SACS cycling has grown tremendously in recent years, expanding to include various divisions with riders competing across indoor track, road, downhill, enduro, and gravel. Once a social winter sport, it’s now a primary summer sport.
Mr Joe Nesbitt and Mr Thomas Rood have been fun and knowledgeable coaches, inspiring our riders and enabling SACS cycling to specialise in Downhill and XCO disciplines. Mr Nesbitt, a former Natal and WP Champion, holds two South African Downhill Colours, while Mr Rood represented South Africa at both an MTB World Cup and the Master’s World Championship.
Thanks to the support of Western Cape Schools Cycling, SACS cycling continues to flourish and we look forward to their plans for the future. In 2024, we ranked as the top Southern Suburbs school and fourth among boys’ schools in the Western Cape, earning our riders the opportunity to represent the province at the National Championships. We look forward to seeing more of our riders join the ranks in future seasons.
The addition of an on-campus track has fostered camaraderie and ownership, allowing our coaches to focus on skills-based training to prepare riders for challenging trails. The track has also allowed SACS to host races, with hopes that the junior school will make greater use of this facility in the future.
