Nedbank Cycle Classic

The Nedbank Cycle Classic , also known as the Nedbank Cycle Challenge , is the most important and largest cycle race in Namibia after the Pick 'n Pay Cycle Classic . It is organized by Windhoek Pedal Power under the supervision of the Namibian Cycling Federation.

The race was part of the UCI Africa Tour in 2006 .

The Nedbank Cycle Challenge was first held in 1986 under the name Swabank Cycle Tour with 89 participants. The cycling race has been sponsored by Nedbank since 2001 .

The race takes place annually around Valentine's Day. Up to 1,300 cyclists take part in this over distances of 20 kilometers, 35 kilometers and 75 kilometers, and for some years also over 100 km, through the capital Windhoek . The time record for 75 kilometers was set in 2010 by Marc Bassingthwaighte with 1:48:37.

Winner main race

Men

year	winner	2nd place	3rd place
2001	Mannie Heymans (1)	Erik Hoffmann	Jacques Celliers
2002	Heiko Hennes	Jacques Celliers	Egon Laaser
2003	Mannie Heymans (2)	Arno Viljoen	Tokkie Tombosch
2004	Erik Hoffmann	Arno Viljoen	Mannie Heymans
2005	Mannie Heymans (3)	Ermin van Wyk	Lotto Peter
2006	Ermin van Wyk	Jaco Blaauw	Tjipee Murangi
2007	Dan Craven (1)	Raphael Bertschinger	Jacques Celliers
2008	Dan Craven (2)	Nick Du Plessis	Heiko Redecker
2009	Till Drobisch (1)	Ermin van Wyk	Tjipee Murangi
2010	Marc Bassingthwaighte	Mannie Heymans	Till Drobisch
2011	Dan Craven (3)	Jonathan Tiernan-Locke	Till Drobisch
2012	Costa Seibeb (1)	Heinrich Koehne	Michael Pretorius
2013	Costa Seibeb (2)	Heinrich Koehne	Martin Freyer
2014	Costa Seibeb (3)	Lotto Peter	Pascal Marggraff
2015	Costa Seibeb	Martin Freyer	Michael Pretorius
2016	Till Drobisch (2)	Costa Seibeb	Lotto Peter
2017	Till Drobisch (3)	Drikus Coetzee	Xavier Papo
2018	Dan Craven (4)	Nolan Hoffmann	Alex Miller
2019	Dan Craven (5)	Nolan Hoffmann	Alex Miller
2020	Victor Campenaerts	Dan Craven	Martin Freyer

Women

year	winner	2nd place	3rd place
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2016	Genevieve Weber	Irene Steyn
2017	Michelle Vorster (1)	Michelle Doman	Irene Steyn
2018	Vera Adrian (1)	Michelle Vorster	Michelle Doman
2019	Vera Adrian (2)	Michelle Vorster	Genevieve Weber
2018	Michelle Vorster (2)	Imke Iago	Risa Dreyer

See also

• Pick 'n Pay Cycle Classic

Individual evidence

1. ↑ namibiasport.com.na dated February 9, 2010: Big turnout expected for Nedbank Cycle Challenge ( memento of the original dated May 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ namibiasport.com.na of February 14, 2010: Bassingthwaighte wins Nedbank Cycle Challenge ( Memento of May 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

• Official website of the Nedbank Cycle Challenge (English)
• Nedbank Cycle Classic on radsportseiten.net