Legends of the Pedal

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: 5th 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Van Heerden Alan |
1977 Springbok; Twice Rapport Toer Winner & 66 Stage Victories; SA Road Champion; SA Track Champion |
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Basil Cohen, Bennie Dekker, Cathy Carstens, Chris Willemse, Erjies Bezuidenhout, Gotty Hansen, Jack Lester
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