality and consideration transparency within and throughout this process.

Our Legends of the Pedal are gladly available for any/all appearances and promotional appearance activities at sports events, publicised cycle rides, coaching clinics, product launches, sales conferences, promotions and customer days.

Our inducted Legends of the Pedal as at 1/7/19 are

Name Most Significant Career Achievements DOB

Beneke Gary	1982 Springbok; Rapport Tour Winner; World Master Road Champion; Multiple SA Champion;	18/08/1962
Beneke Mark	1979 Springbok; 2 Rapport Victories; SA Road Champion; SA Track Champion	21/08/1959
Carstens Cathy	Masters World Champion; 5 Times Cape Town Cycle Tour Winner;	03/07/1962
Cloete Willie	Lifetime Cycling Association; Great Cyclist and Cycling Supporter	03/01/1936
Davids Sammy	WP Captain 68-76; 5 Track & 1 SA Road Title '68. 1st Coloured Rider in Tour of the Winelands 1976	02/05/1944
Dekker Bennie	1964 Springbok; Partially Sighted; 4 x SA 100m TT Record; SA Record 800m; SA 1000m TT Champion	01/11/1944
Emmenes Neil	1976 Springbok; State President's Award Recipient; Multiple SA Champion	13/6/1955
Engelbrecht Willie	1982 Springbok; Rapport Toer Winner; Multiple SA Professional Champion;	18/05/1962
Ferriman Guy	1969 Springbok; World Record Holder 400 Metres; 5 SA National Titles	22/02/1949
Fowler Rodney	1986 SA Professional Colours; IGI Series Winner: 5^th Rapport Toer 1982	02/09/1955
Hansen Gotty	Springbok Team Manager; SA Champion; Boxing Day Winner; Past President PCU; Last President SACF	05/04/1934
Haupt Les	1960 Springbok: Olympian, SA Sprint, Tandem &1KM TT Champion; Twice Boxing Day Winner	29/03/1939
Impey Tony	1976 Springbok; SA 20km Champion & Record Holder; Multiple SA Pursuit Champion;	06/06/1954
Joubert Freddie	Lifetime Cycling Association; Cyclist; Commissaire	24/03/1934
Kemp Pieter	1979 Springbok; 3 Times Consecutive SA 20Km Champ; SA Road Champion	21/10/1951
Kriel Eddie	1960 Springbok; Boxing Day Winner; Multiple SA Champion	13/04/1940
Kulsen Elrick	1986 Springbok First of Colour: Multiple National Champion; National Team Manager Olympic & Paralympic Games
Lange Malcolm	Springbok; Protea Colours; 407 Road Race Victories; Multiple SA National Champion	22/11/1973
Laubscher Jan	1951 Springbok; 1950 Boxing Day Winner; 1951 SA 100 Mile TT Record Holder 4h30min	26/06/1928
Lester Jack	1967 Springbok; Multiple SA Champion; SA Sprint & SA Road Champion;	05/07/1947
Liggett Phil (MBE)	Multiple Award-Winning TV Commentator; 47 Tours de France & 11 Olympic Games Commentaries	11/08/1943
Marx Willie	Springbok; 7 SA Sprint Titles	23/03/1943
McIntosh Robbie	1976 Springbok; 4 Rapport Toer Victories; SA Champion	10/09/1954
Nefdt Martin	1967 Springbok; Multiple National Champion	04/05/1948
Newman Willie	SASCOC Multiple SA Champion, SÁ Record Holder, Protea Team Manager, Cycling SA President;	15/03/1960
Nicol Johan	1967 Springbok; World 1 km Record Holder; First SA Sub-5 min Pursuit; Son of William Nicol (Freeway)	06/04/1947
Peacock Rowan	Springbok; Olympian; Multiple National Champion	31/10/1939
Peacock Roy	WP, OFS & Natal Colours; Twice SA Team Pursuit Champion;	31/05/1944
Pheiffer Wayne	1981 Springbok; Veterans World Champion; Multiple National Champion; State President's Award Recipient	20/09/1961
Ryder Doug	1995 Winner Tour de Boland; 93-2002 Protea Captain; 2001 Winner Capet Town Cycle Tour; Owner DD Team	26/11/1971
Smout Ralph	1976 Springbok; Multiple National Champion; State President's Award Recipient	10/03/1952
Strydom Johann	1969 Springbok; 5 Junior Nat Titles in Same Champs	21/12/1949
Theron Andy	1976 Springbok; SA Pursuit & SA Hour Record Holder; Multiple SA Champion	18/10/1951
Thiart Tin	1969 Springbok; Twice Paarl Boxing Day Winner, Rode Rembrandt Tour; Started Racing in 1957	17/09/1940
Thomson Michael	1979 Springbok; Zoo Lake Winner; Multiple SA Champion	19/04/1956
Van de Stadt Anton	1976 Springbok; SA Veterans National Colours; S Tvl 40km Record Holder	25/12/1955
Van den Berg Jannie	1979 Springbok; Rapport Toer Winner 1980	12/02/1959
van der Merwe Dirk	SA Veterans National Colours; Lifetime Cyclist; SA Junior Team Pursuit;	07/09/1938
van Onselen Linus	Protea, Masters MTB Marathon World Champion 2013; Masters MTB XC World Champion 2014	05/02/1953
Von Ruben Theo	Veterans National Colours; World Masters Games Champion; Veterans National Champion	13/11/1951
Webber Butch	Multiple SA Champion; Rapport Cup Winner	18/01/1953
Wentzel Hennie	1982 Springbok; Duathlon World Champion; Multiple National Champion	08/11/1949
Whittaker Lawrence	Natal Colours; Winner 1st Cape Town Cycle Tour; 1st President Cycling SA	25/03/1952
Willemse Chris	1981 Springbok; SA Road Title in Juvenile, Junior & Senior Category; Multiple National Champion;	01/06/1955
Wiseman Dave	Multiple National Champion; National Team Manager: Olympic Games	25/06/1954

Our deceased Legends of the Pedal as at 10/7/19 are

Name Most Significant Career Achievements DOB

Bezuidenhout Ertjies	1976 Springbok; 1984 Rapport Tour Winner; Multiple Rapport Toer KoM Titles	13/10/1955
Cohen Basil	Legendary Commentator, Maccabi Games Representative; Supplier; Cycling Development Officer	04/06/1939
Hettema Jan	1956 Springbok; 1963 Springbok Rally Driver; WR 1000m TT; 5 Times SA Rally Champion	27/10/1933
Kulsen Eddie	Lifetime Association with Cycling
Shardelow Tommy	1952 Springbok; Double Olympic Medallist; Double W Record; Olympic Record;; 6 Junior Nat Titles in a Championship	11/11/1931
Stockigt Maarten	1981 Springbok; 8 SA Sprint Titles 1980-1989 interrupted only in 1984; Boxing Day Winner	26/02/1958
Swift Jimmy	2 Olympic Medals: Most Career SA National Titles
Van Heerden Alan	1977 Springbok; Twice Rapport Toer Winner & 66 Stage Victories; SA Road Champion; SA Track Champion