Kids also part of Kremetart action

With one of the region’s biggest annual sporting events coming up on 4 and 5 June, the Kremetart One-Day Stage Race and XCO, local youngsters need not feel left out of the action.

The ever popular KFC Kids Race, sponsored by KFC, the Soutpansberg Cycling Club, Ladies Circle 4 and Soutpansberg Youth Cycling Development, will once again form part of the programme on 4 June. Youngsters can participate in six different age groups, namely a 60m ride for 2- to 3-year-olds and a 100m ride for both the 4- to 5-year-olds and 6- to 7-year-olds (with an entry fee of R50 per cyclist for all three races), as well as a two-, three- and four-lap race for the U/10s, U/12s and U/14s respectively. For the last three races, the entry fee is R100 per cyclist.

Youngsters who want to test their mettle can register to compete on the day of the race from 08:00 until 12:00, as per race. The six races, from youngest to oldest, will start at 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 14:00, 14:30 and 15:00 respectively.

Medals will be handed out to all race finishers, as well as bonus prizes for mini XCO riders. Cash prizes for both boys and girls will be handed out for first- to fifth-place winners. There is also a R1 000 cash prize up for grabs for the school or pre-school with the most entries. The first 200 entries will also receive goody bags.

For more information, phone Ciska from Ladies Circle 4 as race organisers at 083 686 1530 or race director Stanley Thompson at 082 493 3897.

Sport - Date: 12 May 2016

Andries van Zyl

Andries joined the Zoutpansberger and Limpopo Mirror in April 1993 as a darkroom assistant. Within a couple of months he moved over to the production side of the newspaper and eventually doubled as a reporter. In 1995 he left the newspaper group and travelled overseas for a couple of months. In 1996, Andries rejoined the Zoutpansberger as a reporter. In August 2002, he was appointed as News Editor of the Zoutpansberger, a position he holds until today.

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