Charlene du Preez

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Charlene du Preez Road cycling
Charlene du Preez (2020)
Charlene du Preez (2020)
To person
Date of birth 4th December 1987
nation South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa
discipline Train / street
Most important successes
African Championships
2019 AfricanChampionJersey.png - Sprint, Keirin, 500-meter time trial
Last updated: September 13, 2019

Charlene du Preez (born December 4, 1987 in Sasolburg ) is a South African track cyclist .

Athletic career

In 2012, Charlene du Preez started out with road cycling . In 2017 she won bronze in road racing at the African Championships . In the same year she became a two-time South African champion on the track.

Also in 2017, du Preez and her husband moved to London to take part in road races for training purposes and in UCI track races in Europe. There she trains at the Herne Hill Velodrome and works part-time in a bicycle shop. In 2018 she started at the Commonwealth Games . In the single pursuit she finished 18th, with the South African four in sixth place in the team pursuit , and she won two other national titles.

After the Commonwealth Games, du Preez decided to focus on short-term disciplines on the track in order to qualify for participation in the Olympic Games in Tokyo . At the African track championships she won gold in the sprint , keirin and 500 meter time trial .

successes

train

2017
  • MaillotSudáfrica.PNGSouth African Champion - Single Pursuit, Team Sprint (with Bernette Beyers )
2018
  • MaillotSudáfrica.PNG South African Champion - Keirin, Sprint
2019
  • AfricanChampionJersey.png African champion - sprint, keirin, 500 meter time trial
  • MaillotSudáfrica.PNG South African champion - 500 meter time trial
2020

Street

2017

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cycling Track - Athlete Profile: Charlene du Preez. In: Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. April 15, 2018, accessed September 12, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Juandre Joubert: Du Preez relishing UK learning curve. In: sportsclub.co.za. June 28, 2017, accessed September 12, 2019 .
  3. ↑ New determination for SA recordholder Charlene Du Preez after Commonwealth Games. In: intocycling.co.za. April 9, 2018, accessed June 16, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME you Preez, Charlene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African track cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 4th December 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Sasolburg